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Bill Howerton
William Ray Howerton (Hopalong)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
School St. Mary's (CA)

MLB Debut September 11, 1949
Final Game June 29, 1952
Born December 12, 1921 in Lompoc, CA
Died December 18, 2001 (age 80)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 27 DEA AL   14   14    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .429  .429  .571 1.000   136     8   0   0   0   0   0  
 1950 28 SLA AL  103  354   74  104  30   7   8   31   0   0   70   61  .294  .409  .486  .895   118   172   1   1   1   0   8  
 1951 29 PIN NL  116  304   46   88  13   4  13   44   3   4   40   71  .289  .370  .487  .857   110   148   0   2   2   0   3  
 1952 30 PIN NL   22   41    4    6   2   0   0    1   2   0   10    6  .146  .314  .195  .509    72     8   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      255  713  125  204  47  11  21   79   5   4  120  141  .286  .388  .471  .859         336   1   3   3   0  11
 Per 600 PA           511   90  146  34   8  15   57   4   3   86  101                                 241   1   2   2   0   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      138  345   50   94  15   4  13   45   5   4   50   77  .272  .363  .452  .815         156   0   2   2   0   3
   With SLA      103  354   74  104  30   7   8   31   0   0   70   61  .294  .409  .486  .895         172   1   1   1   0   8
   With DEA       14   14    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .429  .429  .571 1.000           8   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      247  650   95  178  39  12  22  106   1   1   92  125  .274  .364  .472  .836         307   5           0  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 27 DEA AL   0    3  11.6  14   6   0  .429   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             308   
 1950 28 SLA AL  10   74   7.7   8   3   0  .375   4   43   30  .698    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e13   28   
 1951 29 PIN NL  14   56   6.7  31  10   1  .323  10   23    7  .304    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e15   28   
 1952 30 PIN NL  14    3   2.8   5   2   0  .400   4    5    1  .200    0    0  .000  3B   4e65     -183   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons          137   7.0  58  21   1  .362  18   71   38  .535    0    0  .000                  19   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 27 DEA AL  RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1950 28 SLA AL  CF    84   237     9    4    3   .984    82   681.0   3.25
                 LF    20    16     0    0    0  1.000     3    69.2   2.07
                 SS    12     4     8    0    3  1.000     0    20.1   5.31
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1951 29 PIN NL  RF    53    80     0    6    0   .930    48   421.2   1.71
                 3B    24    21    44    4    4   .942    16   151.0   3.87
                 CF     6    12     0    0    0  1.000     5    46.0   2.35
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1952 30 PIN NL  3B    10     6    14    4    0   .833     8    69.0   2.61
                 CF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   1.80
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF    93   250     9    4    3   .985    87   732.0   3.18
                 RF    57    82     0    6    0   .932    49   434.2   1.70
                 3B    34    27    58    8    4   .914    24   220.0   3.48
                 LF    23    18     0    0    0  1.000     3    73.2   2.20
                 SS    12     4     8    0    3  1.000     0    20.1   5.31
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  DEA   83-71   Thomas Treece
 1950  SLA   73-81   Pat Carr
 1951  PIN   73-81   Dennis Van Langen
 1952  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen

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