C Elston Howard #94
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/13/1955
C ELSTON HOWARD #94 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
43 140 38 3 3 2 18 5 10 .271 .295 .379 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 50 50 50 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 50
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 55 25 75
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1954 NY1 Loss, 6-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1954 WS1 Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 @ CLE Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1954 @ CWS Loss, 9-10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1954 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1954 BOS Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1954 @ WS1 Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/28/1954 DET Win, 15-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/22/1954 @ BOS Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1954 BOS Win, 6-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:02/23/1929
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$34,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 163 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 140 38 3 3 2 18 14 5 10 .271 .295 .379 .673 .301 .107 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 146 0 1 0 4 0 1 53 8 0 2 0.0 13.8 3.42 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 15 2 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .242 .277 .274 .551
Versus Right   78 23 1 3 2 13 12 2 7 1 0 0 .295 .309 .462 .770
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .250 .273 .523
May   33 12 2 0 1 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 .364 .400 .515 .915
June   24 6 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .280 .333 .613
July   36 9 1 2 1 10 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .270 .472 .742
August   19 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .300 .263 .563
September   17 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Spring Training   40 11 1 2 1 9 4 3 8 0 1 0 .275 .326 .475 .801
Postseason   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   140 38 3 3 2 18 14 5 10 1 0 0 .271 .295 .379 .673
2 Years Ago   151 46 5 6 4 27 18 7 16 2 2 1 .305 .335 .497 .832
Career   291 84 8 9 6 45 32 12 26 3 2 1 .289 .316 .440 .756
Home   77 20 2 2 2 13 8 1 7 1 0 0 .260 .266 .416 .681
Road   63 18 1 1 0 5 6 4 3 0 0 0 .286 .328 .333 .662
Grass   140 38 3 3 2 18 14 5 10 1 0 0 .271 .295 .379 .673
Day   124 30 3 2 1 13 10 3 10 1 0 0 .242 .258 .323 .580
Night   16 8 0 1 1 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .812 1.368
As Starter   131 37 3 3 2 17 13 5 10 0 0 0 .282 .309 .397 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Close/Late   38 9 1 1 0 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 .237 .286 .316 .602
Inning 1-3   34 11 1 1 0 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 .324 .343 .412 .755
Inning 4-6   53 15 1 1 2 9 6 0 3 0 0 0 .283 .283 .453 .736
Inning 7-9   48 10 1 1 0 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 .208 .255 .271 .526
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
0 Outs   48 13 0 1 1 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 .271 .286 .375 .661
1 Outs   46 15 0 2 1 10 9 2 2 1 0 0 .326 .347 .478 .825
2 Outs   46 10 3 0 0 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 .217 .250 .283 .533
Scoring Position   33 8 2 1 0 13 2 3 4 1 0 0 .242 .297 .364 .661
Bases Empty   72 19 0 0 1 1 7 1 4 0 0 0 .264 .274 .306 .580
Runner on 1st   35 11 1 2 1 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 .314 .333 .543 .876
Runner on 2nd   12 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .250 .536
Runner on 3rd   5 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.000 1.800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Two Strikes   47 11 0 2 1 9 4 3 10 0 0 0 .234 .280 .383 .663
First Pitch   27 7 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 .286 .370 .656
Count 0-1   21 7 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .524 .857
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   17 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .412 .765
Count 1-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Count 1-2   12 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .583 .750
Count 2-0   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   18 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Full Count   11 4 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .364 .500 .545 1.045
Behind in Count   39 10 1 1 2 5 6 0 4 0 0 0 .256 .256 .487 .744
Ahead in Count   33 10 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 .303 .324 .333 .657
Batting 5th   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   36 10 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .278 .316 .361 .677
Batting 7th   94 27 2 2 2 13 10 3 9 0 0 0 .287 .309 .415 .724
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   49 14 0 1 1 3 7 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .314 .388 .701
Medium Leverage   56 14 2 0 1 8 2 1 7 0 0 0 .250 .263 .339 .602
High Leverage   34 10 1 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 .294 .324 .441 .766
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
1953 New York - MLB 24 60 151 46 5 6 4 27 18 7 1 2 16 1 1 .305 .335 .497 .832 126 121 1.1
1954 New York - MLB 25 43 140 38 3 3 2 18 14 5 0 1 10 0 2 .271 .295 .379 .673 79 80 0.5
Total MLB 103 291 84 8 9 6 45 32 12 1 3 26 1 3 .289 .316 .440 .756 104 101 1.5
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
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
1953 New York - MLB 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 0.2
1954 New York - MLB 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 0.4
Total MLB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 New York - MLB C 34 33 126 24 1 154 4 .974 282.2 4.78 +0.1 .576 2 26 14 53.8
1954 New York - MLB C 34 32 158 19 3 178 1 .994 297.1 5.36 +1.7 1.294 2 11 6 54.5
TOTAL C 68 65 284 43 4 332 5 .985 580.0 5.07 +1.8 .980 4 37 20 54.1
PLAYER HISTORY
10/31/1952 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,800 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/13/1953 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
08/17/1953 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/08/1953 Wins the 1953 World Series with the New York Yankees.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
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