P Bill Howard #10
Age: 43 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P BILL HOWARD #10 - AGE: 43 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/21/1931
Born in:Kenosha, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 155 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 1st Pick in Round 12
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+
1955 New York - FABL 23 5 0 0 1 0 5.40 6.2 12 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 2.25 .480 3.48 0.1 84
1956 New York - FABL 24 44 0 9 4 10 4.03 60.1 59 29 27 5 34 30 0 0 1.54 .274 4.17 0.1 101
1957 New York - FABL 25 66 0 7 7 18 3.84 82.0 77 38 35 11 37 54 0 0 1.39 .266 4.08 0.3 106
1958 New York - FABL 26 64 3 10 12 19 5.02 107.2 116 62 60 14 43 65 0 0 1.48 .294 4.20 0.6 85
1959 New York - FABL 27 35 25 15 7 2 2.99 183.2 164 72 61 8 77 104 0 0 1.31 .265 3.32 4.5 142
1960 New York - FABL 28 29 29 4 13 0 5.60 144.2 178 102 90 16 69 61 0 0 1.71 .315 4.79 1.0 76
1961 New York - FABL 29 35 9 4 8 2 5.04 84.0 90 51 47 13 49 36 0 0 1.65 .277 5.56 -0.6 84
1962 New York - FABL 30 65 0 6 13 19 3.97 93.0 94 45 41 14 45 56 0 0 1.49 .271 5.18 -0.3 116
1963 New York - FABL 31 59 0 7 11 13 3.71 85.0 82 41 35 7 38 53 0 0 1.41 .284 4.11 0.4 113
1964 New York - FABL 32 8 2 0 2 0 6.75 14.2 23 12 11 3 2 11 0 0 1.70 .385 4.28 -0.0 52
1969 Houston - FABL 37 11 0 0 0 0 4.91 18.1 22 16 10 3 11 7 0 0 1.80 .302 6.08 -0.4 79
Total FABL 421 68 62 78 83 4.31 880.0 917 472 421 94 408 480 0 0 1.51 .287 4.36 5.5 98
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+
1950 Jackson - R 18 11 11 4 2 0 4.85 59.1 49 33 32 8 32 62 0 0 1.37 .281 4.67 1.1 101
1951 Jackson - R 19 10 10 0 1 0 3.38 48.0 31 20 18 5 33 63 0 0 1.33 .268 3.92 1.5 161
1952 Fresno - A 20 18 18 6 6 0 4.74 95.0 100 59 50 5 71 57 0 0 1.80 .304 4.38 1.6 99
1953 Albany - A 21 27 27 17 5 0 3.41 192.2 204 88 73 20 85 102 9 1 1.50 .293 4.38 0.9 105
1953 Reading - AA 21 4 4 2 0 0 1.12 24.0 22 4 3 0 13 7 0 0 1.46 .275 3.83 0.4 366
1954 Reading - AA 22 30 30 11 8 0 3.86 170.1 183 82 73 8 64 120 0 0 1.45 .328 3.46 4.0 109
1955 Reading - AA 23 4 4 0 3 0 3.38 26.2 29 12 10 2 5 12 0 0 1.27 .303 3.39 0.6 116
1955 Toledo - AAA 23 15 15 5 5 0 3.39 95.2 78 38 36 8 45 49 0 0 1.29 .233 4.71 0.6 121
1956 Toledo - AAA 24 5 5 3 2 0 3.82 33.0 25 16 14 2 12 21 0 0 1.12 .228 3.81 0.6 107
1964 St. Paul - AAA 32 30 3 4 3 5 4.25 53.0 50 32 25 2 34 43 0 0 1.58 .291 3.18 1.0 97
1965 Buffalo - AAA 33 70 0 3 5 4 4.67 94.1 116 54 49 18 30 66 0 0 1.55 .327 4.54 -0.5 84
1966 Stockton - A 34 7 0 1 0 0 4.00 9.0 15 4 4 0 2 9 0 0 1.89 .455 1.51 0.3 85
1966 Winston-Salem - A 34 2 0 0 1 0 40.50 1.1 7 6 6 1 1 2 0 0 6.00 .750 12.02 -0.1 11
1966 Arlington - A 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .200 3.77 0.0 999
1966 Total - A 34 10 0 1 1 0 7.71 11.2 23 10 10 1 4 12 0 0 2.31 .478 2.97 0.2 50
1966 Terre Haute - A 34 2 0 0 1 0 12.27 3.2 9 5 5 0 3 4 0 0 3.27 .600 0.53 0.2 27
1966 Tulsa - A 34 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 5 6 4 1 1 5 0 0 1.00 .211 4.21 0.0 56
1966 Total - A 34 3 1 0 1 0 8.38 9.2 14 11 9 1 4 9 0 0 1.86 .382 2.81 0.2 40
1967 Spokane - A 35 3 2 1 1 0 4.97 12.2 12 7 7 1 7 9 0 0 1.50 .289 3.97 0.1 78
1967 Stockton - A 35 1 1 0 0 0 3.18 5.2 6 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1.24 .353 1.82 0.2 117
1967 San Bernardino - A 35 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1.33 .333 2.37 0.2 999
1967 Miami - A 35 1 1 0 1 0 4.76 5.2 3 3 3 1 1 6 0 0 0.71 .154 3.16 0.1 65
1967 Charleston - A 35 1 1 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0.88 .227 1.08 0.4 273
1967 Total - A 35 7 6 1 2 0 3.08 38.0 32 13 13 2 13 30 0 0 1.18 .278 2.67 1.0 116
1967 Allentown - A 35 1 1 0 1 0 6.43 7.0 7 5 5 1 5 3 0 0 1.71 .273 6.30 -0.1 53
1968 Salem - A 36 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 1.00 0.0 999
1968 Stockton - A 36 6 0 1 1 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 10 0 0 1.00 .333 1.00 0.3 147
1968 Fresno - A 36 21 0 0 1 2 2.43 33.1 28 9 9 0 20 26 0 0 1.44 .301 2.97 0.5 162
1968 Total - A 36 28 0 1 2 3 2.40 41.1 34 11 11 0 22 37 0 0 1.35 .306 2.59 0.9 163
1968 Albany - A 36 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.53 .077 2.38 0.1 999
1968 New Orleans - AAA 36 6 0 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 9 4 4 1 4 6 0 0 1.26 .242 4.46 -0.0 117
1969 Bakersfield - A 37 3 2 1 0 0 4.72 13.1 21 7 7 2 3 13 0 0 1.80 .463 4.04 0.2 96
1969 Raleigh - A 37 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 8.0 13 6 6 1 6 6 0 0 2.38 .429 3.95 0.0 51
1969 Roanoke - A 37 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1.50 .600 0.00 0.1 70
1969 Total - A 37 5 4 1 1 0 5.40 23.1 37 14 14 3 9 23 0 0 1.97 .459 3.66 0.4 72
Total EA 38 38 13 11 0 3.50 221.0 234 98 86 10 82 139 0 0 1.43 .319 3.49 119.0
Total GWL 30 3 4 3 5 4.25 53.0 50 32 25 2 34 43 0 0 1.58 .291 3.18 96.9
Total HL 3 1 0 1 0 8.38 9.2 14 11 9 1 4 9 0 0 1.86 .382 2.81 39.8
Total UL 70 0 3 5 4 4.67 94.1 116 54 49 18 30 66 0 0 1.55 .327 4.54 84.1
Total MAL 31 28 17 6 1 3.42 205.1 212 93 78 21 92 109 9 1 1.48 .288 4.39 104.2
Total SEL 7 4 0 3 0 5.81 26.1 32 17 17 3 11 26 0 0 1.63 .358 3.01 61.6
Total COW 61 24 10 9 3 3.98 183.0 194 90 81 8 108 133 0 0 1.65 .326 3.64 109.8
Total GSL 21 21 4 3 0 4.19 107.1 80 53 50 13 65 125 0 0 1.35 .276 4.33 120.9
Total CL 26 20 8 7 0 3.50 139.0 112 58 54 11 61 76 0 0 1.24 .233 4.47 116.9
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+
1956 New York - FABL 24 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 6.44 -0.0 999
Total FABL 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 6.44 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Jackson - R P 11 11 3 10 1 14 1 .929 59.1 1.97 -0.7 1.168
1951 Jackson - R P 10 10 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 48.0 1.69 -0.2 1.514
1952 Fresno - A P 18 18 4 14 0 19 1 .947 95.0 1.71 +0.7 .991
1953 Reading - AA P 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 +0.3 .985
1953 Albany - A P 27 27 10 16 1 26 0 1.000 192.2 1.21 +0.6 1.098
1954 Reading - AA P 30 30 9 11 1 20 0 1.000 170.1 1.06 +0.1 1.260
1955 New York - MLB P 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 -0.2 .993
1955 Toledo - AAA P 15 15 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 95.2 1.41 +0.3 .923
1955 Reading - AA P 4 4 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 26.2 1.35 +0.1 1.497
1956 New York - MLB P 44 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 60.1 1.04 +0.7 .986
1956 Toledo - AAA P 5 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 33.0 0.82 +0.0 .000
1957 New York - MLB P 65 0 4 11 0 16 1 .938 82.0 1.65 -0.2 .889
1958 New York - MLB P 64 3 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 107.2 0.92 +0.1 1.219
1959 New York - MLB P 35 25 13 10 0 27 4 .852 183.2 1.13 -1.5 .883
1960 New York - MLB P 29 29 9 10 0 21 2 .905 144.2 1.18 -0.3 .891
1961 New York - MLB P 34 9 1 5 0 7 1 .857 84.0 0.64 -0.5 .654
1962 New York - MLB P 64 0 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 93.0 1.74 +0.3 1.167
1963 New York - MLB P 59 0 2 14 1 16 0 1.000 85.0 1.69 +0.5 .981
1964 New York - MLB P 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 0.0 .000
1964 St. Paul - AAA P 30 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 53.0 0.17 -0.8 .000
1965 Buffalo - AAA P 69 0 5 6 0 12 1 .917 94.1 1.05 -0.2 .844
1966 Tulsa - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1966 Terre Haute - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.3 .000
1966 Arlington - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Winston-Salem - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Stockton - A P 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 0.0 .000
1967 Allentown - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.067
1967 Miami - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1967 Charleston - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.4 .000
1967 San Bernardino - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1967 Stockton - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1967 Spokane - A P 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 New Orleans - AAA P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 Albany - A P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 Fresno - A P 21 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 33.1 1.35 +0.4 1.019
1968 Stockton - A P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Salem - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Houston - MLB P 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.1 0.98 -0.6 .500
1969 Roanoke - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1969 Raleigh - A P 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.1 1.037
1969 Bakersfield - A P 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 +0.7 1.047
TOTAL P 704 207 94 164 7 269 11 .959 1919.0 1.21 -1.0 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/19/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft out of high school (Kenosha; Kenosha, WI) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 12, Pick 1, 177th overall pick).
07/05/1950 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $3,400.
08/19/1950 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
04/16/1951 Named the #93 prospect in the FABL
10/22/1951 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the New York Gothams, along with 3B Harry Arthur and SP Ralph LeFevre, in exchange for SP Lefty Allen and SP Joe Brown.
04/15/1952 Named the #15 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1953 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
07/05/1953 Named the #100 prospect in the FABL
08/01/1953 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/03/1953 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/1953 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/10/1955 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/12/1955 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
04/17/1956 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams.
03/13/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the New York Gothams development complex.
03/11/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the New York Gothams development complex.
09/01/1958 Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for one week.
07/05/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/14/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the New York Gothams development complex.
08/01/1960 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
09/02/1960 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
07/02/1961 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/19/1962 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
09/07/1962 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/21/1962 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
04/05/1964 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
05/23/1964 Released by the New York Gothams.
05/28/1964 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
09/16/1964 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/15/1964 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Toronto Wolves, along with 3B Bob Reynolds, in exchange for 3B Clyde Fisher.
04/11/1966 Released by the Toronto organization.
04/15/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/20/1966 Released by the Washington organization.
04/30/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
05/02/1966 Released by the Boston organization.
05/11/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
06/01/1966 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/09/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
06/11/1966 Released by the Detroit organization.
06/16/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
06/18/1966 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
07/02/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
07/04/1966 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/13/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
07/17/1966 Released by the Toronto organization.
07/20/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
07/29/1966 Released by the Boston organization.
08/07/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
08/23/1966 Released by the New York organization.
09/01/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
09/05/1966 Released by the Boston organization.
09/09/1966 Wins the 1966 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
09/15/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
10/03/1966 Released by the Toronto organization.
11/11/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
04/06/1967 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
04/12/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/19/1967 Released by the Washington organization.
04/29/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
05/01/1967 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
05/05/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
05/14/1967 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
05/18/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
05/20/1967 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/24/1967 Released by the San Francisco organization.
05/31/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
06/03/1967 Released by the Dallas organization.
06/08/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
06/18/1967 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/01/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
07/02/1967 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 6 weeks.
09/01/1967 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
09/06/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
10/02/1967 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
10/28/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
03/22/1968 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 6 weeks.
07/16/1968 Released by the New York organization.
07/27/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
08/05/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
09/17/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
09/19/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
10/29/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
01/02/1969 Released by the Washington organization.
01/17/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
04/08/1969 Released by the New York organization.
04/13/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
04/20/1969 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
04/23/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
05/05/1969 Released by the Washington organization.
05/14/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
05/15/1969 Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days.
05/26/1969 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
06/04/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
06/18/1969 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/05/1969 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,400 with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
08/04/1969 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
08/15/1969 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,800 with the Houston Comets organization.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Bakersfield Bears!
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1957 66 4
1958 64 4
1962 65 4
1963 59 10
Year W Rank
1959 15 9
Year L Rank
1960 13 5
Year Win. % Rank
1959 .682 4
Year SV Rank
1956 10 5
1957 18 3
1958 19 1
1962 19 3
1963 13 9
Year HLD Rank
1956 1 3
1957 2 2
1963 3 9
Year WP Rank
1960 7 4
Year ERA Rank
1959 2.99 3
Year BABIP Rank
1959 .265 2
Year WHIP Rank
1959 1.31 7
Year RA/9 Rank
1959 11.96 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1959 0.39 4
Year H/9 Rank
1959 8.04 3
Year RA Rank
1956 44 10
1957 66 3
1958 61 5
1962 65 4
1963 59 8
Year GF Rank
1957 47 6
1958 49 2
1962 45 2
1963 37 8
Year QSP Rank
1959 .760 1
Year WAR Rank
1959 4.5 9
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