Elston Howard
1948–1968 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Yankees
1,689G
.276AVG
.323OBP
.429SLG
1,555H
172HR
819RBI
14SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,689 | 6,144 | 5,640 | 660 | 1,555 | 234 | 57 | 172 | 819 | 393 | 791 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 52 | 2,419 | .276 | .323 | .429 | .752 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1958-07-06 to 1958-07-23
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8 RBI | 1962-08-19 | 1 in 26,239 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1955-05-14 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1959-04-18 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 865 | 2989 | 742 | 58 | 381 | 223 | 368 | .274 | .323 | .411 |
| Away | 824 | 3155 | 813 | 114 | 438 | 170 | 423 | .278 | .312 | .445 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 124 | 460 | 115 | 15 | 68 | 24 | 73 | .271 | .302 | .445 |
| May | 291 | 1059 | 268 | 24 | 141 | 73 | 124 | .280 | .322 | .411 |
| June | 329 | 1175 | 295 | 39 | 149 | 75 | 161 | .272 | .315 | .441 |
| July | 329 | 1217 | 313 | 35 | 170 | 82 | 138 | .282 | .325 | .437 |
| August | 344 | 1261 | 316 | 35 | 167 | 76 | 151 | .272 | .311 | .437 |
| September | 262 | 941 | 240 | 24 | 119 | 59 | 140 | .275 | .318 | .406 |
| October | 10 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .296 | .387 | .370 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 207 | 754 | 204 | 24 | 97 | 53 | 106 | .297 | .341 | .467 |
| baltimore-orioles | 201 | 704 | 159 | 13 | 72 | 48 | 111 | .246 | .294 | .367 |
| cleveland-guardians | 201 | 713 | 189 | 24 | 91 | 49 | 99 | .288 | .334 | .460 |
| detroit-tigers | 200 | 700 | 168 | 20 | 87 | 35 | 92 | .256 | .290 | .400 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 179 | 683 | 189 | 20 | 114 | 44 | 68 | .304 | .341 | .477 |
| boston-red-sox | 175 | 657 | 164 | 18 | 85 | 43 | 106 | .272 | .315 | .415 |
| minnesota-twins | 109 | 430 | 122 | 16 | 46 | 22 | 60 | .304 | .335 | .476 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 107 | 410 | 96 | 13 | 51 | 29 | 47 | .255 | .305 | .416 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 22 | 82 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1949 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 62 | 196 | 60 | 3 | 41 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1955 |  New York Yankees | 97 | 279 | 81 | 10 | 43 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 98 | 289 | 76 | 5 | 34 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 110 | 356 | 90 | 8 | 44 | 2 | .253 | – | – |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 103 | 376 | 118 | 11 | 66 | 1 | .314 | – | – |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 125 | 443 | 121 | 18 | 73 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | 107 | 323 | 79 | 6 | 39 | 3 | .245 | – | – |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | 129 | 446 | 155 | 21 | 77 | 1 | .348 | – | – |
| 1962 | New York Yankees | 136 | 494 | 138 | 21 | 91 | 1 | .279 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Yankees | 135 | 487 | 140 | 28 | 85 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 1964 | New York Yankees | 150 | 550 | 172 | 15 | 83 | 1 | .313 | – | – |
| 1965 | New York Yankees | 110 | 391 | 91 | 9 | 45 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1966 | New York Yankees | 126 | 410 | 105 | 6 | 35 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 108 | 315 | 56 | 4 | 28 | – | .178 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Boston Red Sox | 71 | 203 | 49 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .241 | – | – |