2B Dick Howard #8
San Diego Captains MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/08/1972
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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
27 80 22 5 0 5 19 22 21 .275 .427 .525 0 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 50 50 50 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 60
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 65 Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
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
05/06/1972 @ DEN Win, 6-4 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
05/05/1972 @ DEN Win, 4-0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/03/1972 CIN Win, 10-0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 0
05/02/1972 CIN Win, 2-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/01/1972 CIN Win, 13-4 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
04/30/1972 CLE Loss, 5-7 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
04/29/1972 CLE Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
04/28/1972 CLE Win, 7-6 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
04/27/1972 DEN Loss, 3-17 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/26/1972 DEN Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 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, None
Service This Yr:34 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 27 80 22 5 0 5 19 14 22 21 .275 .427 .525 .952 .432 .250 194
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 103 0 0 0 3 0 1 42 10 0 0 0.0 19.2 8.36 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 4 1 0 2 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .421 .733 1.154
Versus Right   65 18 4 0 3 17 11 18 19 1 0 0 .277 .429 .477 .905
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 5 1 0 1 3 7 7 5 0 0 0 .357 .571 .643 1.214
April   66 17 4 0 4 16 7 15 16 1 0 0 .258 .390 .500 .890
May   14 5 1 0 1 3 7 7 5 0 0 0 .357 .571 .643 1.214
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   1961 473 80 8 49 222 295 452 451 16 3 22 .241 .386 .365 .751
Home   50 16 4 0 4 15 11 15 11 1 0 0 .320 .470 .640 1.110
Road   30 6 1 0 1 4 3 7 10 0 0 0 .200 .351 .333 .685
Grass   80 22 5 0 5 19 14 22 21 1 0 0 .275 .427 .525 .952
Day   42 11 1 0 4 11 8 15 16 1 0 0 .262 .448 .571 1.020
Night   38 11 4 0 1 8 6 7 5 0 0 0 .289 .400 .474 .874
As Starter   78 20 5 0 3 14 12 22 21 1 0 0 .256 .416 .436 .852
As Reliever / Substitution   2 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Pinch Hitting   2 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Close/Late   21 6 1 0 1 6 2 2 6 0 0 0 .286 .348 .476 .824
Inning 1-3   27 8 2 0 2 6 6 4 8 1 0 0 .296 .375 .593 .968
Inning 4-6   25 4 1 0 0 2 3 14 6 0 0 0 .160 .462 .200 .662
Inning 7-9   27 9 1 0 3 9 5 4 7 0 0 0 .333 .419 .704 1.123
Extra Innings   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
0 Outs   31 10 0 0 3 8 8 4 7 0 0 0 .323 .400 .613 1.013
1 Outs   18 4 1 0 1 4 1 7 7 1 0 0 .222 .423 .444 .868
2 Outs   31 8 4 0 1 7 5 11 7 0 0 0 .258 .452 .484 .936
Scoring Position   20 6 1 0 1 12 6 7 3 1 0 0 .300 .464 .500 .964
Bases Empty   34 8 2 0 3 3 6 14 11 0 0 0 .235 .458 .559 1.017
Runner on 1st   26 8 2 0 1 4 2 1 7 0 0 0 .308 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 4 1 0 1 7 2 4 1 0 0 0 .800 .889 1.600 2.489
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   49 12 4 0 3 14 7 10 21 1 0 0 .245 .367 .510 .877
First Pitch   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .091 .091 .364 .455
Count 1-0   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   13 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 2-1   6 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   9 4 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 .444 .400 .889 1.289
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .875 .500 1.375
Full Count   16 4 2 0 1 6 2 10 6 0 0 0 .250 .538 .562 1.101
Behind in Count   30 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 14 0 0 0 .167 .167 .300 .467
Ahead in Count   12 7 1 0 2 4 6 12 0 0 0 0 .583 .792 1.167 1.958
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 5th   13 4 0 0 2 4 4 6 4 0 0 0 .308 .526 .769 1.296
Batting 6th   63 16 5 0 1 10 7 15 15 1 0 0 .254 .392 .381 .773
Batting 9th   2 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Low Leverage   28 8 2 0 2 4 7 16 11 0 0 0 .286 .545 .571 1.117
Medium Leverage   38 8 2 0 2 9 4 4 8 1 0 0 .211 .279 .421 .700
High Leverage   14 6 1 0 1 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .467 .714 1.181
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 27 80 22 5 0 5 19 14 22 0 1 21 0 0 .275 .427 .525 .952 183 194 1.9
Total MLB 655 1961 473 80 8 49 222 295 452 22 16 451 1 3 .241 .386 .365 .751 120 128 19.2
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 25 25 55 66 11 122 1 .992 221.0 4.93 +3.7 1.082
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 603 579 1265 1597 384 2933 71 .976 4886.1 5.27 +19.3 1.025
TOTAL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.8 .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 10 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 +0.8 1.153
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.
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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