Dixie Howell
1947–1956 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates
340G
.246AVG
.314OBP
.337SLG
More career statistics
224H
12HR
93RBI
1SB
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 2 | 6 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 140 | 138 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,013 | 1,012 |
| Batting · Walks | 87 | 86 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340 | 1,013 | 910 | 98 | 224 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 93 | 87 | 140 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 307 | .246 | .314 | .337 | .651 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1947-06-11 to 1947-06-27
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1947-08-13 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1947-06-19 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1947-06-22 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 176 | 484 | 125 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 64 | .283 | .329 | .370 |
| Away | 164 | 528 | 99 | 5 | 37 | 52 | 74 | .211 | .286 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| May | 50 | 138 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | .213 | .290 | .320 |
| June | 45 | 143 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 15 | .352 | .413 | .424 |
| July | 80 | 241 | 54 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 32 | .242 | .295 | .341 |
| August | 87 | 258 | 52 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 38 | .224 | .279 | .306 |
| September | 67 | 200 | 41 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 34 | .233 | .305 | .347 |
| October | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 54 | 148 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 22 | .260 | .318 | .351 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 49 | 134 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | .169 | .269 | .237 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 49 | 157 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 18 | .296 | .331 | .401 |
| chicago-cubs | 49 | 163 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 24 | .250 | .350 | .393 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 46 | 138 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 14 | .242 | .283 | .312 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 45 | 124 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | .263 | .290 | .339 |
| boston-braves | 34 | 101 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .220 | .277 | .253 |
| cincinnati-reds | 13 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .268 | .326 | .439 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 214 | 59 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 172 | 42 | 2 | 18 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 224 | 50 | 2 | 22 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 207 | 52 | 2 | 18 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | .189 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 42 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .231 | – | – |