What years did Doug Howard play?

Doug Howard played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1976.

Was Doug Howard a pitcher?

No. Doug Howard was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Doug Howard hit?

Doug Howard hit 1 career home runs with 46 hits.

Doug Howard

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1976)

AVG .212

HR 1

RBI 22

H 46

OPS .497

PIV -411

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 2/6/1948 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-09-06
Last Game: 1976-06-19

Full name: Douglas Lynn Howard

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
97	217	19	46	5	1	1	22	2	7	30	.212	.239	.258	.497	-411

Career AVG .212 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Career OBP .239 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 25.6% below league average.

Career SLG .258 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.

Career OPS .497 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	CAL	AL	11	38	4	10	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CAL	AL	8	21	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CAL	AL	22	39	5	9	0	1	0	5	1	2	1	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SLN	NL	17	29	1	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	.207	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CLE	AL	39	90	7	19	4	0	0	13	1	3	13	.211	.255 (-17%)	.320 (-26%)	.360 (-29%)	.681 (-28%)	-410.8
Career · 5 seasons			97	217	19	46	5	1	1	22	2	7	30	.212	—	—	—	—	-411

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	94	10	23	0	11	.245
Away	51	123	9	23	1	11	.187

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1976-06-19	CLE	KCR	W	0	0	0	1	0
1976-06-16	CLE	TEX	W	0	0	0	1	0
1976-06-13	CLE	CHW	W	2	1	1	0	0
1976-06-12	CLE	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0
1976-06-11	CLE	CHW	W	2	0	0	0	0
1976-06-09	CLE	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1976-06-08	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	1
1976-06-07	CLE	MIN	L	4	1	0	0	0
1976-06-06	CLE	CHW	L	1	1	0	0	0
1976-06-05	CLE	CHW	W	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	46	30	305	29	2	29
3B	2	1	0	2	1	0
OF	24	18	22	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	CAL	1B	1	1	10	0	0	3
1972	CAL	3B	1	1	0	1	1	0
1972	CAL	OF	8	8	8	2	0	0
1973	CAL	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1973	CAL	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1973	CAL	OF	6	5	7	0	0	0
1974	CAL	1B	5	3	22	3	0	1
1974	CAL	OF	8	5	7	0	0	0
1975	SLN	1B	7	5	60	6	0	5
1976	CLE	1B	32	21	211	20	2	20
1976	CLE	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	46
Third Base	2
Left Field	16
Center Field	6
Right Field	2
Designated Hitter	8

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brigham Young University	Provo	UT	1968, 1969, 1970

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Howard

What years did Doug Howard play?: Doug Howard played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1976.
Was Doug Howard a pitcher?: No. Doug Howard was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Doug Howard hit?: Doug Howard hit 1 career home runs with 46 hits.