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Roy Howell
Roy Lee Howell
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 18, 1953 in Lompoc, CA
High School: Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1974
Final Game: September 29, 1984
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 20 TEX AL 13 47 44 2 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 10 .250 .283 .341 .624 82 15 0 0 1 0 0 5
1975 21 TEX AL 125 430 383 43 96 15 2 10 51 2 2 39 79 .251 .322 .379 .701 99 145 5 3 2 3 6 *5/D
1976 22 TEX AL 140 531 491 55 124 28 2 8 53 1 0 30 106 .253 .295 .367 .661 92 180 12 1 5 4 8 *5/D
1977 23 TOT AL 103 431 381 41 115 17 1 10 44 4 1 44 80 .302 .374 .430 .804 119 164 16 1 3 2 2 5D/73
1977 23 TEX AL 7 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .105 .000 .105 -68 0 0 0 0 0 0 /D735
1977 23 TOR AL 96 412 364 41 115 17 1 10 44 4 1 42 76 .316 .386 .451 .837 127 164 16 1 3 2 2 5/D
1978 24 TOR AL 140 601 551 67 149 28 3 8 61 0 1 44 78 .270 .325 .376 .701 96 207 10 1 4 1 3 *5/9D AS
1979 25 TOR AL 138 563 511 60 126 28 4 15 72 1 4 42 91 .247 .310 .405 .715 92 207 12 6 1 3 4 *5/D
1980 26 TOR AL 142 592 528 51 142 28 9 10 57 0 0 50 92 .269 .335 .413 .748 100 218 10 5 4 5 8 *5/D
1981 27 MIL AL 76 273 244 37 58 13 1 6 33 0 0 23 39 .238 .306 .373 .679 100 91 6 2 2 2 4 5D/39
1982 28 MIL AL 98 326 300 31 78 11 2 4 38 0 2 21 39 .260 .305 .350 .655 85 105 2 0 1 4 2 D/39
1983 29 MIL AL 69 211 194 23 54 9 6 4 25 1 3 15 29 .278 .330 .448 .779 119 87 4 0 2 0 0 D/3
1984 30 MIL AL 68 176 164 12 38 5 1 4 17 0 1 8 32 .232 .284 .348 .632 77 57 9 4 0 0 1 5/D3
11 Seasons 1112 4181 3791 422 991 183 31 80 454 9 14 318 675 .261 .321 .389 .710 98 1476 86 23 25 24 38
162 Game Avg. 162 609 552 61 144 27 5 12 66 1 2 46 98 .261 .321 .389 .710 98 215 13 3 4 3 6
TEX (4 yrs) 285 1027 935 100 231 44 4 19 107 3 2 73 199 .247 .302 .364 .666 91 340 17 4 8 7 14
MIL (4 yrs) 311 986 902 103 228 38 10 18 113 1 6 67 139 .253 .307 .377 .684 95 340 21 6 5 6 7
TOR (4 yrs) 516 2168 1954 219 532 101 17 43 234 5 6 178 337 .272 .335 .407 .743 102 796 48 13 12 11 17

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 27 MIL AL ALDS NYY L 4 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 .400 .571 .400 .971 2 0 0 0 0 0
1982 28 MIL AL ALCS CAL W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 28 MIL AL WS STL L 4 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 9 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 .105 .227 .105 .333 2 0 1 0 0 0
1 ALDS 4 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 .400 .571 .400 .971 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 0 1 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 TEX AL 20 3B 12 12 99.0 32 5 24 3 1 .906 0.8 9.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0 2.64 2.42 .956 3.12 2.77
1975 TEX AL 21 3B 115 106 883.2 315 80 214 21 32 .933 -2.0 -2.7 -3.0 -3.8 0.8 1 2.99 2.56 .955 3.16 2.81
1975 TEX AL 21 DH 5
1976 TEX AL 22 3B 130 125 1111.1 376 103 245 28 20 .926 -13.3 -14.4 -13.3 -7.5 -5.8 0 2.82 2.68 .954 2.94 2.64
1976 TEX AL 22 DH 8
1977 TOT AL 23 3B 88 87 762.1 259 82 165 12 12 .954 -3.8 -6.0 -3.8 -2.4 -1.3 0 2.92 2.81 .957 2.97 2.72
1977 TOT AL 23 DH 10
1977 TEX AL 23 DH 2
1977 TEX AL 23 LF 2 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 52.5 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 3.38 3.00 .983 2.14 1.75
1977 TEX AL 23 OF 2 2 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 52.5 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 2.81 2.50 .980 2.36 2.05
1977 TEX AL 23 1B 1 0 7.0 8 7 0 1 1 .875 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 9.00 7.00 .988 10.03 8.80
1977 TEX AL 23 3B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 3.00 2.70
1977 TOR AL 23 3B 87 87 759.1 258 81 165 12 12 .953 -3.8 -6.0 -3.8 -2.4 -1.3 0 2.92 2.83 .957 2.97 2.72
1977 TOR AL 23 DH 8
1978 TOR AL 24 3B 131 131 1166.1 437 109 306 22 27 .950 -1.9 -2.0 -1.9 -2.7 0.8 0 3.20 3.17 .954 3.00 2.59 AS
1978 TOR AL 24 OF 5 5 41.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -38.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 -1 1.54 1.40 .971 2.48 2.12 AS
1978 TOR AL 24 RF 5 5 41.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -38.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 -1 1.54 1.40 .971 2.24 1.84 AS
1978 TOR AL 24 DH 1 AS
1979 TOR AL 25 3B 133 131 1128.1 418 108 290 20 28 .952 7.5 8.0 8.5 1.8 6.7 -1 3.17 2.99 .953 3.07 2.66
1979 TOR AL 25 DH 4
1980 TOR AL 26 3B 138 136 1216.0 378 105 257 16 24 .958 1.3 1.3 0.3 -2.3 2.6 1 2.68 2.62 .951 3.01 2.59
1980 TOR AL 26 DH 2
1981 MIL AL 27 3B 53 51 434.0 142 38 98 6 9 .958 -5.2 -14.4 -5.2 0.1 -5.3 0 2.82 2.57 .949 2.95 2.52
1981 MIL AL 27 DH 13
1981 MIL AL 27 1B 3 2 17.2 22 20 2 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -34.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 11.21 7.33 .991 10.09 8.57
1981 MIL AL 27 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1981 MIL AL 27 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1982 MIL AL 28 DH 84
1982 MIL AL 28 1B 4 2 24.0 30 26 2 2 1 .933 -1.1 -55.0 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0 10.50 7.00 .993 9.86 8.50
1982 MIL AL 28 OF 2 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3.60 1.00 1.000 2.52 2.15
1982 MIL AL 28 RF 2 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3.60 1.00 1.000 2.34 1.90
1983 MIL AL 29 DH 54
1983 MIL AL 29 1B 2 2 18.0 25 20 4 1 4 .960 0.1 6.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 12.00 12.00 .992 9.90 8.25
1984 MIL AL 30 3B 46 39 293.0 97 21 67 9 7 .907 0.3 1.2 0.3 -2.4 2.8 0 2.70 1.91 .953 2.75 2.19
1984 MIL AL 30 DH 8
1984 MIL AL 30 1B 4 1 17.1 21 19 2 0 4 1.000 0.3 20.8 0.3 0.6 -0.3 0 10.90 5.25 .990 9.71 8.25
9 Seasons 3B 846 818 7094.0 2454 651 1666 137 160 .944 -16.3 -2.8 -17.3 -18.9 1.8 1 2.94 2.74 .954 3.01 2.63
10 Seasons DH 189
5 Seasons 1B 14 7 84.0 106 92 10 4 11 .962 -1.6 -22.9 -1.6 -0.8 -0.8 0 10.93 7.29 .992 9.90 8.43
4 Seasons OF 10 7 63.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -13.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 -1 2.00 1.40 .979 2.46 2.12
3 Seasons RF 8 5 47.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -35.7 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -1 1.72 1.13 .978 2.24 1.85
1 Season LF 2 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 52.5 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 3.38 3.00 .983 2.14 1.75
11 Seasons TOT 870 832 7241.0 2574 757 1676 141 171 .945 -18.6 -3.1 -18.6 -19.7 1.3 -1 1 3.02 2.80 .900 3.08 2.72
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1978 *

Triples s c a p y
1980 AL--9--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1976 AL--106--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1979 AL--6--9th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 AL--8--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1974 AL--born 1953-12-18--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1443), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1818), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.

May 9, 1977: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason and $200,000.

October 23, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 1, 1984: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Before 1985 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

March 19, 1985: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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