Wilbur Howard

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: January 8, 1949 in Lowell, NC us

Died: December 17, 2022 in Houston, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 19th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Holbrook HS (Lowell, NC).

High School: Holbrook HS (Lowell, NC)

Debut: September 4, 1973 (Age 24-239d, 13,425th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1978 (Age 29-265d)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Wilbur Leon Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

1068

267

.250

149

RBI

OBP

.283

SLG

.322

OPS

.605

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	L,2-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
2	14 (8)	Apr 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
3	15	Apr 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	17 (1)	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
5	20 (2)	Apr 28	HOU		MON	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	22 (1)	Apr 30	HOU		MON	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23	May 3	HOU	@	MON	L,3-10	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	25 (1)	May 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-2	GF	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
9	34 (8)	May 19	HOU		ATL	W,6-0		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	55 (20)	Jun 12	HOU		PIT	W,6-5	GF	21	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	C 2B
11	58 (2)	Jun 16	HOU		CHC	L,6-7	GF	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	59	Jun 17	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	60	Jun 18	HOU		CHC	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	61	Jun 20	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-3	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	63 (1)	Jun 22	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	70 (6)	Jun 28	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
17	71	Jun 29	HOU		CIN	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
18	72	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	73	Jul 1 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,9-2	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
20	76 (2)	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	52	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	80 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,1-7	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
22	81	Jul 8 (2)	HOU		LAD	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	83 (1)	Jul 13	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
24	84	Jul 14 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	GF	19	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
25	86 (1)	Jul 15	HOU	@	MON	L,0-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
26	89 (2)	Jul 18	HOU		PHI	W,9-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
27	90	Jul 19 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
28	96 (5)	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	43	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	CF
29	99 (2)	Jul 25	HOU		MON	W,3-2	CG	53	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	100	Jul 26	HOU		MON	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	102 (1)	Jul 28	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	105 (2)	Aug 1	HOU		SFG	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	110 (4)	Aug 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
34	111	Aug 8	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
35	113 (1)	Aug 11	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	120 (6)	Aug 17 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	143 (22)	Sep 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
38	153 (9)	Sep 22	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	155 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	156	Sep 24 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	161 (4)	Sep 30	HOU		SFG	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							43gm		230.0	42	3	0	45	0