Elston Howard
#32 ranked at Catcher
1955—1968
New York Yankees
1956, 1958, 1961-62 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION
1963 AL MVP
11x ALL-STAR
1x ALL-STAR STARTER
2x GOLD GLOVE
BORN
February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, MO
DIED
December 14, 1980, in New York, NY, USA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-2 / 196
HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION
69%
27.2
WAR
.274
BATTING AVERAGE
1605
GAMES
26.6
WAR7
.322
ON-BASE PCT
619
RUNS
20.7
WAR5C
.427
SLUGGING
1471
HITS
16.0
WAR3
.749
OPS
167
HOME RUNS
2.8
WAR PER SEASON
3x
WAR LEADER AT C
9
STOLEN BASES
Is Elston Howard in the Hall of Fame?
No, he is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
How does Elston Howard rank among Catchers?
| RANKING | CAREER | LONG PEAK | PRIME | SHORT PEAK | JAWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
32 |
51 |
30 |
22 |
20 |
40 |
|
EGG RANKING |
WAR |
WAR7 |
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE |
WAR3 |
JAWS |
*Only the top 100 players are ranked for each position. Players who appeared primarily in the 19th century are not ranked.
EGG RANKING: Player ranking at his position based on our proprietary ratings method.
WAR: Career Wins Above Replacement.
WAR7: Wins Above Replacement in 7 best seasons.
WAR5C: Wins Above Replacement in 5 best consecutive seasons.
WAR3: Wins Above Replacement in 3 best seasons.
JAWS: Average of WAR and WAR7.