What years did Howard Wilson play?

Howard Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1904.

Was Howard Wilson a pitcher?

Yes. Howard Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 86 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Howard Wilson hit?

Howard Wilson hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

Howard Wilson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899-1904)

W–L 14–26

ERA 3.29

WHIP 1.31

SO 86

Pitcher PIV -1366.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 164 lb
Born: 8/9/1878 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 10/16/1934 in Havre de Grace, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1899-09-13
Last Game: 1904-05-17

Full name: Howard Paul Wilson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	26	47	42	37	1	0	371.7	417	136	8	71	86	3.29	-1366.3

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 3.15 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1899	CL4	NL	0	1	1	1	1	0	8.0	12	8	5	1	9.00	—	0.0
1902	PHA	AL	7	4	13	10	8	0	96.3	103	26	19	18	2.43	3.17 (+23%)	-312.4
1903	WS1	AL	7	18	30	28	25	1	242.3	269	89	43	56	3.31	3.10 (-7%)	-1305.9
1904	WS1	AL	0	3	3	3	3	0	25.0	33	13	4	11	4.68	2.66 (-76%)	252.0
Career · 4 seasons			14	26	47	42	37	1	371.2	417	136	71	86	3.29	—	-1,366

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
49	132	10	26	6	3	0	6	1	9	18	.197	.254	.288	.541	-220

Career AVG .197 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 25.2% below league average.

Career OBP .254 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Career SLG .288 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career OPS .541 vs. league average .662 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1899	CL4	NL	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	PHA	AL	13	35	2	6	0	0	4	0	3	4	.171	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	WS1	AL	31	85	8	17	3	3	2	1	5	11	.200	.261 (-24%)	.316 (-20%)	.345 (-12%)	.662 (-16%)	-219.7
1904	WS1	AL	4	9	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			49	132	10	26	6	3	6	1	9	18	.197	—	—	—	—	-220

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	27	73	7	16	0	6	.219
Away	22	59	3	10	0	0	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	25	211.0	221	70	38	49	2.99
Away	22	160.2	196	66	31	40	3.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1904-05-17	MIN	CHW	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
1904-04-25	MIN	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1904-04-18	MIN	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1904-04-14	MIN	PHA	L	2	0	1	1	1	0
1903-09-28	MIN	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1903-09-18	MIN	DET	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1903-09-12	MIN	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1903-09-07	MIN	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1903-09-03	MIN	NYY	L	2	1	0	0	1	0
1903-08-29	MIN	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1904-04-25	MIN	NYY	L	9.0	11	4	3	2	4	0
1904-04-18	MIN	BOS	L	8.0	9	5	3	1	6	0
1904-04-14	MIN	PHA	L	8.0	13	8	7	1	1	0
1903-09-28	MIN	CHW	L	9.0	15	10	7	3	4	0
1903-09-18	MIN	DET	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1903-09-12	MIN	PHA	L	9.0	10	5	4	2	1	1
1903-09-07	MIN	PHA	L	8.0	4	3	3	1	5	2
1903-09-03	MIN	NYY	L	9.0	8	3	2	3	3	0
1903-08-29	MIN	BOS	—	9.0	7	1	0	0	3	0
1903-08-24	MIN	DET	W	9.0	8	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	47	3	19	88	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1899	CL4	P	1	0	1	1	0	0
1902	PHA	P	13	0	5	21	0	1
1903	WS1	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1903	WS1	P	30	0	11	58	2	0
1904	WS1	P	3	3	2	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	47
Left Field	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Wilson

What years did Howard Wilson play?: Howard Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1904.
Was Howard Wilson a pitcher?: Yes. Howard Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 86 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Howard Wilson hit?: Howard Wilson hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.