Bill Howerton
William Ray Howerton (Hopalong)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 12, 1921 in Lompoc, CA
School: Saint Mary's College of California
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1949
Final Game: June 29, 1952
Died: December 18, 2001 in Blakely, PA
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Standard Batting

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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
1949 27 STL NL 9 13 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .308 .308 .385 .692 81 5 0 0 0 /O
1950 28 STL NL 110 364 313 50 88 20 8 10 59 0 47 60 .281 .375 .492 .867 121 154 3 0 4 O
1951 29 TOT NL 104 321 284 39 77 16 3 12 41 1 1 36 56 .271 .353 .475 .828 118 135 11 0 1 O/5
1951 29 STL NL 24 75 65 10 17 4 1 1 4 0 1 10 12 .262 .360 .400 .760 103 26 2 0 0 O
1951 29 PIT NL 80 246 219 29 60 12 2 11 37 1 0 26 44 .274 .351 .498 .849 123 109 9 0 1 O/5
1952 30 TOT NL 24 49 40 5 9 2 1 0 5 0 0 9 7 .225 .367 .325 .692 92 13 1 0 0 /O5
1952 30 PIT NL 13 31 25 3 8 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 5 .320 .452 .440 .892 146 11 1 0 0 /O5
1952 30 NYG NL 11 18 15 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .067 .222 .133 .356 0 2 0 0 0 /O
4 Seasons 247 747 650 95 178 39 12 22 106 1 1 92 125 .274 .364 .472 .836 118 307 15 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 490 426 62 117 26 8 14 70 1 60 82 .274 .364 .472 .836 118 201 10 0 3
STL (3 yrs) 143 452 391 61 109 25 9 11 64 0 1 57 74 .279 .371 .473 .844 117 185 5 0 4
PIT (2 yrs) 93 277 244 32 68 13 3 11 41 1 0 32 49 .279 .362 .492 .854 126 120 10 0 1
NYG (1 yr) 11 18 15 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .067 .222 .133 .356 0 2 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1949 27 STL NL 13 9 2 5.9 108 .364 .308 .276 .308 .351 .385 .413 .692 .764 81 .618 -0.4 -0.0 .556 .077 .077
1950 28 STL NL 364 232 58 6.7 112 .321 .281 .275 .375 .353 .492 .427 .867 .780 121 .653 10.0 1.0 .882 .361 .211 .0
1951 29 TOT NL 321 220 47 5.7 105 .301 .271 .270 .353 .345 .475 .410 .828 .754 118 .608 7.3 0.7 .781 .331 .204 1.8
1951 29 STL NL 75 51 9 4.8 104 .308 .262 .269 .360 .343 .400 .407 .760 .750 103 .523 0.6 0.1 .686 .277 .138 .0
1951 29 PIT NL 246 169 38 6.0 106 .299 .274 .271 .351 .345 .498 .410 .849 .756 123 .630 6.7 0.7 .810 .347 .224 1.8
1952 30 TOT NL 49 32 5 4.2 98 .273 .225 .263 .367 .337 .325 .392 .692 .729 92 .503 -0.0 -0.0 .688 .325 .100
1952 30 PIT NL 31 18 5 7.4 99 .400 .320 .264 .452 .337 .440 .393 .892 .730 146 .744 2.0 0.2 .944 .360 .120
1952 30 NYG NL 18 14 0 0.0 98 .077 .067 .263 .222 .336 .133 .391 .356 .727 0 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .357 .267 .067
4 Seasons 747 493 112 6.1 108 .310 .274 .272 .364 .348 .472 .417 .836 .765 118 .626 16.9 1.6 .818 .340 .198 1.9
162 Game Avg. 490 323 73 6.1 108 .310 .274 .272 .364 .348 .472 .417 .836 .765 118 .626 11 1 .818 .340 .198 1
STL (3 yrs) 452 292 69 6.3 111 .320 .279 .274 .371 .351 .473 .423 .844 .775 117 .633 10.2 1.0 .837 .338 .194 .0
PIT (2 yrs) 277 187 43 6.2 105 .310 .279 .270 .362 .344 .492 .409 .854 .753 126 .643 8.7 0.9 .823 .348 .213 1.8
NYG (1 yr) 18 14 0 0.0 98 .077 .067 .263 .222 .336 .133 .391 .356 .727 0 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .357 .267 .067

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 27 9 13 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .308 .308 .385 .692 81 5 0 0 0
1950 28 119 377 326 51 92 21 8 10 60 0 47 62 .282 .373 .488 .860 120 159 3 0 4
1951 29 223 698 610 90 169 37 11 22 101 1 1 83 118 .277 .364 .482 .846 119 294 14 0 5
1952 30 247 747 650 95 178 39 12 22 106 1 1 92 125 .274 .364 .472 .836 118 307 15 0 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 27 9 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 9
1950 28 115 367 321 47 86 20 8 10 56 0 46 63 .268 .360 .474 .833 54 110
1951 29 108 329 293 39 78 16 3 12 41 1 36 58 .266 .347 .464 .811 48 104
1952 30 25 54 43 6 11 2 1 0 6 0 11 7 .256 .407 .349 .756 6 24
4 Seasons 257 764 671 93 175 38 12 22 104 1 93 130 .261 .351 .452 .802 109 247
162 Game Avg. 162 482 423 59 110 24 8 14 66 1 59 82 .261 .351 .452 .802 69 247

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1950 NL  8 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1307), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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