Wilbur Howard
1973–1978 · bats B / throws R · Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers
466G
.250AVG
.283OBP
.322SLG
267H
6HR
71RBI
60SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466 | 1,135 | 1,068 | 149 | 267 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 45 | 175 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 344 | .250 | .283 | .322 | .605 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1975-07-04 to 1975-07-18
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1975-04-20 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1975-09-07 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1975-08-23 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 230 | 564 | 136 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 86 | .258 | .285 | .332 |
| Away | 236 | 571 | 131 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 89 | .242 | .264 | .312 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 49 | 103 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .235 | .252 | .306 |
| May | 56 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 13 | .236 | .245 | .330 |
| June | 62 | 100 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .247 | .280 | .292 |
| July | 101 | 259 | 69 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 40 | .286 | .317 | .378 |
| August | 91 | 255 | 70 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 37 | .288 | .298 | .350 |
| September | 103 | 297 | 57 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 48 | .204 | .242 | .271 |
| October | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 56 | 143 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | .207 | .224 | .281 |
| san-francisco-giants | 53 | 163 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 29 | .226 | .258 | .297 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 50 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .178 | .200 | .178 |
| san-diego-padres | 49 | 115 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | .214 | .322 | .296 |
| atlanta-braves | 42 | 99 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .305 | .313 | .379 |
| new-york-mets | 40 | 78 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | .296 | .308 | .352 |
| montreal-expos | 36 | 91 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | .315 | .319 | .438 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 35 | 92 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | .250 | .283 | .318 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 16 | 39 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .205 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Houston Astros | 64 | 111 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .216 | – | – |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 121 | 392 | 111 | – | 21 | 32 | .283 | – | – |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 94 | 191 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 7 | .220 | – | – |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 87 | 187 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 11 | .257 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 84 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 6 | .230 | – | – |