Elston Howard stats
Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1968
Bio
- Debut
- 1955
- AL MVP
- 1963
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
Bio
- Debut
- 1955
- AL MVP
- 1963
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,605
- AB
- 5,363
- R
- 619
- H
- 1,471
- HR
- 167
- RBI
- 762
- SB
- 9
- AVG
- .274
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 97 | 279 | 33 | 81 | 10 | 43 | 0 | .290 |
| 1956 | NYY | 98 | 290 | 35 | 76 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .262 |
| 1957 | NYY | 110 | 356 | 33 | 90 | 8 | 44 | 2 | .253 |
| 1958 | NYY | 103 | 376 | 45 | 118 | 11 | 66 | 1 | .314 |
| 1959 | NYY | 125 | 443 | 59 | 121 | 18 | 73 | 0 | .273 |
| 1960 | NYY | 107 | 323 | 29 | 79 | 6 | 39 | 3 | .245 |
| 1961 | NYY | 129 | 446 | 64 | 155 | 21 | 77 | 0 | .348 |
| 1962 | NYY | 136 | 494 | 63 | 138 | 21 | 91 | 1 | .279 |
| 1963 | NYY | 135 | 487 | 75 | 140 | 28 | 85 | 0 | .287 |
| 1964 | NYY | 150 | 550 | 63 | 172 | 15 | 84 | 1 | .313 |
| 1965 | NYY | 110 | 391 | 38 | 91 | 9 | 45 | 0 | .233 |
| 1966 | NYY | 126 | 410 | 38 | 105 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .256 |
| 1967 |  NYY/BOS | 108 | 315 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .178 |
| 1968 | BOS | 71 | 203 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .241 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 54
- AB
- 171
- R
- 25
- H
- 42
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 19
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .246
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,843
- TB
- 2,290
- XBH
- 435
- HBP
- 26
- IBB
- 82
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 305 | 133 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYY | 316 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NYY | 380 | 135 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NYY | 406 | 180 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NYY | 474 | 211 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYY | 361 | 114 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NYY | 482 | 245 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYY | 538 | 234 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYY | 531 | 257 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NYY | 607 | 250 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NYY | 418 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NYY | 451 | 146 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYY/BOS | 345 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | BOS | 229 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 24.5
- RC
- 764.8
- RC/27
- 5.20
- ISOP
- .153
- SECA
- .221
- BB/K
- 0.47
- AB/HR
- 32.1
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 1.4 | 46 | 6.1 | .186 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYY | -0.6 | 34.4 | 4.2 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 58 | 0 |
| 1957 | NYY | -0.9 | 38.1 | 3.7 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44.5 | 0 |
| 1958 | NYY | 3.0 | 63.3 | 6.4 | .165 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 34.2 | 0 |
| 1959 | NYY | 1.7 | 66.2 | 5.4 | .203 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYY | 0.4 | 37.7 | 4 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 53.8 | 0 |
| 1961 | NYY | 5.1 | 91.2 | 8.2 | .202 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYY | 3.5 | 77 | 5.6 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYY | 5.0 | 88.6 | 6.8 | .240 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 1964 | NYY | 5.3 | 95.3 | 6.7 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 1965 | NYY | 0.8 | 38.7 | 3.5 | .113 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 43.4 | 0 |
| 1966 | NYY | 1.3 | 49.5 | 4.3 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 68.3 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYY/BOS | -1.5 | 16.9 | 1.7 | .067 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 78.8 | 0 |
| 1968 | BOS | 0.0 | 23.3 | 4 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 40.6 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Elston Howard's career stats?
Elston Howard played 14 seasons for the Yankees and the Red Sox. He was a career .274 hitter with 1,471 hits, 167 home runs and 762 RBI. His best season was 1961: a .348 batting average, 21 home runs and 77 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1955 to 1968
Championships ×4
- 1956 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1958 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1961 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1962 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×2: 1963, 1964
- AL MVP: 1963