First name: Bill
Last name: Howerton
Birthdate: 1921-12-12
Bats: L Throws: R
RetroID: howeb101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SLN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1950 | SLN | 4.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 8 |
| 1951 | PIT | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 1951 | SLN | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1952 | NY1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1952 | PIT | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Career | 9.4 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 14 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SLN | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1950 | SLN | 364 | 11 | 9 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PIT | 245 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 10.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -7 |
| 1951 | SLN | 75 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1952 | NY1 | 18 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1952 | PIT | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2 |
| Career | 746 | 19 | 15 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -8 | - | -0.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -9 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PIT | 3B | 45 | 8 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 3B | 45 | 8 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SLN | LF | 28 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | SLN | CF | 58 | 5 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1949 | SLN | RF | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | SLN | LF | 667 | 73 | -3.0 | -2 | -2 | -5 | 25 | 1 | -1 |
| 1950 | SLN | CF | 1241 | 163 | -4.0 | -3 | -3 | -10 | 53 | -1 | -4 |
| 1950 | SLN | RF | 96 | 13 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1951 | SLN | LF | 121 | 11 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1951 | PIT | LF | 91 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | PIT | CF | 842 | 92 | -8.0 | -8 | -7 | -22 | 30 | 0 | -7 |
| 1951 | SLN | RF | 228 | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PIT | RF | 162 | 22 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | -7 | 16 | -1 | -4 |
| 1952 | PIT | CF | 67 | 8 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 7 | 0 | -1 |
| 1952 | PIT | RF | 51 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | -1 | -1 |
| 1952 | NY1 | RF | 34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 907 | 103 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ||
| CF | 2208 | 268 | -14.0 | -13 | -12 | -36 | 91 | -1 | -13 | ||
| RF | 582 | 87 | -5.0 | -5 | -4 | -8 | 44 | -2 | -6 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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