Elston Howard Stats
Elston Howard
| Primary Position: Catcher |
Bats: R Throws: R |
| Born: February 23, 1929 |
Location: St. Louis, MO USA |
| Played in 14
Major League seasons (1955-1968) |
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Career Shark War: 31.5818
- Hitting WAR: 27.2261
- Fielding WAR: 4.3557
- Pitching WAR: 0.0
Hitting Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG | Pos |
| 1955 |
AL |
NYA |
26 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
97 |
305 |
81 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
38.722 |
0.336 |
0.477 |
LF |
| 1956 |
AL |
NYA |
27 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
98 |
316 |
76 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
26.389 |
0.312 |
0.362 |
LF |
| 1957 |
AL |
NYA |
28 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
110 |
380 |
90 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
29.413 |
0.283 |
0.379 |
LF |
| 1958 |
AL |
NYA |
29 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
103 |
406 |
118 |
19 |
5 |
11 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
54.376 |
0.348 |
0.479 |
C |
| 1959 |
AL |
NYA |
30 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
125 |
474 |
121 |
24 |
6 |
18 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
55.943 |
0.306 |
0.476 |
1B |
| 1960 |
AL |
NYA |
31 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
107 |
361 |
79 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
28.015 |
0.298 |
0.353 |
C |
| 1961 |
AL |
NYA |
32 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
129 |
482 |
155 |
17 |
5 |
21 |
28 |
0 |
3 |
82.181 |
0.387 |
0.549 |
C |
| 1962 |
AL |
NYA |
33 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
136 |
538 |
138 |
23 |
5 |
21 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
64.040 |
0.318 |
0.474 |
C |
| 1963 |
AL |
NYA |
34 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
135 |
531 |
140 |
21 |
6 |
28 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
79.032 |
0.342 |
0.528 |
C |
| 1964 |
AL |
NYA |
35 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
150 |
607 |
172 |
27 |
3 |
15 |
48 |
1 |
1 |
83.479 |
0.371 |
0.455 |
C |
| 1965 |
AL |
NYA |
36 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
110 |
418 |
91 |
15 |
1 |
9 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
30.388 |
0.278 |
0.345 |
C |
| 1966 |
AL |
NYA |
37 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
126 |
451 |
105 |
19 |
2 |
6 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
41.735 |
0.317 |
0.356 |
C |
| 1967 |
AL |
BOS |
38 |
-0.9 |
-1.2 |
42 |
129 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1.518 |
0.211 |
0.198 |
C |
| AL |
NYA |
38 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
66 |
216 |
39 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
9.576 |
0.246 |
0.271 |
C |
| 1968 |
AL |
BOS |
39 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
71 |
229 |
49 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
19.815 |
0.317 |
0.335 |
C |
| Career Totals | 31.6 | 27.2 | 1605 | 5843 | 1471 | 218 | 50 | 167 | 373 | 9 | 14 | 644.624 | 0.320 | 0.427 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year | Position | Team | Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved |
| 1955 |
C |
NYA |
26 |
0.1 |
9.0 |
48.0 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.056 |
| LF |
NYA |
26 |
-0.2 |
61.0 |
418.3 |
88.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
-1.334 |
| RF |
NYA |
26 |
0.3 |
16.0 |
103.0 |
32.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.179 |
| 1956 |
C |
NYA |
27 |
0.7 |
26.0 |
184.0 |
108.0 |
14.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
6.053 |
| LF |
NYA |
27 |
-0.2 |
62.0 |
464.0 |
89.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-1.427 |
| RF |
NYA |
27 |
0.1 |
5.0 |
19.7 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.468 |
| 1957 |
1B |
NYA |
28 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.659 |
| C |
NYA |
28 |
0.2 |
32.0 |
238.3 |
178.0 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.286 |
| LF |
NYA |
28 |
-0.1 |
69.0 |
558.0 |
117.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
-0.416 |
| RF |
NYA |
28 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
17.3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.210 |
| 1958 |
1B |
NYA |
29 |
-0.0 |
5.0 |
43.0 |
38.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
-0.277 |
| C |
NYA |
29 |
-0.1 |
67.0 |
591.0 |
355.0 |
26.0 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
-0.712 |
| LF |
NYA |
29 |
0.1 |
16.0 |
127.0 |
32.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.966 |
| RF |
NYA |
29 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
70.0 |
18.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.351 |
| 1959 |
1B |
NYA |
30 |
-0.5 |
50.0 |
416.0 |
444.0 |
26.0 |
7.0 |
39.0 |
-4.946 |
| C |
NYA |
30 |
0.1 |
43.0 |
358.3 |
221.0 |
23.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.173 |
| LF |
NYA |
30 |
0.1 |
18.0 |
133.3 |
35.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.914 |
| RF |
NYA |
30 |
-0.1 |
10.0 |
80.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.655 |
| 1960 |
C |
NYA |
31 |
0.6 |
91.0 |
731.7 |
410.0 |
40.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
5.241 |
| LF |
NYA |
31 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.034 |
| 1961 |
1B |
NYA |
32 |
-0.3 |
9.0 |
86.0 |
90.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
12.0 |
-2.797 |
| C |
NYA |
32 |
0.8 |
111.0 |
923.3 |
635.0 |
43.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
6.518 |
| 1962 |
C |
NYA |
33 |
0.9 |
129.0 |
1090.3 |
713.0 |
44.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
6.862 |
| 1963 |
C |
NYA |
34 |
-0.6 |
132.0 |
1144.3 |
786.0 |
51.0 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
-4.736 |
| 1964 |
C |
NYA |
35 |
1.6 |
146.0 |
1299.0 |
939.0 |
67.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
14.198 |
| 1965 |
1B |
NYA |
36 |
-0.1 |
5.0 |
27.0 |
29.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
-0.631 |
| C |
NYA |
36 |
0.3 |
95.0 |
814.0 |
614.0 |
43.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
2.312 |
| LF |
NYA |
36 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.077 |
| 1966 |
1B |
NYA |
37 |
-0.0 |
13.0 |
105.0 |
112.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
-0.389 |
| C |
NYA |
37 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
851.7 |
553.0 |
44.0 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
0.921 |
| 1967 |
1B |
NYA |
38 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.138 |
| C |
BOS |
38 |
0.3 |
41.0 |
306.0 |
246.0 |
14.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
2.095 |
| C |
NYA |
38 |
0.3 |
48.0 |
419.7 |
289.0 |
26.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
2.930 |
| 1968 |
C |
BOS |
39 |
-0.2 |
68.0 |
536.0 |
377.0 |
30.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
-1.326 |
| 1B (7 seasons) | -0.9 | 85.0 | 696.0 | 734.0 | 44.0 | 8.0 | 70.0 | -8.5198 |
| C (14 seasons) | 5.2 | 1138.0 | 9535.7 | 6447.0 | 479.0 | 51.0 | 87.0 | 43.8707 |
| LF (7 seasons) | -0.2 | 228.0 | 1709.7 | 362.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | -1.4077 |
| RF (5 seasons) | 0.3 | 42.0 | 290.0 | 70.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1319 |