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Art Howe
Arthur Henry Howe Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Wyoming

Debut July 10, 1974
  vs. ATL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 19, 1985
Born December 15, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 27 PIT NL  29   74   10   18   4  1   1    5   0  0   9  13  .243  .321  .365   95   27   0   1   0   0   1
 1975 28 PIT NL  63  146   13   25   9  0   1   10   1  0  15  15  .171  .248  .253   41   37   1   0   3   0   5
 1976 29 HOU NL  21   29    0    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   6   6  .138  .286  .172   38    5   0   0   1   0   1
 1977 30 HOU NL 125  413   44  109  23  7   8   58   0  1  41  60  .264  .336  .412  108  170   2   2   6   5  10
 1978 31 HOU NL 119  420   46  123  33  3   7   55   2  3  34  41  .293  .343  .436  125  183   1   5   3   1  13
 1979 32 HOU NL 118  355   32   88  15  2   6   33   3  1  36  37  .248  .316  .352   87  125   2   4   5   1   7
 1980 33 HOU NL 110  321   34   91  12  5  10   46   1  0  34  29  .283  .350  .445  129  143   4   4   6   1   9
 1981 34 HOU NL 103  361   43  107  22  4   3   36   1  3  41  23  .296  .365  .404  124  146   1   3   7   0   8 MVP-18
 1982 35 HOU NL 110  365   29   87  15  1   5   38   2  0  41  45  .238  .315  .326   87  119   4   3  15   1  10
 1984 37 STL NL  89  139   17   30   5  0   2   12   0  2  18  18  .216  .300  .295   70   41   1   3   1   0   6
 1985 38 STL NL   4    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     891 2626  268  682 139 23  43  293  10 10 275 287  .260  .329  .379  102  996  16  25  47   9  70
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        477   49  124  25  4   8   53   2  2  50  52  .260  .329  .379  102  181   3   5   9   2  13
 Career High    125  420   46  123  33  7  10   58   3  3  41  60  .296  .365  .445  129  183   4   5  15   5  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 27 PIT NL   84   58    9   4.2    92| .243  .259| .321  .330| .365  .374| .686  .704|  95  .492  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1975 28 PIT NL  162  127    9   1.9    95| .171  .264| .248  .335| .253  .382| .501  .716|  41  .183 -11.8  -1.2 100%
 1976 29 HOU NL   35   26    2   2.1    84| .138  .252| .286  .317| .172  .359| .458  .676|  38  .223  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1977 30 HOU NL  463  319   57   4.8    95| .264  .258| .336  .324| .412  .394| .748  .718| 108  .519   5.5   0.5   0%
 1978 31 HOU NL  461  319   60   5.0    88| .293  .252| .343  .319| .436  .371| .779  .690| 125  .585  14.6   1.5  40%
 1979 32 HOU NL  398  281   41   3.9    94| .248  .262| .316  .326| .352  .388| .668  .715|  87  .447  -5.3  -0.5  75%
 1980 33 HOU NL  364  247   50   5.5    88| .283  .257| .350  .318| .445  .373| .795  .691| 129  .614  12.6   1.3 100%
 1981 34 HOU NL  406  269   53   5.3    88| .296  .256| .365  .321| .404  .368| .769  .689| 124  .616  12.5   1.3  25%
 1982 35 HOU NL  414  295   38   3.5    88| .238  .256| .315  .318| .326  .372| .641  .690|  87  .413  -4.9  -0.5 100%
 1984 37 STL NL  161  121   12   2.7    92| .216  .261| .300  .326| .295  .379| .595  .705|  70  .306  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1985 38 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0    95| .000  .260| .000  .328| .000  .387| .000  .715|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2951 2065  331   4.3    91| .260  .258| .329  .322| .379  .378| .708  .700| 102  .502  15.2   1.6  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 27 PIT NL 3B 20 11 48 4 8 .937 .949 2.95 2.64 3.22 3.04 16 164.7 SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.25 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1975 28 PIT NL 3B 42 17 89 7 4 .938 .945 2.52 2.58 2.78 2.98 36 342.7 SS 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.20 3.60 5.04 0 5.0 1976 29 HOU NL 3B 8 6 9 1 1 .938 .949 1.88 2.61 2.93 2.93 4 46.0 2B 2 1 7 0 2 1.000 .976 4.00 4.95 4.50 5.46 2 16.0 1977 30 HOU NL 2B 96 192 279 7 49 .985 .977 4.91 4.47 5.16 5.24 95 822.0 3B 19 16 37 1 1 .981 .957 2.79 2.54 3.23 2.98 15 147.7 SS 11 5 17 0 2 1.000 .965 2.00 4.30 4.83 5.03 5 41.0 1978 31 HOU NL 2B 107 224 289 12 51 .977 .977 4.79 4.34 5.01 5.30 107 922.3 3B 11 10 13 0 0 1.000 .950 2.09 2.53 2.84 3.00 8 73.0 1B 1 6 0 1 0 .857 1.000 6.00 8.30 6.00 10.00 1 9.0 1979 32 HOU NL 2B 68 126 188 3 33 .991 .979 4.62 4.55 5.60 5.42 67 504.3 3B 59 47 70 4 6 .967 .951 1.98 2.50 3.36 2.89 29 313.7 1B 3 15 3 0 3 1.000 .994 6.00 8.60 5.79 9.90 3 28.0 1980 33 HOU NL 1B 77 580 49 9 47 .986 .992 8.17 8.97 9.82 10.16 68 576.3 3B 25 11 27 1 3 .974 .948 1.52 2.39 2.25 2.87 13 152.3 SS 5 7 6 0 2 1.000 .963 2.60 4.30 5.32 5.03 2 22.0 2B 3 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.70 4.50 5.51 0 8.0 1981 34 HOU NL 3B 98 52 206 9 16 .966 .948 2.63 2.47 2.76 2.84 98 840.7 1B 2 15 0 0 3 1.000 .993 7.50 8.70 7.50 10.20 2 18.0 1982 35 HOU NL 3B 72 53 153 6 13 .972 .951 2.86 2.43 2.94 2.77 72 631.3 1B 35 291 21 1 34 .997 .992 8.91 8.89 9.69 10.23 34 289.7 1984 37 STL NL 3B 45 23 70 2 6 .979 .943 2.07 2.36 3.17 2.79 28 264.3 1B 11 45 2 1 6 .979 .992 4.27 8.15 12.44 9.85 3 34.0 2B 8 3 4 0 2 1.000 .972 0.88 4.71 4.20 5.40 0 15.0 SS 5 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 3.98 4.00 4.90 0 9.0 1985 38 STL NL 1B 1 4 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.50 18.00 9.90 0 2.0 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.50
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 31 HOU NL 1B 1 6 0 1 0 .857 1.000 6.00 8.30 6.00 10.00 1 9.0 1979 32 HOU NL 1B 3 15 3 0 3 1.000 .994 6.00 8.60 5.79 9.90 3 28.0 1980 33 HOU NL 1B 77 580 49 9 47 .986 .992 8.17 8.97 9.82 10.16 68 576.3 1981 34 HOU NL 1B 2 15 0 0 3 1.000 .993 7.50 8.70 7.50 10.20 2 18.0 1982 35 HOU NL 1B 35 291 21 1 34 .997 .992 8.91 8.89 9.69 10.23 34 289.7 1984 37 STL NL 1B 11 45 2 1 6 .979 .992 4.27 8.15 12.44 9.85 3 34.0 1985 38 STL NL 1B 1 4 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.50 18.00 9.90 0 2.0 1976 29 HOU NL 2B 2 1 7 0 2 1.000 .976 4.00 4.95 4.50 5.46 2 16.0 1977 30 HOU NL 2B 96 192 279 7 49 .985 .977 4.91 4.47 5.16 5.24 95 822.0 1978 31 HOU NL 2B 107 224 289 12 51 .977 .977 4.79 4.34 5.01 5.30 107 922.3 1979 32 HOU NL 2B 68 126 188 3 33 .991 .979 4.62 4.55 5.60 5.42 67 504.3 1980 33 HOU NL 2B 3 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.70 4.50 5.51 0 8.0 1984 37 STL NL 2B 8 3 4 0 2 1.000 .972 0.88 4.71 4.20 5.40 0 15.0 1974 27 PIT NL 3B 20 11 48 4 8 .937 .949 2.95 2.64 3.22 3.04 16 164.7 1975 28 PIT NL 3B 42 17 89 7 4 .938 .945 2.52 2.58 2.78 2.98 36 342.7 1976 29 HOU NL 3B 8 6 9 1 1 .938 .949 1.88 2.61 2.93 2.93 4 46.0 1977 30 HOU NL 3B 19 16 37 1 1 .981 .957 2.79 2.54 3.23 2.98 15 147.7 1978 31 HOU NL 3B 11 10 13 0 0 1.000 .950 2.09 2.53 2.84 3.00 8 73.0 1979 32 HOU NL 3B 59 47 70 4 6 .967 .951 1.98 2.50 3.36 2.89 29 313.7 1980 33 HOU NL 3B 25 11 27 1 3 .974 .948 1.52 2.39 2.25 2.87 13 152.3 1981 34 HOU NL 3B 98 52 206 9 16 .966 .948 2.63 2.47 2.76 2.84 98 840.7 1982 35 HOU NL 3B 72 53 153 6 13 .972 .951 2.86 2.43 2.94 2.77 72 631.3 1984 37 STL NL 3B 45 23 70 2 6 .979 .943 2.07 2.36 3.17 2.79 28 264.3 1985 38 STL NL 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.50 1974 27 PIT NL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.25 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 1975 28 PIT NL SS 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 4.20 3.60 5.04 0 5.0 1977 30 HOU NL SS 11 5 17 0 2 1.000 .965 2.00 4.30 4.83 5.03 5 41.0 1980 33 HOU NL SS 5 7 6 0 2 1.000 .963 2.60 4.30 5.32 5.03 2 22.0 1984 37 STL NL SS 5 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 3.98 4.00 4.90 0 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 400 247 723 35 58 .965 .949 2.42 2.48 319 2976.3 2B* 284 546 771 22 137 .984 .977 4.64 4.45 271 2287.7 1B* 130 956 75 12 94 .988 .992 7.93 8.86 111 957.0 SS* 26 14 28 0 4 1.000 .966 1.62 4.22 7 79.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 840 1763 1597 69 293 .980 .973 4.00 4.19
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   5  15   0   3  1  1  0   2   2   2  .200  .278  .400   0  0   0   1   0 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   5  16   1   3  0  0  1   1   2   1  .188  .278  .375   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   6  16   0   3  1  1  0   2   2   2  .188  .263  .375   0  0   0   1   0 
  3 Postseason Series   0-3  11  32   1   6  1  1  1   3   4   3  .188  .270  .375   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1981-NL-18-0.05
Car-1085-0.05 shares

Intentional Walks
1982 NL-15-5

At Bats per Strikeout
1981 NL-15.7-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June, 1971: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

January 6, 1976: Sent by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on December 12, 1975. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Tommy Helms. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Art Howe (January 6, 1976) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

March 21, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 22, 1985: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


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