2B Dick Howard #8
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/23/1972
2B DICK HOWARD #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 502 139 29 0 19 69 126 110 .277 .424 .448 0 8.8
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 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
10/13/1972 @ DEN Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/12/1972 @ DEN Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
10/10/1972 DEN Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/1972 DEN Win, 14-0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
10/08/1972 DEN Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10/06/1972 @ DEN Win, 6-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/05/1972 @ DEN Win, 3-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/03/1972 @ PIT Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/01/1972 PIT Win, 5-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/1972 PIT Win, 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 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:175 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 148 502 139 29 0 19 69 105 126 110 .277 .424 .448 .872 .402 .171 170
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 141 637 5 3 1 6 0 4 225 48 0 0 0.0 107.9 7.81 8.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 32 5 0 6 16 27 27 29 0 0 1 .291 .435 .500 .935
Versus Right   392 107 24 0 13 53 78 99 81 4 0 4 .273 .421 .434 .855
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   101 27 5 0 4 11 24 23 25 0 0 3 .267 .417 .436 .853
September   81 22 2 0 4 9 21 24 13 0 0 1 .272 .443 .444 .888
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
Postseason   42 3 0 0 0 1 4 12 15 0 0 0 .071 .278 .071 .349
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   2383 590 104 8 63 272 386 556 540 19 3 27 .248 .393 .377 .770
Home   255 66 12 0 10 31 55 54 44 2 0 3 .259 .392 .424 .815
Road   247 73 17 0 9 38 50 72 66 2 0 2 .296 .455 .474 .929
Grass   502 139 29 0 19 69 105 126 110 4 0 5 .277 .424 .448 .872
Day   315 91 17 0 13 48 68 83 77 3 0 3 .289 .438 .467 .905
Night   187 48 12 0 6 21 37 43 33 1 0 2 .257 .399 .417 .816
As Starter   495 137 29 0 17 64 103 126 108 4 0 5 .277 .425 .438 .864
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 1.143 1.429
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 1.143 1.429
Close/Late   124 30 3 0 6 20 23 26 29 1 0 1 .242 .375 .411 .786
Inning 1-3   197 52 14 0 5 19 36 34 43 3 0 2 .264 .373 .411 .784
Inning 4-6   142 43 8 0 4 13 35 54 31 0 0 1 .303 .497 .444 .941
Inning 7-9   153 41 6 0 10 35 30 33 33 1 0 2 .268 .402 .503 .905
Extra Innings   10 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 .300 .533 .400 .933
0 Outs   202 55 10 0 9 21 57 51 40 1 0 4 .272 .426 .455 .882
1 Outs   146 44 6 0 5 20 24 37 40 3 0 1 .301 .439 .445 .884
2 Outs   154 40 13 0 5 28 24 38 30 0 0 0 .260 .406 .442 .848
Scoring Position   94 28 7 0 5 50 23 31 21 4 0 2 .298 .466 .532 .998
Bases Empty   308 80 17 0 13 13 62 81 69 0 0 3 .260 .418 .442 .860
Runner on 1st   100 31 5 0 1 6 20 14 20 0 0 0 .310 .395 .390 .785
Runner on 2nd   35 9 1 0 3 11 8 12 8 0 0 0 .257 .447 .543 .990
Runner on 3rd   14 4 1 0 0 6 3 1 7 2 0 1 .286 .333 .357 .690
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 10 3 0 2 16 5 6 4 0 0 0 .400 .516 .760 1.276
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 2 5 2 1 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Bases Loaded   6 2 2 0 0 10 3 4 0 1 0 1 .333 .583 .667 1.250
Two Strikes   270 65 18 0 10 38 38 45 110 2 0 3 .241 .353 .419 .772
First Pitch   56 20 2 0 1 5 13 3 0 0 0 0 .357 .390 .446 .836
Count 0-1   35 10 1 0 1 5 8 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .297 .400 .697
Count 0-2   35 6 3 0 2 2 5 0 19 0 0 1 .171 .194 .429 .623
Count 1-0   33 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .242 .273 .515
Count 1-1   51 14 3 0 1 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 .275 .283 .392 .675
Count 1-2   84 13 3 0 2 9 8 0 47 0 0 1 .155 .165 .262 .427
Count 2-0   21 6 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .857 1.143
Count 2-1   28 11 2 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .679 1.071
Count 2-2   70 20 6 0 1 7 5 0 24 1 0 0 .286 .282 .414 .696
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 14 34 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 5 2 0 0 1 16 44 0 0 0 0 .625 .942 .875 1.817
Full Count   81 26 6 0 5 20 20 45 20 1 0 1 .321 .562 .580 1.143
Behind in Count   154 29 7 0 5 16 21 0 66 1 0 3 .188 .203 .331 .534
Ahead in Count   90 30 5 0 6 15 42 78 0 0 0 0 .333 .643 .589 1.232
Batting Leadoff   205 59 13 0 9 26 51 57 32 1 0 4 .288 .449 .483 .932
Batting 2nd   132 35 8 0 2 15 29 34 35 2 0 1 .265 .414 .371 .785
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   6 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Low Leverage   210 60 14 0 7 20 37 61 48 0 0 1 .286 .449 .452 .901
Medium Leverage   229 58 11 0 10 32 48 43 53 4 0 3 .253 .373 .432 .805
High Leverage   61 20 4 0 2 17 20 20 9 0 0 1 .328 .500 .492 .992
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 27 148 502 139 29 0 19 69 105 126 5 4 110 0 0 .277 .424 .448 .872 158 170 8.8
Total MLB 776 2383 590 104 8 63 272 386 556 27 19 540 1 3 .248 .393 .377 .770 126 135 26.1
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
1972 San Diego - MLB 27 13 42 3 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 15 0 0 .071 .278 .071 .349 8 22 1.0
Total MLB 49 170 34 4 0 2 7 19 43 0 0 39 0 0 .200 .362 .259 .620 80 92
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 141 141 319 418 105 751 14 .981 1256.1 5.28 +9.0 1.026
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 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 .971
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 719 695 1529 1949 478 3562 84 .976 5921.2 5.29 +24.6 1.023
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 15 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 84.0 1.61 +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
1972 110 6
Year R Rank
1972 105 5
Year BB Rank
1969 119 4
1970 140 3
1971 138 2
1972 126 3
Year HP Rank
1968 7 9
Year OBP Rank
1969 .400 5
1970 .404 9
1971 .434 2
1972 .424 4
Year RC Rank
1972 107.90 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.23 7
1972 7.81 4
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .394 8
1972 .402 7
Year OPS Rank
1972 .872 9
Year WAR Rank
1971 7.1 4
1972 8.8 5
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