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Elston howard

Elston Howard

#32 RANKED AT POSITION
1948—1968
Catcher
BORN
February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, MO
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-2 / 196
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.274
BATTING AVERAGE
1625
GAMES
27.2
WAR
.321
ON-BASE PCT
635
RUNS
26.6
WAR7
.427
SLUGGING
1491
HITS
16.0
WAR3
.748
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
168
HOME RUNS
2.7
WAR PER SEASON
First black player for the Yankees, one of their best catchers.
11-TIME
ALL-STAR
1956, 1958, 1961-62
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Howard
CAREER
27.2
LONG PEAK
26.6
PRIME
20.7
SHORT PEAK
16.0
JAWS
26.9
WAR PER
2.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
53.5
LONG PEAK
35.0
PRIME
25.5
SHORT PEAK
17.5
JAWS
44.3
WAR PER
4.4

Where Does Elston Howard Rank Among Catchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
32
CAREER
50
LONG PEAK
29
PRIME
23
SHORT PEAK
22
JAWS
39
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Catchers Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Howard
Average HOF Catcher
60.060.050.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.027.226.620.71626.92.753.53525.517.544.34.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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