#86 Howdy "Buster" Caton, Shortstop, 24 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Sunday, 10/22/1920 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Howdy Caton Buster 7/16/1896 24 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 0 / 6 (Unknown) 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 1920 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 41 Days (729 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 84 Days (772 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 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), .932 (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 | | |
9/1 | BSN | L 12-15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/3 | BSN | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/4 | @CIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/11 | NYN | W 10-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/14 | BRO | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/16 | @CHC | W 9-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @CHC | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | BSN | L 6-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | @PIT | W 12-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @PHI | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 47 | 118 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | .254 | .318 | .322 | .640 | .527 | .068 |
Projected | 47 | 118 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | .254 | .318 | .322 | .640 | .527 | .068 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 27 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 11.4 | 3.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 |
vs. RHP | 98 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .321 | .337 | .657 |
Close/Late | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .409 | .429 | .838 |
Scoring Position | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .278 | .281 | .559 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 24 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .262 | .297 | .328 | .625 |
Road | 23 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .246 | .333 | .316 | .649 |
March/April | 11 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .405 | .500 | .905 |
May | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 |
June | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
July | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
August | 8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .150 | .308 | .200 | .508 |
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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 |
Total | 238 | 537 | 124 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 10 | .231 | .297 | .291 | .587 | |
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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 |
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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% |
Second Base | 12 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 74 | 4 | .946 | 99.2 | 6.68 | | | | |
Shortstop | 33 | 16 | 38 | 90 | 19 | 133 | 5 | .962 | 189.2 | 6.31 | | | | |
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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...
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