| Howdy Caton | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Death Place: | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 17 |
| Debutyear: | 1917 |
| Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 6 |
| Finalyear: | 1920 |
| Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .226 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 53 |
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James Howard "Howdy" Caton (July 16, 1894 – January 8, 1948) was a professional baseball player. He was a shortstop over parts of four seasons (1917–20) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a .226 batting average in 814 at-bats, with 53 runs batted in.
He was born and later died in Zanesville, Ohio at the age of 53.