Art Howe
Arthur Henry Howe
Born: December 15, 1946
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: University of Wyoming
Career: 1974-1985
Minor League Statistics
Art Howe compiled a career batting average of .260 with 43 home runs and 293 RBI in his 891-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1985 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 84 | 74 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .243 | .321 | .365 | .686 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 162 | 146 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | .171 | .248 | .253 | .502 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 21 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .138 | .286 | .172 | .458 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 125 | 463 | 413 | 44 | 109 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 60 | .264 | .336 | .412 | .748 | 170 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 119 | 461 | 420 | 46 | 123 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 41 | .293 | .343 | .436 | .779 | 183 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 118 | 398 | 355 | 32 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 37 | .248 | .316 | .352 | .668 | 125 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 110 | 364 | 321 | 34 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 29 | .283 | .350 | .445 | .795 | 143 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 103 | 406 | 361 | 43 | 107 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 23 | .296 | .365 | .404 | .770 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 110 | 414 | 365 | 29 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 45 | .238 | .315 | .326 | .641 | 119 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 161 | 139 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | .216 | .300 | .295 | .595 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 891 | 2951 | 2626 | 268 | 682 | 139 | 23 | 43 | 293 | 10 | 10 | 275 | 287 | .260 | .329 | .379 | .708 | 996 | 70 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 47 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 20 | 16 | 164.7 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 8 | .937 | 3.225 | 2.950 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 42 | 36 | 342.7 | 17 | 89 | 7 | 4 | .938 | 2.784 | 2.524 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | .667 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 8 | 4 | 46.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 2.935 | 1.875 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 96 | 95 | 822.0 | 192 | 279 | 7 | 49 | .985 | 5.157 | 4.906 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 19 | 15 | 147.7 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 3.230 | 2.789 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 11 | 5 | 41.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.829 | 2.000 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 107 | 107 | 922.3 | 224 | 289 | 12 | 51 | .977 | 5.006 | 4.794 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 11 | 8 | 73.0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.836 | 2.091 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6.000 | 6.000 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 68 | 67 | 504.3 | 126 | 188 | 3 | 33 | .991 | 5.603 | 4.618 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 59 | 30 | 325.7 | 47 | 70 | 4 | 6 | .967 | 3.233 | 1.983 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 6.000 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 77 | 69 | 585.3 | 580 | 49 | 9 | 47 | .986 | 9.671 | 8.169 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 25 | 12 | 143.3 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 2.386 | 1.520 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 5 | 2 | 22.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.318 | 2.600 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.333 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 98 | 98 | 840.7 | 52 | 206 | 9 | 16 | .966 | 2.762 | 2.633 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 7.500 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 72 | 72 | 631.3 | 53 | 153 | 6 | 13 | .972 | 2.937 | 2.861 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 35 | 34 | 289.7 | 291 | 21 | 1 | 34 | .997 | 9.694 | 8.914 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 45 | 28 | 264.3 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 6 | .979 | 3.166 | 2.067 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 11 | 3 | 34.0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .979 | 12.441 | 4.273 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 8 | 0 | 15.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.200 | .875 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | .800 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 4.000 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| Totals | 840 | 708 | 6302.0 | 1763 | 1597 | 69 | 293 | .980 | 4.798 | 4.000 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 5 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .278 | .400 | .678 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .188 | .278 | .375 | .653 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .188 | .270 | .375 | .645 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.281 | 8.250 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 3B | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.925 | 2.600 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 72.0 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.750 | 5.111 |
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