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Bill Howerton  

Bill Howerton  

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Proper Name
William Ray Howerton
nickname
Hopalong
High Level
MLB (1949-1952)
Positions
OF (178) ... 3B (5)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 185
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
place
Lompoc,California
Died
12/18/2001
Cause of Death
-
High School
None listed
colleges
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
SLN [3] PIT [2] NY1 [1]
TBC#
13057
mlbam id
116233
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1949-1952].274.83065095178221061
Speed
40
Power
84
Contact
30
XBH
88
RBIs
77
Runs
46
Hitting
63
Durability
40
Team
.491
Player Notes:  
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1949 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 27 36 of -- 9 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 1 3 .308 .308 .385 .692 .077 .077 .364 0.00 15.38 -- --
1950 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 28 36 of -- 110 313 50 88 20 8 10 59 0 0 47 60 0 4 0 0 3 154 364 38 50 .281 .375 .492 .867 .361 .211 .321 12.91 16.48 1.28 31.30
1951 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 29 36 of -- 24 65 10 17 4 1 1 4 0 1 10 12 0 0 0 0 2 26 75 6 11 .262 .360 .400 .760 .277 .138 .308 13.33 16.00 1.20 65.00
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 29 8 of -- 80 219 29 60 12 2 11 37 1 0 26 44 0 1 0 0 9 109 246 25 35 .274 .351 .498 .849 .347 .224 .299 10.57 17.89 1.69 19.91
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 8 of -- 13 25 3 8 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 11 31 2 6 .320 .452 .440 .892 .360 .120 .400 19.35 16.13 0.83 --
1952 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 30 8 of -- 11 15 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 1 0 .067 .222 .133 .356 .267 .067 .077 16.67 11.11 0.67 --
1949 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 9 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 1 3 .308 .308 .385 .692 .077 .077 .364 0.00 15.38 -- --
1950 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 110 313 50 88 20 8 10 59 0 0 47 60 0 4 0 0 3 154 364 38 50 .281 .375 .492 .867 .361 .211 .321 12.91 16.48 1.28 31.30
1951 MLB Total -- SLN,PIT -- -- -- -- 104 284 39 77 16 3 12 41 1 1 36 56 0 1 0 0 11 135 321 31 46 .271 .353 .475 .828 .331 .204 .301 11.21 17.45 1.56 23.67
1952 MLB Total -- PIT,NY1 -- -- -- -- 24 40 5 9 2 1 0 5 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 1 13 49 3 6 .225 .367 .325 .692 .325 .100 .273 18.37 14.29 0.78 --
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 247 650 95 178 39 12 22 106 1 1 92 125 0 5 0 0 15 307 747 73 105 .274 .364 .472 .836 .340 .198 .310 12.32 16.73 1.36 29.55
Total NL (4 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 247 650 95 178 39 12 22 106 1 1 92 125 0 5 0 0 15 307 747 73 105 .274 .364 .472 .836 .340 .198 .310 12.32 16.73 1.36 29.55
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1949 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 27 of 6 0 0.0 9 0 1 0 10 9 0 0 -- .900 1.5 -- -- 3.9 66.7 7
1950 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 28 of 94 0 0.0 183 2 6 0 191 185 0 0 -- .969 2.0 -- -- 61.4 85.5 2
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 29 3b 4 0 0.0 2 5 1 0 8 7 0 0 -- .875 1.8 -- -- 2.6 5.0 6
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 29 of 53 0 0.0 93 3 5 0 101 96 0 0 -- .950 1.8 -- -- 34.4 66.3 4
1951 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 29 of 17 0 0.0 35 2 2 1 39 37 0 0 -- .949 2.2 -- -- 11.0 70.8 7
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 3b 1 0 0.0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 -- .333 1.0 -- -- 0.6 7.7 8
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 of 5 0 0.0 9 0 1 0 10 9 0 0 -- .900 1.8 -- -- 3.2 38.5 10
1952 New York Giants NL MLB ny1 30 of 3 0 0.0 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 -- 1.000 2.0 -- -- 1.9 27.3 11
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 5 0 0 2 6 3 0 11 8 0 0 -- .727 1.6 -- -- -- -- --
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 178 0 0 335 7 15 1 357 342 0 0 -- .958 1.9 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1949 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1950 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0
1951 MLB 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 70 0
1952 MLB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0