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| Howdy Caton |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5' 6'' Weight: 175 Born: July 16, 1896 in Usa, OH, ZANESVILLE |
| Awards & Accomplishments | |
| Gold Glove | 1930 1931 |
| Ratings - Batting Help | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 1930 | 33 | BRK | NL | $ 5,617,900 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 81 | 79 | 80 | |||
| 1931 | 34 | BRK | NL | $ 3,500,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 1932 | 35 | TAM | AL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| OOTP6 Min Ratings | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 5,617,900 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 81 | 79 | 80 | ||||||
| Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
| 1930 | 33 | BRK | NL | 155 | 610 | 85 | 194 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 35 | .318 | .359 | .397 | .755 | 80.6 | 15.4 |
| 1931 | 34 | BRK | NL | 150 | 586 | 69 | 184 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 31 | .314 | .373 | .367 | .740 | 77.9 | 13.9 |
| 1932 | 35 | TAM | AL | 136 | 525 | 56 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | .310 | .343 | .373 | .717 | 57.8 | 6.8 |
| 3 Years Sim | 441 | 1721 | 210 | 541 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 236 | 6 | 9 | 124 | 102 | .314 | .359 | .379 | .739 | 216.3 | 36.1 | |||
| 162 Game Average | 632 | 77 | 198 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 37 | .314 | .359 | .379 | .739 | 79.5 | |||||
| Career Highs | 155 | 610 | 85 | 194 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 36 | .318 | .373 | .397 | .755 | 80.6 | ||||
| Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
| Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||
| Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
| vs RH | 1197 | 138 | 373 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 172 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 73 | .312 | .350 | .378 | .727 | 152.3 | |
| vs LH | 524 | 72 | 168 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 29 | .321 | .380 | .384 | .764 | 74.9 | |
| Home | 220 | 827 | 93 | 270 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 122 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 49 | .326 | .364 | .409 | .773 | 116.4 |
| Away | 221 | 894 | 117 | 271 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 114 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 53 | .303 | .355 | .352 | .707 | 110.7 |
| RISP | 502 | 0 | 169 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 23 | .337 | .371 | .440 | .811 | 77.9 | |
| Pinch Hitting | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 1.2 | |
| Close/Late | 189 | 16 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .291 | .335 | .323 | .658 | 20.7 | |
| Mar/Apr | 73 | 283 | 35 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | .311 | .351 | .360 | .711 | 34.9 |
| May | 77 | 314 | 45 | 99 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 23 | .315 | .358 | .417 | .775 | 44.4 |
| June | 64 | 245 | 30 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | .269 | .325 | .380 | .704 | 29.5 |
| July | 74 | 298 | 35 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | .302 | .342 | .336 | .677 | 33.7 |
| August | 80 | 288 | 34 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 11 | .340 | .400 | .403 | .803 | 44.5 |
| Sep/Oct | 73 | 293 | 31 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | .341 | .374 | .379 | .753 | 40.2 |
| Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
| 1930 | 33 | BRK | NL | SS | 154 | 149 | 1322.0 | 223 | 640 | 43 | 118 | .953 | 5.88 | 7.6 | ||||
| 1931 | 34 | BRK | NL | SS | 150 | 145 | 1281.3 | 222 | 590 | 41 | 129 | .952 | 5.70 | 6.9 | ||||
| 1932 | 35 | TAM | AL | SS | 135 | 134 | 1197.0 | 222 | 533 | 35 | 98 | .956 | 5.68 | 5.3 | ||||
| Career Totals | 439 | 428 | 3800.3 | 667 | 1763 | 119 | 345 | .953 | 5.75 | 19.8 | ||||||||
| Career Highs | 154 | 149 | 1322.0 | 223 | 640 | 43 | 129 | .956 | 5.88 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 1930 | 33 | BRK | NL | 6 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .304 | .478 | .783 |
| 1932 | 35 | TAM | AL | 7 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .174 | .200 | .174 | .374 |
| Career Post-Season Batting | 13 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .239 | .250 | .326 | .576 | |||
| 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. | ||||||
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Black Ink Test: 0 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 1 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 36 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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| History |
| Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Grove (SEM) |
| Hit first career homerun on 5/11/1930, off Bunny Hearn (OAK) |
| Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1930 |
| Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/14/1931 to a 3-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year |
| Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 8/14/1931 |
| Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1931 |
| Traded from Brooklyn to Tampa Bay on 1/31/1932 (Going to BRK: C Merv Shea. Going to TAM: SS Howdy Caton) |
| Injured on 6/15/1932 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks |
| Released by Tampa Bay on 10/9/1932 |
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