Was Red Howard a pitcher?

Yes. Red Howard pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 88 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Red Howard hit?

Red Howard hit 1 career home runs with 24 hits.

Red Howard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 10–17

ERA 4.97

WHIP 1.47

SO 88

Pitcher PIV 524.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 198 lb
Born: 3/10/1910 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Died: 12/30/1969 in Birmingham, AL, USA

Full name: Herman Eugene Howard

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
101.0	85.0	12.0	21.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	11.0	5.0	1.0	.247	.340	.365	.705

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
11	24	39	16	28	0	222.1	245	159	66	13	78	81	2.67	1.45

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1936	0	1	2	0	0	0	7.1	12	8	5	1	2	1	6.14	1.91
Listed seasons · 1	0	1	2	0	0	0	7.1	12	8	5	1	2	1	6.14	1.91

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	17	42	23	10	0	4	170.3	183	94	11	67	88	4.97	524.6

Career ERA 4.97 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 19.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	BBB	NAL	3	2	5	5	3	0	37.3	43	30	14	25	7.23	4.34 (-67%)	-39.8
1938	BCA	NAL	1	1	7	3	0	0	20.3	19	8	8	12	3.54	4.35 (+19%)	-87.2
1938	JRC	NAL	1	0	2	2	1	0	11.3	12	4	5	4	3.18	4.35 (+27%)	105.8
1939	CBR	NAL	1	4	5	3	2	0	24.0	25	8	7	11	3.00	4.28 (+30%)	-545.6
1940	BBB	NAL	3	6	16	5	2	4	55.0	50	24	20	27	3.93	4.21 (+7%)	1455.7
1946	CAG	NAL	1	4	7	5	2	0	22.3	34	20	13	9	8.06	3.59 (-124%)	-364.1
Career · 6 seasons			10	17	42	23	10	4	170.1	183	94	67	88	4.97	—	525

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
56	88	12	24	2	2	1	16	2	9	5	.273	.347	.375	.722	0

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .722 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — near 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
1937	BBB	NAL	10	25	4	7	1	0	1	7	2	2	0	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BCA	NAL	12	12	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	JRC	NAL	4	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CBR	NAL	5	8	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	MRS	NAL	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	BBB	NAL	16	22	2	5	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CAG	NAL	7	6	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			56	88	12	24	2	2	1	16	2	9	5	.273	—	—	—	—	0

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	26	31	6	7	0	7	.226
Away	35	36	3	9	0	4	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	18	63.1	68	14	24	38	1.99
Away	30	95.1	105	30	32	28	2.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	BB
1946-08-04	CAG	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-31	CAG	IN9	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-30	CAG	IN9	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-07	CAG	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-04	CAG	CVB	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-30	CAG	IN9	W	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-11	CAG	IN9	W	3	1	1	1	1
1946-06-06	CAG	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-03	CAG	BIR	L	1	1	0	0	0
1946-05-20	CAG	KCM	L	2	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-08-04	CAG	BIR	L	5.0	3	3	0	0	0	0
1946-07-31	CAG	IN9	L	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-30	CAG	IN9	L	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-07	CAG	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-04	CAG	CVB	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-30	CAG	IN9	W	7.0	9	1	0	0	0	0
1946-06-11	CAG	IN9	W	7.0	5	4	0	4	2	1
1946-06-06	CAG	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-03	CAG	BIR	L	6.0	5	8	2	3	4	0
1946-05-20	CAG	KCM	L	8.0	9	4	3	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	8	3	5	0	1	0
P	42	23	5	38	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	BBB	OF	4	1	5	0	1	0
1937	BBB	P	5	5	1	8	0	1
1938	BCA	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1938	BCA	P	7	3	1	8	0	0
1938	JRC	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1938	JRC	P	2	2	2	3	0	0
1939	CBR	P	5	3	1	4	0	0
1939	MRS	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1939	MRS	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1940	BBB	P	16	5	0	13	1	1
1946	CAG	P	7	5	0	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	42
Second Base	1
Left Field	4
Center Field	2
Right Field	2