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| Name | Team | Age |
| Tom Howard | Retired (1988, Age 34) | Died (2025, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 53 (1976) |
C | L/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Mordecai Brown League | 0 | 6 years (61 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 2/26/1954 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (6.6 %) | (0.7 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1978 | C | KC | 49 | 49 | 425.33 | 368 | 341 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 17 | 15.0% | -1 | 7.68 | .986 |
| 1979 | C | KC | 12 | 12 | 107.66 | 79 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.6% | 0 | 6.44 | .975 |
| 1980 | C | KC | 35 | 35 | 303.0 | 274 | 232 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 26 | 24.5% | 0 | 7.90 | .971 |
| 1B | KC | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 8.83 | 1.000 | |||||
| CF | KC | 18 | 18 | 160.0 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.14 | .950 | |||||
| 1981 | C | KC | 47 | 47 | 416.0 | 331 | 298 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 21 | 21.0% | 0 | 6.99 | .976 |
| 1982 | C | KC | 48 | 48 | 415.0 | 378 | 349 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 21 | 22.1% | 0 | 8.13 | .992 |
| 1B | KC | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1.000 | |||||
| 3B | KC | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | .800 | |||||
| LF | KC | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1.42 | 1.000 | |||||
| CF | KC | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1983 | C | KC | 18 | 18 | 159.66 | 113 | 104 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 15.8% | 0 | 6.26 | .982 |
| LF | KC | 17 | 17 | 152.66 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2.48 | .955 | |||||
| 1984 | C | KC | 24 | 24 | 215.66 | 169 | 153 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 17.8% | 0 | 6.89 | .976 |
| 1B | KC | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8.60 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | KC | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2.50 | .833 | |||||
| 1985 | C | CHN | 2 | 2 | 17.33 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 6.75 | 1.000 |
| Pos Total | C | 235 | 235 | 2059.64 | 1725 | 1563 | 130 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 433 | 102 | 19.1% | -1 | 7.40 | .981 | |
| 1B | 12 | 12 | 110.0 | 105 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 8.59 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | .800 | ||||||
| SS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2.50 | .833 | ||||||
| LF | 21 | 21 | 190.66 | 50 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 2.27 | .960 | ||||||
| CF | 19 | 19 | 168.0 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.30 | .956 | ||||||
| Total | 291 | 291 | 2565.3 | 1936 | 1760 | 138 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 433 | 102 | 19.1% | -12 | 6.66 | .980 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1988-11-01 | Tom Howard has retired from the Chicago Centennials |
| 1985-04-18 | The Chicago Centennials have promoted Vic Davalillo to the major league team. The Chicago Centennials have designated Tom Howard for assignment. |
| 1985-04-10 | The Chicago Centennials have acquired Tom Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1985-04-10 | The Chicago Centennials have demoted Vic Davalillo to the minor leagues. |
| 1985-03-31 | The Kansas City Kids have promoted John Moret to the major league team. The Kansas City Kids have designated Tom Howard for assignment. The Kansas City Kids have sent Ed Casey to the minors. |
| 1982-07-31 | Tom Howard of the Kansas City Kids is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1980-07-31 | Tom Howard of the Kansas City Kids is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
| 1980-04-05 | The Kansas City Kids have promoted Tom Howard to the major league team. The Kansas City Kids have sent Barry Archdeacon to the minors. |
| 1979-06-06 | The Kansas City Kids have promoted Stan Sylvester to the major league team. The Kansas City Kids have sent Tom Howard to the minors. |
| 1978-05-12 | The Kansas City Kids have promoted Tom Howard to the major league team. |
| 1978-03-31 | The Kansas City Kids have acquired Tom Howard from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-04-01 | The Milwaukee Night Owls have waived Tom Howard. |