P John Howell #20
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/11/1975
P JOHN HOWELL #20 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 23 11-5 0 2.85 177.0 177 8 53 85 1.30 3.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/05/1975 DAL Loss, 4-5 X 3.1 3 0 0 1 3
08/01/1975 KC Win, 14-1 X 9.0 5 1 1 2 4 Win
07/27/1975 @ KC Win, 4-3 X 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
07/23/1975 CIN Win, 11-1 X 8.2 11 1 1 5 2 Win
07/19/1975 TOR Win, 2-1 X 7.0 5 1 1 2 6
07/11/1975 @ CIN Loss, 1-3 X 7.0 11 3 3 1 1 Loss
07/05/1975 @ LAS Loss, 6-7 X 6.1 4 7 7 3 4 Loss
06/29/1975 LAS Win, 5-3 X 8.0 8 3 3 3 5 Win
06/24/1975 @ SFS Loss, 0-3 X 7.0 5 3 0 4 3 Loss
06/20/1975 @ CHC Loss, 0-1 X 7.0 3 1 0 1 2 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:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 32 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension:$54,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:1966, 15th Pick in Round 6
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 23 23 11 5 0 2.85 177.0 177 64 56 8 53 85 6 26.1 1 18 78.3
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 12.10 9.00 4.32 2.69 3.54 1.30 90 3.3 .287        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 241 63 8 6 1 21 17 31 1 2 3 .261 .317 .357 .674      
vs. RHB 435 114 15 2 7 43 36 54 5 10 5 .262 .322 .354 .676      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 3  
April 4 4 3 1 0 4.15 34.2 40 17 16 2 9 14  
May 6 6 4 0 0 2.68 47.0 48 17 14 3 17 24  
June 6 6 2 2 0 2.40 45.0 44 16 12 2 10 24  
July 5 5 1 2 0 3.08 38.0 37 13 13 1 14 16  
August 2 2 1 0 0 0.73 12.1 8 1 1 0 3 7  
Spring Training 5 5 2 1 0 0.87 20.2 19 2 2 0 1 4  
Last Year 34 34 18 10 0 3.26 245.1 217 102 89 14 72 120  
2 Years Ago 9 9 5 2 0 1.72 68.0 58 20 13 3 19 36  
Career 100 72 39 23 2 2.86 573.2 532 217 182 30 161 291  
Home 13 13 6 1 0 3.04 97.2 104 36 33 6 32 50  
Road 10 10 5 4 0 2.61 79.1 73 28 23 2 21 35  
Grass 20 20 10 4 0 3.06 153.0 157 57 52 7 44 71  
Turf 3 3 1 1 0 1.50 24.0 20 7 4 1 9 14  
Day 4 4 1 1 0 2.93 30.2 38 10 10 2 9 12  
Night 19 19 10 4 0 2.83 146.1 139 54 46 6 44 73  
As Starter 23 23 11 5 0 2.85 177.0 177 64 56 8 53 85  
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 3.49 3.8 111
1975 Seattle - FABL 27 23 23 11 5 0 2.85 177.0 177 64 56 8 53 85 6 1 1.30 .287 3.54 3.3 136
Total FABL 100 72 39 23 2 2.86 573.2 532 217 182 30 161 291 16 3 1.21 .270 3.39 9.8 129
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 3.60 0.3 130
Total FABL 3 3 2 0 0 2.79 19.1 13 6 6 1 5 7 0 0 0.93 .200 3.60 129.6
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
1975 Seattle - MLB P 23 23 8 14 0 23 1 .957 177.0 1.12 +1.3 .923
TOTAL P 244 209 81 141 9 236 14 .941 1605.0 1.24 +3.5 .949
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.
03/21/1975 Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Seattle Kings development complex.
05/08/1975 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/22/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $54,000 with the Seattle Kings organization.
08/05/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
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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