Dick Howser
1961–1968 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees
789G
.248AVG
.346OBP
.317SLG
617H
16HR
165RBI
104SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 789 | 2,937 | 2,483 | 396 | 617 | 89 | 17 | 16 | 165 | 367 | 187 | 104 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 788 | .248 | .346 | .317 | .663 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1964-05-03 to 1964-05-15
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1963-09-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1968-05-16 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1961-05-14 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 407 | 1472 | 312 | 6 | 83 | 205 | 95 | .256 | .351 | .328 |
| Away | 382 | 1465 | 305 | 10 | 82 | 162 | 92 | .242 | .319 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 374 | 70 | 1 | 28 | 44 | 22 | .224 | .305 | .266 |
| May | 176 | 692 | 157 | 5 | 36 | 107 | 40 | .274 | .382 | .361 |
| June | 177 | 686 | 140 | 5 | 41 | 75 | 40 | .235 | .313 | .310 |
| July | 114 | 419 | 80 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 33 | .233 | .332 | .280 |
| August | 110 | 381 | 90 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 30 | .271 | .333 | .358 |
| September | 115 | 349 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 22 | .241 | .324 | .292 |
| October | 9 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .290 | .333 | .387 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 93 | 356 | 88 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 17 | .278 | .334 | .415 |
| baltimore-orioles | 92 | 343 | 71 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 28 | .243 | .327 | .325 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 91 | 367 | 87 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 20 | .285 | .379 | .370 |
| chicago-white-sox | 89 | 318 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 14 | .235 | .280 | .270 |
| detroit-tigers | 83 | 321 | 59 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 19 | .223 | .340 | .265 |
| boston-red-sox | 79 | 280 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 17 | .272 | .382 | .329 |
| new-york-yankees | 70 | 262 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 22 | .201 | .286 | .281 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 54 | 254 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 14 | .184 | .272 | .203 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Kansas City Athletics | 158 | 611 | 171 | 3 | 45 | 37 | .280 | – | – |
| 1962 | Kansas City Athletics | 83 | 286 | 68 | 6 | 34 | 19 | .238 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 64 | 203 | 48 | 1 | 11 | 9 | .236 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Cleveland Guardians | 162 | 637 | 163 | 3 | 52 | 20 | .256 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 107 | 307 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 16 | .235 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | 67 | 140 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .229 | – | – |
| 1967 |  New York Yankees | 63 | 149 | 40 | – | 10 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1968 | New York Yankees | 85 | 150 | 23 | – | 3 | – | .153 | – | – |