LF Frank 'Hondo' Howard #37
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/15/1981
OA: 44 POT: 44
LF FRANK 'HONDO' HOWARD #37 - AGE: 45 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 56 59 55 56
Gap 26 30 25 26
Power 73 75 72 73
Eye 55 57 54 55
Avoid K's 40 41 39 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 27 47
Errors: - 12 38
Arm: 1 32 49
Turn DP: - 33 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 49
1st Base: 48 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Howard, with his problem with authority, has a negative impact on team chemistry.
Personality Class: Disruptive
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/08/1936
Born in:Columbus, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:260 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:17 Years, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 Los Angeles - XFBL 21 8 29 7 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 11 0 0 .241 .267 .379 .646 79 75 -0.0
1959 Los Angeles - XFBL 22 9 21 3 0 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 9 0 0 .143 .217 .381 .598 66 61 -0.0
1960 Los Angeles - XFBL 23 117 448 120 15 2 23 77 54 32 3 2 108 0 1 .268 .320 .464 .784 125 120 2.6
1961 Los Angeles - XFBL 24 92 267 79 10 2 15 45 36 21 1 2 50 0 1 .296 .347 .517 .864 139 129 1.9
1962 Los Angeles - XFBL 25 141 493 146 25 6 31 119 80 39 1 4 108 1 0 .296 .346 .560 .906 155 139 4.2
1963 Los Angeles - XFBL 26 123 417 114 16 1 28 64 58 33 4 3 116 1 2 .273 .330 .518 .848 157 151 4.1
1964 Los Angeles - XFBL 27 134 433 98 13 2 24 69 60 51 0 7 113 1 0 .226 .303 .432 .735 119 105 2.0
1965 Washington - XFBL 28 149 516 149 22 6 21 84 53 55 2 2 112 0 0 .289 .358 .477 .835 142 142 4.8
1966 Washington - XFBL 29 146 493 137 19 4 18 71 52 53 1 2 104 1 1 .278 .348 .442 .790 132 129 3.7
1967 Washington - XFBL 30 149 519 133 20 2 36 89 71 60 5 1 155 0 1 .256 .338 .511 .849 155 154 5.6
1968 Washington - XFBL 31 158 598 164 28 3 44 106 79 54 6 5 141 0 0 .274 .338 .552 .890 174 170 7.7
1969 Washington - XFBL 32 161 592 175 17 2 48 111 111 102 5 3 96 1 0 .296 .402 .574 .976 178 166 7.9
1970 Washington - XFBL 33 158 595 188 20 1 38 111 90 88 5 2 102 0 0 .316 .407 .545 .952 166 168 7.9
1971 Cincinnati - XFBL 34 156 598 158 17 0 28 105 77 51 5 3 129 0 1 .264 .326 .433 .759 117 125 3.2
1972 Cincinnati - XFBL 35 154 585 140 13 0 33 90 61 35 4 0 127 0 0 .239 .287 .431 .718 109 116 2.5
1973 Pittsburgh - XFBL 36 19 27 5 0 0 1 5 6 5 0 0 8 0 0 .185 .313 .296 .609 80 77 0.0
1973 Chicago - XFBL 36 128 505 129 8 3 40 101 80 47 4 3 109 1 0 .255 .322 .521 .843 139 140 3.6
1973 Total - XFBL 36 147 532 134 8 3 41 106 86 52 4 3 117 1 0 .252 .321 .509 .831 135 137 3.7
1974 Chicago - XFBL 37 138 503 113 6 2 28 63 57 40 1 1 109 0 3 .225 .283 .412 .694 115 116 1.0
Total XFBL 2140 7639 2058 250 37 458 1318 1030 769 47 40 1707 6 10 .269 .338 .492 .830 142 139 62.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 Total - 21 129 487 162 34 2 37 119 104 81 3 3 129 2 6 .333 .429 .639 1.067 100 100 7.6
1959 Spokane - AAA 22 76 295 94 19 2 16 47 43 21 0 2 68 0 0 .319 .362 .559 .921 167 167 3.4
1959 Total - AA 22 63 251 93 13 0 27 58 59 22 0 3 57 3 1 .371 .417 .745 1.162 231 228 4.8
1960 Spokane - AAA 23 26 97 36 11 0 4 24 17 18 0 0 17 0 0 .371 .470 .608 1.078 214 216 1.8
Total PCL 102 392 130 30 2 20 71 60 39 0 2 85 0 0 .332 .390 .571 .962 179 180
Total TL 63 251 93 13 0 27 58 59 22 0 3 57 3 1 .371 .417 .745 1.162 231 228
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Los Angeles - XFBL 26 3 10 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .300 .700 1.000 198 204 -0.0
1971 Cincinnati - XFBL 34 9 35 14 4 0 1 7 5 7 0 0 5 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 216 203 -0.5
1972 Cincinnati - XFBL 35 4 16 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375 11 6 -1.1
Total XFBL 16 61 20 5 0 2 9 8 7 0 0 11 0 0 .328 .397 .508 .905 165 157
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Los Angeles - XFBL LF 3 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 0.0 .000
1958 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 11.0 6.55 0.0 .000
1959 Los Angeles - XFBL LF 4 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 8.2 7.27 0.0 .000
1959 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.1 5.06 0.0 .000
1960 Los Angeles - XFBL 1B 4 1 19 3 2 23 1 .957 5.1 37.13 0.0 .000
1960 Los Angeles - XFBL LF 22 21 22 1 0 25 2 .920 59.1 3.49 0.0 .000
1960 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 94 91 157 7 1 165 1 .994 273.2 5.39 0.0 .000
1961 Los Angeles - XFBL 1B 7 5 43 4 2 49 2 .959 13.2 30.95 0.0 .000
1961 Los Angeles - XFBL LF 19 16 19 2 0 21 0 1.000 44.2 4.23 0.0 .000
1961 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 47 45 61 3 0 70 6 .914 117.2 4.90 0.0 .000
1962 Los Angeles - XFBL LF 9 5 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 15.0 3.60 0.0 .000
1962 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 128 122 182 16 4 204 6 .971 354.0 5.03 0.0 .000
1963 Los Angeles - XFBL LF 6 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 10.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1963 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 107 104 181 4 0 193 8 .959 305.0 5.46 0.0 .000
1964 Los Angeles - XFBL RF 122 121 179 3 0 186 4 .978 332.0 4.93 0.0 .000
1965 Washington - XFBL LF 138 138 204 5 0 213 4 .981 363.0 5.18 0.0 .000
1965 Washington - XFBL RF 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 0.0 .000
1966 Washington - XFBL LF 135 134 215 6 1 225 4 .982 346.1 5.74 0.0 .000
1967 Washington - XFBL 1B 4 2 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 5.2 25.41 0.0 .000
1967 Washington - XFBL LF 141 140 206 5 1 214 3 .986 360.2 5.27 0.0 .000
1967 Washington - XFBL RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Washington - XFBL 1B 55 51 416 41 38 468 11 .976 146.0 28.17 0.0 .000
1968 Washington - XFBL LF 107 105 168 11 1 187 8 .957 299.2 5.38 0.0 .000
1969 Washington - XFBL 1B 70 47 455 31 38 496 10 .980 147.0 29.76 0.0 .000
1969 Washington - XFBL LF 108 106 137 3 0 144 4 .972 284.2 4.43 0.0 .000
1969 Washington - XFBL RF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 14.1 3.77 0.0 .000
1970 Washington - XFBL 1B 33 33 295 20 33 315 0 1.000 288.2 9.82 +2.6 1.072
1970 Washington - XFBL LF 124 123 258 4 1 270 8 .970 1076.0 2.19 +4.7 1.025
1971 Cincinnati - XFBL 1B 129 124 1205 87 122 1304 12 .991 1141.1 10.19 +0.2 1.001
1971 Cincinnati - XFBL LF 26 25 60 0 0 61 1 .984 217.0 2.49 +0.3 1.006
1972 Cincinnati - XFBL 1B 51 44 396 31 30 430 3 .993 404.2 9.50 +0.8 1.013
1972 Cincinnati - XFBL LF 100 97 195 8 2 207 4 .981 877.2 2.08 -1.8 .989
1973 Pittsburgh - XFBL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1973 Pittsburgh - XFBL 1B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 0.0 .000
1973 Chicago - XFBL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1973 Pittsburgh - XFBL LF 4 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 35.1 2.80 +0.2 1.021
1973 Chicago - XFBL LF 128 128 316 6 4 329 7 .979 1130.0 2.56 -6.4 .975
1974 Chicago - XFBL 1B 104 102 900 51 53 963 12 .988 912.1 9.38 -4.7 .957
1974 Chicago - XFBL LF 26 23 47 2 0 50 1 .980 203.2 2.17 -1.4 1.010
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 461 409 3748 269 318 4068 51 .987 3070.0 11.78 -1.1 .998
TOTAL LF 1100 1074 1882 55 10 1983 46 .977 5339.2 3.26 -4.5 .997
TOTAL RF 521 496 778 33 5 836 25 .970 1417.1 5.15 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
05/22/1970 Hits his 300th career X Factor Baseball League home run!
06/01/1970 Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1970 Wins the XFBL AL Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/1970 Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1970 Was selected to the 1970 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/16/1970 Wins the 1970 XFBL AL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/16/1970 Wins the 1970 XFBL AL Silver Slugger Award at LF.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (63); Power: 82 (82); Eye: 55 (55).
01/15/1971 Was traded by the Washington Senators to the Cincinnati Reds, along with 2B Ron Theobald, in exchange for CF Ken Griffey Sr, $120,000.
06/20/1971 Collects his 1000th career X Factor Baseball League RBI!
09/23/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $913,600 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
10/14/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series MVP Award.
10/15/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (64); Power: 80 (81); Eye: 50 (56).
10/25/1972 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
12/31/1972 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RF Dennis Dungy.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (62); Power: 77 (79); Eye: 50 (56).
05/07/1973 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for CL Bob Apodaca.
07/01/1973 Hits his 400th career X Factor Baseball League home run!
08/27/1973 Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award.
11/19/1973 Became a free agent.
12/04/1973 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $640,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (61); Power: 74 (79); Eye: 51 (57).
07/17/1974 Scores his 1000th career X Factor Baseball League run!
07/19/1974 Collects his 2000th career X Factor Baseball League hit!
11/06/1974 Executed his contract year option.
11/06/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 156 5
1969 159 5
1970 156 8
Year PA Rank
1968 663 9
1969 702 4
Year AB Rank
1968 598 8
1969 592 10
Year H Rank
1968 164 3
1969 175 4
1970 188 3
Year K Rank
1960 108 3
1962 108 3
1963 116 7
1964 113 4
1965 112 6
1966 104 10
1967 155 1
1968 141 3
1971 129 7
Year TB Rank
1965 246 10
1967 265 4
1968 330 1
1969 340 1
1970 324 1
Year 2B Rank
1968 28 7
Year 3B Rank
1965 6 10
Year HR Rank
1960 23 10
1962 31 7
1963 28 6
1967 36 3
1968 44 1
1969 48 2
1970 38 5
1971 28 4
1972 33 1
1973 40 1
1974 28 3
Year RBI Rank
1962 119 5
1965 84 7
1967 89 4
1968 106 2
1969 111 5
1970 111 2
1971 105 5
1972 90 9
1973 101 7
Year R Rank
1968 79 8
1969 111 2
Year BB Rank
1969 102 4
Year IBB Rank
1962 10 7
1968 12 4
1969 19 3
1970 13 7
Year HP Rank
1968 6 10
Year SF Rank
1964 7 3
1968 5 10
Year EBH Rank
1962 62 7
1967 58 4
1968 75 1
1969 67 5
1970 59 8
Year AVG Rank
1965 .289 6
1966 .278 9
1968 .274 9
1969 .296 8
1970 .316 2
Year OBP Rank
1965 .358 9
1969 .402 5
1970 .407 3
Year SLG Rank
1962 .560 4
1965 .477 7
1967 .511 5
1968 .552 1
1969 .574 4
1970 .545 2
1973 .521 2
Year RC Rank
1965 89.54 9
1967 87.78 9
1968 109.82 2
1969 131.53 3
1970 132.32 1
Year RC/27 Rank
1965 6.40 7
1968 6.56 2
1969 7.91 5
1970 8.39 1
Year ISO Rank
1962 .264 4
1967 .254 4
1968 .278 1
1969 .279 4
1970 .229 7
1972 .191 7
1973 .265 1
1974 .187 9
Year WOBA Rank
1965 .360 7
1967 .355 8
1968 .362 5
1969 .397 5
1970 .410 1
1973 .379 6
Year OPS Rank
1962 .906 8
1965 .835 8
1967 .849 6
1968 .890 3
1969 .976 4
1970 .952 1
1973 .843 7
Year WAR Rank
1965 3.6 8
1967 3.5 8
1968 4.6 2
1969 6.7 4
1970 8.0 4
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