2B Dick Howard #32
Dallas Wranglers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/23/1976
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2B DICK HOWARD #32 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 437 108 30 0 11 37 105 89 .247 .395 .391 1 4.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 45
Errors: - 60 55
Arm: 20 55 45
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 40 Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/22/1976 @ NYE Loss, 0-14 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/21/1976 @ NYE Loss, 2-12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/20/1976 @ NYE Win, 9-4 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/19/1976 @ BOS Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/18/1976 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/17/1976 @ BOS Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/15/1976 @ SFS Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/14/1976 @ SFS Win, 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/13/1976 @ SFS Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1976 CHH Win, 6-5 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Being a positive role model is important to him.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/29/1944
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$672,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 1st Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 437 108 30 0 11 37 74 105 89 .247 .395 .391 .786 .357 .144 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 551 4 10 1 11 0 4 171 41 1 1 50.0 74.3 5.81 4.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 19 4 0 3 8 13 26 23 0 0 1 .207 .387 .348 .734
Versus Right   345 89 26 0 8 29 61 79 66 4 0 3 .258 .397 .403 .800
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 9 0 0 0 .136 .269 .227 .497
April   74 16 6 0 1 2 11 22 18 0 0 0 .216 .396 .338 .734
May   98 25 5 0 5 16 18 25 17 2 0 3 .255 .414 .459 .873
June   95 25 8 0 3 5 15 19 15 0 0 1 .263 .391 .442 .833
July   93 29 7 0 1 9 21 27 18 1 0 0 .312 .463 .419 .882
August   77 13 4 0 1 5 9 12 21 1 0 0 .169 .278 .260 .538
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Spring Training   38 4 0 0 1 3 2 10 7 1 0 0 .105 .286 .184 .470
Last Year   570 153 26 0 17 62 123 148 129 2 2 10 .268 .426 .404 .830
2 Years Ago   541 137 15 3 10 48 95 154 113 4 2 4 .253 .420 .348 .767
Career   4433 1114 199 13 114 478 745 1092 967 32 7 50 .251 .402 .379 .782
Home   196 44 11 0 7 18 39 53 40 1 0 3 .224 .395 .388 .783
Road   241 64 19 0 4 19 35 52 49 3 0 1 .266 .394 .394 .788
Grass   437 108 30 0 11 37 74 105 89 4 0 4 .247 .395 .391 .786
Day   260 58 14 0 5 17 41 65 55 0 0 4 .223 .386 .335 .721
Night   177 50 16 0 6 20 33 40 34 4 0 0 .282 .407 .475 .882
As Starter   427 106 30 0 11 37 74 103 87 4 0 4 .248 .396 .396 .792
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Close/Late   88 17 4 0 0 5 11 22 17 1 0 1 .193 .357 .239 .596
Inning 1-3   196 52 16 0 6 17 31 33 41 2 0 2 .265 .373 .439 .812
Inning 4-6   114 32 9 0 3 12 23 35 22 1 0 1 .281 .450 .439 .889
Inning 7-9   118 22 5 0 2 8 20 37 25 1 0 1 .186 .382 .280 .662
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
0 Outs   223 55 17 0 7 8 44 39 50 0 0 2 .247 .364 .417 .781
1 Outs   103 27 7 0 1 14 18 30 17 4 0 1 .262 .420 .359 .780
2 Outs   111 26 6 0 3 15 12 36 22 0 0 1 .234 .426 .369 .795
Scoring Position   79 11 3 0 1 23 10 31 15 4 0 1 .139 .374 .215 .589
Bases Empty   303 79 24 0 9 9 55 60 66 0 0 3 .261 .388 .429 .817
Runner on 1st   55 18 3 0 1 5 9 14 8 0 0 0 .327 .464 .436 .900
Runner on 2nd   32 4 2 0 0 3 4 17 7 0 0 0 .125 .429 .188 .616
Runner on 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 1 2 0 0 .000 .357 .000 .357
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 2 1 0 0 3 2 5 6 0 0 0 .095 .269 .143 .412
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 .200 .357 .500 .857
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   358 83 27 0 7 28 47 39 89 3 0 2 .232 .308 .366 .674
First Pitch   21 6 1 0 2 5 6 7 0 1 0 1 .286 .467 .619 1.086
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   22 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .136 .136 .182 .318
Count 1-0   15 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .267 .579
Count 1-1   16 9 2 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .562 .588 1.062 1.651
Count 1-2   68 8 1 0 0 2 5 0 35 0 0 2 .118 .143 .132 .275
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Count 2-2   68 12 4 0 0 3 4 0 28 1 0 0 .176 .174 .235 .409
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 29 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 10 28 0 0 0 0 .333 .935 .333 1.269
Full Count   200 60 21 0 7 23 36 39 18 2 0 0 .300 .411 .510 .921
Behind in Count   100 14 2 0 0 3 8 0 43 0 0 2 .140 .157 .160 .317
Ahead in Count   32 7 0 0 0 0 16 59 0 0 0 0 .219 .725 .219 .944
Batting Leadoff   427 106 30 0 11 37 74 103 87 4 0 4 .248 .396 .396 .792
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   142 36 7 0 5 9 30 49 34 0 0 0 .254 .445 .408 .853
Medium Leverage   223 57 21 0 4 14 34 38 45 2 0 2 .256 .366 .404 .770
High Leverage   67 15 2 0 2 14 10 16 10 2 0 2 .224 .379 .343 .723
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
1967 San Diego - MLB 22 37 114 30 4 2 2 20 8 3 0 0 24 1 0 .263 .282 .386 .668 103 104 0.4
1968 San Diego - MLB 23 133 375 83 13 1 6 28 47 30 7 5 84 0 2 .221 .288 .309 .597 89 92 1.0
1969 San Diego - MLB 24 149 429 100 19 1 11 50 71 119 4 5 105 0 0 .233 .400 .359 .759 124 135 4.9
1970 San Diego - MLB 25 154 475 106 15 1 12 48 75 140 5 1 119 0 1 .223 .404 .335 .739 110 119 4.3
1971 San Diego - MLB 26 155 488 132 24 3 13 57 80 138 6 4 98 0 0 .270 .434 .412 .846 148 156 7.2
1972 San Diego - MLB 27 148 502 139 29 0 19 69 105 126 5 4 110 0 0 .277 .424 .448 .872 160 161 8.5
1973 San Diego - MLB 28 156 502 126 24 2 13 59 67 129 5 3 96 0 0 .251 .407 .384 .791 126 132 4.2
1974 Dallas - MLB 29 156 541 137 15 3 10 48 95 154 4 4 113 0 3 .253 .420 .348 .767 130 139 4.4
1975 Dallas - MLB 30 155 570 153 26 0 17 62 123 148 10 2 129 0 2 .268 .426 .404 .830 137 145 5.9
1976 Dallas - MLB 31 125 437 108 30 0 11 37 74 105 4 4 89 1 1 .247 .395 .391 .786 126 138 4.8
Total MLB 1368 4433 1114 199 13 114 478 745 1092 50 32 967 2 9 .251 .402 .379 .782 129 137 45.7
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
1966 Total - 21 56 229 72 10 1 12 45 62 46 5 3 31 34 15 .314 .435 .524 .959 100 100 3.1
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
1970 San Diego - MLB 25 19 65 14 1 0 1 3 7 12 0 0 11 0 0 .215 .338 .277 .615 74 83 1.1
1971 San Diego - MLB 26 17 63 17 3 0 1 3 8 19 0 0 13 0 0 .270 .439 .365 .804 137 150 1.6
1972 San Diego - MLB 27 13 42 3 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 15 0 0 .071 .278 .071 .349 9 25 1.0
1973 San Diego - MLB 28 11 36 10 2 0 2 9 5 5 0 1 5 0 0 .278 .357 .500 .857 141 142 0.3
1975 Dallas - MLB 30 20 75 11 3 0 1 4 12 21 1 0 26 0 0 .147 .340 .227 .567 64 83 0.0
Total MLB 80 281 55 9 0 5 20 36 69 1 1 70 0 0 .196 .355 .281 .636 84 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 San Diego - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB 2B 31 31 51 60 13 112 1 .991 231.0 4.32 -0.7 .991
1967 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB LF 6 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 -0.3 .990
1967 San Diego - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .988
1968 San Diego - MLB 2B 119 107 180 256 49 457 21 .954 849.0 4.62 -3.1 .976
1968 San Diego - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 San Diego - MLB LF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 43.0 1.88 +0.6 1.110
1968 San Diego - MLB RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.9 1.238
1969 San Diego - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.047
1969 San Diego - MLB 2B 134 128 274 375 84 671 22 .967 1078.0 5.42 +4.8 1.015
1969 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 San Diego - MLB SS 4 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.2 .000
1969 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 San Diego - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 .979
1970 San Diego - MLB 2B 146 140 344 376 105 728 8 .989 1205.0 5.38 +7.8 1.045
1970 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 San Diego - MLB SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.041
1970 San Diego - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1971 San Diego - MLB 2B 148 148 361 464 122 843 18 .979 1302.1 5.70 +6.7 1.044
1971 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Diego - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 San Diego - MLB 2B 141 141 319 418 105 751 14 .981 1256.1 5.28 +9.0 1.026
1972 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 San Diego - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .971
1973 San Diego - MLB 2B 151 150 350 420 86 784 14 .982 1345.0 5.15 -3.9 .963
1973 San Diego - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 San Diego - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Dallas - MLB 2B 147 146 335 377 90 728 16 .978 1313.1 4.88 -12.4 .916
1974 Dallas - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.056
1974 Dallas - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Dallas - MLB 2B 149 149 348 422 97 787 17 .978 1340.1 5.17 -3.9 .987
1975 Dallas - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.053
1975 Dallas - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Dallas - MLB 2B 119 116 282 311 95 604 11 .982 1030.0 5.18 +2.6 1.053
1976 Dallas - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.047
TOTAL 2B 1285 1256 2844 3479 846 6465 142 .978 10950.1 5.20 +7.0 1.000
TOTAL 3B 8 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 -0.9 .703
TOTAL SS 7 0 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -0.1 1.041
TOTAL LF 15 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 84.0 1.61 +0.3 1.064
TOTAL RF 15 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 43.0 1.88 +0.7 1.127
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the San Diego Captains, out of college South Carolina
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 55 (80).
04/11/1967 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 55 (80).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 55 (80).
03/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the San Diego Captains development complex.
09/24/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Milwaukee Dairymen, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
03/09/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Diego Captains development complex.
10/28/1970 Wins the 1970 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
11/03/1970 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $760,000 with the San Diego Captains organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
02/15/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the San Diego Captains development complex.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/24/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
05/01/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
04/12/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,688,000 with the San Diego Captains organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
02/04/1974 Was traded by the San Diego Captains to the Dallas Wranglers in exchange for RP Ed Payne, SS Bob Newton, LF Tim Griffith, LF Jimmy Locricchio, and a 1st round draft pick.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
03/04/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
04/08/1975 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
09/08/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/30/1975 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
04/04/1976 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/06/1976 Earned 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1974 705 1
1975 732 2
Year K Rank
1970 119 5
1972 110 6
1973 96 10
1974 113 5
1975 129 1
Year R Rank
1972 105 5
1974 95 4
1975 123 2
Year BB Rank
1969 119 4
1970 140 3
1971 138 2
1972 126 3
1973 129 2
1974 154 1
1975 148 1
Year IBB Rank
1974 13 9
Year HP Rank
1968 7 9
1975 10 4
Year OBP Rank
1969 .400 5
1970 .404 9
1971 .434 2
1972 .424 4
1973 .407 4
1974 .420 2
1975 .426 2
Year RC Rank
1972 107.90 8
1975 110.25 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.23 7
1972 7.81 4
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .394 8
1972 .402 7
1975 .377 10
Year OPS Rank
1972 .872 9
Year WAR Rank
1971 7.1 4
1972 8.8 5
1975 5.7 7
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