Retired
Elston Howard
Birthdate:
Feb. 23, 1929 (98 y, 9 m, 18 d)Born In:
St. Louis, MO, USANationality:
American
Position:
CBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'2"/200
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 |
| Grey Ink | 27 |
Similar Players (C)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Terry Steinbach | 962 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 940 |
| Sherm Lollar | 934 |
| Walker Cooper | 932 |
| Bengie Molina | 918 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 917 |
| J.T. Realmuto | 914 |
| Bill Freehan | 911 |
| Del Crandall | 910 |
| Mike Stanley | 910 |
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 | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1963 | 0.240 | 5 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.869 | 5 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 1963 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1964 | 6.0 | 7 |