Roy Howell
[edit] Biography
Roy Howell (Roy Lee Howell) was born on December 18, 1953 in Lompoc, California. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1974 for the Texas Rangers. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 10 home runs and 51 RBI. Howell played for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Roy Howell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1979, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 72 runs. However, others believe that it was 1978, when he knocked in 61 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 13
| 44
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 3
| .250
| .283
| .341
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 125
| 383
| 43
| 96
| 10
| 51
| .251
| .322
| .379
| 15
| 2
| 39
| 79
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 5
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 140
| 491
| 55
| 124
| 8
| 53
| .253
| .295
| .367
| 28
| 2
| 30
| 106
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 12
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 96
| 364
| 41
| 115
| 10
| 44
| .316
| .386
| .451
| 17
| 1
| 42
| 76
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 16
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .105
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 103
| 381
| 41
| 115
| 10
| 44
| .302
| .374
| .430
| 17
| 1
| 44
| 80
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 16
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 140
| 551
| 67
| 149
| 8
| 61
| .270
| .325
| .376
| 28
| 3
| 44
| 78
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 10
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 138
| 511
| 60
| 126
| 15
| 72
| .247
| .310
| .405
| 28
| 4
| 42
| 91
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 12
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 142
| 528
| 51
| 142
| 10
| 57
| .269
| .335
| .413
| 28
| 9
| 50
| 92
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 10
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 76
| 244
| 37
| 58
| 6
| 33
| .238
| .306
| .373
| 13
| 1
| 23
| 39
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 98
| 300
| 31
| 78
| 4
| 38
| .260
| .305
| .350
| 11
| 2
| 21
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 69
| 194
| 23
| 54
| 4
| 25
| .278
| .330
| .448
| 9
| 6
| 15
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 68
| 164
| 12
| 38
| 4
| 17
| .232
| .284
| .348
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 1112
| 3791
| 422
| 991
| 80
| 454
| .261
| .321
| .389
| 183
| 31
| 318
| 675
| 23
| 25
| 9
| 38
| 86
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 12
| 99
| 5
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 115
| 106
| 883.2
| 80
| 214
| 21
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 130
| 125
| 1111.1
| 103
| 245
| 28
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 87
| 87
| 759.1
| 81
| 165
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 88
| 87
| 762.1
| 82
| 165
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 131
| 131
| 1166.1
| 109
| 306
| 22
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 133
| 131
| 1128.1
| 108
| 290
| 20
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 138
| 136
| 1216
| 105
| 257
| 16
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 17.2
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 53
| 51
| 434
| 38
| 98
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 84
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 24
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 54
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 17.1
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 45
| 39
| 293
| 21
| 67
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 845
| 818
| 7094
| 651
| 1666
| 137
| 160
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 10
| 7
| 63
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 189
| 173
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 8
| 5
| 47
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 14
| 7
| 84
| 92
| 10
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason and $200000 (May 9, 1977).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1980).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 20, 1980).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (October 1, 1984).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (1985).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (March 19, 1985).
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