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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 19 KCM NAL 0.0 20 84 80 16 20 5 3 1 13 1 3 .250 .286 .425 .711 88 .319 81 34 1 0 7
1955 26 NYY AL 1.5 97 305 279 33 81 8 7 10 43 0 0 20 36 .290 .336 .477 .812 118 .374 113 133 4 1 1 4 5 7H9/2
1956 27 NYY AL -0.5 98 316 290 35 76 8 3 5 34 0 1 21 30 .262 .312 .362 .674 80 .316 73 105 11 1 2 2 6 72H/9
1957 28 NYY AL -0.8 110 381 356 33 90 13 4 8 44 2 5 16 43 .253 .283 .379 .663 81 .300 72 135 18 0 6 2 6 72H/39 AS
1958 29 NYY AL 3.2 103 406 376 45 118 19 5 11 66 1 1 22 60 .314 .348 .479 .827 130 .377 131 180 9 0 4 4 6 27H/93 AS,MVP-17
1959 30 NYY AL 2.0 125 475 443 59 121 24 6 18 73 0 1 20 57 .273 .306 .476 .783 116 .350 109 211 12 3 4 4 4 327H9 AS
1960 31 NYY AL 0.5 107 361 323 29 79 11 3 6 39 3 0 28 43 .245 .298 .353 .651 80 .301 70 114 8 0 2 8 7 2H/7 AS,AS
1961 32 NYY AL 5.3 129 482 446 64 155 17 5 21 77 0 3 28 65 .348 .387 .549 .936 153 .423 158 245 5 3 1 4 6 *2H/3 AS,AS,MVP-10
1962 33 NYY AL 3.8 136 538 494 63 138 23 5 21 91 1 1 31 76 .279 .318 .474 .791 112 .364 116 234 20 1 3 9 1 *2H AS,AS
1963 34 NYY AL 5.2 135 531 487 75 140 21 6 28 85 0 0 35 68 .287 .342 .528 .869 141 .385 142 257 17 6 1 2 4 *2/H AS,MVP-1,GG
1964 35 NYY AL 5.5 150 607 550 63 172 27 3 15 84 1 1 48 73 .313 .371 .455 .825 127 .371 128 250 10 5 0 4 12 *2/H AS,MVP-3,GG
1965 36 NYY AL 1.0 110 418 391 38 91 15 1 9 45 0 0 24 65 .233 .278 .345 .623 77 .302 82 135 16 1 1 1 3 2H/37 AS
1966 37 NYY AL 1.6 126 451 410 38 105 19 2 6 35 0 0 37 65 .256 .317 .356 .673 98 .309 95 146 12 1 0 3 9 23H
1967 38 2TM AL -1.3 108 345 315 22 56 9 0 4 28 0 0 21 60 .178 .233 .244 .478 42 .230 31 77 10 3 2 4 6 2H/3 MVP-17
1967 38 NYY AL -0.5 66 216 199 13 39 6 0 3 17 0 0 12 36 .196 .247 .271 .518 57 .248 50 54 6 2 1 2 3 2H/3
1967 38 BOS AL -0.8 42 129 116 9 17 3 0 1 11 0 0 9 24 .147 .211 .198 .409 18 .199 -2 23 4 1 1 2 3 2/H
1968 39 BOS AL 0.2 71 229 203 22 49 4 0 5 18 1 1 22 45 .241 .317 .335 .652 93 .321 99 68 5 1 2 1 7 2/H
15 Yrs 27.0 1625 5929 5443 635 1491 223 53 168 775 10 14 376 786 .274 .321 .427 .748 107 .343 106 2324 157 27 29 52 82 27H39
162 Game Avg 2.7 162 591 543 63 149 22 5 17 77 1 37 .274 .321 .427 .748 107 .343 106 232 3 3
NYY (13 Yrs) 27.6 1492 5487 5044 588 1405 211 50 161 733 8 13 342 717 .279 .324 .436 .760 110 .347 109 2199 148 24 26 49 72 27H39
BOS (2 Yrs) -0.6 113 358 319 31 66 7 0 6 29 1 1 31 69 .207 .279 .285 .564 65 .277 61 91 9 2 3 3 10 2/H
KCM (1 Yr) 0.0 20 84 80 16 20 5 3 1 13 1 3 .250 .286 .425 .711 88 .319 81 34 1 0 7
AL (14 Yrs) 27.0 1605 5845 5363 619 1471 218 50 167 762 9 14 373 786 .274 .322 .427 .749 108 .343 106 2290 157 26 29 52 82 27H39
NAL (1 Yr) 0.0 20 84 80 16 20 5 3 1 13 1 3 .250 .286 .425 .711 88 .319 81 34 1 0 7
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 19 KCM NAL 7 28 26 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 .231 .286 .385 .670 9 0 1 0
1955 26 NYY WS 7 28 26 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 8 .192 .222 .308 .530 8 0 0 1 0 0 */79
1956 27 NYY WS 1 5 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.200 1.600 6 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1957 28 NYY WS 6 12 11 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .273 .333 .545 .879 6 1 0 0 0 0 /H3
1958 29 NYY WS 6 20 18 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 .222 .263 .222 .485 4 0 0 1 0 1 */7H
1960 31 NYY WS 5 15 13 4 6 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 4 .462 .533 .923 1.456 12 0 1 0 0 0 /2H
1961 32 NYY WS 5 22 20 5 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 .250 .318 .550 .868 11 2 0 0 0 1 /*2
1962 33 NYY WS 6 23 21 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 .217 .190 .408 4 2 1 0 0 0 /*2
1963 34 NYY WS 4 15 15 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 5 0 0 0 0 0 /*2
1964 35 NYY WS 7 29 24 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .292 .414 .333 .747 8 1 1 0 0 2 /*2
1967 38 BOS WS 7 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .111 .269 2 0 0 1 0 1 /*2
11 Yrs 61 217 197 29 48 8 1 6 21 1 0 13 37 .244 .304 .386 .690 75 6 4 3 0 5 27/H39
162 Game Avg 162 576 523 77 127 21 3 16 56 3 35 .244 .304 .386 .690 199 16 11 8
NYY (9 Yrs) 47 169 153 25 40 7 1 5 18 1 0 11 35 .261 .323 .418 .742 64 6 3 2 0 4 27/H39
BOS (1 Yr) 7 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .111 .269 2 0 0 1 0 1 /*2
KCM (1 Yr) 7 28 26 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 .231 .286 .385 .670 9 0 1 0
WS (10 Yrs) 54 189 171 25 42 7 1 5 19 1 0 12 37 .246 .306 .386 .692 66 6 3 3 0 5 27/H39
NAL (1 Yr) 7 28 26 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 1 .231 .286 .385 .670 9 0 1 0

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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
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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
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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 C 1 1 28.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 6.00 0 0
1948 19 KCM NAL LF 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 7 6 51.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 1.29
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 53 492.1 250 239 9 2 5 .992 4.53 4.28 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 14 13 126.1 33 31 2 0 2 1.000 2.35 2.36 0 0
RF (1 Yr) RF 7 6 51.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 1.29
1B (1 Yr) 1B 3 1 17.0 23 21 1 1 1 .957 11.65 7.33

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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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