Elston Howard
Elston Gene Howard
 
 
Born: February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO
Died: December 14, 1980 - 51 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'2" Wt: 196
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the New York Yankees from Kansas City in 1950
- Played in the Negro Leagues
- Served in the Army during The Korean War
- High School: Vashon (St. Louis, MO)

Defensive Regression Analysis

Multi-Team Years

Catcher
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
 
A2
  Runs
GO2
CS
A2
PB
NYA
AL
26.4
C
 
9
48.0
 
-0.1
-2.8
-0.1
-0.0
 
0.8
-0.1
0.6
0.5
0.3
NYA
AL
27.4
C
 
26
184.0
 
-0.2
-1.1
0.2
-0.4
 
-0.2
0.1
1.1
1.2
-1.3
NYA
AL
28.4
C
 
32
238.3
 
-0.2
-1.0
0.2
-0.5
 
-3.0
-2.8
1.2
-1.7
-1.3
NYA
AL
29.4
C
 
67
591.0
 
-0.7
-1.1
0.4
-1.1
 
-1.2
-3.1
0.5
-2.6
1.4
NYA
AL
30.4
C
 
43
358.3
 
0.6
1.7
1.0
-0.4
 
2.0
1.8
2.2
4.0
-2.0
NYA
AL
31.4
C
 
91
731.7
 
2.3
3.2
3.3
-1.0
 
2.0
0.6
2.6
3.2
-1.1
NYA
AL
32.4
C
 
111
923.3
 
0.6
0.6
1.3
-0.7
 
2.4
-1.6
3.6
2.0
0.5
NYA
AL
33.4
C
 
129
1090.3
 
0.2
0.2
1.1
-0.8
 
-2.7
-6.2
4.8
-1.4
-1.4
NYA
AL
34.4
C
 
132
1144.3
 
2.3
2.0
2.0
0.4
 
1.0
0.7
1.7
2.5
-1.5
NYA
AL
35.4
C
 
146
1299.0
 
3.8
2.9
2.0
1.7
 
8.9
1.2
3.8
4.9
3.9
NYA
AL
36.4
C
 
95
814.0
 
2.6
3.2
1.3
1.3
 
-0.5
-3.2
0.8
-2.4
1.9
NYA
AL
37.4
C
 
100
851.7
 
-3.0
-3.5
-1.4
-1.6
 
1.2
1.7
0.5
2.2
-1.0
NYA
AL
38.4
C
 
48
419.7
 
-1.1
-2.7
-1.0
-0.2
 
-1.3
0.6
-0.7
-0.1
-1.2
BOS
AL
38.4
C
 
41
306.0
 
-0.8
-2.7
-0.7
-0.1
 
-4.6
-1.6
-0.7
-2.4
-2.2
BOS
AL
39.4
C
 
68
536.0
 
-2.4
-4.5
-2.4
-0.0
 
2.9
-0.2
-3.6
-3.9
6.8
14
2
C
  
1138
9535.7
  
3.9
0.4
7.2
-3.3
  
7.8
-12.3
18.3
6.0
1.8
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry



Left Field
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
    Runs
Arm
NYA
AL
26.4
LF
 
61
418.3
 
-1.3
-3.0
-1.5
0.3
 
-1.0
-1.7
0.7
NYA
AL
27.4
LF
 
62
464.0
 
-1.4
-3.0
-1.7
0.3
 
-7.0
-6.4
-0.6
NYA
AL
28.4
LF
 
69
558.0
 
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.1
 
3.2
2.4
0.8
NYA
AL
29.4
LF
 
16
127.0
 
0.2
1.5
0.2
-0.0
 
3.1
3.1
0.0
NYA
AL
30.4
LF
 
18
133.3
 
0.3
1.9
0.3
-0.0
 
3.4
4.0
-0.6
NYA
AL
31.4
LF
 
1
1.0
 
0.0
8.6
0.0
0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
NYA
AL
36.4
LF
 
1
8.0
 
-0.0
-2.3
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.3
-0.3
-0.0
7
1
LF
  
228
1709.7
  
-1.9
-1.1
-2.6
0.6
  
1.3
1.0
0.3
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry



First Base
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
    Runs
NYA
AL
28.4
1B
 
2
16.0
 
0.0
1.9
0.0
 
1.7
1.7
NYA
AL
29.4
1B
 
5
43.0
 
0.1
2.4
0.1
 
-1.4
-1.4
NYA
AL
30.4
1B
 
50
416.0
 
1.0
2.4
1.0
 
1.4
1.4
NYA
AL
32.4
1B
 
9
86.0
 
0.1
0.6
0.1
 
0.7
0.7
NYA
AL
36.4
1B
 
5
27.0
 
-0.0
-1.5
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
NYA
AL
37.4
1B
 
13
105.0
 
-0.2
-1.5
-0.2
 
-0.1
-0.1
NYA
AL
38.4
1B
 
1
3.0
 
-0.0
-1.5
-0.0
 
-0.5
-0.5
7
1
1B
  
85
696.0
  
1.0
1.4
1.0
  
1.6
1.6
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry



Right Field
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
    Runs
Arm
NYA
AL
26.4
RF
 
16
103.0
 
1.6
15.8
1.3
0.3
 
7.4
5.0
2.4
NYA
AL
27.4
RF
 
5
19.7
 
0.2
10.2
0.2
0.0
 
1.2
1.2
-0.1
NYA
AL
28.4
RF
 
2
17.3
 
0.2
10.2
0.1
0.0
 
-0.6
-0.6
-0.1
NYA
AL
29.4
RF
 
9
70.0
 
0.7
10.2
0.6
0.1
 
1.7
2.1
-0.4
NYA
AL
30.4
RF
 
10
80.0
 
-0.0
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
 
-2.4
-2.1
-0.3
5
1
RF
  
42
290.0
  
2.7
9.3
2.3
0.4
  
7.2
5.7
1.5
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry
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