Elston Howard Stats

Elston Howard was born on Saturday, February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri. Howard was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1955, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Elston Howard baseball stats page.
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Elston Howard

Elston Howard Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#68)

Elston Howard Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#68)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Elston Gene Howard
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-23-1929
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-14-1980
Place of Death Data Died In:   New York, New York
Cemetery:   George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, New Jersey Click For Grave Photo
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-14-1955 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-29-1968
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elston Howard

Elston Howard Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Elston Howard

Elston Howard Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Yankees 97 279 33 81 8 7 10 0 43 20 5 36 1 4 1 4 .290 .336 .477
1956 Yankees 98 290 35 76 8 3 5 0 34 21 6 30 2 2 1 11 .262 .312 .362
1957 Yankees 110 356 33 90 13 4 8 0 44 16 6 43 6 2 0 18 .253 .283 .379
1958 Yankees 103 376 45 118 19 5 11 0 66 22 6 60 4 4 0 9 .314 .348 .479
1959 Yankees 125 443 59 121 24 6 18 0 73 20 4 57 4 4 3 12 .273 .306 .476
1960 Yankees 107 323 29 79 11 3 6 0 39 28 7 43 2 8 0 8 .245 .298 .353
1961 Yankees 129 446 64 155 17 5 21 0 77 28 6 65 1 4 3 5 .348 .387 .549
1962 Yankees 136 494 63 138 23 5 21 0 91 31 1 76 3 9 1 20 .279 .318 .474
1963 Yankees 135 487 75 140 21 6 28 0 85 35 4 68 1 2 6 17 .287 .342 .528
1964 Yankees 150 550 63 172 27 3 15 0 84 48 12 73 0 4 5 10 .313 .371 .455
1965 Yankees 110 391 38 91 15 1 9 0 45 24 3 65 1 1 1 16 .233 .278 .345
1966 Yankees 126 410 38 105 19 2 6 1 35 37 9 65 0 3 1 12 .256 .317 .356
1967 Yankees 66 199 13 39 6 0 3 0 17 12 3 36 1 2 2 6 .196 .247 .271
1967 Red Sox 42 116 9 17 3 0 1 0 11 9 3 24 1 2 1 4 .147 .211 .198
1968 Red Sox 71 203 22 49 4 0 5 0 18 22 7 45 2 1 1 5 .241 .317 .335
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 1,605 5,363 619 1,471 218 50 167 1 762 373 82 786 29 52 26 157 .274 .322 .427
Elston Howard

Elston Howard Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Yankees C 9 - - 26 2.9 26 23 3 0 2 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Yankees OF 75 - - 137 1.8 134 124 10 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1956 Yankees C 26 - - 122 4.7 122 108 14 0 5 2 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Yankees OF 65 - - 100 1.5 99 97 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1957 Yankees 1B 2 - - 23 11.5 23 20 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Yankees C 32 - - 192 6.0 189 178 11 3 4 3 - - .984 0.00 -
1957 Yankees OF 71 - - 76 1.1 73 68 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1958 Yankees 1B 5 - - 40 8.0 40 38 2 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Yankees C 67 - - 382 5.7 381 355 26 1 8 3 - - .997 0.00 -
1958 Yankees OF 24 - - 56 2.3 55 54 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1959 Yankees 1B 50 - - 477 9.5 470 444 26 7 39 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1959 Yankees C 43 - - 246 5.7 244 221 23 2 2 4 - - .992 0.00 -
1959 Yankees OF 28 - - 48 1.7 47 47 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1960 Yankees C 91 - - 456 5.0 450 410 40 6 9 8 - - .987 0.00 -
1960 Yankees LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1961 Yankees 1B 9 - - 95 10.6 94 90 4 1 12 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1961 Yankees C 111 - - 683 6.2 678 635 43 5 4 8 - - .993 0.00 -
1962 Yankees C 129 - - 761 5.9 757 713 44 4 12 6 - - .995 0.00 -
1963 Yankees C 132 - - 842 6.4 837 786 51 5 8 8 - - .994 0.00 -
1964 Yankees C 146 - - 1,008 6.9 1,006 939 67 2 9 8 - - .998 0.00 -
1965 Yankees 1B 5 - - 30 6.0 30 29 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Yankees C 95 - - 663 7.0 657 614 43 6 6 10 - - .991 0.00 -
1965 Yankees LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Yankees 1B 13 - - 120 9.2 120 112 8 0 11 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1966 Yankees C 100 - - 606 6.1 597 553 44 9 6 6 - - .985 0.00 -
1967 Yankees 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Yankees C 48 - - 320 6.7 315 289 26 5 4 3 - - .984 0.00 -
1967 Red Sox C 41 - - 261 6.4 260 246 14 1 5 3 - - .996 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox C 68 - - 409 6.0 407 377 30 2 3 3 - - .995 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 1,138 0 0 6,977 6.1 6,926 6,447 479 51 87 75 n/a n/a .993 0.00 --
OF Totals 263 0 0 417 1.6 408 390 18 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
1B Totals 85 0 0 786 9.2 778 734 44 8 70 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
LF Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
14 Years 1,488 - - 8,181 5.5 8,113 7,572 541 68 160 75 n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
Elston Howard

Elston Howard Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 27.9 7.8 6.5 - - -
1956 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - n/a 58.0 9.7 8.5 - - -
1957 Yankees 2 5 .286 - - n/a 44.5 8.3 8.1 - - -
1958 Yankees 1 1 .500 - - n/a 34.2 6.3 5.7 - - -
1959 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - n/a 24.6 7.8 6.1 - - -
1960 Yankees 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 53.8 7.5 8.3 - - -
1961 Yankees 0 3 .000 - - n/a 21.2 6.9 5.8 - - -
1962 Yankees 1 1 .500 - - n/a 23.5 6.5 5.4 - - -
1963 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 17.4 7.2 5.7 - - -
1964 Yankees 1 1 .500 - - n/a 36.7 7.5 6.5 - - -
1965 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 43.4 6.0 8.7 - - -
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 68.3 6.3 11.7 - - -
1967 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 66.3 5.5 11.7 - - -
1967 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 116.0 4.8 10.5 - - -
1968 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 40.6 4.5 11.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 9 14 .391 - - n/a 32.1 6.8 7.0 - - -
Elston Howard

Elston Howard Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined - Stats
1956 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined - Stats
1957 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1958 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1959 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats -
1960 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1961 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1962 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1963 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1964 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats Stats
1965 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined Stats -
1966 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Yankees 32 Undetermined - Stats
1967 Boston Red Sox 18 $64,000.00 - Stats
1968 Boston Red Sox 18 $65,000.00 - -




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