Art Howe
1974–1985 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
891G
.260AVG
.329OBP
.379SLG
More career statistics
682H
43HR
293RBI
10SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 891 | 2,954 | 2,626 | 268 | 682 | 139 | 23 | 43 | 293 | 275 | 287 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 996 | .260 | .329 | .379 | .708 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1981-05-01 to 1981-05-24
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1975-09-07 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1980-04-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-06-02 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 452 | 1452 | 317 | 16 | 138 | 133 | 149 | .246 | .310 | .354 |
| Away | 439 | 1502 | 365 | 27 | 155 | 142 | 138 | .273 | .338 | .404 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 130 | 440 | 100 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 32 | .254 | .314 | .397 |
| May | 155 | 512 | 122 | 5 | 40 | 49 | 43 | .267 | .334 | .374 |
| June | 131 | 454 | 106 | 7 | 36 | 49 | 43 | .265 | .341 | .400 |
| July | 156 | 525 | 121 | 9 | 59 | 50 | 53 | .261 | .326 | .378 |
| August | 155 | 546 | 126 | 5 | 61 | 48 | 59 | .260 | .319 | .353 |
| September | 149 | 425 | 98 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 52 | .257 | .318 | .395 |
| October | 15 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .196 | .250 | .261 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 100 | 320 | 69 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 30 | .240 | .300 | .321 |
| san-diego-padres | 96 | 319 | 67 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 20 | .233 | .301 | .338 |
| san-francisco-giants | 92 | 299 | 72 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 25 | .279 | .365 | .403 |
| montreal-expos | 82 | 271 | 61 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 23 | .249 | .292 | .359 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 79 | 243 | 52 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 25 | .242 | .309 | .423 |
| atlanta-braves | 76 | 262 | 61 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 28 | .260 | .321 | .353 |
| cincinnati-reds | 76 | 274 | 61 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 26 | .249 | .318 | .396 |
| new-york-mets | 75 | 247 | 56 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 29 | .259 | .324 | .394 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 74 | 18 | 1 | 5 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .171 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Houston Astros | 21 | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | .138 | – | – |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 125 | 413 | 109 | 8 | 58 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 119 | 420 | 123 | 7 | 55 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 118 | 355 | 88 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .248 | – | – |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 110 | 321 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | 103 | 361 | 107 | 3 | 36 | 1 | .296 | – | – |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 110 | 365 | 87 | 5 | 38 | 2 | .238 | – | – |
| 1984 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 139 | 30 | 2 | 12 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |