P John Howell #20
Seattle Kings FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
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P JOHN HOWELL #20 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
34 34 18-10 0 3.26 245.1 217 14 72 120 1.18 4.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/17/1974 ATL Win, 6-1 X 6.2 3 1 1 0 3 Win
10/11/1974 ATL Win, 6-2 X 6.2 4 1 1 1 2
10/06/1974 MIL Win, 6-4 X 6.0 6 4 4 4 2 Win
10/01/1974 SFS Win, 2-1 X 8.0 6 1 1 1 5 Win
09/27/1974 @ DAL Loss, 5-6 X 6.0 8 3 3 1 3
09/22/1974 DAL Loss, 2-6 X 6.0 6 5 3 1 2 Loss
09/16/1974 CHC Win, 4-1 X 9.0 6 1 1 0 6 Win
09/12/1974 LAS Win, 8-7 X 6.0 13 6 6 1 3 Win
09/07/1974 @ CHC Loss, 1-3 X 7.0 7 2 1 1 4 Loss
09/02/1974 @ LAS Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 7 2 2 1 1 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/03/1948
Born in:Fulton, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$54,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 15th Pick in Round 6
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 34 34 18 10 0 3.26 245.1 217 102 89 14 72 120 5 14.7 0 25 73.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.01 7.96 4.40 2.64 3.54 1.18 94 4.0 .257        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 307 69 7 1 7 38 22 33 3 1 4 .225 .283 .322 .605      
vs. RHB 612 148 27 3 7 64 50 87 2 11 7 .242 .306 .330 .636      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 4 0 0 2.31 39.0 33 11 10 3 13 10  
May 6 6 3 3 0 5.40 41.2 39 26 25 2 22 19  
June 5 5 2 1 0 3.67 34.1 28 21 14 2 13 14  
July 5 5 4 1 0 3.22 36.1 30 14 13 2 7 21  
August 6 6 2 2 0 2.05 44.0 34 10 10 2 11 32  
September 6 6 2 3 0 3.43 42.0 47 19 16 3 5 19  
October 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 6 1 1 0 1 5  
Spring Training 3 3 1 1 0 1.64 11.0 11 6 2 0 5 5  
Postseason 3 3 2 0 0 2.79 19.1 13 6 6 1 5 7  
Last Year 9 9 5 2 0 1.72 68.0 58 20 13 3 19 36  
2 Years Ago 30 6 4 6 2 2.47 76.2 74 28 21 4 15 47  
Career 77 49 28 18 2 2.86 396.2 355 153 126 22 108 206  
Home 18 18 12 2 0 2.69 134.0 111 47 40 10 31 71  
Road 16 16 6 8 0 3.96 111.1 106 55 49 4 41 49  
Grass 34 34 18 10 0 3.26 245.1 217 102 89 14 72 120  
Day 5 5 2 3 0 5.85 32.1 32 21 21 2 22 21  
Night 29 29 16 7 0 2.87 213.0 185 81 68 12 50 99  
As Starter 34 34 18 10 0 3.26 245.1 217 102 89 14 72 120  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1971 Seattle - FABL 23 4 0 1 0 0 4.05 6.2 6 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 1.20 .263 4.65 -0.1 89
1972 Seattle - FABL 24 30 6 4 6 2 2.47 76.2 74 28 21 4 15 47 1 1 1.16 .281 2.82 1.3 140
1973 Seattle - FABL 25 9 9 5 2 0 1.72 68.0 58 20 13 3 19 36 4 1 1.13 .256 3.17 1.5 219
1974 Seattle - FABL 26 34 34 18 10 0 3.26 245.1 217 102 89 14 72 120 5 0 1.18 .257 3.54 4.0 114
Total FABL 77 49 28 18 2 2.86 396.2 355 153 126 22 108 206 10 2 1.17 .262 3.36 6.8 128
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 Marshalltown - R 18 5 3 2 1 0 5.49 19.2 33 14 12 0 16 10 0 0 2.49 .423 5.15 0.4 109
1966 Tampa - A 18 4 4 1 3 0 5.28 29.0 32 20 17 4 19 18 2 0 1.76 .301 5.64 -0.0 81
1967 Marshalltown - R 19 7 2 1 1 0 5.30 18.2 15 11 11 1 8 18 1 1 1.23 .280 3.58 0.4 85
1967 Tampa - A 19 5 5 1 3 0 4.29 35.2 32 18 17 0 29 32 2 0 1.71 .327 3.10 0.5 71
1968 Marshalltown - R 20 13 13 6 5 0 2.90 108.2 89 38 35 7 55 113 9 1 1.33 .290 3.89 1.9 147
1968 Tampa - A 20 4 4 1 1 0 4.56 25.2 27 13 13 1 19 22 1 0 1.79 .356 4.00 0.1 70
1968 Springfield - A 20 2 2 0 1 0 1.46 12.1 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 0 1.05 .179 5.06 -0.2 209
1969 Marshalltown - R 21 12 12 6 5 0 3.06 94.0 88 45 32 8 43 96 6 0 1.39 .309 4.10 1.9 153
1969 Tampa - A 21 6 6 3 3 0 2.34 50.0 47 17 13 4 26 49 4 1 1.46 .307 3.28 0.7 140
1969 Springfield - A 21 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 5 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 1.60 .294 3.26 0.1 43
1970 Tampa - A 22 26 26 13 12 0 2.47 218.2 169 66 60 4 94 174 19 4 1.20 .265 2.49 5.6 133
1970 Springfield - A 22 3 3 1 0 0 1.29 21.0 16 4 3 0 8 20 0 0 1.14 .262 2.44 0.7 289
1971 Portland - AAA 23 28 28 9 12 0 4.45 198.1 224 115 98 14 91 103 6 2 1.59 .316 4.28 2.6 96
1972 Portland - AAA 24 6 6 2 3 0 5.85 40.0 42 27 26 4 20 26 2 0 1.55 .297 4.36 0.5 74
1973 Portland - AAA 25 22 22 15 6 0 3.90 154.2 147 77 67 9 62 84 2 1 1.35 .282 4.07 3.3 122
Total GWL 56 56 26 21 0 4.37 393.0 413 219 191 27 173 213 10 3 1.49 .301 4.21 101.5
Total HL 6 6 1 2 0 2.11 38.1 30 13 9 2 15 28 0 0 1.17 .239 3.39 155.5
Total SEL 45 45 19 22 0 3.01 359.0 307 134 120 13 187 295 28 5 1.38 .287 3.02 111.0
Total UMVA 37 30 15 12 0 3.36 241.0 225 108 90 16 122 237 16 2 1.44 .312 4.05 137.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Seattle - FABL 26 3 3 2 0 0 2.79 19.1 13 6 6 1 5 7 0 0 0.93 .200 3.66 0.3 133
Total FABL 3 3 2 0 0 2.79 19.1 13 6 6 1 5 7 0 0 0.93 .200 3.66 132.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Tampa - A P 4 4 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 +0.6 1.047
1966 Marshalltown - R P 5 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 19.2 1.83 +0.7 1.044
1967 Tampa - A P 5 5 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 -0.0 1.050
1967 Marshalltown - R P 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Springfield - A P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 -0.5 1.031
1968 Tampa - A P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 25.2 1.05 -0.3 1.041
1968 Marshalltown - R P 13 13 7 6 0 15 2 .867 108.2 1.08 +0.0 .852
1969 Springfield - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Tampa - A P 6 6 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 50.0 0.72 +0.3 1.037
1969 Marshalltown - R P 12 12 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 94.0 1.24 -0.5 1.246
1970 Springfield - A P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 21.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1970 Tampa - A P 26 26 9 17 1 28 2 .929 218.2 1.07 +3.1 .980
1971 Seattle - MLB P 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.4 .994
1971 Portland - AAA P 28 28 11 26 4 39 2 .949 198.1 1.68 -1.0 .933
1972 Seattle - MLB P 30 6 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 76.2 0.82 +0.6 1.187
1972 Portland - AAA P 6 6 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 40.0 2.02 +0.5 .971
1973 Seattle - MLB P 9 9 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 68.0 1.32 -0.3 .991
1973 Portland - AAA P 22 22 12 14 2 28 2 .929 154.2 1.51 -1.4 .829
1974 Seattle - MLB P 34 34 15 21 0 41 5 .878 245.1 1.32 +0.2 .878
TOTAL P 221 186 73 127 9 213 13 .939 1428.0 1.26 +2.2 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Ithaca; Ithaca, NY) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 6, Pick 15, 115th overall pick).
09/02/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Quincy Cannoneers with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/11/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Dubuque Dukes with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/23/1969 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Raleigh Explorers with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/17/1969 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/21/1970 Successfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Seattle Kings development complex.
06/12/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Roanoke Railroaders with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/22/1970 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Raleigh Explorers with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/08/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Norfolk Navigators with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/1970 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
12/10/1970 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Seattle Kings.
06/10/1971 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/19/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Phoenix Scorchers with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
03/21/1972 Successfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Seattle Kings development complex.
03/30/1972 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
05/03/1972 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Arrows with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/04/1972 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/01/1973 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/21/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/23/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/19/1974 Wins the 1974 World Championship Series with the Seattle Kings.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1974 18 3
Year Win. % Rank
1974 .643 8
Year QS Rank
1974 25 7
Year QSP Rank
1974 .735 7
Year CG Rank
1974 5 8
Year CGP Rank
1974 .147 9
Year SHO Rank
1973 1 9
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