2B Dick Howard #8
San Diego Captains MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/07/1970
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2B DICK HOWARD #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 409 97 13 1 9 44 127 96 .237 .421 .340 0 4.3
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 35 35 35 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 55
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 50
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 75 Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: 40
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/06/1970 @ CHI Win, 6-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/05/1970 @ CHI Loss, 7-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1970 @ CHI Win, 5-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/02/1970 CLE Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
09/01/1970 CLE Win, 7-3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/31/1970 CLE Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1970 CIN Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1970 CIN Loss, 3-11 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1970 CIN Win, 7-4 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
08/27/1970 CHI Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Plays the game at full throttle.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/29/1944
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,400
Signed Through:1970 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 1st Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1970 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 409 97 13 1 9 44 69 127 96 .237 .421 .340 .761 .365 .103 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 541 4 2 0 7 1 1 139 23 0 1 0.0 70.5 5.91 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 15 0 0 1 5 14 28 19 0 0 2 .192 .417 .231 .647
Versus Right   331 82 13 1 8 39 55 99 77 1 1 2 .248 .423 .366 .788
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 .105 .320 .105 .425
April   62 10 1 0 2 10 7 18 19 0 0 1 .161 .358 .274 .632
May   73 21 5 1 1 8 15 32 15 0 1 1 .288 .509 .425 .934
June   87 22 3 0 1 6 13 22 23 1 0 1 .253 .405 .322 .727
July   82 25 4 0 2 12 14 23 15 0 0 0 .305 .457 .427 .884
August   90 17 0 0 3 8 18 26 19 0 0 1 .189 .376 .289 .665
September   15 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 .133 .381 .133 .514
Spring Training   48 12 0 0 2 5 11 14 16 0 0 1 .250 .429 .375 .804
Last Year   429 100 19 1 11 50 71 119 105 5 0 4 .233 .400 .359 .759
2 Years Ago   375 83 13 1 6 28 47 30 84 5 2 7 .221 .288 .309 .597
Career   1327 310 49 5 28 142 195 279 309 11 3 15 .234 .370 .341 .711
Home   193 51 7 1 5 23 38 75 56 1 1 2 .264 .472 .389 .861
Road   216 46 6 0 4 21 31 52 40 0 0 2 .213 .370 .296 .667
Grass   409 97 13 1 9 44 69 127 96 1 1 4 .237 .421 .340 .761
Day   238 55 9 1 2 22 39 72 48 0 1 2 .231 .413 .303 .716
Night   171 42 4 0 7 22 30 55 48 1 0 2 .246 .432 .392 .824
As Starter   399 95 13 1 9 44 67 124 92 1 1 4 .238 .422 .343 .766
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Close/Late   87 24 6 0 2 9 12 26 20 0 0 0 .276 .442 .414 .856
Inning 1-3   147 37 3 1 2 19 30 47 24 1 0 3 .252 .439 .327 .766
Inning 4-6   135 29 4 0 4 14 21 40 41 0 1 1 .215 .398 .333 .731
Inning 7-9   123 28 5 0 2 10 15 38 30 0 0 0 .228 .410 .317 .727
Extra Innings   4 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .750 .833 1.750 2.583
0 Outs   158 38 4 1 4 10 43 48 36 0 1 1 .241 .420 .354 .775
1 Outs   125 32 3 0 3 16 17 38 35 1 0 3 .256 .437 .352 .789
2 Outs   126 27 6 0 2 18 9 41 25 0 0 0 .214 .407 .310 .717
Scoring Position   83 23 3 1 2 35 13 38 21 1 1 2 .277 .508 .410 .918
Bases Empty   271 69 10 0 5 5 51 70 62 0 0 2 .255 .411 .347 .758
Runner on 1st   55 5 0 0 2 4 5 19 13 0 0 0 .091 .324 .200 .524
Runner on 2nd   30 9 2 0 2 10 4 8 6 0 0 1 .300 .462 .567 1.028
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 7 1 1 0 7 2 9 7 0 0 0 .333 .533 .476 1.010
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 4 1 6 3 1 0 0 .300 .529 .300 .829
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 5 2 5 1 0 1 1 .429 .692 .429 1.121
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 8 2 8 3 0 0 0 .000 .533 .000 .533
Two Strikes   230 37 2 1 4 20 32 59 96 0 0 2 .161 .337 .230 .567
First Pitch   41 12 3 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 .293 .341 .439 .780
Count 0-1   29 11 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .379 .379 .483 .862
Count 0-2   30 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 16 0 0 0 .167 .167 .300 .467
Count 1-0   32 12 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .394 .469 .863
Count 1-1   36 14 6 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .639 1.028
Count 1-2   70 12 1 0 1 5 3 0 40 0 0 0 .171 .171 .229 .400
Count 2-0   7 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .375 .571 .946
Count 2-1   27 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .519
Count 2-2   66 8 0 1 1 5 4 0 26 0 0 2 .121 .147 .197 .344
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 10 33 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 1 8 33 0 0 0 0 .429 .900 .429 1.329
Full Count   64 12 0 0 1 8 24 59 14 0 0 0 .188 .577 .234 .812
Behind in Count   129 28 2 0 3 10 9 0 56 0 0 0 .217 .217 .302 .519
Ahead in Count   73 23 2 0 2 14 24 66 0 1 0 1 .315 .638 .425 1.063
Batting Leadoff   168 38 3 0 5 18 32 52 34 0 0 1 .226 .412 .333 .745
Batting 3rd   30 7 2 0 1 1 5 10 8 0 0 0 .233 .425 .400 .825
Batting 4th   49 16 2 0 0 6 10 16 10 0 0 1 .327 .500 .367 .867
Batting 5th   69 18 3 0 1 7 12 19 17 0 0 2 .261 .433 .348 .781
Batting 6th   83 16 3 1 2 12 8 27 23 1 1 0 .193 .387 .325 .713
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Low Leverage   164 34 3 0 5 11 25 52 37 0 0 1 .207 .401 .317 .718
Medium Leverage   193 50 6 0 3 18 35 51 45 0 1 3 .259 .421 .337 .758
High Leverage   51 13 4 1 1 15 9 24 14 1 0 0 .255 .487 .431 .918
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 25 135 409 97 13 1 9 44 69 127 4 1 96 0 1 .237 .421 .340 .761 111 129 4.3
Total MLB 454 1327 310 49 5 28 142 195 279 15 11 309 1 3 .234 .370 .341 .711 109 118 10.3
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 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 127 122 303 329 89 639 7 .989 1048.1 5.43 +7.2 1.046
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 1.043
1970 San Diego - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
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 411 388 808 1020 235 1879 51 .973 3206.1 5.13 +8.3 1.013
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 1.043
TOTAL LF 13 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 79.0 1.71 +0.3 1.064
TOTAL RF 8 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 +1.2 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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1969 119 4
Year HP Rank
1968 7 9
Year OBP Rank
1969 .400 5
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