Art
Howe
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 15, 1946 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1975 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1976 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1977 30 BOS AL $ 730,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1978 31 BOS AL $ 2,417,143   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
1979 32 BOS AL $ 2,417,143   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1980 33 MIN AL $ 2,750,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1981 34 OAK AL $ 1,355,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1982 35 OAK AL $ 1,355,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1983 36 SEM AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,750,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
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
1974 27 BOS AL 106 279 39 77 18 1 4 33 5 3 31 26 .276 .347 .391 .738 37.8 6.3
1975 28 BOS AL 133 456 50 117 30 2 5 52 2 6 35 54 .257 .311 .364 .675 47.7 4.7
1976 29 BOS AL 106 226 32 56 14 1 1 24 2 4 34 21 .248 .345 .332 .677 27.7 4.0
1977 30 BOS AL 118 321 47 106 17 2 5 48 2 0 25 26 .330 .379 .442 .821 51.2 10.4
1978 31 BOS AL 131 456 63 134 32 3 8 57 2 0 46 33 .294 .356 .430 .786 65.9 12.9
1979 32 BOS AL 124 368 47 106 23 4 3 41 0 0 28 28 .288 .339 .397 .736 42.4 8.1
1980 33 MIN AL 108 189 20 59 9 2 4 33 0 1 17 22 .312 .367 .444 .812 27.9 5.7
1981 34 OAK AL 139 462 45 131 14 2 7 59 2 2 48 59 .284 .350 .368 .718 58.4 15.4
1982 35 OAK AL 141 466 57 137 21 2 8 60 1 1 50 63 .294 .361 .399 .760 66.1 14.2
1983 36 SEM AL 23 56 4 12 3 0 2 9 0 0 5 5 .214 .279 .375 .654 5.1 0.4
10 Years Sim 1129 3279 404 935 181 19 47 416 16 17 319 337 .285 .348 .395 .743 430.3 82.1
162 Game Average 470 57 134 25 2 6 59 2 2 45 48 .285 .348 .395 .743 61.7  
Career Highs 141 466 63 137 32 4 8 60 5 6 50 63 .330 .379 .444 .821 66.1  
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   2000 241 568 96 11 21 255 10 9 207 194 .284 .350 .375 .725 262.6
vs LH   1279 163 367 85 8 26 161 6 8 112 143 .287 .344 .427 .771 180.0
Home 567 1636 186 454 94 12 17 196 6 7 148 181 .278 .337 .381 .718 205.8
Away 562 1643 218 481 87 7 30 220 10 10 171 156 .293 .359 .409 .768 236.8
RISP   854 0 260 50 9 7 338 0 0 102 94 .304 .372 .409 .781 130.1
Pinch Hitting   241 33 79 13 3 5 70 1 3 27 27 .328 .390 .469 .859 41.5
Close/Late   505 45 147 23 8 10 67 0 0 54 43 .291 .359 .428 .787 76.3
Mar/Apr 184 529 55 138 24 3 9 74 1 2 49 44 .261 .322 .369 .690 63.0
May 189 553 60 158 24 5 7 59 5 3 64 65 .286 .360 .385 .745 77.3
June 195 558 67 149 34 3 7 76 2 3 52 69 .267 .326 .376 .703 68.0
July 178 523 64 153 34 2 7 59 2 3 50 52 .293 .355 .405 .760 72.5
August 202 581 85 169 35 2 9 78 2 3 56 55 .291 .351 .404 .755 80.6
Sep/Oct 181 535 73 168 30 4 8 70 4 3 48 52 .314 .374 .430 .803 81.1
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
1974 27 BOS AL 1B 54 49 412.7 503 45 4 48 .993 11.95   1.6
    2B 41 12 160.0 35 83 1 14 .992 6.64   0.8
    3B 6 3 34.0 4 6 0 0 1.000 2.65   0.1
    SS 1 0 3.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1975 28 BOS AL 1B 88 84 749.3 877 63 9 76 .991 11.29   1.7
    2B 24 5 86.0 17 29 0 6 1.000 4.81   0.3
    3B 11 4 51.0 7 12 0 0 1.000 3.35   0.2
1976 29 BOS AL 2B 58 13 193.7 47 83 4 17 .970 6.04   0.8
    3B 17 16 135.7 7 29 2 2 .947 2.39   0.3
    1B 14 10 93.0 106 8 0 8 1.000 11.03   0.1
1977 30 BOS AL 2B 60 30 321.3 80 129 2 41 .991 5.85   1.5
    3B 29 28 236.7 22 61 4 7 .954 3.16   0.2
    1B 20 11 109.7 126 5 0 13 1.000 10.75   0.2
1978 31 BOS AL 2B 119 104 953.7 202 386 5 84 .992 5.55   4.2
    3B 4 4 34.0 0 5 1 0 .833 1.32   0.0
    1B 4 2 21.0 31 2 0 1 1.000 14.14   0.0
1979 32 BOS AL 2B 84 51 518.7 108 180 8 49 .973 5.00   1.6
    1B 14 8 92.0 131 11 3 19 .979 13.89   0.2
    3B 11 10 87.0 6 21 2 2 .931 2.79   0.3
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1980 33 MIN AL 1B 27 10 123.3 153 11 1 5 .994 11.97   0.3
    SS 12 12 105.0 22 30 4 10 .929 4.46   0.2
    2B 26 3 66.7 11 29 2 7 .952 5.40   0.2
    3B 25 1 56.7 9 20 1 1 .967 4.61   0.3
    RF 3 2 25.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.44   0.0
1981 34 OAK AL 2B 127 117 999.7 238 462 15 93 .979 6.30   2.7
    1B 8 7 62.0 81 10 0 14 1.000 13.21   0.1
1982 35 OAK AL 3B 124 120 1021.3 80 230 19 25 .942 2.73   2.9
    2B 14 9 80.0 16 35 1 7 .981 5.74   0.3
    1B 2 1 17.0 15 2 0 2 1.000 9.00   0.0
1983 36 SEM AL 1B 10 8 72.7 95 7 0 9 1.000 12.63   0.2
    2B 6 5 44.7 8 14 0 1 1.000 4.43   0.2
    3B 3 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.50   0.0
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
  2B 559 349 3424.3 762 1430 38 319 .983 5.76   12.6
  1B 241 190 1752.6 2118 164 17 195 .993 11.72   4.4
  3B 230 186 1662.3 136 384 30 37 .945 2.82   4.2
  SS 15 12 111.0 23 33 4 11 .933 4.54   0.2
  RF 3 2 25.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.44   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   1049 739 6976.2 3044 2011 90 562 .983 6.52   21.4
Career Highs   140 130 1118.3 901 472 20 107 .993 10.21    
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
1978 31 BOS AL 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 32 BOS AL 7 25 1 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 .280 .400 .680
Career Post-Season Batting 11 30 2 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 .233 .233 .333 .567
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 50th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1974
Had first career hit on 4/2/1974, off Gary Gentry (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/14/1974, off Dan Schneider (TAM)
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $730,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/20/1977 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,417,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1978, hitting .519 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Tampa Bay on 4/18/1978
Injured on 5/18/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1978, hitting .565 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,417,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/17/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $2,750,000 per year
Injured on 5/12/1980 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/23/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $1,355,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1981, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 8 RBI