Howard has accumulated a batting average of .273 for his career in baseball in addition to 657 scored runs and an OPS of .362. He has struck out 831 times and earned a walk on 398 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .321 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Howard has hit 173 balls out of the park while knocking in 793 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .041 in addition to earning 2,392 bases. For his career, he came to bat 6,158 times and has notched a base hit 1,540 times.
Howard has earned 49 base hits out of 203 at-bats and holds a batting average of .241. He has taken a base 22 times and has earned an OBP of .317. This year, Howard is sitting with 22 runs, amassed 18 RBI and has hit 5 home runs. He has earned an OPS of 0.652 and a slugging percentage of .335. He has struck out 45 times while accounting for 68 total bases.
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .274 | 168 | 1,491 | 376 | 635 | 775 | .321 | 5,929 | 5,443 | .748 | 107 | 223 | 53 | 1,625 | .427 | 10 | 14 | 2,324 | 786 | |
| 1968 | BOS | .241 | 5 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 18 | .317 | 229 | 203 | .652 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 71 | .335 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 45 |
| 1967 | TOT | .178 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 22 | 28 | .233 | 345 | 315 | .478 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 108 | .244 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 60 |
| 1967 | NYY | .196 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 17 | .247 | 216 | 199 | .518 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 66 | .271 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 36 |
| 1967 | BOS | .147 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | .211 | 129 | 116 | .409 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 42 | .198 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 |
| 1966 | NYY | .256 | 6 | 105 | 37 | 38 | 35 | .317 | 451 | 410 | .673 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 126 | .356 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 65 |
| 1965 | NYY | .233 | 9 | 91 | 24 | 38 | 45 | .278 | 418 | 391 | .623 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 110 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 65 |
| 1964 | NYY | .313 | 15 | 172 | 48 | 63 | 84 | .371 | 607 | 550 | .825 | 127 | 27 | 3 | 150 | .455 | 1 | 1 | 250 | 73 |
| 1963 | NYY | .287 | 28 | 140 | 35 | 75 | 85 | .342 | 531 | 487 | .869 | 141 | 21 | 6 | 135 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 68 |
| 1962 | NYY | .279 | 21 | 138 | 31 | 63 | 91 | .318 | 538 | 494 | .791 | 112 | 23 | 5 | 136 | .474 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 76 |
| 1961 | NYY | .348 | 21 | 155 | 28 | 64 | 77 | .387 | 482 | 446 | .936 | 153 | 17 | 5 | 129 | .549 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 65 |
| 1960 | NYY | .245 | 6 | 79 | 28 | 29 | 39 | .298 | 361 | 323 | .651 | 80 | 11 | 3 | 107 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 43 |
| 1959 | NYY | .273 | 18 | 121 | 20 | 59 | 73 | .306 | 475 | 443 | .783 | 116 | 24 | 6 | 125 | .476 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 57 |
| 1958 | NYY | .314 | 11 | 118 | 22 | 45 | 66 | .348 | 406 | 376 | .827 | 130 | 19 | 5 | 103 | .479 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 60 |
| 1957 | NYY | .253 | 8 | 90 | 16 | 33 | 44 | .283 | 381 | 356 | .663 | 81 | 13 | 4 | 110 | .379 | 2 | 5 | 135 | 43 |
| 1956 | NYY | .262 | 5 | 76 | 21 | 35 | 34 | .312 | 316 | 290 | .674 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 98 | .362 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 30 |
| 1955 | NYY | .290 | 10 | 81 | 20 | 33 | 43 | .336 | 305 | 279 | .812 | 118 | 8 | 7 | 97 | .477 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 36 |
| 1948 | KCM | .260 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 11 | .280 | 75 | 73 | .705 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .425 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
1967 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 108 | 164th |
| Plate Appearances | 345 | 168th |
| At-Bats | 315 | 164th |
| Runs Scored | 22 | 204th |
| Hits | 56 | 190th |
| Doubles | 9 | 188th |
| Triples | 0 | 519th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 173rd |
| Runs Batted In | 28 | 170th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 504th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 515th |
| Walks | 21 | 188th |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 112th |
| Batting Average | .178 | 451st |
| On-Base Percentage | .233 | 469th |
| Slugging Percentage | .244 | 442nd |
| OPS | .478 | 449th |
| OPS+ | 42 | 443rd |
| Total Bases | 77 | 195th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 75th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 90th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 273rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 60th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 77th |
1967 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 66 | 257th |
| Plate Appearances | 216 | 225th |
| At-Bats | 199 | 220th |
| Runs Scored | 13 | 262nd |
| Hits | 39 | 239th |
| Doubles | 6 | 229th |
| Triples | 0 | 520th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 204th |
| Runs Batted In | 17 | 227th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 505th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 516th |
| Walks | 12 | 261st |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 216th |
| Batting Average | .196 | 408th |
| On-Base Percentage | .247 | 440th |
| Slugging Percentage | .271 | 385th |
| OPS | .518 | 401st |
| OPS+ | 57 | 381st |
| Total Bases | 54 | 237th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 156th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 143rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 400th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 153rd |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 147th |
1967 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 42 | 389th |
| Plate Appearances | 129 | 281st |
| At-Bats | 116 | 280th |
| Runs Scored | 9 | 294th |
| Hits | 17 | 320th |
| Doubles | 3 | 309th |
| Triples | 0 | 521st |
| Home Runs | 1 | 297th |
| Runs Batted In | 11 | 268th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 506th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 517th |
| Walks | 9 | 287th |
| Strikeouts | 24 | 307th |
| Batting Average | .147 | 527th |
| On-Base Percentage | .211 | 502nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .198 | 504th |
| OPS | .409 | 506th |
| OPS+ | 18 | 512th |
| Total Bases | 23 | 321st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 213th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 226th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 401st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 154th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 148th |
1966 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 126 | 116th |
| Plate Appearances | 451 | 120th |
| At-Bats | 410 | 118th |
| Runs Scored | 38 | 148th |
| Hits | 105 | 119th |
| Doubles | 19 | 87th |
| Triples | 2 | 145th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 155th |
| Runs Batted In | 35 | 149th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 509th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 507th |
| Walks | 37 | 95th |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 93rd |
| Batting Average | .256 | 178th |
| On-Base Percentage | .317 | 202nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .356 | 225th |
| OPS | .673 | 211th |
| OPS+ | 98 | 180th |
| Total Bases | 146 | 129th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 57th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 212th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 621st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 104th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 27th |
1965 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 110 | 164th |
| Plate Appearances | 418 | 136th |
| At-Bats | 391 | 127th |
| Runs Scored | 38 | 149th |
| Hits | 91 | 132nd |
| Doubles | 15 | 123rd |
| Triples | 1 | 206th |
| Home Runs | 9 | 108th |
| Runs Batted In | 45 | 109th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 482nd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 458th |
| Walks | 24 | 170th |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 94th |
| Batting Average | .233 | 281st |
| On-Base Percentage | .278 | 335th |
| Slugging Percentage | .345 | 244th |
| OPS | .623 | 274th |
| OPS+ | 77 | 274th |
| Total Bases | 135 | 135th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 22nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 216th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 358th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 240th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 146th |
1964 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 150 | 53rd |
| Plate Appearances | 607 | 51st |
| At-Bats | 550 | 49th |
| Runs Scored | 63 | 71st |
| Hits | 172 | 20th |
| Doubles | 27 | 29th |
| Triples | 3 | 101st |
| Home Runs | 15 | 67th |
| Runs Batted In | 84 | 28th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 200th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 199th |
| Walks | 48 | 57th |
| Strikeouts | 73 | 78th |
| Batting Average | .313 | 42nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .371 | 63rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .455 | 80th |
| OPS | .825 | 58th |
| OPS+ | 127 | 59th |
| Total Bases | 250 | 36th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 86th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 35th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 587th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 65th |
| Intentional Walks | 12 | 10th |
1963 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 135 | 103rd |
| Plate Appearances | 531 | 90th |
| At-Bats | 487 | 88th |
| Runs Scored | 75 | 42nd |
| Hits | 140 | 58th |
| Doubles | 21 | 59th |
| Triples | 6 | 34th |
| Home Runs | 28 | 9th |
| Runs Batted In | 85 | 19th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 484th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 487th |
| Walks | 35 | 107th |
| Strikeouts | 68 | 87th |
| Batting Average | .287 | 82nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .342 | 102nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .528 | 29th |
| OPS | .869 | 38th |
| OPS+ | 141 | 43rd |
| Total Bases | 257 | 25th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 17th |
| Hit By Pitch | 6 | 28th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 366th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 157th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 89th |
1962 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 136 | 99th |
| Plate Appearances | 538 | 92nd |
| At-Bats | 494 | 83rd |
| Runs Scored | 63 | 89th |
| Hits | 138 | 76th |
| Doubles | 23 | 61st |
| Triples | 5 | 61st |
| Home Runs | 21 | 36th |
| Runs Batted In | 91 | 27th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 208th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 186th |
| Walks | 31 | 158th |
| Strikeouts | 76 | 53rd |
| Batting Average | .279 | 142nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .318 | 285th |
| Slugging Percentage | .474 | 80th |
| OPS | .791 | 121st |
| OPS+ | 112 | 124th |
| Total Bases | 234 | 56th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 20 | 4th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 199th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 172nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 5th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 194th |
1961 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 129 | 89th |
| Plate Appearances | 482 | 90th |
| At-Bats | 446 | 83rd |
| Runs Scored | 64 | 73rd |
| Hits | 155 | 37th |
| Doubles | 17 | 94th |
| Triples | 5 | 48th |
| Home Runs | 21 | 39th |
| Runs Batted In | 77 | 41st |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 481st |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 80th |
| Walks | 28 | 150th |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 66th |
| Batting Average | .348 | 34th |
| On-Base Percentage | .387 | 70th |
| Slugging Percentage | .549 | 37th |
| OPS | .936 | 49th |
| OPS+ | 153 | 42nd |
| Total Bases | 245 | 36th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 184th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 72nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 363rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 69th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 37th |
1960 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 107 | 122nd |
| Plate Appearances | 361 | 120th |
| At-Bats | 323 | 119th |
| Runs Scored | 29 | 151st |
| Hits | 79 | 124th |
| Doubles | 11 | 145th |
| Triples | 3 | 83rd |
| Home Runs | 6 | 126th |
| Runs Batted In | 39 | 107th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 85th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 411th |
| Walks | 28 | 122nd |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 117th |
| Batting Average | .245 | 259th |
| On-Base Percentage | .298 | 308th |
| Slugging Percentage | .353 | 240th |
| OPS | .651 | 280th |
| OPS+ | 80 | 268th |
| Total Bases | 114 | 134th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 105th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 416th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 218th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 8th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 22nd |
1959 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 125 | 83rd |
| Plate Appearances | 475 | 72nd |
| At-Bats | 443 | 68th |
| Runs Scored | 59 | 68th |
| Hits | 121 | 65th |
| Doubles | 24 | 35th |
| Triples | 6 | 26th |
| Home Runs | 18 | 41st |
| Runs Batted In | 73 | 34th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 391st |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 143rd |
| Walks | 20 | 160th |
| Strikeouts | 57 | 60th |
| Batting Average | .273 | 136th |
| On-Base Percentage | .306 | 255th |
| Slugging Percentage | .476 | 63rd |
| OPS | .783 | 102nd |
| OPS+ | 116 | 84th |
| Total Bases | 211 | 50th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 36th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 50th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 101st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 43rd |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 66th |
1958 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 103 | 126th |
| Plate Appearances | 406 | 102nd |
| At-Bats | 376 | 99th |
| Runs Scored | 45 | 97th |
| Hits | 118 | 69th |
| Doubles | 19 | 68th |
| Triples | 5 | 38th |
| Home Runs | 11 | 78th |
| Runs Batted In | 66 | 41st |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 147th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 165th |
| Walks | 22 | 143rd |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 47th |
| Batting Average | .314 | 50th |
| On-Base Percentage | .348 | 119th |
| Slugging Percentage | .479 | 71st |
| OPS | .827 | 73rd |
| OPS+ | 130 | 51st |
| Total Bases | 180 | 69th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 88th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 397th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 90th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 60th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 30th |
1957 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 110 | 120th |
| Plate Appearances | 381 | 118th |
| At-Bats | 356 | 116th |
| Runs Scored | 33 | 144th |
| Hits | 90 | 116th |
| Doubles | 13 | 122nd |
| Triples | 4 | 63rd |
| Home Runs | 8 | 99th |
| Runs Batted In | 44 | 93rd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 108th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 29th |
| Walks | 16 | 192nd |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 104th |
| Batting Average | .253 | 213th |
| On-Base Percentage | .283 | 319th |
| Slugging Percentage | .379 | 196th |
| OPS | .663 | 249th |
| OPS+ | 81 | 246th |
| Total Bases | 135 | 115th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 6th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 392nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 52nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 137th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 31st |
1956 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 98 | 142nd |
| Plate Appearances | 316 | 140th |
| At-Bats | 290 | 138th |
| Runs Scored | 35 | 132nd |
| Hits | 76 | 134th |
| Doubles | 8 | 178th |
| Triples | 3 | 88th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 142nd |
| Runs Batted In | 34 | 134th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 397th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 157th |
| Walks | 21 | 171st |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 156th |
| Batting Average | .262 | 181st |
| On-Base Percentage | .312 | 262nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .362 | 213th |
| OPS | .674 | 232nd |
| OPS+ | 80 | 234th |
| Total Bases | 105 | 139th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 66th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 148th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 228th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 134th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 42nd |
1955 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 97 | 135th |
| Plate Appearances | 305 | 139th |
| At-Bats | 279 | 131st |
| Runs Scored | 33 | 131st |
| Hits | 81 | 117th |
| Doubles | 8 | 171st |
| Triples | 7 | 26th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 82nd |
| Runs Batted In | 43 | 103rd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 410th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 405th |
| Walks | 20 | 174th |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 112th |
| Batting Average | .290 | 105th |
| On-Base Percentage | .336 | 190th |
| Slugging Percentage | .477 | 71st |
| OPS | .812 | 90th |
| OPS+ | 118 | 93rd |
| Total Bases | 133 | 106th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 185th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 163rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 317th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 67th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 48th |
1948 Stats for Elston Howard
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 18 | 499th |
| Plate Appearances | 75 | 342nd |
| At-Bats | 73 | 323rd |
| Runs Scored | 14 | 247th |
| Hits | 19 | 304th |
| Doubles | 5 | 240th |
| Triples | 2 | 176th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 244th |
| Runs Batted In | 11 | 275th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 227th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 487th |
| Walks | 1 | 572nd |
| Strikeouts | 0 | 690th |
| Batting Average | .260 | 286th |
| On-Base Percentage | .280 | 484th |
| Slugging Percentage | .425 | 152nd |
| OPS | .705 | 277th |
| OPS+ | 88 | 296th |
| Total Bases | 31 | 279th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 605th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 158th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 660th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 360th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 492nd |