Elston Howard
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1929, St. Louis, USA · d. 1980 · MLB debut 1955-04-14, final game 1968-09-29
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | KCM | NAL | 20 | 80 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .425 |
| 1955 | NYA | AL | 97 | 279 | 33 | 81 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 36 | .290 | .336 | .477 |
| 1956 | NYA | AL | 98 | 290 | 35 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 30 | .262 | .312 | .362 |
| 1957 | NYA | AL | 110 | 356 | 33 | 90 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 43 | .253 | .283 | .379 |
| 1958 | NYA | AL | 103 | 376 | 45 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 22 | 60 | .314 | .348 | .479 |
| 1959 | NYA | AL | 125 | 443 | 59 | 121 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 57 | .273 | .306 | .476 |
| 1960 | NYA | AL | 107 | 323 | 29 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 28 | 43 | .245 | .298 | .353 |
| 1961 | NYA | AL | 129 | 446 | 64 | 155 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 0 | 28 | 65 | .348 | .387 | .549 |
| 1962 | NYA | AL | 136 | 494 | 63 | 138 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 1 | 31 | 76 | .279 | .318 | .474 |
| 1963 | NYA | AL | 135 | 487 | 75 | 140 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 85 | 0 | 35 | 68 | .287 | .342 | .528 |
| 1964 | NYA | AL | 150 | 550 | 63 | 172 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 84 | 1 | 48 | 73 | .313 | .371 | .455 |
| 1965 | NYA | AL | 110 | 391 | 38 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 65 | .233 | .278 | .345 |
| 1966 | NYA | AL | 126 | 410 | 38 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 37 | 65 | .256 | .317 | .356 |
| 1967 | 2TM | AL | 108 | 315 | 22 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 60 | .178 | .233 | .244 |
| 1968 | BOS | AL | 71 | 203 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 45 | .241 | .317 | .335 |
| 1948–1968 | 1625 | 5443 | 635 | 1491 | 223 | 53 | 168 | 775 | 10 | 376 | 786 | .274 | .321 | .427 |
Awards
- 1958 Babe Ruth Award (AL)
- 1961 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1963 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1963 Most Valuable Player (AL)
- 1963 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1964 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1964 TSN All-Star (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BBWAA | 19 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 23 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 55 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 43 | 383 | 288 | |
| 1978 | BBWAA | 41 | 379 | 285 | |
| 1979 | BBWAA | 30 | 432 | 324 | |
| 1980 | BBWAA | 29 | 385 | 289 | |
| 1981 | BBWAA | 83 | 401 | 301 | |
| 1982 | BBWAA | 40 | 415 | 312 | |
| 1983 | BBWAA | 32 | 374 | 281 | |
| 1984 | BBWAA | 45 | 403 | 303 | |
| 1985 | BBWAA | 54 | 395 | 297 | |
| 1986 | BBWAA | 51 | 425 | 319 | |
| 1987 | BBWAA | 44 | 413 | 310 | |
| 1988 | BBWAA | 53 | 427 | 321 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | 6 | 81 | 61 | |
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | 6 | 80 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |