Roy Howell
1974–1984 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
1,112G
.261AVG
.321OBP
.389SLG
More career statistics
991H
80HR
454RBI
9SB
4Rare feats
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,112 | 4,181 | 3,791 | 422 | 991 | 183 | 31 | 80 | 454 | 318 | 675 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 1,476 | .261 | .321 | .389 | .710 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1977-05-10 to 1977-05-29
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1977-09-10 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1977-09-10 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1980-10-04 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 541 | 1993 | 460 | 27 | 211 | 152 | 303 | .255 | .307 | .373 |
| Away | 571 | 2188 | 531 | 53 | 243 | 166 | 372 | .267 | .319 | .405 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 116 | 439 | 93 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 59 | .234 | .294 | .352 |
| May | 205 | 741 | 191 | 14 | 95 | 58 | 120 | .283 | .336 | .410 |
| June | 184 | 706 | 157 | 10 | 69 | 61 | 106 | .247 | .309 | .361 |
| July | 163 | 605 | 146 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 90 | .265 | .309 | .388 |
| August | 221 | 848 | 202 | 15 | 88 | 61 | 152 | .264 | .310 | .393 |
| September | 202 | 757 | 184 | 20 | 79 | 53 | 131 | .266 | .313 | .410 |
| October | 21 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | .240 | .306 | .427 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 98 | 386 | 93 | 9 | 62 | 26 | 58 | .262 | .308 | .406 |
| athletics | 97 | 368 | 86 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 60 | .261 | .326 | .394 |
| kansas-city-royals | 94 | 335 | 75 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 59 | .252 | .307 | .362 |
| minnesota-twins | 94 | 360 | 80 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 60 | .246 | .300 | .369 |
| boston-red-sox | 93 | 342 | 101 | 12 | 38 | 25 | 47 | .322 | .368 | .503 |
| baltimore-orioles | 91 | 341 | 75 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 60 | .247 | .311 | .342 |
| california-angels | 90 | 349 | 76 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 63 | .239 | .289 | .349 |
| cleveland-guardians | 88 | 331 | 75 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 50 | .250 | .299 | .357 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Texas Rangers | 13 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1975 | Texas Rangers | 125 | 383 | 96 | 10 | 51 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1976 | Texas Rangers | 140 | 491 | 124 | 8 | 53 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 1977 | Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays | 103 | 381 | 115 | 10 | 44 | 4 | .302 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 140 | 551 | 149 | 8 | 61 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays | 138 | 511 | 126 | 15 | 72 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1980 | Toronto Blue Jays | 142 | 528 | 142 | 10 | 57 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 76 | 244 | 58 | 6 | 33 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | 98 | 300 | 78 | 4 | 38 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 194 | 54 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 164 | 38 | 4 | 17 | – | .232 | – | – |