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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	HOU		ATL	W,14-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
2	9 (5)	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-2	GF	11	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
3	10	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	11	Apr 19	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GF	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	12	Apr 20 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-5	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
6	13	Apr 20 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-6	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
7	16 (2)	Apr 23 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	17	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SFG	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	18	Apr 24	HOU		SFG	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
10	20 (1)	Apr 26	HOU		CIN	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	23 (2)	Apr 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	24	Apr 30	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	25	May 1	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	51 (25)	May 31	HOU	@	PHI	W,15-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	65 (13)	Jun 14	HOU	@	STL	W,9-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
16	78 (12)	Jun 28	HOU		ATL	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	79	Jun 29	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	80	Jun 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-9	CG	58	11.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	81	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	66	14.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	82	Jul 2	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	83	Jul 4	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF CF
22	84	Jul 5 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
23	85	Jul 5 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	86	Jul 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	87	Jul 7	HOU		MON	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	88	Jul 8	HOU		MON	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	89	Jul 9	HOU		MON	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	90	Jul 11	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
29	91	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,2-14	CG	56	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	92	Jul 13	HOU		PHI	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	48	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	94	Jul 18	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	95	Jul 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	96	Jul 20	HOU	@	NYM	L,9-10	GS	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
35	97	Jul 21	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	98	Jul 22	HOU	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	40	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	99	Jul 23	HOU	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	100	Jul 24	HOU	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
39	101	Jul 25	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
40	102	Jul 26 (1)	HOU		SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	103	Jul 26 (2)	HOU		SFG	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	104	Jul 27	HOU		SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	105	Jul 28	HOU		SDP	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	106	Jul 29	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	107	Jul 30	HOU		SDP	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	108	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	109	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	110	Aug 2	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	47	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	111	Aug 3 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	112	Aug 3 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
52	114	Aug 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	115	Aug 6	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	116	Aug 7	HOU		PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	117	Aug 8	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	118	Aug 9	HOU		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	119	Aug 10	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	120	Aug 11	HOU		STL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	121	Aug 12	HOU		STL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	122	Aug 13	HOU		STL	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	123	Aug 14	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
62	124	Aug 15	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	125	Aug 16	HOU		CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	126	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	127	Aug 18	HOU		NYM	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	128	Aug 19	HOU		NYM	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	129	Aug 20	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	130	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	49	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	131	Aug 23	HOU	@	CHC	W,14-12	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	132	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	133	Aug 25	HOU	@	STL	T,3-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	134	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	50	11.1	0	1	0	1	0	RF
73	136 (1)	Aug 27	HOU	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	137	Aug 30	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
75	138	Aug 31	HOU	@	PIT	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	139	Sep 1	HOU		ATL	W,5-3	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
77	140	Sep 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	141	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	142	Sep 4	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
80	143	Sep 5	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	144	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	145	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	146	Sep 8	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	148 (1)	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	149	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
86	150	Sep 12	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	151	Sep 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	152	Sep 16	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	153	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
90	154	Sep 19	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
91	155	Sep 20	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GF	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
92	158 (2)	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	159	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
94	161 (1)	Sep 27	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	162	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							101gm		769.0	189	8	1	198	0