2B Bob Howard #39
Kansas City Mavericks FABL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B BOB HOWARD #39 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 158 47 9 0 8 28 11 18 .297 .339 .506 1 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 LAS Win, 9-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ CHC Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 @ CHC Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 @ DAL Loss, 2-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 @ DAL Loss, 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 CHC Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1974 @ SEA Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 @ SFS Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1974 SEA Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 SFS Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/05/1949
Born in:Oklahoma City, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$46,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 108 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 1st Pick in Round 12
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 87 158 47 9 0 8 28 17 11 18 .297 .339 .506 .846 .375 .209 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 172 0 1 0 8 1 2 80 17 1 1 50.0 24.1 5.30 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 18 2 0 6 12 11 5 7 1 0 0 .310 .359 .655 1.015
Versus Right   100 29 7 0 2 16 6 6 11 1 1 0 .290 .327 .420 .747
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   17 5 0 0 3 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 .294 .368 .824 1.192
May   36 14 3 0 1 4 5 3 4 0 0 0 .389 .436 .556 .991
June   33 11 2 0 3 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .353 .667 1.020
July   26 8 3 0 1 5 4 4 1 2 0 0 .308 .375 .538 .913
August   25 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 .280 .308 .280 .588
September   17 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
October   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   25 6 1 0 0 3 3 6 2 2 0 0 .240 .364 .280 .644
Last Year   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
2 Years Ago   69 8 0 1 1 3 7 5 15 1 0 0 .116 .173 .188 .362
Career   231 56 9 1 9 32 24 16 33 3 1 0 .242 .288 .407 .695
Home   84 24 6 0 4 17 8 6 7 2 1 0 .286 .326 .500 .826
Road   74 23 3 0 4 11 9 5 11 0 0 0 .311 .354 .514 .868
Grass   158 47 9 0 8 28 17 11 18 2 1 0 .297 .339 .506 .846
Day   26 8 0 0 3 7 4 2 3 0 0 0 .308 .357 .654 1.011
Night   132 39 9 0 5 21 13 9 15 2 1 0 .295 .336 .477 .813
As Starter   100 30 4 0 5 11 12 8 8 1 1 0 .300 .349 .490 .839
As Reliever / Substitution   58 17 5 0 3 17 5 3 10 1 0 0 .293 .323 .534 .857
Pinch Hitting   33 8 2 0 2 11 3 3 6 1 0 0 .242 .297 .485 .782
Close/Late   65 20 6 0 4 16 7 2 12 1 0 0 .308 .324 .585 .908
Inning 1-3   36 10 0 0 4 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 .278 .297 .611 .908
Inning 4-6   38 12 2 0 0 4 5 7 0 1 1 0 .316 .413 .368 .781
Inning 7-9   70 19 5 0 3 14 5 3 15 1 0 0 .271 .297 .471 .769
Extra Innings   14 6 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .786 1.214
0 Outs   54 18 4 0 5 9 9 4 1 0 1 0 .333 .379 .685 1.064
1 Outs   44 12 4 0 1 9 4 2 7 2 0 0 .273 .292 .432 .723
2 Outs   60 17 1 0 2 10 4 5 10 0 0 0 .283 .338 .400 .738
Scoring Position   47 15 3 0 3 22 4 6 8 2 1 0 .319 .382 .574 .956
Bases Empty   91 27 5 0 5 5 12 5 9 0 0 0 .297 .333 .516 .850
Runner on 1st   20 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Runner on 2nd   11 7 2 0 2 7 3 3 2 0 1 0 .636 .714 1.364 2.078
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 3 1 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .412 .634
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 .143 .300 .143 .443
Two Strikes   73 15 4 0 4 13 8 4 18 1 0 0 .205 .244 .425 .668
First Pitch   33 10 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .303 .394 .697
Count 0-1   10 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   12 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .583 .917
Count 1-1   12 5 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 .417 .385 .917 1.301
Count 1-2   27 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 .074 .074 .222 .296
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Count 2-1   9 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-2   18 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .625 .400 1.025
Full Count   17 6 3 0 2 8 4 4 3 1 0 0 .353 .455 .882 1.337
Behind in Count   48 6 3 0 1 3 3 0 11 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Ahead in Count   30 14 3 0 1 6 3 7 0 0 0 0 .467 .568 .667 1.234
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   5 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.400 2.000
Batting 5th   31 7 0 0 1 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 .226 .294 .323 .617
Batting 6th   49 11 1 0 2 5 3 4 3 1 1 0 .224 .278 .367 .645
Batting 7th   13 6 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .462 .500 .769 1.269
Batting 8th   16 7 3 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 .438 .438 .812 1.250
Batting 9th   43 12 3 0 2 12 4 3 5 1 0 0 .279 .319 .488 .808
Low Leverage   50 15 3 0 2 3 5 4 6 0 0 0 .300 .352 .480 .832
Medium Leverage   59 17 1 0 4 10 9 3 6 1 0 0 .288 .317 .508 .826
High Leverage   48 15 5 0 2 15 3 3 6 1 1 0 .312 .346 .542 .888
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
1972 Kansas City - FABL 23 54 69 8 0 1 1 3 7 5 0 1 15 0 0 .116 .173 .188 .362 8 3 -1.0
1973 Kansas City - FABL 24 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 44 41 -0.0
1974 Kansas City - FABL 25 87 158 47 9 0 8 28 17 11 0 2 18 1 1 .297 .339 .506 .846 136 143 1.4
Total FABL 144 231 56 9 1 9 32 24 16 0 3 33 1 1 .242 .288 .407 .695 96 100 0.4
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
1967 Burlington - R 18 18 61 12 2 0 1 7 5 12 0 1 20 1 0 .197 .324 .279 .603 61 53 -0.1
1967 Winston-Salem - A 18 44 124 24 2 0 0 6 11 11 1 0 28 2 2 .194 .265 .210 .474 43 35 -0.6
1967 Wichita - A 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 48 38 -0.0
1968 Burlington - R 19 41 118 34 6 0 2 16 17 18 0 3 27 2 1 .288 .374 .390 .764 106 95 0.7
1968 Winston-Salem - A 19 18 43 10 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 7 2 1 .233 .312 .256 .568 69 72 0.0
1969 Burlington - R 20 31 112 35 5 2 3 19 23 24 0 1 32 1 2 .312 .431 .473 .904 135 141 1.5
1969 Winston-Salem - A 20 50 180 55 6 5 3 25 27 30 1 2 33 3 3 .306 .404 .444 .848 153 144 2.6
1969 Wichita - A 20 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 -65 -0.4
1970 Winston-Salem - A 21 55 218 64 7 4 4 25 26 21 0 4 34 6 3 .294 .350 .417 .767 128 127 3.6
1970 Wichita - A 21 54 176 40 6 3 1 17 13 18 1 0 49 1 1 .227 .303 .312 .615 76 66 0.7
1970 Knoxville - AA 21 27 103 26 3 1 3 10 13 12 0 0 21 1 3 .252 .330 .388 .719 114 111 0.5
1971 Wichita - A 22 34 126 32 8 1 1 15 19 24 0 1 29 0 4 .254 .371 .357 .728 106 100 0.5
1971 Knoxville - AA 22 101 377 100 18 4 5 35 44 56 1 2 57 4 9 .265 .360 .374 .734 116 108 2.3
1972 Des Moines - AAA 23 78 283 79 18 3 7 39 34 42 3 4 53 3 3 .279 .373 .438 .812 139 136 3.7
1973 Des Moines - AAA 24 100 332 109 16 2 21 64 55 38 2 0 65 4 8 .328 .401 .578 .979 159 160 4.4
Total DIX 128 480 126 21 5 8 45 57 68 1 2 78 5 12 .263 .354 .377 .731 115 109
Total HL 94 320 73 14 4 2 33 32 44 1 1 84 1 5 .228 .322 .316 .638 82 74
Total SEL 167 565 153 16 9 7 58 65 67 2 6 102 13 9 .271 .347 .368 .715 114 109
Total UMVA 90 291 81 13 2 6 42 45 54 0 5 79 4 3 .278 .386 .399 .784 107 104
Total CL 178 615 188 34 5 28 103 89 80 5 4 118 7 11 .306 .388 .514 .902 149 149
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Winston-Salem - A 2B 4 4 6 5 3 12 1 .917 29.0 3.41 -0.5 .836
1967 Burlington - R 2B 5 5 12 12 2 24 0 1.000 41.0 5.27 +0.1 1.067
1967 Wichita - A 3B 1 1 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.1 1.059
1967 Winston-Salem - A 3B 13 12 7 10 0 19 2 .895 83.0 1.84 -1.6 .878
1967 Burlington - R 3B 6 5 1 6 0 9 2 .778 45.2 1.38 -1.8 .729
1967 Winston-Salem - A SS 24 21 22 47 10 73 4 .945 164.0 3.79 -0.5 .992
1967 Burlington - R SS 9 7 13 20 4 34 1 .971 66.1 4.48 +1.1 1.026
1967 Winston-Salem - A LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.2 1.081
1967 Winston-Salem - A RF 6 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 41.0 1.10 +0.6 1.069
1968 Winston-Salem - A 2B 11 11 23 28 10 52 1 .981 70.0 6.56 +1.0 1.034
1968 Burlington - R 2B 6 4 5 10 2 15 0 1.000 31.0 4.35 -0.1 1.092
1968 Burlington - R 3B 23 22 6 30 3 39 3 .923 172.2 1.88 +0.4 1.050
1968 Winston-Salem - A SS 8 7 8 12 5 23 3 .870 48.0 3.75 -1.6 .864
1968 Burlington - R SS 14 12 18 35 5 55 2 .964 105.2 4.51 +1.1 1.071
1969 Wichita - A 2B 2 2 4 2 0 7 1 .857 17.0 3.18 -0.6 .714
1969 Winston-Salem - A 2B 12 8 18 30 5 49 1 .980 78.0 5.54 +2.7 1.085
1969 Burlington - R 2B 18 15 44 37 6 83 2 .976 129.1 5.64 +3.4 1.205
1969 Wichita - A 3B 3 3 2 3 2 6 1 .833 22.0 2.05 -0.5 .846
1969 Winston-Salem - A 3B 36 36 29 73 15 110 8 .927 297.1 3.09 +1.0 1.024
1969 Winston-Salem - A SS 10 5 11 19 3 30 0 1.000 50.0 5.40 +2.6 1.158
1969 Burlington - R SS 14 12 19 24 7 44 1 .977 114.1 3.38 +1.8 1.258
1970 Knoxville - AA 2B 6 5 16 8 4 24 0 1.000 45.0 4.80 +1.0 1.717
1970 Wichita - A 2B 50 47 101 124 40 231 6 .974 403.2 5.02 +5.5 1.109
1970 Winston-Salem - A 2B 31 31 64 105 22 170 1 .994 268.2 5.66 +13.2 1.199
1970 Knoxville - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Wichita - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Winston-Salem - A 3B 9 9 7 15 1 22 0 1.000 78.1 2.53 +1.0 1.090
1970 Knoxville - AA SS 22 19 28 68 9 102 6 .941 179.2 4.81 -1.3 .964
1970 Wichita - A SS 5 2 4 8 3 12 0 1.000 23.2 4.56 +0.6 1.080
1970 Winston-Salem - A SS 16 12 19 35 9 55 1 .982 117.0 4.15 +2.0 1.120
1970 Knoxville - AA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.026
1970 Winston-Salem - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.9 .525
1971 Knoxville - AA 2B 9 8 28 23 8 51 0 1.000 81.2 5.62 +1.5 1.091
1971 Wichita - A 2B 4 4 13 16 5 32 3 .906 34.2 7.53 -0.7 .946
1971 Knoxville - AA 3B 50 45 33 90 9 131 8 .939 420.1 2.63 +2.3 1.018
1971 Wichita - A 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.1 1.053
1971 Knoxville - AA SS 44 44 72 137 30 224 15 .933 390.0 4.82 -2.5 .988
1971 Wichita - A SS 28 27 40 82 25 126 4 .968 244.2 4.49 +0.8 1.018
1972 Kansas City - MLB 2B 7 1 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 17.2 5.09 -0.5 1.008
1972 Des Moines - AAA 2B 21 21 68 66 10 136 2 .985 180.0 6.70 +2.6 1.120
1972 Kansas City - MLB 3B 11 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 30.2 2.35 -0.0 1.043
1972 Des Moines - AAA 3B 47 45 36 100 13 141 5 .965 412.0 2.97 +3.0 1.035
1972 Kansas City - MLB SS 17 1 9 11 5 24 4 .833 51.2 3.48 -2.5 .732
1972 Des Moines - AAA SS 10 8 17 33 5 50 0 1.000 86.0 5.23 +3.0 1.114
1972 Kansas City - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kansas City - MLB RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 -0.8 .655
1973 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Des Moines - AAA 2B 6 6 13 19 5 33 1 .970 48.0 6.00 +0.5 1.104
1973 Des Moines - AAA 3B 60 54 38 121 7 166 7 .958 479.1 2.99 +5.5 1.097
1973 Des Moines - AAA SS 29 24 44 78 14 128 6 .953 223.2 4.91 +0.1 .969
1974 Kansas City - MLB 2B 21 5 25 26 6 53 2 .962 86.1 5.32 -0.0 .958
1974 Kansas City - MLB 3B 31 25 23 53 6 81 5 .938 220.2 3.10 -1.1 .998
1974 Kansas City - MLB SS 5 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 6.1 4.26 -0.3 1.034
1974 Kansas City - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .995
TOTAL 2B 214 177 444 517 130 982 21 .979 1563.0 5.53 +29.1 1.110
TOTAL 3B 293 258 186 511 58 738 41 .944 2285.2 2.74 +7.9 1.032
TOTAL SS 255 201 325 611 135 983 47 .952 1871.0 4.50 +4.4 1.010
TOTAL LF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 +0.2 1.060
TOTAL RF 11 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 71.1 1.26 -1.2 .867
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Minco; Minco, OK) by the New York Imperials. (Round 12, Pick 1, 221st overall pick).
08/15/1968 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2-3 weeks.
08/26/1968 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
09/23/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Winston-Salem Blazers!
07/21/1970 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/11/1970 Wins the 1970 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
09/21/1971 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Knoxville Knights!
02/14/1972 Was traded by the New York Imperials to the Kansas City Mavericks in exchange for RP Ted Ferguson.
08/27/1973 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 3 weeks.
10/12/1973 Finished 3rd in 1973 CL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
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