Elston Howard

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 196lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: December 14, 1980 in New York, NY

Buried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ

High School: Vashon HS (St. Louis, MO)

AL/NL Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 26-050d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1968 (Age 39-219d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Elston Gene Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

5443

1491

168

.274

635

RBI

775

OBP

.321

SLG

.427

OPS

.748

OPS+

107

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1948	19	-9.2	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	20	84	80	16	20	5	3	1	13	1		3		.250	.286	.425	.711	34		1	0

1950	21	-2.2	Muskegon	CENL	A	NYY	54	200	184	22	52	6	2	9	42	0		15	21	.283	.340	.484	.824	89		1	0

1953	24	-3.0	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	139	530	497	58	142	22	9	10	70	3		28	56	.286	.326	.427	.753	212	15	2	3
1954	25	-3.4	Toronto	IL	AAA		138	552	497	78	164	21	16	22	109	2		36	44	.330	.380	.569	.949	283		9	2	8
1955	26	-2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	97	305	279	33	81	8	7	10	43	0	0	20	36	.290	.336	.477	.812	133	4	1	1	4	5
1956	27	-1.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	98	316	290	35	76	8	3	5	34	0	1	21	30	.262	.312	.362	.674	105	11	1	2	2	6
1957	28	-0.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	110	380	356	33	90	13	4	8	44	2	5	16	43	.253	.283	.379	.663	135	18	0	6	2	6
1958	29	0.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	103	406	376	45	118	19	5	11	66	1	1	22	60	.314	.348	.479	.827	180	9	0	4	4	6
1959	30	1.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	125	474	443	59	121	24	6	18	73	0	1	20	57	.273	.306	.476	.783	211	12	3	4	4	4
1960	31	2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	107	361	323	29	79	11	3	6	39	3	0	28	43	.245	.298	.353	.651	114	8	0	2	8	7
1961	32	3.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	129	482	446	64	155	17	5	21	77	0	3	28	65	.348	.387	.549	.936	245	5	3	1	4	6
1962	33	5.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	136	538	494	63	138	23	5	21	91	1	1	31	76	.279	.318	.474	.792	234	20	1	3	9	1
1963	34	6.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	135	531	487	75	140	21	6	28	85	0	0	35	68	.288	.342	.528	.869	257	17	6	1	2	4
1964	35	7.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	150	607	550	63	172	27	3	15	84	1	1	48	73	.313	.371	.455	.825	250	10	5	0	4	12
1965	36	8.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	110	418	391	38	91	15	1	9	45	0	0	24	65	.233	.278	.345	.624	135	16	1	1	1	3
1966	37	9.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	126	451	410	38	105	19	2	6	35	0	0	37	65	.256	.317	.356	.673	146	12	1	0	3	9
1967	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-NYY	108	345	315	22	56	9	0	4	28	0	0	21	60	.178	.233	.244	.478	77	10	3	2	4	6
1967	38	10.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	66	216	199	13	39	6	0	3	17	0	0	12	36	.196	.247	.271	.518	54	6	2	1	2	3
1967	38	10.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	42	129	116	9	17	3	0	1	11	0	0	9	24	.147	.211	.198	.409	23	4	1	1	2	3
1968	39	11.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	71	229	203	22	49	4	0	5	18	1	1	22	45	.241	.317	.335	.652	68	5	1	2	1	7
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		1625	5927	5443	635	1491	223	53	168	775	10	14	376	786	.274	.321	.427	.748	2324	157	27	29	52	82
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		331	1282	1178	158	358	49	27	41	221	5		79	121	.304	.352	.496	.847	584		12	5	8
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1956	7209	6621	793	1849	272	80	209	996	15	14	455	907	.279	.327	.439	.766	2908	172	39	34	60	82

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		277	1082	994	136	306	43	25	32	179	5		64	100	.308	.354	.498	.852	495		11	5	8
A (1 season)					Minors		54	200	184	22	52	6	2	9	42	0		15	21	.283	.340	.484	.824	89		1	0