Wilbur Howard
1973–1978 · bats B / throws R · Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers
466G
.250AVG
.283OBP
.322SLG
More career statistics
267H
6HR
71RBI
60SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – |