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Gene
Howard		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 6, 1942 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1979    1979   
Slick Fielder Award 1976   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 LOU JL $ 2,790,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
1974 32 LOU JL $ 2,790,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
1975 33 LOU JL $ 2,790,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
1976 34 BRK FL $ 2,830,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
1977 35 LV FL $ 2,830,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
1978 36 CAL JL $ 2,250,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
1979 37 CAL JL $ 2,250,000 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
1980 38 CHA JL $ 632,000 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 632,000 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,830,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 39 CAL JL     12 12 12 3 3 3 14 14 14 7 7 7 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings     12 12 12 3 3 3 14 14 14 7 7 7 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings     12 12 12 3 3 3 14 14 14 7 7 7 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 LOU JL 157 639 89 183 35 3 11 57 27 22 44 113 .286 .331 .402 .734 76.8 8.9
1974 32 LOU JL 157 653 76 162 36 3 3 41 31 26 35 74 .248 .290 .326 .616 57.4 4.6
1975 33 LOU JL 154 587 72 162 21 10 4 37 34 10 36 82 .276 .322 .366 .688 70.0 10.5
1976 34 BRK FL 144 442 42 111 12 5 10 51 18 13 35 54 .251 .308 .369 .677 48.5 6.9
1977 35 BRK FL 87 201 13 40 4 3 2 22 8 6 20 36 .199 .274 .279 .552 15.5 0.2
  LV FL 44 144 18 36 5 1 0 8 5 4 7 24 .250 .283 .299 .582 11.4 0.8
  TOT   131 345 31 76 9 4 2 30 13 10 27 60 .220 .277 .287 .564 26.9 1.0
1978 36 CAL JL 147 580 76 160 15 8 4 43 25 14 51 121 .276 .343 .350 .693 71.2 11.4
1979 37 CAL JL 131 471 43 119 21 8 3 42 12 8 26 111 .253 .294 .350 .644 45.3 6.9
1980 38 CHA JL 74 90 22 24 1 1 1 5 2 3 3 25 .267 .287 .333 .621 8.4 0.5
    AAA   8 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 .273 .429 .364 .792 2.0  
1981 39 CAL JL 19 17 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 .176 .222 .176 .399 -0.6 0.0
9 Years Sim 1114 3824 456 1000 150 42 38 306 163 110 257 648 .262 .311 .353 .664 403.8 50.5
1 Years AAA 8 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 .273 .429 .364 .792 2.0  
162 Game Average 556 66 145 21 6 5 44 23 15 37 94 .262 .311 .353 .664 58.7  
Career Highs 157 653 89 183 36 10 11 57 34 26 51 121 .286 .343 .402 .734 76.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2524 307 642 92 30 23 196 115 61 158 407 .254 .302 .342 .644 253.3
vs LH   1300 149 358 58 12 15 110 48 49 99 241 .275 .328 .373 .701 148.5
Home 547 1833 207 483 66 18 16 133 67 55 130 305 .264 .316 .345 .661 189.8
Away 567 1991 249 517 84 24 22 173 96 55 127 343 .260 .306 .359 .665 212.0
RISP   802 0 195 27 8 8 249 0 0 60 146 .243 .293 .327 .620 77.4
Pinch Hitting   85 9 21 2 3 0 9 1 1 4 17 .247 .278 .341 .619 7.6
Close/Late   516 62 131 18 7 5 46 0 1 34 79 .254 .303 .345 .648 52.2
Mar/Apr 203 709 85 171 27 8 8 55 29 23 59 106 .241 .303 .336 .638 69.6
May 197 661 84 181 23 8 7 50 30 18 55 120 .274 .332 .365 .697 78.7
June 174 585 61 141 22 4 5 39 20 19 29 104 .241 .281 .318 .599 47.0
July 170 577 57 153 23 8 8 64 32 14 41 93 .265 .320 .374 .694 67.9
August 183 664 85 187 28 4 7 57 20 21 39 115 .282 .323 .367 .690 72.7
Sep/Oct 187 628 84 167 27 10 3 41 32 15 34 110 .266 .304 .355 .659 65.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 31 LOU JL CF 155 152 1374.7 438 7 6 3 .987 2.91   3.5
    LF 1 1 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1974 32 LOU JL CF 152 150 1347.0 392 9 6 5 .985 2.68   3.9
    SS 2 2 18.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1975 33 LOU JL CF 149 140 1237.3 337 8 6 4 .983 2.51   3.8
    LF 1 0 9.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.80    
1976 34 BRK FL CF 128 123 1101.3 352 4 2 2 .994 2.91   5.2
    LF 2 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 5.40    
1977 35 BRK FL CF 66 58 438.7 121 2 3 1 .976 2.52   1.5
    LF 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LV FL CF 33 29 298.3 83 1 2 1 .977 2.53   1.0
    LF 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   CF 99 87 737.0 204 3 5 2 .976 2.53   2.5
      LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1978 36 CAL JL CF 145 143 1289.3 377 7 4 4 .990 2.68   3.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1979 37 CAL JL CF 131 127 1125.0 309 4 4 0 .987 2.50   3.3
1980 38 CHA JL RF 12 11 97.0 25 0 3 0 .893 2.32   0.3
    CF 6 3 29.0 10 1 0 0 1.000 3.41    
    LF 10 3 29.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 3.10    
    3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
1981 39 CAL JL RF 4 2 20.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.48   0.1
    CF 5 0 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90    
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
  CF 970 925 8250.7 2420 43 33 20 .987 2.69   25.3
  RF 16 13 117.7 33 0 3 0 .917 2.52   0.5
  LF 16 4 56.7 21 0 0 0 1.000 3.34   0.0
  SS 2 2 18.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
  1B 1 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   1007 944 8450.0 2480 49 36 20 .986 2.69   25.9
Career Highs   156 153 1384.7 441 13 6 5 1.000 3.58    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1979 37 CAL JL 18 61 6 12 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 19 .197 .242 .213 .456
Career Post-Season Batting 18 61 6 12 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 19 .197 .242 .213 .456
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1974-7-157
 At-Bats
1973-8-639
1974-1-653
1975-10-587
1978-10-580
 Singles
1974-9-120
1975-9-127
1978-9-133
 Triples
1975-8-10
 Stolen Bases
1974-9-31
1975-9-34
 Caught Stealing
1973-2-22
1974-2-26
1976-10-13
1978-7-14
Strikeouts
1978-10-121
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  3. Ed Roseman (919)
  4. Buster Hall (916)
  5. Jeff Jarrett (915)
  6. Norris Adkins (915)
  7. Darnell Lipscomb (911)
  8. Arthur Michael (910)
  9. Jerry Fitzgerald (910)
  10. Leron Lee (905)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 251st overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Voo Fowler (CHA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1973, off Thomas Knepper (WAS)
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/11/1976 to a 2-year deal worth $2,830,000 per year
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1976.Traded from Brooklyn to Las Vegas on 7/31/1977 (Going to BRK: CF B. Rayburn, CF H. Washington, P D. Nolasco. Going to LV: P A. Guevara, CF G. Howard, P D. Stammer)
Signed as a free agent by California on 2/11/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $2,250,000 per year
Injured on 7/21/1978 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/20/1979 with a Broken Ribs, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Landis Memorial Series with California in 1979
Won Landis Memorial Series with California in 1979
Signed as a free agent by Charlotte on 4/1/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $632,000 per year
Injured on 4/5/1980 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by California on 2/7/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Released by California on 5/11/1981
 
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