LF Norris Howard #34
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2026
LF NORRIS HOWARD #34 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 73 21 5 0 3 11 3 17 .288 .312 .479 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 11
Gap 15
Power 13
Eye 9
Avoid K's 14
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 12
Errors: - 5 14
Arm: 2 7 10
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 15
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2026 @ IND Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2026 @ IND Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/2026 @ IND Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2026 OTS Win, 11-2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/23/2026 OTS Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2026 OTS Win, 6-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/21/2026 POR Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2026 POR Win, 5-1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2026 POR Loss, 5-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/2026 @ Flairs Loss, 6-19 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:03/19/2004
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2023, 23rd Pick in Round 2
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 73 21 5 0 3 11 8 3 17 .288 .312 .479 .791 .340 .192 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 19 77 0 0 0 1 0 1 35 8 0 1 0.0 10.4 5.09 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 6 4 0 1 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .619 .905
Versus Right   52 15 1 0 2 6 4 3 12 1 0 0 .288 .321 .423 .745
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   73 21 5 0 3 11 8 3 17 1 0 0 .288 .312 .479 .791
Career   73 21 5 0 3 11 8 3 17 1 0 0 .288 .312 .479 .791
Home   39 12 4 0 2 7 5 2 9 1 0 0 .308 .333 .564 .897
Road   34 9 1 0 1 4 3 1 8 0 0 0 .265 .286 .382 .668
Grass   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Turf   60 17 5 0 3 10 8 3 12 1 0 0 .283 .313 .517 .829
Day   14 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .313 .357 .670
Night   59 17 4 0 3 10 7 2 16 0 0 0 .288 .311 .508 .820
As Starter   73 21 5 0 3 11 8 3 17 1 0 0 .288 .312 .479 .791
Close/Late   9 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .667 .889
Inning 1-3   23 6 1 0 2 5 2 1 6 1 0 0 .261 .280 .565 .845
Inning 4-6   26 8 1 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 .308 .333 .346 .679
Inning 7-9   24 7 3 0 1 5 3 1 7 0 0 0 .292 .320 .542 .862
0 Outs   30 8 2 0 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 .267 .290 .433 .724
1 Outs   24 7 2 0 1 4 4 2 8 1 0 0 .292 .333 .500 .833
2 Outs   19 6 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Scoring Position   15 6 1 0 2 9 3 1 2 1 0 0 .400 .412 .867 1.278
Bases Empty   41 8 2 0 1 1 3 2 10 0 0 0 .195 .233 .317 .550
Runner on 1st   17 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .412 .412 .529 .941
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .600 .500 .800 1.300
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   33 7 1 0 2 5 2 2 17 0 0 0 .212 .257 .424 .681
First Pitch   13 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .286 .615 .901
Count 0-1   7 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Count 0-2   7 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-0   12 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .600 .667 1.267
Behind in Count   28 8 1 0 1 4 3 0 13 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Ahead in Count   17 6 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .353 .389 .471 .859
Batting 4th   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821
Batting 5th   49 16 3 0 2 9 6 1 10 1 0 0 .327 .333 .510 .844
Batting 9th   17 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .235 .278 .353 .631
MIDWEST LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 82 317 86 25 3 6 46 47 41 81 .271 .362 .426 .788 .367 .155 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 365 5 5 0 15 0 2 135 34 6 1 85.7 47.6 5.16 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 29 6 3 3 17 17 13 23 1 0 1 .309 .394 .532 .926
Versus Right   223 57 19 0 3 29 30 28 58 1 0 4 .256 .348 .381 .729
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   54 11 4 0 0 8 4 8 16 1 0 0 .204 .302 .278 .579
May   10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .100 .182 .200 .382
June   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .400 .375 .775
July   106 31 9 0 4 15 16 11 28 0 0 2 .292 .370 .491 .860
August   118 35 7 3 2 16 23 17 23 1 0 2 .297 .391 .458 .849
September   21 6 3 0 0 6 3 3 7 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Last Year   476 123 33 6 10 54 59 47 136 0 1 9 .258 .336 .416 .752
2 Years Ago   467 126 36 4 12 70 69 50 147 2 6 7 .270 .348 .441 .789
Career   1381 369 100 14 31 185 194 149 406 5 8 23 .267 .347 .427 .774
Home   141 36 13 1 2 15 18 19 36 1 0 3 .255 .354 .404 .758
Road   176 50 12 2 4 31 29 22 45 1 0 2 .284 .368 .443 .811
Grass   113 32 7 1 2 20 19 14 26 0 0 0 .283 .362 .416 .778
Turf   204 54 18 2 4 26 28 27 55 2 0 5 .265 .361 .431 .793
Day   105 28 12 0 3 28 13 15 29 2 0 1 .267 .358 .467 .824
Night   212 58 13 3 3 18 34 26 52 0 0 4 .274 .364 .406 .769
As Starter   315 85 25 3 6 46 47 40 81 2 0 5 .270 .359 .425 .785
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   72 19 4 1 2 11 13 15 16 0 0 1 .264 .398 .431 .828
Inning 1-3   114 31 10 0 3 20 15 12 30 1 0 2 .272 .349 .439 .787
Inning 4-6   105 25 9 0 1 14 14 11 27 1 0 1 .238 .314 .352 .666
Inning 7-9   89 27 5 2 2 12 15 14 22 0 0 2 .303 .410 .472 .881
Extra Innings   9 3 1 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 .333 .538 .667 1.205
0 Outs   101 26 6 1 1 9 20 13 31 1 0 2 .257 .350 .366 .717
1 Outs   98 31 8 2 1 13 17 16 22 1 0 2 .316 .419 .469 .888
2 Outs   118 29 11 0 4 24 10 12 28 0 0 1 .246 .321 .441 .761
Scoring Position   105 26 10 0 2 39 18 21 30 2 0 2 .248 .377 .400 .777
Bases Empty   141 40 9 3 2 2 17 13 37 0 0 2 .284 .353 .433 .785
Runner on 1st   71 20 6 0 2 5 12 7 14 0 0 1 .282 .354 .451 .805
Runner on 2nd   34 7 3 0 0 6 5 8 10 0 0 1 .206 .372 .294 .666
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 11 4 0 1 14 9 7 7 0 0 0 .297 .409 .486 .896
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 1 0 1 8 1 2 3 1 0 0 .333 .417 .778 1.194
Bases Loaded   13 4 1 0 0 9 3 2 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785
Two Strikes   132 19 8 1 0 10 7 15 81 1 0 1 .144 .235 .220 .455
First Pitch   53 17 3 0 2 11 9 0 0 1 0 1 .321 .327 .491 .818
Count 0-1   32 9 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .324 .313 .636
Count 0-2   30 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 20 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Count 1-0   30 14 4 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .467 .484 .667 1.151
Count 1-1   32 12 2 1 3 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .781 1.156
Count 1-2   39 4 2 0 0 2 3 0 22 1 0 0 .103 .100 .154 .254
Count 2-0   9 5 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .889 1.444
Count 2-1   18 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-2   37 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 21 0 0 1 .189 .211 .324 .535
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 1 0 1 3 7 12 0 0 0 0 .364 .696 .727 1.423
Full Count   26 4 1 0 0 5 3 15 18 0 0 0 .154 .463 .192 .656
Behind in Count   101 17 5 0 0 10 5 0 42 1 0 2 .168 .183 .218 .401
Ahead in Count   68 29 11 1 1 11 22 26 0 0 0 1 .426 .589 .662 1.251
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   12 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .250 .536
Batting 4th   292 81 22 3 6 43 45 39 74 2 0 5 .277 .370 .435 .805
Batting 5th   12 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Maize HS - HS 16 38 147 58 15 1 11 49 41 24 3 1 21 10 1 .395 .486 .735 1.220 192 181 0.0
2021 Maize HS - HS 17 37 146 43 11 2 5 23 31 22 2 3 23 3 1 .295 .387 .500 .887 108 100 0.0
2022 Maize HS - HS 18 40 168 59 9 1 12 47 51 24 6 2 17 6 0 .351 .445 .631 1.076 150 142 0.0
2023 Maize HS - HS 19 40 168 68 21 2 9 52 32 24 1 1 16 2 0 .405 .479 .714 1.194 177 166 0.0
2023 Cincinnati - A 19 40 121 34 6 1 3 15 19 11 2 1 42 2 0 .281 .348 .421 .770 118 117 0.0
2024 Cincinnati - A 20 154 467 126 36 4 12 70 69 50 7 2 147 2 3 .270 .348 .441 .789 128 127 0.0
2025 Cincinnati - A 21 140 476 123 33 6 10 54 59 47 9 0 136 3 1 .258 .336 .416 .752 118 117 0.0
2026 Cincinnati - A 22 82 317 86 25 3 6 46 47 41 5 2 81 6 1 .271 .362 .426 .788 119 114 0.0
2026 Trenton - AAA 22 19 73 21 5 0 3 11 8 3 0 1 17 0 1 .288 .312 .479 .791 83 79 0.0
Total ITL 19 73 21 5 0 3 11 8 3 0 1 17 0 1 .288 .312 .479 .791 83 79
Total MWL (24 & Under) 416 1381 369 100 14 31 185 194 149 23 5 406 13 5 .267 .347 .427 .774 122 120
Total HSSL 155 629 228 56 6 37 171 155 94 12 7 77 21 2 .362 .450 .647 1.097 157 148
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Trenton - AAA LF 19 19 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 162.0 1.83 +4.2 1.225
2026 Cincinnati - A LF 63 62 118 3 0 122 1 .992 568.2 1.92 -1.8 .978
TOTAL LF 82 81 151 3 0 155 1 .994 730.2 1.90 +2.4 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2019 Joined the Maize HS.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (9); Power: - (6); Eye: - (7).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (14); Power: - (12); Eye: - (10).
05/12/2021 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (14); Power: - (12); Eye: - (10).
07/01/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 34, 96th overall pick) by the Boston Rebels.
07/31/2022 Failed to sign with the Boston Rebels organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (11); Eye: - (9).
06/05/2023 Released by the Maize HS.
07/01/2023 Drafted in the 2023 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 23, 61st overall pick) by the Boston Rebels.
07/30/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Rebels organization with a signing bonus of $700,000.
09/12/2023 Injured (fractured wrist), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (11); Eye: - (9).
09/01/2024 Wins the MWL (24 & Under) MSL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (11); Eye: - (8).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (11); Eye: - (8).
05/05/2026 Injured (torn ankle ligaments), out for 6-7 weeks.
07/20/2026 Wins the MWL (24 & Under) MSL Player of the Week Award.
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