Telosh Howard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Telosh Howard was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Black Crackers and the Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers. Across 16 career appearances, he went 4-7 with a 4.20 ERA and 67 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2850.6.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 4–7
ERA 4.20
WHIP 1.32
SO 67
Pitcher PIV 2850.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 176 lb
Born
4/29/1904 in McDuffie County, GA, USA
Died
1/15/1972 in Macon, GA, USA

Full name: Edward Howard

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Telosh Howard — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
45.0 43.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 0 0 4.0 2.0 4.0 0 .163 .200 .186 .386

Pitching

Telosh Howard — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
10 10 15 9 8 1 152.1 116 79 47 5 42 86 2.78 1.04

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

Telosh Howard — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 11.0 11.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Listed seasons · 1 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .091 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Telosh Howard — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1937 5 2 5 4 3 1 50.2 48 29 18 1 10 32 3.20 1.15
Listed seasons · 1 5 2 5 4 3 1 50.2 48 29 18 1 10 32 3.20 1.14

Career Pitching Statistics

Telosh Howard — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
4 7 16 9 4 1 0 81.1 75 38 3 32 67 4.20 2850.6

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Telosh Howard — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 BCA NSL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 13.1 18 10 4 8 6.75 4.13 (-64%) 434.5
1938 BCA NAL 4 5 12 6 4 1 0 61.2 42 16 22 55 2.34 4.35 (+46%) 2416.1
1939 IAB NAL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6.1 15 12 6 4 17.05 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 4 7 16 9 4 1 0 81.1 75 38 32 67 4.20 — 2,851

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

Telosh Howard — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
17 31 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 .161 .212 .194 .406 0

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career SLG .194 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OPS .406 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Telosh Howard — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1932 BCA NSL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 BCA NAL 12 23 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 .174 — — — — 0.0
1939 IAB NAL 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 17 31 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 .161 — — — — 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

Telosh Howard — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11243404.167
Away12141300.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Telosh Howard — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1167.1471419541.87
Away1263.2532615283.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

Telosh Howard — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1939-05-21 ATNCV9L 111000010
1939-05-15 ATNSSAL 200000010
1938-09-01 ATNKCMW 301000101
1938-08-28 ATNMEMW 211000100
1938-08-23 ATNKCMW 000000000
1938-08-13 ATNCAGL 000000000
1938-08-02 ATNJAXL 300000000
1938-07-10 ATNIN7W 421100100
1938-07-02 ATNJAXL 200000000
1938-06-28 ATNMEML 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Telosh Howard — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1939-05-21 ATNCV9 L 4.0899520
1939-05-15 ATNSSA — 2.2533120
1938-09-01 ATNKCM W 9.0400270
1938-08-28 ATNMEM W 2.2100130
1938-08-23 ATNKCM W 9.01050000
1938-08-13 ATNCAG — 6.0050000
1938-08-02 ATNJAX L 8.02302170
1938-07-10 ATNIN7 W 9.0831130
1938-07-02 ATNJAX L 5.1210270
1938-06-28 ATNMEM — 5.2210100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Telosh Howard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 16 9 2 20 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Telosh Howard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 BCA OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1932 BCA P 2 2 1 3 0 0
1938 BCA P 12 6 1 16 0 0
1939 IAB P 2 1 0 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Telosh Howard — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 16
Right Field 1

Telosh Howard: the record in brief

Telosh Howard's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1932 to 1939. Howard played for the Atlanta Black Crackers (1932 through 1938) and the Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers (1939). Howard, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 1 inch and 176 pounds. Howard was born on April 29, 1904, in McDuffie County, GA, USA. Howard's death is recorded on January 15, 1972, in Macon, GA, USA. Telosh Howard was the playing name; the full given name is Edward.

Across 16 games (9 starts), Howard recorded 4 wins against 7 losses with a 4.20 ERA. The same table counts 67 strikeouts. Howard's 4.20 ERA was close to the 4.25 league figure for those seasons. In 1938, one of the busiest seasons, Howard posted a 2.34 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.35. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 2,850.6 for Howard's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Telosh Howard

Was Telosh Howard a pitcher?
Yes. Telosh Howard pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 67 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Telosh Howard hit?
Telosh Howard hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Telosh Howard's career batting average?
Telosh Howard batted .161 over his career, with 5 hits in 31 at bats.
How many RBI did Telosh Howard have?
Telosh Howard drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Telosh Howard's career ERA?
Telosh Howard finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 4-7 with 67 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Telosh Howard have?
Telosh Howard recorded 67 career strikeouts.