Bill Howerton

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: December 12, 1921 in Lompoc, CA us

Died: December 18, 2001 in Blakely, PA

Buried: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, PA

School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)

Last Game: June 29, 1952 (Age 30-200d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: William Ray Howerton

Nicknames: Hopalong

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

650

178

.274

RBI

106

OBP

.364

SLG

.472

OPS

.836

OPS+

119

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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
1943	21	-4.6	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	139	568	479	71	145	25	8	3	69	13		82	93	.303	.405	.407	.812	195		0	7
1944	22	-6.0	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	133	442	401	62	101	18	9	3	52	9		36	75	.252	.317	.364	.681	146	2	2	3
1945	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A-B	BOS	116	376	328	60	81	17	7	6	49	7		45	39					130	3	0	3
1945	23	-5.1	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	81	231	208	43	56	12	5	5	33	6		22	25	.269	.339	.447	.786	93	3	0	1
1945	23	-1.4	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	35	145	120	17	25	5	2	1	16	1		23	14	.208	.336	.308	.644	37		0	2
1945	23	-0.2	Richmond	PIED	B	NYG
1946	24	-4.4	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	73	305	268	44	81	16	4	10	40	3		36	54	.302	.387	.504	.891	135	2	1	0
1947	25	-3.4	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	150	620	532	76	131	29	4	17	86	4		85	97	.246	.351	.412	.763	219	10	1	2
1948	26	-1.9	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	150	640	569	104	170	33	6	25	114	4		66	83	.299	.374	.510	.883	290		2	3
1949	27	-0.5	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL	148	647	547	101	180	43	4	21	111	3		91	55	.329	.426	.538	.963	294	16	1	8
1949	27	-1.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	13	13	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.308	.308	.385	.692	5	0	0	0		0
1950	28	0.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	110	364	313	50	88	20	8	10	59	0	2	47	60	.281	.375	.492	.867	154	3	0	4		3
1951	29		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-STL	104	321	284	39	77	16	3	12	41	1	1	36	56	.271	.353	.475	.829	135	11	0	1		1
1951	29	0.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	24	75	65	10	17	4	1	1	4	0	1	10	12	.262	.360	.400	.760	26	2	0	0		0
1951	29	0.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	80	246	219	29	60	12	2	11	37	1	0	26	44	.274	.351	.498	.849	109	9	0	1		1
1952	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-NYG	24	49	40	5	9	2	1	0	5	0	0	9	7	.225	.367	.325	.692	13	1	0	0		0
1952	30	2.7	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	67	283	231	57	71	7	5	24	61	1		52	55	.307	.435	.693	1.127	160	2	0	0
1952	30	1.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	13	31	25	3	8	1	1	0	4	0	0	6	5	.320	.452	.440	.892	11	1	0	0		0
1952	30	1.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	11	18	15	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.067	.222	.133	.356	2	0	0	0		0
1953	31	1.3	Oakland	PCL	Opn		159	567	500	71	128	19	1	32	106	2		62	71	.256	.340	.490	.830	245	10	2	3
1954	32	2.2	Oakland	PCL	Opn		74	207	178	27	46	7	0	3	18	1		27	21	.258	.359	.348	.708	62		1	1	0
1955	33	6.3	Beaumont	TL	AA	MLN	27	101	82	9	22	2	0	1	9	0	0	18	13	.268	.396	.329	.725	27		0	0	1
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 (4 seasons)					Majors		247	747	650	95	178	39	12	22	106	1	3	92	125	.274	.364	.472	.836	307	15	0	5		4
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		1236	4756	4115	682	1156	216	48	145	715	47	0	600	656					1903		10	30	1
All Levels (13 Seasons)							1483	5503	4765	777	1334	255	60	167	821	48	3	692	781					2210	60	10	35	1	4

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		233	774	678	98	174	26	1	35	124	3		89	92	.257	.346	.453	.798	307		3	4	0
AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		588	2495	2147	382	633	128	23	97	412	15		330	344	.295	.390	.511	.901	1098	30	5	13
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		241	774	691	114	179	32	14	9	94	15	0	76	113	.259	.334	.385	.719	266		2	4	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		174	713	599	88	170	30	10	4	85	14		105	107	.284	.391	.387	.778	232		0	9
B (1 season)					Minors