Howard Easterling
1936–1949 · bats B / throws R · ASE, ASP, ASW, BCG, Chicago American Giants, CI1, Homestead Grays, KCR
272G
.320AVG
.370OBP
.483SLG
319H
20HR
152RBI
16SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | 1,095 | 997 | 196 | 319 | 51 | 26 | 20 | 152 | 76 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 482 | .320 | .370 | .483 | .853 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1936-09-13 to 1937-07-10
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1937-07-19 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1940-08-04 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1941-06-25 | 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 | 148 | 580 | 175 | 8 | 89 | 41 | 4 | .333 | .372 | .501 |
| Away | 124 | 515 | 144 | 12 | 63 | 35 | 3 | .305 | .348 | .464 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
| May | 53 | 210 | 67 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 0 | .354 | .381 | .476 |
| June | 70 | 275 | 97 | 7 | 46 | 17 | 1 | .383 | .415 | .565 |
| July | 57 | 232 | 67 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 3 | .315 | .362 | .512 |
| August | 61 | 255 | 63 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 2 | .276 | .329 | .465 |
| September | 30 | 118 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .202 | .254 | .284 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-elite-giants | 58 | 239 | 61 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 4 | .284 | .326 | .377 |
| philadelphia-stars | 53 | 221 | 63 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 1 | .309 | .335 | .475 |
| newark-eagles | 42 | 172 | 53 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 0 | .335 | .366 | .513 |
| new-york-cubans | 33 | 122 | 41 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .373 | .434 | .627 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 20 | 71 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .284 | .310 | .388 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 17 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .236 | .306 | .436 |
| chicago-american-giants | 10 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .361 | .395 | .500 |
| memphis-red-sox | 10 | 49 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .457 | .469 | .761 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | CI1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1937 | CI1 | 41 | 140 | 51 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .364 | – | – |
| 1940 |  Homestead Grays | 41 | 142 | 49 | 4 | 21 | 3 | .345 | – | – |
| 1941 | Homestead Grays | 46 | 163 | 52 | 6 | 20 | 5 | .319 | – | – |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 33 | 120 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 41 | 154 | 57 | 2 | 34 | 2 | .370 | – | – |
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 34 | 135 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1949 | NCNew York Cubans | 32 | 127 | 39 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .307 | – | – |