Howard Battle
Howard Dion Battle
Born: March 25, 1972
Biloxi, MS US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 4 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Mercy Cross HS (Ocean Springs, MS)
Career: 1990-2003
Major League Statistics
Howard Battle compiled a career batting average of .267 with 139 home runs and 734 RBI in his 1418-game career with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Myrtle Beach Hurricanes, Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies, Syracuse Chiefs, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, San Antonio Missions, Albuquerque Dukes, Greenville Braves, Birmingham Barons, Richmond Braves, Hanshin Tigers, Louisville RiverBats, St. Paul Saints, Ottawa Lynx and Gary SouthShore RailCats. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | 61 | 250 | 233 | 25 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 38 | .266 | .316 | .412 | .728 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Myrtle Beach Hurricanes | 138 | 576 | 520 | 82 | 145 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 87 | 15 | 7 | 48 | 87 | .279 | .340 | .473 | .813 | 246 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 136 | 580 | 520 | 76 | 132 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 85 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 89 | .254 | .321 | .415 | .737 | 216 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 141 | 577 | 521 | 66 | 145 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 94 | .278 | .342 | .378 | .720 | 197 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 139 | 568 | 517 | 72 | 143 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 75 | 26 | 2 | 40 | 82 | .277 | .328 | .439 | .767 | 227 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 118 | 488 | 443 | 43 | 111 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 73 | .251 | .314 | .361 | .675 | 160 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 115 | 422 | 391 | 37 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 53 | .228 | .267 | .355 | .622 | 139 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 50 | 147 | 139 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | .237 | .265 | .353 | .618 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 16 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .242 | .286 | .273 | .558 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 12 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .179 | .244 | .359 | .603 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 79 | 331 | 291 | 41 | 96 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 51 | .330 | .402 | .540 | .941 | 157 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 121 | 495 | 454 | 80 | 129 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 66 | .284 | .333 | .511 | .844 | 232 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 13 | 51 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .227 | .292 | .341 | .633 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 14 | 58 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .179 | .207 | .179 | .385 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 131 | 524 | 491 | 53 | 135 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 77 | .275 | .308 | .379 | .687 | 186 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 56 | 204 | 193 | 20 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 28 | .238 | .276 | .358 | .633 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 52 | 228 | 210 | 25 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | .314 | .355 | .462 | .817 | 97 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 26 | 107 | 98 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | .173 | .243 | .204 | .447 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1418 | 5687 | 5193 | 662 | 1384 | 276 | 31 | 139 | 734 | 85 | 62 | 394 | 837 | .267 | .320 | .412 | .732 | 2139 | 102 | 39 | 12 | 49 | 27 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | 3B | 52 | 25 | 92 | 34 | 2 | .775 | 2.250 |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Myrtle Beach Hurricanes | 3B | 132 | 86 | 184 | 29 | 8 | .903 | 2.045 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3B | 123 | 58 | 292 | 33 | 15 | .914 | 2.846 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 3B | 141 | 88 | 319 | 29 | 17 | .933 | 2.887 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 137 | 90 | 258 | 28 | 18 | .926 | 2.540 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 90 | 40 | 192 | 22 | 11 | .913 | 2.578 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | SS | 34 | 42 | 89 | 11 | 11 | .923 | 3.853 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 3B | 88 | 58 | 146 | 18 | 9 | .919 | 2.318 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | SS | 27 | 35 | 70 | 4 | 11 | .963 | 3.889 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 1B | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1B | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.750 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 33 | 23 | 51 | 9 | 3 | .892 | 2.242 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | SS | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.571 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 3B | 68 | 39 | 126 | 14 | 16 | .922 | 2.426 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .947 | 9.000 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3B | 84 | 41 | 114 | 10 | 13 | .939 | 1.845 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .926 | 8.333 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2B | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Hanshin Tigers | 3B | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Louisville RiverBats | 1B | 11 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 9.091 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 4 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.250 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3B | 114 | 69 | 208 | 8 | 22 | .972 | 2.430 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | SS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 1B | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.833 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 3B | 52 | 30 | 111 | 11 | 5 | .928 | 2.712 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 3B | 47 | 24 | 90 | 6 | 5 | .950 | 2.426 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 3B | 26 | 19 | 56 | 5 | 3 | .938 | 2.885 |
| Totals | 1319 | 1020 | 2442 | 274 | 196 | .927 | 2.625 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | Pioneer League | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1991 | A | South Atlantic League | Myrtle Beach Hurricanes | TOR | ||
| 1992 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1993 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | TOR | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1996 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1997 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1998 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1998 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2000 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Hanshin Tigers | |||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Louisville RiverBats | CIN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2002 | Ind | Northern League Central | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 2003 | Ind | Northern League | Gary SouthShore RailCats |
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