CF Bill 'Hopalong' Howerton #36
Washington Senators MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
01/13/1955
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CF BILL 'HOPALONG' HOWERTON #36 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
45 94 30 6 0 4 16 11 19 .319 .387 .511 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 60 55 60 60
Power 50 50 55 50
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 65
Errors: - 20 55
Arm: - 20 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/1954 @ CLE Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1954 @ DET Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1954 KC1 Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/06/1954 KC1 Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/04/1954 NYY Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1954 DET Win, 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/30/1954 BAL Loss, 0-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1954 BAL Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1954 CLE Win, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1954 @ KC1 Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:12/12/1921
Born in:Lompoc, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$35,190
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 11 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 45 94 30 6 0 4 16 13 11 19 .319 .387 .511 .897 .398 .191 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 106 0 1 0 7 0 1 48 10 0 0 0.0 16.4 6.15 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   26 11 0 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 .423 .444 .538 .983
Versus Right   68 19 6 0 3 13 10 10 17 1 0 0 .279 .367 .500 .867
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
May   32 14 3 0 4 9 9 1 4 0 0 0 .438 .455 .906 1.361
June   14 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 1 0 0 .214 .333 .214 .548
July   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
August   25 10 2 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 .400 .444 .480 .924
September   13 2 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .154 .312 .231 .543
Spring Training   47 18 5 0 1 4 15 9 6 1 0 0 .383 .474 .553 1.027
Last Year   94 30 6 0 4 16 13 11 19 1 0 0 .319 .387 .511 .897
2 Years Ago   144 32 3 1 4 20 16 17 28 2 1 0 .222 .301 .340 .641
Career   1626 452 92 26 48 265 223 186 294 17 8 1 .278 .349 .455 .804
Home   40 11 3 0 1 10 4 7 10 1 0 0 .275 .375 .425 .800
Road   54 19 3 0 3 6 9 4 9 0 0 0 .352 .397 .574 .971
Grass   94 30 6 0 4 16 13 11 19 1 0 0 .319 .387 .511 .897
Day   70 25 4 0 3 14 8 6 12 1 0 0 .357 .403 .543 .945
Night   24 5 2 0 1 2 5 5 7 0 0 0 .208 .345 .417 .761
As Starter   81 29 6 0 4 16 12 9 15 1 0 0 .358 .418 .580 .998
As Reliever / Substitution   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   25 7 2 0 1 5 2 2 7 0 0 0 .280 .333 .480 .813
Inning 1-3   22 9 0 0 1 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .409 .458 .545 1.004
Inning 4-6   31 9 2 0 1 6 5 3 4 1 0 0 .290 .343 .452 .794
Inning 7-9   37 10 3 0 1 5 5 5 9 0 0 0 .270 .357 .432 .790
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.500 2.100
0 Outs   33 9 3 0 1 3 7 4 10 0 0 0 .273 .351 .455 .806
1 Outs   33 12 3 0 1 6 3 5 4 1 0 0 .364 .436 .545 .981
2 Outs   28 9 0 0 2 7 3 2 5 0 0 0 .321 .367 .536 .902
Scoring Position   20 7 1 0 0 11 0 2 5 1 0 0 .350 .391 .400 .791
Bases Empty   56 18 4 0 3 3 9 7 13 0 0 0 .321 .397 .554 .950
Runner on 1st   18 5 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 .278 .350 .500 .850
Runner on 2nd   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Two Strikes   47 6 3 0 1 1 4 3 19 0 0 0 .128 .180 .255 .435
First Pitch   13 5 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .385 .429 .846 1.275
Count 0-1   4 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Count 0-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   7 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .857 .857 1.286 2.143
Count 1-1   12 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 .583 .538 .583 1.122
Count 1-2   13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .077 .077 .154 .231
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 2-2   16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .062 .062 .125 .188
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   14 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 5 0 0 0 .214 .353 .500 .853
Behind in Count   21 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .238 .238 .381 .619
Ahead in Count   18 9 1 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .640 .722 1.362
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 4th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   73 24 6 0 4 16 10 9 14 1 0 0 .329 .398 .575 .973
Batting 8th   9 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Batting 9th   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   36 11 1 0 3 5 5 7 7 1 0 0 .306 .409 .583 .992
Medium Leverage   38 10 1 0 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 .263 .317 .289 .607
High Leverage   19 8 3 0 1 9 2 1 4 0 0 0 .421 .450 .737 1.187
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
1949 St. Louis - MLB 27 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 -0.0
1950 Washington - MLB 28 148 586 165 29 14 18 93 78 61 0 4 119 2 0 .282 .347 .471 .818 119 118 4.0
1951 Washington - MLB 29 144 527 161 43 9 14 100 89 62 0 7 82 7 7 .306 .374 .501 .875 135 131 4.2
1952 Washington - MLB 30 101 273 64 11 2 8 36 27 35 1 3 45 0 0 .234 .321 .377 .698 99 95 1.7
1953 Washington - MLB 31 55 144 32 3 1 4 20 16 17 0 2 28 0 0 .222 .301 .340 .641 74 74 -0.0
1954 Washington - MLB 32 45 94 30 6 0 4 16 13 11 0 1 19 0 0 .319 .387 .511 .897 138 143 0.7
Total MLB 495 1626 452 92 26 48 265 223 186 1 17 294 9 7 .278 .349 .455 .804 118 116 10.5
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Washington - MLB LF 144 144 314 8 0 326 4 .988 1303.1 2.22 +10.3 1.063
1950 Washington - MLB CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.0 .989
1951 Washington - MLB LF 83 81 182 5 2 189 2 .989 717.2 2.35 +5.3 1.038
1951 Washington - MLB CF 57 53 138 5 0 147 4 .973 458.1 2.81 -6.6 .983
1951 Washington - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Washington - MLB LF 43 24 55 1 0 56 0 1.000 241.1 2.09 +3.4 1.080
1952 Washington - MLB CF 3 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 17.1 2.60 -0.3 1.005
1952 Washington - MLB RF 48 48 95 0 0 97 2 .979 424.0 2.02 +2.6 1.053
1953 Washington - MLB LF 21 12 28 2 1 30 0 1.000 113.0 2.39 +0.8 1.021
1953 Washington - MLB CF 33 24 65 1 0 66 0 1.000 244.0 2.43 -1.2 .989
1954 Washington - MLB LF 31 18 37 1 0 38 0 1.000 175.0 1.95 +2.6 1.082
1954 Washington - MLB CF 14 5 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 62.2 3.16 -2.2 .890
TOTAL LF 323 279 616 17 3 639 6 .991 2551.1 2.23 +22.5 1.056
TOTAL CF 110 85 234 7 0 245 4 .984 801.1 2.71 -10.2 .975
TOTAL RF 48 48 95 0 0 97 2 .979 424.0 2.02 +2.6 1.053
PLAYER HISTORY
10/13/1948 Signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
10/13/1949 Wins the 1949 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/01/1949 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Washington Senators in exchange for RP Rene Monteagudo and 3B Bobby Morgan.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
07/01/1950 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/21/1950 Wins the 1950 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
10/24/1950 Wins the 1950 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1950 119 1
1951 82 5
Year TB Rank
1951 264 7
Year 2B Rank
1951 43 3
Year 3B Rank
1950 14 4
1951 9 7
Year RBI Rank
1951 100 7
Year IBB Rank
1952 4 6
Year SF Rank
1951 7 8
Year EBH Rank
1950 61 8
1951 66 3
Year SLG Rank
1951 .501 4
Year RC Rank
1951 101.67 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1951 7.11 5
Year ISO Rank
1951 .195 7
Year OPS Rank
1951 .875 8
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