Elston Howard | Baseball Prospectus

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
14	5843	.274	.322	.427	.274	30.4

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1955	NYA	26	97	305	279	33	81	8	7	10	133	20	36	1	4	1	43	0	0	.290	.336	.477	.286	18.0	-1.3	1.7
1956	NYA	27	98	316	290	35	76	8	3	5	105	21	30	1	2	2	34	0	1	.262	.312	.362	.240	5.5	-3.3	0.2
1957	NYA	28	110	380	356	33	90	13	4	8	135	16	43	0	2	6	44	2	5	.253	.283	.379	.227	-2.2	1.8	-0.0
1958	NYA	29	103	406	376	45	118	19	5	11	180	22	60	0	4	4	66	1	1	.314	.348	.479	.294	26.1	1.1	2.9
1959	NYA	30	125	474	443	59	121	24	6	18	211	20	57	3	4	4	73	0	1	.273	.306	.476	.272	18.3	0.8	2.0
1960	NYA	31	107	361	323	29	79	11	3	6	114	28	43	0	8	2	39	3	0	.245	.298	.353	.240	7.3	1.1	0.9
1961	NYA	32	129	482	446	64	155	17	5	21	245	28	65	3	4	1	77	0	3	.348	.387	.549	.343	60.2	1.5	6.3
1962	NYA	33	136	538	494	63	138	23	5	21	234	31	76	1	9	3	91	1	1	.279	.318	.474	.283	37.7	-1.1	3.8
1963	NYA	34	135	531	487	75	140	21	6	28	257	35	68	6	2	1	85	0	0	.287	.342	.528	.316	44.7	-1.9	4.8
1964	NYA	35	150	607	550	63	172	27	3	15	250	48	73	5	4	0	84	1	1	.313	.371	.455	.309	52.0	2.6	6.1
1965	NYA	36	110	418	391	38	91	15	1	9	135	24	65	1	1	1	45	0	0	.233	.278	.345	.235	4.9	-1.8	0.3
1966	NYA	37	126	451	410	38	105	19	2	6	146	37	65	1	3	0	35	0	0	.256	.317	.356	.259	12.2	1.1	1.5
1967	BOS	38	42	129	116	9	17	3	0	1	23	9	24	1	2	1	11	0	0	.147	.211	.198	.164	-6.5	-0.7	-0.8
1967	NYA	38	66	216	199	13	39	6	0	3	54	12	36	2	2	1	17	0	0	.196	.247	.271	.205	-2.3	0.9	-0.2
1968	BOS	39	71	229	203	22	49	4	0	5	68	22	45	1	1	2	18	1	1	.241	.317	.335	.272	7.5	-0.6	0.9
Career			1605	5843	5363	619	1471	218	50	167	2290	373	786	26	52	29	762	9	14	.274	.322	.427	.274	283.4	0.2	30.4

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1955	NYA	MLB	97	305	.286	.252	.324	.369	.000	.300	100	8.5	8.5	-1.5	-1.3	0.6	18.0	1.7	18.0	1.7
1956	NYA	MLB	98	316	.240	.258	.329	.385	.000	.276	100	-6.6	8.8	0.1	-3.3	1.2	5.5	0.2	5.5	0.2
1957	NYA	MLB	110	380	.227	.255	.316	.381	.000	.267	99	-12.6	10.2	0.1	1.8	0.6	-2.2	-0.0	-2.2	-0.0
1958	NYA	MLB	103	406	.294	.251	.313	.382	.000	.346	100	13.7	10.9	3.4	1.1	-2.3	26.1	2.9	26.1	2.9
1959	NYA	MLB	125	474	.272	.251	.311	.383	.000	.277	99	5.9	13.1	-1.3	0.8	-0.3	18.3	2.0	18.3	2.0
1960	NYA	MLB	107	361	.240	.256	.322	.388	.000	.259	99	-7.3	9.7	5.6	1.1	-1.7	7.3	0.9	7.3	0.9
1961	NYA	MLB	129	482	.343	.255	.320	.390	.000	.368	96	41.9	13.7	6.7	1.5	-2.9	60.2	6.3	60.2	6.3
1962	NYA	MLB	136	538	.283	.250	.317	.386	.000	.288	97	12.5	15.0	8.9	-1.1	-1.9	37.7	3.8	37.7	3.8
1963	NYA	MLB	135	531	.316	.248	.302	.377	.000	.285	96	26.8	13.3	8	-1.9	-4.5	44.7	4.8	44.7	4.8
1964	NYA	MLB	150	607	.309	.244	.307	.376	.000	.337	97	27.5	15.5	9.3	2.6	-1.9	52.0	6.1	52.0	6.1
1965	NYA	MLB	110	418	.235	.239	.301	.363	.000	.258	98	-9.5	10.6	5.8	-1.8	-1.5	4.9	0.3	4.9	0.3
1966	NYA	MLB	126	451	.259	.238	.298	.368	.000	.289	98	-0.5	11.5	5	1.1	-3.6	12.2	1.5	12.2	1.5
1967	BOS	MLB	42	129	.164	.230	.293	.342	.000	.172	111	-10.7	3.1	1.8	-0.7	0.1	-6.5	-0.8	-6.5	-0.8
1967	NYA	MLB	66	216	.205	.229	.293	.340	.000	.222	96	-10.4	5.2	2.8	0.9	-0.3	-2.3	-0.2	-2.3	-0.2
1968	BOS	MLB	71	229	.272	.221	.285	.332	.000	.286	101	2.2	5.0	3	-0.6	0.0	7.5	0.9	7.5	0.9
Career		MLB		5843	.274	.247	.310	.375	.255	.292	98	81.4	154.1	57.7	0.2	-18.5	283.4	30.4	283.4	30.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1955	NYA	MLB	305	33	81	8	7	10	43	20	36	0	0	.290	.336	.477	.186	.286	18.0	-1.3	1.7
1956	NYA	MLB	316	35	76	8	3	5	34	21	30	0	1	.262	.312	.362	.100	.240	5.5	-3.3	0.2
1957	NYA	MLB	380	33	90	13	4	8	44	16	43	2	5	.253	.283	.379	.126	.227	-2.2	1.8	-0.0
1958	NYA	MLB	406	45	118	19	5	11	66	22	60	1	1	.314	.348	.479	.165	.294	26.1	1.1	2.9
1959	NYA	MLB	474	59	121	24	6	18	73	20	57	0	1	.273	.306	.476	.203	.272	18.3	0.8	2.0
1960	NYA	MLB	361	29	79	11	3	6	39	28	43	3	0	.245	.298	.353	.108	.240	7.3	1.1	0.9
1961	NYA	MLB	482	64	155	17	5	21	77	28	65	0	3	.348	.387	.549	.202	.343	60.2	1.5	6.3
1962	NYA	MLB	538	63	138	23	5	21	91	31	76	1	1	.279	.318	.474	.194	.283	37.7	-1.1	3.8
1963	NYA	MLB	531	75	140	21	6	28	85	35	68	0	0	.287	.342	.528	.240	.316	44.7	-1.9	4.8
1964	NYA	MLB	607	63	172	27	3	15	84	48	73	1	1	.313	.371	.455	.142	.309	52.0	2.6	6.1
1965	NYA	MLB	418	38	91	15	1	9	45	24	65	0	0	.233	.278	.345	.113	.235	4.9	-1.8	0.3
1966	NYA	MLB	451	38	105	19	2	6	35	37	65	0	0	.256	.317	.356	.100	.259	12.2	1.1	1.5
1967	BOS	MLB	129	9	17	3	0	1	11	9	24	0	0	.147	.211	.198	.052	.164	-6.5	-0.7	-0.8
1967	NYA	MLB	216	13	39	6	0	3	17	12	36	0	0	.196	.247	.271	.075	.205	-2.3	0.9	-0.2
1968	BOS	MLB	229	22	49	4	0	5	18	22	45	1	1	.241	.317	.335	.094	.272	7.5	-0.6	0.9

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
Pebble Hunting: The Evolution of World Series Celebrations	Sam Miller	2013-03-14
Skewed Left: Murphy, Morris, and Using the Full 15 Ballots	Zachary Levine	2013-01-10
In A Pickle: Carlos Santana, and the Choice of a Generation	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-30
Overthinking It: Finding Life After 30	Ben Lindbergh	2012-08-24
In A Pickle: A.J. Pierzynski and the Last Thing You Expected	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-08-23
The BP Broadside: Jorge Posada and the Third-String Yankees	Steven Goldman	2012-01-30
The BP Wayback Machine: Un-Stars	James Click	2011-06-30
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Yankees' Virgin Spring	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-27
Overthinking It: The Over/Under-30 All-Stars	Ben Lindbergh	2011-05-19
The BP Broadside: The Bronx Blame Game and the Posada Psychodrama	Steven Goldman	2011-05-17
Wezen-Ball: "Challenge the Yankees", the boardgame	Larry Granillo	2011-04-14
Transaction Action: Remembering The Kid	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-04
You Could Look It Up: Mauer's Tower of Accomplishment	Steven Goldman	2009-09-18
On the Beat: Week One Wrap	John Perrotto	2009-04-12
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Comeback Kings	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-15
Every Given Sunday: Scoops of all Sizes from Around the Major Leagues	John Perrotto	2008-09-07
Transaction Analysis: Dunn Deal and Post-Deadline Detritus	Christina Kahrl	2008-08-11
You Could Look It Up: Go Go, Tigers, Go?	Steven Goldman	2008-04-08
You Could Look It Up: Sweepers, Part 3	Steven Goldman	2007-11-12
You Could Look It Up: The Definition of Insanity	Steven Goldman	2006-09-29
Transaction Analysis: September 5-11	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-13
Crooked Numbers: Un-Stars	James Click	2005-07-07
Casey, TK, Gardenhire: How Does Your Prospect Grow?: How the Twins Haven't Learned from Stengel	Steven Goldman	2003-07-02
The Great Slide Backwards: Which Teams Will Lose 20 More Games this Season?	Mark Armour	2003-04-09
The Impossible Dream: How the 1967 Red Sox Won the Pennant	Mark Armour	2003-03-17
Prospectus Feature: 2003 IHOF Veterans Committee Results	Neal Traven	2003-02-26

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