#86 Howdy "Buster" Caton, Shortstop, 32 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Howdy Caton Buster 7/16/1896 32 USA,OH,ZANESVILLE 5"6 165
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1928 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 111 Days (971 total Days) 0 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 84 Days (2148 total Days) 12 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 4 (Range), .931 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1917 | 58 | 204 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | .225 | .301 | .284 | .585 | PIT |
1918 | 70 | 105 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .302 | .286 | .587 | STL |
1919 | 63 | 110 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .261 | .273 | .533 | STL |
1920 | 47 | 118 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .318 | .322 | .640 | STL |
1921 | 43 | 140 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .228 | .207 | .435 | STL |
1922 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | STL |
Total | 285 | 683 | 152 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 78 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 10 | .223 | .284 | .274 | .558 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1922, AAA | 78 | 278 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 7 | .263 | .349 | .324 | .673 |
1923, AA | 136 | 462 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 69 | 86 | 24 | 20 | 14 | .232 | .346 | .312 | .658 |
1924, AA | 137 | 420 | 124 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 69 | 93 | 31 | 11 | 7 | .295 | .414 | .410 | .824 |
1925, AA | 134 | 461 | 138 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 18 | 13 | 11 | .299 | .399 | .399 | .798 |
1926, AA | 133 | 410 | 104 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 51 | 96 | 20 | 6 | 11 | .254 | .388 | .363 | .751 |
1927, AA | 135 | 431 | 114 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 44 | 66 | 21 | 11 | 12 | .265 | .355 | .323 | .678 |
1928, AA | 136 | 440 | 126 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 61 | 82 | 24 | 10 | 16 | .286 | .405 | .373 | .778 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1918 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
1919 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 23rd round, 364th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1918... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/20/1922 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days... 1/31/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 9/3/1923 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... 1/31/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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