Bill Howerton
William Ray Howerton
Born: December 12, 1921
Lompoc, CA USA
Deceased: December 18, 2001
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11" Weight: 185
Career: September 11, 1949-June 29, 1952
Bill Howerton compiled a career batting average of .274 with 22 home runs and 106 RBI in his 247-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants. He began playing during the September 11, 1949 season and last took the field during the June 29, 1952 campaign.
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
| 1949 | NL | SLN | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | SLN | 110 | 364 | 313 | 50 | 88 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 60 | .281 | .375 | .492 | .867 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | SLN | 24 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | .262 | .360 | .400 | .760 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | PIT | 80 | 246 | 219 | 29 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 44 | .274 | .351 | .498 | .849 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | PIT | 13 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .320 | .452 | .440 | .892 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | NY1 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .067 | .222 | .133 | .356 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 247 | 747 | 650 | 95 | 178 | 39 | 12 | 22 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 125 | .274 | .364 | .472 | .836 | 307 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Fielding by Position:
| Catchers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
| 1949 | NL | SLN | OF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .00 | 1.50 | |||||
| 1950 | NL | SLN | OF | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 183 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .969 | .00 | 1.97 | |||||
| 1951 | NL | PIT | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .00 | 1.75 | |||||
| 1951 | NL | SLN | OF | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .949 | .00 | 2.18 | |||||
| 1951 | NL | PIT | OF | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .951 | .00 | 1.81 | |||||
| 1952 | NL | PIT | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .00 | 1.00 | |||||
| 1952 | NL | PIT | OF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .00 | 1.80 | |||||
| 1952 | NL | NY1 | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .00 | 2.00 | |||||
| Totals | 183 | 0 | 0.0 | 337 | 13 | 18 | 1 | .951 | inf | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan | |||