Bill Howerton Stats

Bill Howerton was born on Monday, December 12, 1921, in Lompoc, California. Howerton was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1949, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Bill Howerton baseball stats page.
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Bill Howerton

Bill Howerton Autograph on a 1951 Bowman (#229)

Bill Howerton Autograph on a 1951 Bowman (#229)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Ray Howerton
Nickname:   Hopalong
Born On:   12-12-1921
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lompoc, California
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-18-2001
Place of Death Data Died In:   Blakely, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Pennsylvania
College:   Saint Mary's College of California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-11-1949 (Age 27)
Last Game:   06-29-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Howerton

Bill Howerton 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
Bill Howerton

Bill Howerton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 Cardinals 9 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .308 .308 .385
1950 Cardinals 110 313 50 88 20 8 10 0 59 47 - 60 4 - 0 3 .281 .375 .492
1951 Cardinals 24 65 10 17 4 1 1 0 4 10 - 12 0 - 0 2 .262 .360 .400
1951 Pirates 80 219 29 60 12 2 11 0 37 26 - 44 1 - 0 9 .274 .351 .498
1952 Pirates 13 25 3 8 1 1 0 0 4 6 - 5 0 - 0 1 .320 .452 .440
1952 Giants 11 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 - 2 0 - 0 0 .067 .222 .133
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 247 650 95 178 39 12 22 0 106 92 - 125 5 - 0 15 .274 .364 .472
Bill Howerton

Bill Howerton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1949 Cardinals OF 6 - - 10 1.7 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1950 Cardinals OF 94 - - 191 2.0 185 183 2 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1951 Cardinals OF 17 - - 39 2.3 37 35 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1951 Pirates 3B 4 - - 8 2.0 7 2 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 -
1951 Pirates OF 53 - - 101 1.9 96 93 3 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1952 Pirates 3B 1 - - 3 3.0 1 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .333 0.00 -
1952 Pirates OF 5 - - 10 2.0 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1952 Giants OF 3 - - 6 2.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 178 0 0 357 2.0 342 335 7 15 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 --
3B Totals 5 0 0 11 2.2 8 2 6 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .727 0.00 --
4 Years 183 - - 368 2.0 350 337 13 18 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 --
Bill Howerton

Bill Howerton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.5 13.0 - - -
1950 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 31.3 5.2 5.3 - - -
1951 Cardinals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 65.0 5.4 16.3 - - -
1951 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 19.9 5.0 5.9 - - -
1952 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 6.3 - - -
1952 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.5 15.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 1 1 .500 - - n/a 29.5 5.2 6.1 - - -
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Bill Howerton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1949 St. Louis Cardinals 36 Undetermined - -
1950 St. Louis Cardinals 36 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Cardinals 36 Undetermined - -
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Undetermined - -
1952 New York Giants 8 Undetermined - -




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