1B Tom Howard #32
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/01/1972
1B TOM HOWARD #32 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 20 35 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
03/31/1972 DEN Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/29/1972 @ WAS Loss, 4-12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
03/28/1972 LAB Loss, 2-8 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
03/25/1972 @ STL Loss, 7-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/22/1972 NYK Win, 7-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/20/1972 CHI Win, 8-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/19/1972 @ SDC Loss, 1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/18/1972 KCB Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/17/1972 @ DEN Win, 5-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/16/1972 MIL Loss, 4-5 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Not a bad teammate.
Low: Leader
Birthday:11/03/1935
Born in:East Orange, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$86,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:16 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 13th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1955 Seattle - MLB 19 15 44 12 1 1 0 4 5 0 1 1 13 0 0 .273 .283 .341 .624 72 67 -0.7
1956 Seattle - MLB 20 51 170 30 7 1 3 16 10 7 1 2 57 0 0 .176 .211 .282 .493 40 30 -1.0
1957 Seattle - MLB 21 122 399 92 11 5 24 64 56 15 2 1 119 0 0 .231 .261 .464 .725 99 95 0.6
1958 Seattle - MLB 22 150 550 135 16 5 34 106 81 38 1 4 127 0 0 .245 .293 .478 .772 114 115 3.7
1959 Seattle - MLB 23 148 542 132 16 4 43 91 84 35 2 3 116 0 0 .244 .290 .526 .816 125 123 3.6
1960 Seattle - MLB 24 155 577 163 20 6 41 113 87 36 5 7 101 0 0 .282 .326 .551 .878 146 146 5.4
1961 Seattle - MLB 25 153 606 176 26 10 33 109 95 58 1 9 113 0 0 .290 .349 .530 .878 140 140 3.7
1962 Seattle - MLB 26 146 509 146 28 4 26 95 78 46 5 6 74 0 0 .287 .348 .511 .859 136 131 2.0
1963 Seattle - MLB 27 140 488 123 14 4 25 73 66 44 2 6 82 0 0 .252 .313 .451 .764 124 123 1.3
1964 Seattle - MLB 28 152 542 144 22 5 24 86 74 52 4 6 109 0 0 .266 .331 .458 .789 132 131 2.9
1965 Seattle - MLB 29 145 473 124 24 4 26 78 74 46 3 5 84 0 0 .262 .328 .495 .823 141 138 3.2
1966 Seattle - MLB 30 134 372 94 15 5 23 58 50 24 2 2 63 0 0 .253 .300 .505 .805 134 137 2.2
1967 Seattle - MLB 31 58 153 39 5 1 11 27 22 24 1 2 31 0 0 .255 .356 .516 .872 168 168 1.5
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 31 88 322 85 13 1 15 51 44 32 4 1 60 2 2 .264 .337 .450 .787 138 139 1.5
1967 Total - MLB 31 146 475 124 18 2 26 78 66 56 5 3 91 2 2 .261 .343 .472 .815 148 149 3.1
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 32 158 583 138 22 5 23 80 69 54 9 6 98 3 8 .237 .308 .410 .718 124 125 2.6
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 33 79 99 17 0 0 5 16 10 7 1 3 22 0 0 .172 .227 .323 .551 59 53 -0.5
1970 Cleveland - MLB 34 106 314 73 11 2 20 47 47 37 3 3 62 0 1 .232 .317 .471 .788 114 115 0.7
1971 Cleveland - MLB 35 72 215 51 9 0 18 45 39 23 0 4 39 0 0 .237 .306 .530 .836 138 136 0.9
1971 Houston - MLB 35 8 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 57 49 -0.1
1971 Total - MLB 35 80 228 54 10 0 18 45 40 23 0 4 40 0 0 .237 .302 .518 .820 134 132 0.8
Total MLB 2080 6971 1777 261 63 394 1159 992 578 47 71 1371 5 11 .255 .313 .480 .793 127 126 33.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Total - 18 25 106 48 12 3 10 35 53 16 3 2 6 14 6 .453 .528 .906 1.433 100 100 3.2
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Cleveland - MLB 34 5 15 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .200 .188 .200 .388 7 -2 -1.2
Total MLB 5 15 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .200 .188 .200 .388 7 -2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Seattle - MLB 2B 4 2 9 3 0 12 0 1.000 21.0 5.14 -0.1 1.018
1955 Seattle - MLB SS 11 8 13 15 2 37 9 .757 80.1 3.14 -6.7 .525
1956 Seattle - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Seattle - MLB 2B 47 43 89 109 24 204 6 .971 380.0 4.69 -2.8 .948
1956 Seattle - MLB SS 6 4 6 9 2 15 0 1.000 36.0 3.75 -0.1 .966
1957 Seattle - MLB 2B 94 84 188 233 54 431 10 .977 747.1 5.07 -1.0 .999
1957 Seattle - MLB SS 6 6 11 19 2 33 3 .909 49.2 5.44 -1.9 .774
1957 Seattle - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Seattle - MLB CF 5 5 24 1 0 27 2 .926 41.0 5.49 -4.5 .781
1958 Seattle - MLB 2B 143 141 298 391 103 706 17 .976 1229.0 5.05 +1.7 1.010
1959 Seattle - MLB 2B 138 137 304 397 88 715 14 .980 1188.1 5.31 -3.7 .966
1959 Seattle - MLB SS 5 0 3 3 2 6 0 1.000 6.2 8.10 -0.5 .802
1960 Seattle - MLB 2B 153 153 331 424 95 779 24 .969 1310.0 5.19 -8.1 .964
1961 Seattle - MLB 2B 153 153 340 390 107 755 25 .967 1323.0 4.97 -21.9 .898
1961 Seattle - MLB SS 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.080
1962 Seattle - MLB 2B 129 128 252 340 91 617 25 .959 1080.1 4.93 -20.8 .870
1962 Seattle - MLB SS 5 0 2 6 1 9 1 .889 10.1 6.97 -0.5 .874
1962 Seattle - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Seattle - MLB 2B 100 100 202 262 75 482 18 .963 848.0 4.92 -13.2 .907
1963 Seattle - MLB 3B 33 31 9 58 2 78 11 .859 277.1 2.17 -7.6 .825
1964 Seattle - MLB 1B 77 47 494 29 36 528 5 .991 500.1 9.41 +1.1 1.023
1964 Seattle - MLB 2B 63 60 108 133 31 254 13 .949 492.0 4.41 -10.8 .861
1964 Seattle - MLB 3B 35 30 7 57 7 68 4 .941 267.0 2.16 -5.1 .900
1964 Seattle - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Seattle - MLB 1B 101 95 875 47 83 929 7 .992 802.0 10.35 -0.5 .993
1965 Seattle - MLB 2B 32 26 65 82 24 153 6 .961 232.1 5.69 -5.8 .861
1965 Seattle - MLB 3B 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 -0.1 1.049
1965 Seattle - MLB SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.2 1.058
1966 Seattle - MLB 1B 98 93 746 53 68 804 5 .994 786.1 9.14 +0.6 1.010
1966 Seattle - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Seattle - MLB 3B 5 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.7 .700
1967 Seattle - MLB 1B 39 39 317 18 24 339 4 .988 322.0 9.36 -2.4 .938
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 87 87 708 55 63 777 14 .982 749.1 9.16 -4.4 .943
1967 Seattle - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.9 .000
1967 Seattle - MLB 3B 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -0.2 1.053
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.0 1.053
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 154 154 1276 94 113 1382 12 .991 1333.1 9.25 +2.9 1.024
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 11 0 10 7 2 17 0 1.000 21.2 7.06 -0.3 1.046
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.2 3.18 +0.1 1.054
1968 Milwaukee - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Milwaukee - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 -0.1 .990
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 16 8 99 0 5 101 2 .980 77.1 11.52 -0.3 .977
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 14 6 21 15 3 38 2 .947 67.0 4.84 -2.2 .789
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 24.1 0.74 +0.1 1.051
1970 Cleveland - MLB 1B 86 83 732 43 80 782 7 .991 686.2 10.16 -4.1 .925
1970 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .997
1971 Cleveland - MLB 1B 62 60 523 27 52 563 13 .977 500.1 9.89 -6.4 .910
1971 Houston - MLB 1B 3 2 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 18.0 8.50 -0.4 1.025
TOTAL 1B 723 668 5787 366 524 6222 69 .989 5775.2 9.59 -13.9 .980
TOTAL 2B 1089 1033 2220 2787 697 5167 160 .969 8954.0 5.03 -89.9 .937
TOTAL 3B 106 61 16 125 9 157 16 .898 616.0 2.06 -13.5 .867
TOTAL SS 37 18 37 54 9 104 13 .875 190.0 4.31 -9.6 .729
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 5 5 24 1 0 27 2 .926 41.0 5.49 -4.5 .781
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 -0.1 .990
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Seattle Emeralds, out of high school (South Bay Lutheran; Inglewood, CA).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 30 (55).
04/12/1955 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1955 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 35 (55).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
03/21/1957 Injured (Heart palpitations), out for 4 days.
05/27/1957 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
07/13/1958 Was selected to the 1958 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
07/12/1959 Was selected to the 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
07/14/1959 Earned 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/31/1959 Hits three home runs against the New York Empires, going 4-6 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored!
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
04/15/1960 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
06/01/1960 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/1960 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1960 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
06/28/1961 Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Seagulls, with 2 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
07/11/1963 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
05/12/1964 Goes 5-6 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
05/23/1964 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/17/1964 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $480,000 with the Seattle Emeralds organization.
08/04/1964 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
07/11/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
09/25/1966 Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run!
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
06/26/1967 Was traded by the Seattle Emeralds to the Milwaukee Dairymen, along with SP Mike Blalock, in exchange for RP Randy Zamzow, a 1st round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick.
10/30/1967 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $444,000 with the Milwaukee Dairymen organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
06/09/1968 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
06/27/1968 Injured (bruised hip),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (55).
09/29/1969 Released by the Milwaukee Dairymen.
12/11/1969 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
04/20/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/08/1970 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $274,100 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
06/11/1971 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/1971 Released by the Cleveland Bobcats.
08/11/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $86,400 with the Houston Drillers organization.
11/13/1971 Became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
02/18/1972 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $86,400 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 154 2
1961 153 7
1968 154 2
Year PA Rank
1961 674 9
1968 652 8
Year AB Rank
1960 577 9
1961 606 6
Year H Rank
1961 176 6
Year K Rank
1957 119 2
1958 127 5
1959 116 2
1960 101 8
1961 113 6
1964 109 9
Year TB Rank
1959 285 7
1960 318 1
1961 321 3
1968 239 10
Year 3B Rank
1961 10 6
Year HR Rank
1958 34 5
1959 43 3
1960 41 2
1961 33 8
1964 24 9
1965 26 10
1968 23 7
Year RBI Rank
1958 106 4
1960 113 2
1961 109 3
1962 95 9
1964 86 9
1968 80 4
Year R Rank
1960 87 8
1961 95 10
Year BB Rank
1968 54 7
Year HP Rank
1968 9 2
Year SF Rank
1960 7 9
1961 9 1
1963 6 6
1968 6 7
Year EBH Rank
1959 63 6
1960 67 4
1961 69 4
1962 58 8
1968 50 7
Year SLG Rank
1959 .526 6
1960 .551 5
1961 .530 7
1964 .458 10
1965 .495 7
Year RC Rank
1960 105.64 7
1961 110.81 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1960 6.70 8
1961 6.58 8
Year ISO Rank
1958 .233 8
1959 .282 3
1960 .269 4
1961 .239 7
1964 .192 9
1965 .233 7
1968 .173 8
Year wOBA Rank
1960 .382 8
1961 .380 5
Year OPS Rank
1960 .878 7
1961 .878 5
Year WAR Rank
1960 5.5 8
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