C Howard Smith #20
Atlanta Copperheads FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
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C HOWARD SMITH #20 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 506 158 25 2 20 106 71 64 .312 .396 .488 0 6.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/18/1974 @ SEA Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
10/17/1974 @ SEA Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/1974 SEA Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/14/1974 SEA Win, 5-1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
10/13/1974 SEA Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/11/1974 @ SEA Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/10/1974 @ SEA Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/1974 @ LAF Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/07/1974 @ LAF Win, 6-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1974 LAF Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/31/1948
Born in:Rock Island, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$82,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 21st Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 506 158 25 2 20 106 76 71 64 .312 .396 .488 .884 .395 .176 158
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 592 4 5 0 20 3 8 247 47 0 1 0.0 97.0 6.89 6.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   131 43 5 1 5 41 20 22 8 4 0 1 .328 .418 .496 .914
Versus Right   375 115 20 1 15 65 56 49 56 4 3 3 .307 .387 .485 .873
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 20 2 0 5 16 11 10 10 1 0 0 .290 .375 .536 .911
May   93 25 8 0 3 15 12 8 14 1 1 1 .269 .330 .452 .782
June   82 23 2 0 1 16 8 14 12 2 0 0 .280 .378 .341 .719
July   81 26 5 1 6 20 17 17 9 0 1 1 .321 .444 .630 1.074
August   95 37 5 0 3 24 9 6 10 3 1 0 .389 .413 .537 .950
September   82 26 3 1 2 14 19 15 9 1 0 1 .317 .424 .451 .875
October   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 .250 .750
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   29 7 0 0 1 5 4 7 3 0 1 0 .241 .389 .345 .734
Postseason   43 9 2 0 1 1 2 4 9 0 0 0 .209 .277 .326 .602
Last Year   492 138 17 2 15 84 66 36 83 4 1 9 .280 .338 .415 .753
2 Years Ago   492 120 18 0 9 76 60 71 81 4 3 4 .244 .342 .335 .677
Career   1748 483 72 4 47 292 228 214 257 19 8 19 .276 .358 .403 .761
Home   243 83 13 1 12 54 42 35 29 5 1 2 .342 .421 .551 .972
Road   263 75 12 1 8 52 34 36 35 3 2 2 .285 .372 .430 .801
Grass   506 158 25 2 20 106 76 71 64 8 3 4 .312 .396 .488 .884
Day   150 46 6 0 3 32 15 19 19 2 1 2 .307 .387 .407 .794
Night   356 112 19 2 17 74 61 52 45 6 2 2 .315 .399 .522 .922
As Starter   502 156 25 2 19 103 74 69 64 8 3 4 .311 .393 .482 .875
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.250 1.917
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.250 1.917
Close/Late   118 34 8 0 3 23 15 16 12 2 1 1 .288 .372 .432 .804
Inning 1-3   160 52 6 1 8 34 26 21 20 3 2 2 .325 .403 .525 .928
Inning 4-6   179 60 11 1 6 40 28 25 23 3 0 1 .335 .413 .508 .922
Inning 7-9   156 43 8 0 6 31 22 23 19 2 1 1 .276 .368 .442 .810
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
0 Outs   182 56 10 0 11 23 37 26 24 3 3 2 .308 .394 .544 .938
1 Outs   148 51 5 1 5 40 20 24 15 5 0 1 .345 .427 .493 .920
2 Outs   176 51 10 1 4 43 19 21 25 0 0 1 .290 .369 .426 .795
Scoring Position   167 54 8 1 6 89 28 28 25 8 3 2 .323 .410 .491 .901
Bases Empty   251 81 10 1 12 12 39 41 30 0 0 1 .323 .420 .514 .934
Runner on 1st   88 23 7 0 2 5 9 2 9 0 0 1 .261 .286 .409 .695
Runner on 2nd   37 13 1 0 2 13 9 11 6 0 3 0 .351 .500 .541 1.041
Runner on 3rd   18 7 1 0 0 11 3 4 6 3 0 1 .389 .462 .444 .906
Runner on 1st & 2nd   60 16 3 0 4 25 6 4 7 0 0 0 .267 .312 .517 .829
Runner on 1st & 3rd   21 8 1 1 0 10 3 3 2 0 0 1 .381 .480 .524 1.004
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 0 0 0 13 4 3 0 2 0 0 .385 .444 .385 .829
Bases Loaded   18 5 2 0 0 17 3 3 4 3 0 0 .278 .333 .389 .722
Two Strikes   231 55 6 0 7 24 30 33 64 2 0 1 .238 .333 .355 .688
First Pitch   71 27 5 2 3 18 12 4 0 3 1 1 .380 .405 .634 1.039
Count 0-1   45 16 1 0 2 14 8 0 0 1 1 1 .356 .362 .511 .873
Count 0-2   43 14 2 0 1 5 4 0 17 1 0 0 .326 .318 .442 .760
Count 1-0   48 18 3 0 2 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .388 .562 .950
Count 1-1   53 18 4 0 1 12 4 0 0 1 0 1 .340 .345 .472 .817
Count 1-2   68 13 1 0 1 5 4 0 20 1 0 0 .191 .188 .250 .438
Count 2-0   15 6 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.200 1.600
Count 2-1   34 15 5 0 1 13 4 0 0 1 1 0 .441 .429 .676 1.105
Count 2-2   70 17 2 0 2 9 7 0 16 0 0 1 .243 .254 .357 .611
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 0 6 3 13 0 0 0 0 .333 .727 .444 1.172
Full Count   50 11 1 0 3 5 15 33 11 0 0 0 .220 .530 .420 .950
Behind in Count   156 43 4 0 4 24 16 0 37 3 1 1 .276 .275 .378 .653
Ahead in Count   106 42 9 0 7 38 22 34 0 1 1 0 .396 .539 .679 1.218
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   8 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Batting 4th   68 16 2 1 1 8 14 16 8 1 0 2 .235 .391 .338 .729
Batting 5th   418 132 19 0 17 92 56 52 54 7 3 2 .316 .388 .483 .872
Batting 7th   8 5 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.375 2.000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 1.933
Low Leverage   202 62 7 1 10 32 32 30 30 2 0 1 .307 .396 .500 .896
Medium Leverage   191 55 10 0 7 28 30 25 20 2 3 2 .288 .373 .450 .823
High Leverage   110 40 8 1 3 46 14 15 14 4 0 1 .364 .431 .536 .967
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 79 258 67 12 0 3 26 26 36 2 3 29 0 0 .260 .351 .341 .692 101 105 1.9
1972 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 133 492 120 18 0 9 76 60 71 4 4 81 0 0 .244 .342 .335 .677 102 111 4.7
1973 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 137 492 138 17 2 15 84 66 36 9 4 83 0 0 .280 .338 .415 .753 110 114 4.2
1974 Atlanta - FABL 26 139 506 158 25 2 20 106 76 71 4 8 64 0 1 .312 .396 .488 .884 150 158 6.6
Total FABL 488 1748 483 72 4 47 292 228 214 19 19 257 0 1 .276 .358 .403 .761 118 125 17.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Tucson - AAA 22 75 234 69 14 1 5 35 33 37 12 2 41 0 0 .295 .414 .427 .841 133 140 2.8
1971 Tucson - AAA 23 57 212 63 8 2 5 25 36 36 6 2 29 0 0 .297 .410 .425 .835 130 134 2.5
Total GWL 132 446 132 22 3 10 60 69 73 18 4 70 0 0 .296 .412 .426 .838 131 137
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 7 24 9 2 0 1 6 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 .375 .429 .583 1.012 200 203 2.2
1973 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 3 12 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417 15 17 1.3
1974 Atlanta - FABL 26 11 43 9 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 9 0 0 .209 .277 .326 .602 71 71 1.5
Total FABL 21 79 20 5 0 2 8 5 7 0 1 14 0 0 .253 .310 .392 .703 105 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Tucson - AAA C 65 63 408 36 3 445 1 .998 565.1 7.07 +1.5 .859 2 26 14 53.8
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB C 76 76 465 36 3 505 4 .992 666.2 6.76 +0.8 .978 3 39 13 33.3
1971 Tucson - AAA C 54 52 330 36 2 369 3 .992 473.0 6.96 +2.5 1.233 2 21 11 52.4
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB C 133 133 863 96 8 961 2 .998 1180.0 7.31 +7.4 1.158 6 75 40 53.3
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB C 133 131 757 94 8 854 3 .996 1162.2 6.59 +5.7 1.164 6 84 39 46.4
1974 Atlanta - MLB C 133 133 774 88 4 870 8 .991 1192.2 6.50 +3.6 1.099 10 90 35 38.9
TOTAL C 594 588 3597 386 28 4004 21 .995 5240.1 6.84 +21.5 1.114 29 335 152 45.4
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Mississippi A&M; Jackson, MS) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 2, Pick 21, 45th overall pick).
09/21/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Tucson Bulls!
04/05/1971 Named the #26 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1971 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
04/10/1972 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1972 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
08/22/1972 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/20/1972 Wins the 1972 World Championship Series with the Pittsburgh Miners.
10/29/1972 Wins the 1972 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
04/01/1973 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/08/1973 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/22/1973 Wins the 1973 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
03/22/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Atlanta Copperheads development complex.
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/19/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/28/1974 Wins the 1974 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
11/01/1974 Finished 3rd in 1974 FABL FA Whitney Award voting.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1974 20 8
Year RBI Rank
1974 106 2
Year HP Rank
1973 9 1
Year SF Rank
1974 8 4
Year AVG Rank
1974 .312 8
Year OBP Rank
1974 .396 5
Year SLG Rank
1974 .488 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1974 6.89 3
Year ISO Rank
1974 .176 5
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .395 3
Year OPS Rank
1974 .884 3
Year WAR Rank
1974 6.6 6
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