C Howard Smith #20
Atlanta Copperheads FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/08/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C HOWARD SMITH #20 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 479 124 17 3 10 70 54 69 .259 .330 .370 0 2.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/1975 LAF Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1975 @ LAF Win, 7-5 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
10/04/1975 @ LAF Loss, 4-5 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
10/02/1975 LAF Win, 6-4 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
10/01/1975 LAF Loss, 5-15 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/28/1975 @ WAS Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ WAS Win, 6-5 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/26/1975 @ WAS Win, 4-0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 NYG Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1975 NYG Win, 5-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/31/1948
Born in:Rock Island, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$82,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$82,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:1970, 21st Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 479 124 17 3 10 70 62 54 69 .259 .330 .370 .700 .311 .111 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 124 545 1 10 0 21 3 8 177 30 0 0 0.0 56.4 3.93 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   156 35 5 2 3 23 13 14 18 1 0 0 .224 .287 .340 .626
Versus Right   323 89 12 1 7 47 49 40 51 7 3 1 .276 .350 .384 .734
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 8 2 0 1 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .444 .722 1.167
April   63 14 1 0 1 7 5 6 9 1 0 0 .222 .286 .286 .571
May   86 20 5 1 2 8 10 7 12 1 0 0 .233 .287 .384 .671
June   83 21 1 0 4 11 16 9 8 0 2 1 .253 .333 .410 .743
July   85 28 4 1 1 16 10 9 13 3 0 0 .329 .381 .435 .817
August   90 23 1 0 2 17 13 13 13 1 0 0 .256 .346 .333 .679
September   72 18 5 1 0 11 8 10 14 2 1 0 .250 .333 .347 .681
Spring Training   46 12 1 0 0 5 3 4 7 1 1 1 .261 .327 .283 .610
Postseason   22 8 2 0 1 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .364 .591 .955
Last Year   506 158 25 2 20 106 76 71 64 8 3 4 .312 .396 .488 .884
2 Years Ago   492 138 17 2 15 84 66 36 83 4 1 9 .280 .338 .415 .753
Career   2227 607 89 7 57 362 290 268 326 27 11 20 .273 .352 .396 .748
Home   232 61 10 0 4 29 28 31 30 3 3 0 .263 .346 .358 .704
Road   247 63 7 3 6 41 34 23 39 5 0 1 .255 .315 .381 .696
Grass   457 118 16 2 9 63 58 52 65 6 3 1 .258 .331 .361 .692
Turf   22 6 1 1 1 7 4 2 4 2 0 0 .273 .308 .545 .853
Day   126 37 7 0 2 18 19 19 17 4 0 0 .294 .376 .397 .773
Night   353 87 10 3 8 52 43 35 52 4 3 1 .246 .313 .360 .673
As Starter   467 122 17 3 10 70 61 54 68 8 3 1 .261 .334 .375 .709
As Reliever / Substitution   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Pinch Hitting   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Close/Late   98 25 2 2 2 19 13 18 14 4 0 0 .255 .358 .378 .736
Inning 1-3   151 37 6 0 3 27 20 12 23 1 1 0 .245 .299 .344 .643
Inning 4-6   176 44 4 1 3 13 20 21 24 3 2 0 .250 .325 .335 .660
Inning 7-9   141 40 7 2 3 26 21 21 22 2 0 1 .284 .376 .426 .801
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .231 .545 .776
0 Outs   151 37 8 1 2 10 24 18 22 4 3 1 .245 .322 .351 .673
1 Outs   170 47 7 1 4 28 25 21 24 4 0 0 .276 .349 .400 .749
2 Outs   158 40 2 1 4 32 13 15 23 0 0 0 .253 .318 .354 .672
Scoring Position   150 40 1 2 4 63 21 26 25 8 3 0 .267 .359 .380 .739
Bases Empty   242 65 14 1 6 6 34 21 24 0 0 0 .269 .327 .409 .736
Runner on 1st   87 19 2 0 0 1 7 7 20 0 0 1 .218 .284 .241 .526
Runner on 2nd   41 11 1 1 1 8 6 10 5 0 3 0 .268 .412 .415 .826
Runner on 3rd   13 2 0 0 1 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 .154 .235 .385 .620
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 10 0 1 1 12 6 7 10 0 0 0 .233 .340 .349 .689
Runner on 1st & 3rd   23 7 0 0 0 8 0 1 3 1 0 0 .304 .320 .304 .624
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 0 0 0 12 2 5 3 1 0 0 .333 .476 .333 .810
Bases Loaded   15 5 0 0 1 16 5 1 3 4 0 0 .333 .300 .533 .833
Two Strikes   219 49 11 1 4 28 25 21 69 4 0 0 .224 .287 .338 .625
First Pitch   71 21 2 1 2 20 11 7 0 1 1 0 .296 .354 .437 .791
Count 0-1   46 12 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 .261 .255 .304 .560
Count 0-2   33 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 16 0 0 0 .152 .152 .242 .394
Count 1-0   46 13 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 .283 .298 .413 .711
Count 1-1   44 16 2 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 .364 .378 .523 .901
Count 1-2   76 16 2 0 2 13 8 0 24 4 0 0 .211 .200 .316 .516
Count 2-0   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Count 2-1   27 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 .296 .310 .296 .607
Count 2-2   57 14 2 1 1 5 6 0 19 0 0 0 .246 .246 .368 .614
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 1 6 7 12 0 1 0 0 .364 .667 .636 1.303
Full Count   53 14 4 0 1 10 8 21 10 0 0 0 .264 .473 .396 .869
Behind in Count   155 33 7 0 2 18 15 0 40 5 1 0 .213 .206 .297 .503
Ahead in Count   99 26 0 0 3 12 17 26 0 2 0 0 .263 .409 .354 .763
Batting 3rd   13 4 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .769 1.077
Batting 4th   62 16 4 1 1 8 9 5 11 3 1 0 .258 .300 .403 .703
Batting 5th   271 73 12 2 3 43 36 33 41 5 2 1 .269 .345 .362 .707
Batting 6th   52 11 1 0 0 3 4 7 5 0 0 0 .212 .305 .231 .536
Batting 7th   72 19 0 0 4 10 11 9 10 0 0 0 .264 .346 .431 .776
Batting 9th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Low Leverage   192 47 7 0 3 16 21 22 23 1 0 1 .245 .324 .328 .652
Medium Leverage   186 51 8 3 4 28 23 15 33 0 3 0 .274 .328 .414 .742
High Leverage   97 25 2 0 2 25 17 17 13 7 0 0 .258 .347 .340 .687
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 .884 157 154 6.5
1975 Atlanta - FABL 27 133 479 124 17 3 10 70 62 54 1 8 69 0 0 .259 .330 .370 .700 96 97 2.4
Total FABL 621 2227 607 89 7 57 362 290 268 20 27 326 0 1 .273 .352 .396 .748 115 118 19.6
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 75 71 1.4
1975 Atlanta - FABL 27 5 22 8 2 0 1 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .364 .364 .591 .955 164 177 1.7
Total FABL 26 101 28 7 0 3 17 7 7 0 1 16 0 0 .277 .321 .436 .757 119 120
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
1975 Atlanta - MLB C 125 123 706 92 4 803 5 .994 1111.0 6.46 +4.8 1.081 3 95 37 38.9
1975 Atlanta - MLB 1B 1 1 7 1 2 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.5 .524
TOTAL C 719 711 4303 478 32 4807 26 .995 6351.1 6.77 +26.3 1.107 32 430 189 44.0
TOTAL 1B 1 1 7 1 2 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.5 .524
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.
01/28/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $82,000 with the Atlanta Copperheads organization.
08/22/1975 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Pioneers, with 4 RBI and 1 R.
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
1975 8 6
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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