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Standard Total Zone Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1948 19 KCM NAL LF 20 20 169.0 27 24 0 3 0 .889 .931 1.28 1.52 1.20 0.35
1955 26 NYY AL OF 75 64 30 521.1 137 124 10 3 3 .978 .982 4 8 2.31 2.40 1.79 2.38
1955 26 NYY AL LF 60 50 23 418.1 96 88 5 3 1 .969 .980 -1 -3 2.00 2.26 1.55 2.24
1955 26 NYY AL RF 16 14 7 103.0 37 32 5 0 2 1.000 .980 4 51 3.23 2.05 2.31 2.03
1955 26 NYY AL C 9 4 2 48.0 26 23 3 0 2 1.000 .988 0 0 4.88 5.59 2.89 5.54 0 3 0 2 100.0 47.0 0
1956 27 NYY AL OF 65 51 41 483.2 100 97 2 1 0 .990 .979 -2 -5 1.84 2.34 1.52 2.32
1956 27 NYY AL LF 62 50 40 464.0 93 89 3 1 0 .989 .977 -3 -8 1.78 2.10 1.48 2.09
1956 27 NYY AL C 26 19 18 184.0 122 108 14 0 5 1.000 .988 2 13 5.97 5.91 4.69 5.86 2 5 7 9 56.3 44.5 0
1956 27 NYY AL RF 5 1 1 19.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1 67 3.20 2.11 1.40 2.08
1957 28 NYY AL OF 71 66 49 575.1 76 68 5 3 0 .961 .980 -1 -2 1.14 2.24 1.03 2.25 AS
1957 28 NYY AL LF 69 64 48 558.0 125 117 5 3 0 .976 .980 0 -1 1.97 2.10 1.77 2.10 AS
1957 28 NYY AL C 32 26 22 238.1 192 178 11 3 4 .984 .991 0 0 7.14 5.92 5.91 5.94 3 6 6 9 60.0 47.0 0 AS
1957 28 NYY AL RF 2 2 1 17.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .975 -1 -35 1.04 1.92 1.00 1.95 AS
1957 28 NYY AL 1B 2 1 1 16.0 23 20 3 0 1 1.000 .992 0 23 12.94 9.68 11.50 9.70 AS
1958 29 NYY AL C 67 64 63 591.0 382 355 26 1 8 .997 .990 2 4 5.80 6.01 5.69 5.95 3 12 18 17 48.6 46.7 0 AS,MVP-17
1958 29 NYY AL OF 24 23 17 197.0 56 54 1 1 0 .982 .982 3 15 2.51 2.27 2.29 2.25 AS,MVP-17
1958 29 NYY AL LF 16 15 10 127.0 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2 20 2.34 2.10 2.06 2.08 AS,MVP-17
1958 29 NYY AL RF 9 8 7 70.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 .980 0 7 2.44 2.01 2.11 1.97 AS,MVP-17
1958 29 NYY AL 1B 5 5 5 43.0 40 38 2 0 5 1.000 .991 0 -11 8.37 9.61 8.00 9.50 AS,MVP-17
1959 30 NYY AL 1B 50 48 38 416.0 477 444 26 7 39 .985 .990 0 -1 10.17 9.84 9.40 9.77 AS
1959 30 NYY AL C 43 41 34 358.1 246 221 23 2 2 .992 .989 4 13 6.13 6.08 5.67 6.04 4 9 5 9 64.3 40.1 5 AS
1959 30 NYY AL OF 28 23 20 213.1 48 47 0 1 0 .979 .980 0 -2 1.98 2.22 1.68 2.21 AS
1959 30 NYY AL LF 18 14 11 133.1 36 35 0 1 0 .972 .980 1 7 2.36 2.06 1.94 2.05 AS
1959 30 NYY AL RF 10 9 9 80.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 .977 -1 -18 1.24 1.90 1.10 1.88 AS
1960 31 NYY AL C 91 79 70 730.2 456 410 40 6 9 .987 .987 3 5 5.54 5.93 4.95 5.92 8 21 19 20 51.3 40.2 4 AS,AS
1960 31 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 AS,AS
1960 31 NYY AL OF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.30 AS,AS
1961 32 NYY AL C 111 106 101 923.1 683 635 43 5 4 .993 .989 4 5 6.61 6.21 6.11 6.14 8 22 20 20 50.0 36.0 0 AS,AS,MVP-10
1961 32 NYY AL 1B 9 9 7 86.0 95 90 4 1 12 .989 .990 -1 -8 9.84 9.45 10.44 9.34 AS,AS,MVP-10
1962 33 NYY AL C 129 124 116 1090.1 761 713 44 4 12 .995 .989 9 10 6.25 6.30 5.87 6.28 6 17 19 23 54.8 36.3 2 AS,AS
1963 34 NYY AL C 132 128 125 1144.1 842 786 51 5 8 .994 .989 5 5 6.58 6.64 6.34 6.64 8 25 22 15 40.5 32.6 2 AS,MVP-1,GG
1964 35 NYY AL C 146 141 138 1299.0 1008 939 67 2 9 .998 .990 10 9 6.97 7.07 6.89 7.06 8 33 27 26 49.1 37.1 2 AS,MVP-3,GG
1965 36 NYY AL C 95 93 81 814.0 663 614 43 6 6 .991 .988 3 4 7.26 6.96 6.92 6.94 10 25 39 22 36.1 33.7 3 AS
1965 36 NYY AL 1B 5 3 2 27.0 30 29 1 0 2 1.000 .991 0 -4 10.00 9.57 6.00 9.54 AS
1965 36 NYY AL LF 1 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 0 1.13 1.91 1.00 1.90 AS
1965 36 NYY AL OF 1 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 0 1.13 2.03 1.00 2.00 AS
1966 37 NYY AL C 100 98 92 851.2 606 553 44 9 6 .985 .988 2 3 6.31 6.86 5.97 6.85 6 23 30 19 38.8 37.7 1
1966 37 NYY AL 1B 13 13 5 105.0 120 112 8 0 11 1.000 .991 0 -3 10.29 9.59 9.23 9.58
1967 38 2TM AL C 89 80 71 725.2 581 535 40 6 9 .990 .989 1 2 7.13 7.22 6.46 7.23 6 17 32 18 36.0 41.0 2 MVP-17
1967 38 NYY AL C 48 47 41 419.2 320 289 26 5 4 .984 .989 0 0 6.76 7.22 6.56 7.23 3 10 19 11 36.7 41.0 1
1967 38 BOS AL C 41 33 30 306.0 261 246 14 1 5 .996 .989 1 4 7.65 7.22 6.34 7.23 3 7 13 7 35.0 41.0 1
1967 38 NYY AL 1B 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .990 0 -80 3.00 9.60 1.00 9.60 MVP-17
1968 39 BOS AL C 68 62 55 536.0 409 377 30 2 3 .995 .990 -6 -13 6.83 6.97 5.99 6.94 3 30 41 14 25.5 36.8 1
Standard Total Zone Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
14 Yrs 1488 1372 1203 12230.1 8181 7572 541 68 160 .992 .989 40 4 5.97 6.06 5.45 5.97 75 248 285 223 43.9 38.2 22
C (14 Yrs) C 1138 1065 988 9534.2 6977 6447 479 51 87 .993 .989 39 5 6.54 6.58 6.09 6.54 75 248 285 223 43.9 38.2 22
LF (8 Yrs) LF 247 214 132 1878.2 411 386 14 11 1 .973 .976 -2 -1 1.92 2.08 1.62 1.98
OF (7 Yrs) OF 265 228 157 1999.2 418 391 18 9 3 .978 .981 3 2 1.84 2.31 1.54 2.30
1B (7 Yrs) 1B 85 79 58 696.0 786 734 44 8 70 .990 .990 -2 -3 10.06 9.72 9.15 9.66
RF (5 Yrs) RF 42 34 25 290.0 77 71 5 1 2 .987 .979 4 17 2.36 2.00 1.81 1.98
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS% Awards
1948 19 KCM NAL LF 6 6 155.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.29 0.83
1948 19 KCM NAL C 1 1 28.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 6.00 0 0
1955 26 NYY WS LF 7 6 51.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 1.29
1955 26 NYY WS RF 2 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.38 1.50
1956 27 NYY WS LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 2.00
1957 28 NYY WS 1B 3 1 17.0 23 21 1 1 1 .957 11.65 7.33
1958 29 NYY WS LF 5 5 38.1 16 14 2 0 2 1.000 3.76 3.20
1960 31 NYY WS C 4 4 27.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.67 2.75 0 0 0
1961 32 NYY WS C 5 5 45.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 6.20 6.20 1 0 0
1962 33 NYY WS C 6 6 53.0 38 37 1 0 1 1.000 6.45 6.33 0 1 1 50.0
1963 34 NYY WS C 4 4 34.0 32 30 2 0 1 1.000 8.47 8.00 0 2 1 33.3
1964 35 NYY WS C 7 7 62.0 43 40 2 1 0 .977 6.10 6.00 3 3 0 0.0
1967 38 BOS WS C 7 6 49.0 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 4.41 3.43 0 3 1 25.0
11 Yrs 58 53 576.1 244 231 10 3 5 .988 3.76 4.16 4 9 3 25.0
C (7 Yrs) C 34 33 298.0 185 178 6 1 2 .995 5.56 5.41 4 9 3 25.0
LF (4 Yrs) LF 19 18 253.1 33 30 2 1 2 .970 1.14 1.68
1B (1 Yr) 1B 3 1 17.0 23 21 1 1 1 .957 11.65 7.33
RF (1 Yr) RF 2 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.38 1.50

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Elston Howard born?

Elston Howard was born on February 23, 1929.

Where was Elston Howard born?

Elston Howard was born in St. Louis, MO.

How tall was Elston Howard?

Elston Howard was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Elston Howard weigh when playing?

Elston Howard weighed 196 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Elston Howard play?

Elston Howard played 15 seasons.

Is Elston Howard in the Hall of Fame?

Elston Howard has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Elston Howard play?

Elston Howard was a Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman.

How many hits did Elston Howard have?

Elston Howard had 1,491 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Elston Howard have?

Elston Howard had 168 home runs over his career.

What was Elston Howard's average?

Elston Howard had a .274 average over his career.

How many teams has Elston Howard played for?

Elston Howard played for 3 teams; the Kansas City Monarchs, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Elston Howard won?

Elston Howard won 4 World Series.

When did Elston Howard retire?

Elston Howard last played in 1968.

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