LF Frank Howard #33
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/06/1969
LF FRANK HOWARD #33 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 377 97 12 4 18 67 36 97 .257 .328 .454 0 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 7 7
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 8 8 8 8
Eye 5 5 5 6
Avoid K's 3 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 6
Arm: - 1 6
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/1969 CHC Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1969 CHC Win, 4-2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
10/03/1969 CHC Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1969 @ MON Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1969 @ MON Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/29/1969 @ MON Win, 10-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/28/1969 CHW Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/1969 CHW Win, 5-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1969 @ COL Loss, 6-7 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1969 @ COL Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Howard is slow to catch on.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Intelligence
Birthday:08/08/1941
Born in:Columbus, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:270 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,000,000
Signed Through:1970 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 8th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 1969 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 377 97 12 4 18 67 42 36 97 .257 .328 .454 .781 .355 .196 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 93 418 4 0 0 16 0 1 171 34 0 1 0.0 52.2 4.73 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   125 35 3 2 8 28 20 11 27 0 0 3 .280 .353 .528 .881
Versus Right   252 62 9 2 10 39 22 25 70 1 0 1 .246 .315 .417 .732
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   37 9 1 0 3 10 5 4 11 0 0 1 .243 .333 .514 .847
May   55 15 2 0 2 11 4 7 16 0 0 0 .273 .355 .418 .773
June   49 16 0 3 3 13 7 7 12 0 0 0 .327 .411 .633 1.043
July   59 12 3 0 1 8 5 3 13 1 0 2 .203 .262 .305 .567
August   90 23 4 1 3 11 9 5 25 0 0 0 .256 .295 .422 .717
September   77 21 2 0 5 13 11 8 20 0 0 0 .273 .341 .494 .835
October   10 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 .100 .308 .400 .708
Spring Training   79 14 0 1 1 6 8 7 30 1 0 0 .177 .241 .241 .482
Last Year   557 117 21 3 18 75 55 53 175 6 1 2 .210 .278 .355 .634
2 Years Ago   557 123 17 1 22 57 60 38 182 1 0 4 .221 .275 .373 .648
Career   4028 1068 150 18 172 564 459 332 1083 23 1 28 .265 .324 .439 .763
Home   198 50 9 2 9 33 22 14 42 1 0 3 .253 .310 .455 .765
Road   179 47 3 2 9 34 20 22 55 0 0 1 .263 .347 .453 .799
Grass   340 91 12 4 17 64 38 28 84 1 0 4 .268 .330 .476 .806
Turf   37 6 0 0 1 3 4 8 13 0 0 0 .162 .311 .243 .554
Night   377 97 12 4 18 67 42 36 97 1 0 4 .257 .328 .454 .781
As Starter   362 94 12 4 18 64 40 32 94 1 0 4 .260 .326 .464 .790
As Reliever / Substitution   15 3 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 0 0 .200 .368 .200 .568
Pinch Hitting   14 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 .214 .389 .214 .603
Close/Late   82 22 3 1 5 16 12 10 20 0 0 0 .268 .348 .512 .860
Inning 1-3   130 31 3 2 8 29 17 11 33 1 0 2 .238 .306 .477 .782
Inning 4-6   121 33 4 1 4 12 11 11 32 0 0 2 .273 .343 .421 .765
Inning 7-9   117 31 5 1 6 25 12 12 31 0 0 0 .265 .333 .479 .812
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
0 Outs   119 29 3 0 5 13 12 12 39 0 0 1 .244 .318 .395 .713
1 Outs   112 38 4 2 9 29 21 10 25 1 0 3 .339 .405 .652 1.057
2 Outs   146 30 5 2 4 25 9 14 33 0 0 0 .205 .275 .349 .624
Scoring Position   114 34 3 2 8 52 14 9 30 1 0 0 .298 .347 .570 .917
Bases Empty   186 47 5 1 8 8 19 20 51 0 0 2 .253 .332 .419 .751
Runner on 1st   77 16 4 1 2 7 9 7 16 0 0 2 .208 .291 .364 .654
Runner on 2nd   41 10 1 0 2 11 4 4 13 0 0 0 .244 .311 .415 .726
Runner on 3rd   18 3 0 0 2 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 8 0 1 1 8 2 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .464 .750
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 6 1 0 2 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 .545 .571 1.182 1.753
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Bases Loaded   10 5 0 0 1 12 2 2 3 0 0 0 .500 .583 .800 1.383
Two Strikes   174 20 1 1 5 23 10 8 97 1 0 2 .115 .162 .218 .381
First Pitch   43 17 4 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .395 .395 .558 .953
Count 0-1   25 10 1 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .640 1.040
Count 0-2   24 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 1 .042 .080 .042 .122
Count 1-0   31 11 0 0 5 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 .355 .355 .839 1.194
Count 1-1   38 13 0 2 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 .342 .359 .605 .964
Count 1-2   55 7 1 0 2 5 3 0 32 0 0 0 .127 .127 .255 .382
Count 2-0   14 7 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .533 1.000 1.533
Count 2-1   28 11 3 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .714 1.107
Count 2-2   61 3 0 0 3 9 4 0 41 0 0 1 .049 .065 .197 .261
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .917 .000 .917
Count 3-1   23 8 2 0 0 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 .348 .625 .435 1.060
Full Count   34 9 0 1 0 9 2 8 10 1 0 0 .265 .395 .324 .719
Behind in Count   104 18 2 1 3 11 7 0 46 0 0 1 .173 .181 .298 .479
Ahead in Count   97 37 6 0 9 23 20 28 0 0 0 1 .381 .524 .722 1.245
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 3rd   60 14 2 0 2 7 6 1 12 0 0 0 .233 .246 .367 .613
Batting 4th   302 80 10 4 16 57 34 31 82 1 0 4 .265 .340 .483 .824
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Low Leverage   144 34 5 1 7 15 11 10 33 0 0 1 .236 .290 .431 .721
Medium Leverage   147 36 6 1 5 20 19 16 46 0 0 3 .245 .331 .401 .733
High Leverage   85 27 1 2 6 32 12 10 18 1 0 0 .318 .385 .588 .974
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
1962 Detroit - FORT 20 40 156 48 10 0 4 16 21 9 1 2 44 0 0 .308 .345 .449 .794 118 113 0.4
1963 Detroit - FORT 21 149 574 175 25 4 23 86 75 43 4 6 132 0 0 .305 .354 .483 .837 143 144 3.6
1964 Detroit - FORT 22 159 603 173 24 2 30 92 70 58 2 3 157 0 0 .287 .350 .483 .832 142 144 4.2
1965 Detroit - FORT 23 158 615 172 20 3 30 83 71 48 6 1 148 0 0 .280 .337 .468 .806 132 135 2.4
1966 Detroit - FORT 24 155 589 163 21 1 27 88 65 47 5 3 148 0 0 .277 .334 .453 .787 134 138 2.5
1967 Detroit - FORT 25 144 557 123 17 1 22 57 60 38 4 1 182 0 0 .221 .275 .373 .648 96 96 0.5
1968 Detroit - FORT 26 152 557 117 21 3 18 75 55 53 2 6 175 0 0 .210 .278 .355 .634 103 101 1.0
1969 Detroit - FORT 27 111 377 97 12 4 18 67 42 36 4 1 97 0 1 .257 .328 .454 .781 125 127 1.7
Total FORT 1068 4028 1068 150 18 172 564 459 332 28 23 1083 0 1 .265 .324 .439 .763 125 126 16.4
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
1962 Kendall West - AAA 20 119 448 147 25 2 35 92 81 54 6 1 178 0 0 .328 .407 .627 1.034 164 167 0.0
Total MAAA 119 448 147 25 2 35 92 81 54 6 1 178 0 0 .328 .407 .627 1.034 164 167
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
1962 Detroit - FORT 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -115
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Detroit - MLB LF 20 20 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 171.0 1.68 -1.7 .957
1962 Detroit - MLB RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.0 .979
1963 Detroit - MLB LF 29 29 52 0 0 55 3 .945 238.0 1.97 -1.5 .922
1964 Detroit - MLB LF 148 148 262 5 2 275 8 .971 1224.0 1.96 -11.1 .945
1965 Detroit - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1965 Detroit - MLB LF 149 149 272 6 1 287 9 .969 1218.2 2.05 -19.3 .909
1966 Detroit - MLB LF 132 132 242 4 1 257 11 .957 1079.2 2.05 -13.6 .905
1966 Detroit - MLB RF 22 20 47 1 0 51 3 .941 186.1 2.32 -2.6 .921
1967 Detroit - MLB LF 12 12 25 0 0 27 2 .926 100.0 2.25 -0.9 .937
1968 Detroit - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .000
1969 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.2 .970
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
TOTAL LF 493 490 888 15 4 936 33 .965 4037.1 2.01 -47.7 .921
TOTAL RF 24 22 49 1 0 53 3 .943 203.1 2.21 -2.6 .924
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
11/01/1961 Released by the Detroit organization.
11/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
04/02/1962 Named the #2 prospect in the FORT
05/07/1962 Wins the MAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1962 Wins the MAAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
06/14/1962 Was selected to the 1962 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
07/13/1962 Injured (Dislocated finger), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/06/1962 Wins the MAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 MAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at LF.
09/26/1962 Wins the 1962 MAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
09/28/1962 Wins the 1962 MAAA SL1 Most Valuable Player Award.
11/21/1962 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (5).
03/14/1963 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/17/1963 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/05/1963 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/1963 Wins the 1963 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at DH.
11/22/1963 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (5).
06/01/1964 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/01/1964 Wins the FORT AL Batter of the Month Award.
11/27/1964 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 9 (8); Eye: 6 (5).
11/22/1965 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (8); Eye: 6 (5).
08/29/1966 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/02/1966 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $44,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
07/31/1967 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
09/19/1968 Injured (Virus), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
07/17/1969 Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 159 2
1965 158 1
1966 152 8
Year PA Rank
1964 666 7
1965 670 5
1966 645 9
Year AB Rank
1964 603 6
1965 615 4
1966 589 9
Year H Rank
1963 175 5
1964 173 4
1965 172 5
1966 163 9
Year K Rank
1963 132 6
1964 157 1
1965 148 3
1966 148 5
1967 182 1
1968 175 1
Year TB Rank
1963 277 4
1964 291 4
1965 288 2
1966 267 5
Year HR Rank
1963 23 10
1964 30 5
1965 30 2
1966 27 3
1967 22 7
1968 18 9
Year RBI Rank
1963 86 8
1964 92 6
1965 83 8
1966 88 3
1968 75 7
Year IBB Rank
1967 3 7
1968 8 5
Year HP Rank
1966 5 10
Year SF Rank
1963 6 8
1968 6 4
Year EBH Rank
1963 52 10
1964 56 7
1965 53 3
1966 49 10
Year AVG Rank
1963 .305 4
1964 .287 7
Year OBP Rank
1963 .354 8
Year SLG Rank
1963 .483 6
1964 .483 5
1965 .468 5
1966 .453 9
Year RC Rank
1963 99.69 4
1964 101.25 4
1965 94.83 6
1966 86.73 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1963 6.52 1
1964 6.12 6
Year ISO Rank
1964 .196 9
1965 .189 7
1966 .177 10
1968 .145 10
Year WOBA Rank
1963 .369 7
1964 .370 5
1965 .361 9
1966 .353 10
Year OPS Rank
1963 .837 6
1964 .832 6
1965 .806 9
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