2B Dick Howard #8
San Diego Captains MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/09/1973
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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
6 17 6 1 1 0 2 7 2 .353 .542 .529 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 70
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 35 35 35 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 60 55
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 65 Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: 35
       
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
04/08/1973 @ STL Loss, 4-5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
04/07/1973 @ STL Win, 9-7 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
04/06/1973 @ STL Win, 5-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/05/1973 CHI Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/04/1973 CHI Win, 4-2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/03/1973 CHI Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
03/30/1973 LAB Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
03/29/1973 @ MIL Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/28/1973 @ CIN Loss, 0-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/27/1973 STL Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
If he ran for mayor, he'd probably win.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/29/1944
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$180,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:6 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 17 6 1 1 0 2 3 7 2 .353 .542 .529 1.071 .484 .176 218
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 2 0 0 0.0 5.0 10.30 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Versus Right   12 5 1 1 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 .417 .588 .667 1.255
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 6 1 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 0 .353 .542 .529 1.071
April   17 6 1 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 0 .353 .542 .529 1.071
Spring Training   38 6 0 0 2 6 4 12 14 0 0 0 .158 .360 .316 .676
Last Year   502 139 29 0 19 69 105 126 110 4 0 5 .277 .424 .448 .872
2 Years Ago   488 132 24 3 13 57 80 138 98 4 0 6 .270 .434 .412 .846
Career   2400 596 105 9 63 274 389 563 542 19 3 27 .248 .394 .378 .772
Home   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .375 .830
Road   9 4 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 .444 .615 .667 1.282
Grass   17 6 1 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 0 .353 .542 .529 1.071
Day   10 3 0 1 0 1 3 6 2 0 0 0 .300 .562 .500 1.062
Night   7 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
As Starter   17 6 1 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 0 .353 .542 .529 1.071
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Inning 1-3   6 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Inning 4-6   7 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Inning 7-9   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
0 Outs   9 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .538 .333 .872
1 Outs   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 1.000 1.800
2 Outs   5 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .600 .933
Scoring Position   5 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300
Bases Empty   9 3 1 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .444 1.044
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   17 6 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 .353 .450 .529 .979
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   11 6 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .545 .643 .818 1.461
Behind in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.000 1.600
Batting 6th   14 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 .357 .526 .429 .955
Low Leverage   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Medium Leverage   7 4 0 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 .571 .750 .857 1.607
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
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 .668 103 104 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 89 92 1.0
1969 San Diego - MLB 24 149 429 100 19 1 11 50 71 119 4 5 105 0 0 .233 .400 .359 .759 124 135 4.9
1970 San Diego - MLB 25 154 475 106 15 1 12 48 75 140 5 1 119 0 1 .223 .404 .335 .739 110 119 4.3
1971 San Diego - MLB 26 155 488 132 24 3 13 57 80 138 6 4 98 0 0 .270 .434 .412 .846 148 156 7.2
1972 San Diego - MLB 27 148 502 139 29 0 19 69 105 126 5 4 110 0 0 .277 .424 .448 .872 160 161 8.5
1973 San Diego - MLB 28 6 17 6 1 1 0 2 3 7 0 0 2 0 0 .353 .542 .529 1.071 203 218 0.5
Total MLB 782 2400 596 105 9 63 274 389 563 27 19 542 1 3 .248 .394 .378 .772 129 135 26.8
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 74 83 1.1
1971 San Diego - MLB 26 17 63 17 3 0 1 3 8 19 0 0 13 0 0 .270 .439 .365 .804 137 150 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 9 25 1.0
Total MLB 49 170 34 4 0 2 7 19 43 0 0 39 0 0 .200 .362 .259 .620 82 94
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
1973 San Diego - MLB 2B 6 6 13 17 4 31 1 .968 53.1 5.06 +0.1 .989
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 725 701 1542 1966 482 3593 85 .976 5975.0 5.28 +24.7 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.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
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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