2B Dick Howard #8
San Diego Captains MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/21/1972
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2B DICK HOWARD #8 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 387 112 26 0 14 57 96 87 .289 .429 .465 0 7.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 55 55 65
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 60 55
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 65 Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1972 @ WAS Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/1972 @ WAS Loss, 2-5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/18/1972 @ WAS Loss, 10-12 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 0
08/17/1972 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/16/1972 @ PIT Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/15/1972 @ PIT Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/13/1972 MIL Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 MIL Loss, 4-6 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
08/12/1972 MIL Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/11/1972 MIL Win, 5-3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Good role model.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/29/1944
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$200,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 1st Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 387 112 26 0 14 57 78 96 87 .289 .429 .465 .895 .410 .176 174
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 489 2 2 1 6 0 4 180 40 0 0 0.0 86.4 8.18 7.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 22 3 0 4 11 17 18 18 0 0 1 .286 .427 .481 .908
Versus Right   310 90 23 0 10 46 61 78 69 4 0 1 .290 .430 .461 .891
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 1 0 1 2 5 5 7 0 0 0 .200 .360 .400 .760
April   66 17 4 0 4 16 7 15 16 1 0 0 .258 .390 .500 .890
May   85 23 4 0 3 8 16 18 24 0 0 0 .271 .398 .424 .822
June   82 23 7 0 1 14 16 21 15 2 0 1 .280 .425 .402 .827
July   87 27 7 0 3 11 21 25 17 1 0 0 .310 .460 .494 .954
August   67 22 4 0 3 8 18 17 15 0 0 1 .328 .471 .522 .993
All-Star Game   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   51 9 0 0 0 2 2 10 12 0 0 0 .176 .311 .176 .488
Last Year   488 132 24 3 13 57 80 138 98 4 0 6 .270 .434 .412 .846
2 Years Ago   475 106 15 1 12 48 75 140 119 1 1 5 .223 .404 .335 .739
Career   2268 563 101 8 58 260 359 526 517 19 3 24 .248 .392 .377 .769
Home   190 53 11 0 9 28 45 43 32 2 0 0 .279 .409 .479 .887
Road   197 59 15 0 5 29 33 53 55 2 0 2 .299 .449 .452 .901
Grass   387 112 26 0 14 57 78 96 87 4 0 2 .289 .429 .465 .895
Day   232 71 14 0 8 36 47 65 59 3 0 1 .306 .455 .470 .925
Night   155 41 12 0 6 21 31 31 28 1 0 1 .265 .388 .458 .846
As Starter   381 110 26 0 12 52 76 96 85 4 0 2 .289 .431 .451 .882
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Close/Late   96 23 3 0 3 16 13 19 25 1 0 0 .240 .362 .365 .727
Inning 1-3   148 41 13 0 5 17 29 27 35 3 0 0 .277 .382 .466 .848
Inning 4-6   114 36 6 0 4 12 27 42 22 0 0 1 .316 .503 .474 .977
Inning 7-9   115 32 6 0 5 26 18 23 27 1 0 1 .278 .400 .461 .861
Extra Innings   10 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 0 .300 .500 .400 .900
0 Outs   147 43 8 0 8 19 39 37 31 1 0 2 .293 .439 .510 .949
1 Outs   116 35 6 0 3 16 18 28 32 3 0 0 .302 .429 .431 .860
2 Outs   124 34 12 0 3 22 21 31 24 0 0 0 .274 .419 .444 .863
Scoring Position   75 23 7 0 2 42 19 27 17 4 0 1 .307 .477 .480 .957
Bases Empty   236 64 17 0 11 11 45 58 54 0 0 1 .271 .417 .483 .900
Runner on 1st   76 25 2 0 1 4 14 11 16 0 0 0 .329 .414 .395 .809
Runner on 2nd   24 6 1 0 1 7 5 9 5 0 0 0 .250 .455 .417 .871
Runner on 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 5 3 1 7 2 0 0 .250 .267 .333 .600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 9 3 0 1 13 4 6 3 0 0 0 .429 .556 .714 1.270
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 .250 .462 .250 .712
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Bases Loaded   4 2 2 0 0 10 3 4 0 1 0 1 .500 .700 1.000 1.700
Two Strikes   212 55 17 0 8 33 31 34 87 2 0 1 .259 .361 .453 .814
First Pitch   42 14 2 0 0 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .364 .381 .745
Count 0-1   28 9 1 0 1 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .321 .310 .464 .775
Count 0-2   31 6 3 0 2 2 5 0 18 0 0 1 .194 .219 .484 .703
Count 1-0   23 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .348 .652
Count 1-1   36 10 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 .278 .289 .417 .706
Count 1-2   65 13 3 0 2 9 7 0 35 0 0 0 .200 .200 .338 .538
Count 2-0   17 5 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .824 1.118
Count 2-1   23 9 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .609 1.000
Count 2-2   50 17 5 0 1 6 5 0 18 1 0 0 .340 .333 .500 .833
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 13 31 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 1 0 0 1 9 29 0 0 0 0 .500 .914 .667 1.581
Full Count   66 19 6 0 3 16 14 34 16 1 0 0 .288 .525 .515 1.040
Behind in Count   124 28 7 0 5 16 18 0 53 1 0 1 .226 .230 .403 .633
Ahead in Count   69 24 4 0 4 11 31 60 0 0 0 0 .348 .651 .580 1.231
Batting Leadoff   114 37 11 0 5 17 27 30 17 1 0 1 .325 .466 .553 1.018
Batting 2nd   109 30 7 0 1 12 26 31 27 2 0 1 .275 .434 .367 .801
Batting 3rd   12 4 0 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .467 .583 1.050
Batting 5th   28 6 0 0 2 4 5 8 11 0 0 0 .214 .389 .429 .817
Batting 6th   118 33 8 0 3 16 15 24 28 1 0 0 .280 .399 .424 .822
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.600 2.000
Low Leverage   166 47 13 0 4 13 30 47 38 0 0 1 .283 .444 .434 .878
Medium Leverage   174 47 10 0 9 28 35 33 41 4 0 1 .270 .382 .483 .865
High Leverage   45 17 3 0 1 16 13 15 8 0 0 0 .378 .533 .511 1.044
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
1967 San Diego - MLB 22 37 114 30 4 2 2 20 8 3 0 0 24 1 0 .263 .282 .386 .668 102 102 0.4
1968 San Diego - MLB 23 133 375 83 13 1 6 28 47 30 7 5 84 0 2 .221 .288 .309 .597 87 90 0.9
1969 San Diego - MLB 24 149 429 100 19 1 11 50 71 119 4 5 105 0 0 .233 .400 .359 .759 123 132 4.8
1970 San Diego - MLB 25 154 475 106 15 1 12 48 75 140 5 1 119 0 1 .223 .404 .335 .739 107 118 4.2
1971 San Diego - MLB 26 155 488 132 24 3 13 57 80 138 6 4 98 0 0 .270 .434 .412 .846 147 154 7.1
1972 San Diego - MLB 27 116 387 112 26 0 14 57 78 96 2 4 87 0 0 .289 .429 .465 .895 163 174 7.2
Total MLB 744 2268 563 101 8 58 260 359 526 24 19 517 1 3 .248 .392 .377 .769 126 134 24.4
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
1966 Total - 21 56 229 72 10 1 12 45 62 46 5 3 31 34 15 .314 .435 .524 .959 100 100 3.1
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 San Diego - MLB 25 19 65 14 1 0 1 3 7 12 0 0 11 0 0 .215 .338 .277 .615 72 82 1.1
1971 San Diego - MLB 26 17 63 17 3 0 1 3 8 19 0 0 13 0 0 .270 .439 .365 .804 136 148 1.6
Total MLB 36 128 31 4 0 2 6 15 31 0 0 24 0 0 .242 .390 .320 .710 105 116
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 San Diego - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB 2B 31 31 51 60 13 112 1 .991 231.0 4.32 -0.7 .991
1967 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB LF 6 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 -0.3 .990
1967 San Diego - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .988
1968 San Diego - MLB 2B 119 107 180 256 49 457 21 .954 849.0 4.62 -3.1 .976
1968 San Diego - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 San Diego - MLB LF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 43.0 1.88 +0.6 1.110
1968 San Diego - MLB RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.9 1.238
1969 San Diego - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.047
1969 San Diego - MLB 2B 134 128 274 375 84 671 22 .967 1078.0 5.42 +4.8 1.015
1969 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 San Diego - MLB SS 4 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.2 .000
1969 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 San Diego - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 .979
1970 San Diego - MLB 2B 146 140 344 376 105 728 8 .989 1205.0 5.38 +7.8 1.045
1970 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 San Diego - MLB SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.041
1970 San Diego - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1971 San Diego - MLB 2B 148 148 361 464 122 843 18 .979 1302.1 5.70 +6.7 1.044
1971 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Diego - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 San Diego - MLB 2B 110 110 254 321 80 582 7 .988 983.1 5.26 +10.1 1.047
1972 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 San Diego - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 San Diego - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .970
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.047
TOTAL 2B 688 664 1464 1852 453 3393 77 .977 5648.2 5.28 +25.7 1.026
TOTAL 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
TOTAL SS 7 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -0.1 1.041
TOTAL LF 14 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 82.0 1.65 +0.3 1.064
TOTAL RF 12 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 38.0 2.13 +0.8 1.127
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the San Diego Captains, out of college South Carolina
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 55 (80).
04/11/1967 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 55 (80).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 55 (80).
03/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the San Diego Captains development complex.
09/24/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Milwaukee Dairymen, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
03/09/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Diego Captains development complex.
10/28/1970 Wins the 1970 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
11/03/1970 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $760,000 with the San Diego Captains organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
02/15/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the San Diego Captains development complex.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/24/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
05/01/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1970 119 5
Year BB Rank
1969 119 4
1970 140 3
1971 138 2
Year HP Rank
1968 7 9
Year OBP Rank
1969 .400 5
1970 .404 9
1971 .434 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.23 7
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .394 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 7.1 4
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