Bill Howerton
1949–1952 · bats L / throws R · New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
247G
.273AVG
.363OBP
.472SLG
More career statistics
178H
22HR
106RBI
1SB
1Rare feat
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | 746 | 651 | 95 | 178 | 39 | 12 | 22 | 106 | 91 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 307 | .273 | .363 | .472 | .835 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1950-06-24 to 1950-07-02
13longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1951-07-21 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 13 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 314 | 88 | 10 | 59 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 104 | 284 | 77 | 12 | 41 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 40 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .225 | – | – |