Elston Howard
Retired
Elston Howard
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Birthdate:
Feb. 23, 1929 (83 y, 3 m, 5 d)
Born In:
St. Louis, MO, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
C
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/200
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1963 None (MLB)
All-Star 1965 None (MLB)
1964 None (MLB)
1963 None (MLB)
1962 None (MLB)
1961 None (MLB)
1960 None (MLB)
1959 None (MLB)
1958 None (MLB)
1957 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 1964 - C None (MLB)
1963 - C None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 0 2.1 29.4
Grey Ink 27 42.7 164.7
HoF Standard 28 38.2 47.6
WAR 29.1 38.3 62.6
WAR7 26.2 25.6 40.5
JAWS 27.7 32.0 51.6
Similar Players (C)
Player Score
Benito Santiago R 957
Sherm Lollar R 934
Walker Cooper R 932
Bengie Molina R 917
Tony Pena R 914
Bill Freehan R 911
Phil Nevin R 910
Del Crandall R 910
Jim Bonnici R 908
Tim McCarver R 907
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year Hits Rank
1964 172 4
Year 2B Rank
1964 27 10
Year 3B Rank
1955 7 8
1959 6 7
1963 6 10
Year HR Rank
1963 28 5
Year RBI Rank
1963 85 8
Year IBB Rank
1957 6 10
1958 6 6
1960 7 3
1961 6 9
1964 12 2
1966 9 8
Year SF Rank
1960 8 3
1962 9 3
Year XBH Rank
1963 55 9
Year Avg Rank
1963 0.288 8
1964 0.313 3
Year SLG Rank
1963 0.528 3
Year ISO Rank
1963 0.240 5
Year OPS Rank
1963 0.869 5
Year WAR Rank
1961 4.9 9
1963 5.8 3
1964 5.3 10