P Bob Howell #42
Rockford Wildcats (CHC) HL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/04/1962
BNN Index | HL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BOB HOWELL #42 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
15 1 4-0 2 3.14 28.2 31 1 6 14 1.29 0.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 2 2 2
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 3 -
Changeup 3 -
Sinker 3 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 5
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/23/1962 SPD Win, 7-6 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 Win
09/21/1962 SPD Win, 5-4 1.0 3 3 2 0 0 Win
09/19/1962 @ EVA Loss, 5-8 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
09/18/1962 @ EVA Win, 3-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/14/1962 @ TH Loss, 1-9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/11/1962 CRC Loss, 0-6 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
09/06/1962 TH Win, 3-2 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 Win
09/05/1962 @ SPD Win, 5-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/03/1962 @ SPD Win, 13-1 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
08/31/1962 GAR Loss, 4-6 4.0 0 0 0 1 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/27/1929
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 70 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 163 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 10th Pick in Round 8
DIXIE LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 4 2 1 0 4.05 66.2 56 31 30 18 24 62 1 25.0 0 2 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 15 2 10.93 7.56 8.37 3.24 5.27 1.20 120 -0.2 .220        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 93 20 3 1 5 7 16 25 0 0 0 .215 .330 .430 .760      
vs. RHB 160 36 4 0 13 24 8 37 0 3 1 .225 .266 .494 .760      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 0 2.08 8.2 7 2 2 2 3 10  
May 7 2 1 0 0 3.58 27.2 22 12 11 6 10 26  
June 5 0 1 0 0 3.00 15.0 10 5 5 3 3 15  
July 1 1 0 1 0 3.86 7.0 6 3 3 2 2 8  
August 3 1 0 0 0 9.72 8.1 11 9 9 5 6 3  
Last Year 22 0 1 2 0 6.62 35.1 40 26 26 12 13 29  
2 Years Ago 26 1 2 4 0 6.83 55.1 65 46 42 15 22 44  
Career 120 40 25 25 0 4.48 482.2 540 273 240 73 163 367  
Home 9 1 1 0 0 2.84 31.2 24 10 10 6 13 31  
Road 10 3 1 1 0 5.14 35.0 32 21 20 12 11 31  
Grass 19 4 2 1 0 4.05 66.2 56 31 30 18 24 62  
Day 2 1 0 0 0 8.44 5.1 9 5 5 3 3 4  
Night 17 3 2 1 0 3.67 61.1 47 26 25 15 21 58  
As Starter 4 4 1 1 0 4.00 27.0 24 12 12 8 8 23  
As Reliever / Substitution 15 0 1 0 0 4.08 39.2 32 19 18 10 16 39  
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 15 1 4 0 2 3.14 28.2 31 13 10 1 6 14 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 2 50.0 14 7 12.24 9.73 4.40 1.88 2.74 1.29 64 0.8 .306        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 37 8 2 1 0 3 4 6 0 1 1 .216 .310 .324 .634      
vs. RHB 74 23 3 1 1 10 2 8 2 1 1 .311 .329 .419 .748      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 6 1 1 0 0 3.44 18.1 19 9 7 0 4 7  
September 9 0 3 0 2 2.61 10.1 12 4 3 1 2 7  
Last Year 8 8 3 4 0 4.12 39.1 46 19 18 7 11 32  
Career 23 9 7 4 2 3.71 68.0 77 32 28 8 17 46  
Home 8 0 3 0 0 4.40 14.1 17 10 7 1 4 6  
Road 7 1 1 0 2 1.88 14.1 14 3 3 0 2 8  
Grass 15 1 4 0 2 3.14 28.2 31 13 10 1 6 14  
Day 3 1 1 0 0 4.35 10.1 13 7 5 0 3 3  
Night 12 0 3 0 2 2.45 18.1 18 6 5 1 3 11  
As Starter 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 7 0 0 0 1 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 3 0 2 3.97 22.2 24 13 10 1 5 11  
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 Philadelphia - FABL 26 35 27 6 14 0 6.25 170.0 195 121 118 22 81 73 0 0 1.62 .295 4.82 1.5 72
1956 Philadelphia - FABL 27 24 4 4 3 6 5.25 48.0 49 32 28 6 30 24 0 0 1.65 .285 4.94 -0.3 77
Total FABL 59 31 10 17 6 6.03 218.0 244 153 146 28 111 97 0 0 1.63 .293 4.84 1.2 73
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+
1946 Total - 17 14 14 9 0 0 0.75 96.1 55 12 8 1 20 160 0 0 0.78 .254 0.67 6.5 100
1947 Total - 18 16 16 9 3 0 1.46 111.1 80 20 18 2 25 165 0 0 0.94 .291 1.17 6.5 100
1947 Beaumont - C 18 10 10 2 2 0 2.72 59.2 49 24 18 7 14 60 0 0 1.06 .266 3.76 1.2 160
1948 Bakersfield - B 19 31 31 11 12 0 5.17 200.0 231 121 115 13 117 83 3 1 1.74 .315 5.38 0.7 87
1949 Bakersfield - B 20 32 32 9 16 0 5.00 189.0 221 106 105 12 88 85 1 0 1.63 .329 4.91 1.3 87
1950 Bakersfield - B 21 33 33 9 15 0 3.93 174.0 168 91 76 8 102 74 0 0 1.55 .280 4.48 2.3 113
1951 Bakersfield - B 22 31 31 8 14 0 3.54 193.1 199 96 76 5 125 107 0 0 1.68 .308 3.62 3.4 111
1951 Allentown - A 22 2 2 0 2 0 4.08 17.2 17 8 8 0 5 6 2 0 1.25 .283 2.59 0.4 76
1952 Allentown - A 23 32 32 22 9 0 2.17 278.0 225 80 67 11 92 215 30 7 1.14 .261 2.39 7.1 145
1952 New Orleans - AA 23 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 5 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 1.00 .154 4.69 0.1 407
1953 New Orleans - AA 24 19 19 9 9 0 3.98 162.2 198 79 72 14 55 121 14 0 1.56 .347 3.84 3.8 116
1953 Louisville - AAA 24 12 12 8 1 0 3.38 80.0 98 33 30 1 34 42 1 0 1.65 .344 3.84 2.3 155
1954 Louisville - AAA 25 26 26 10 12 0 3.60 175.0 175 73 70 21 63 114 2 0 1.36 .289 3.93 3.3 121
1956 Louisville - AAA 27 18 18 5 8 0 5.67 108.0 131 74 68 16 42 59 1 0 1.60 .309 4.62 0.9 74
1957 Little Rock - AA 28 10 6 5 2 0 2.97 57.2 63 30 19 3 18 42 4 0 1.40 .314 3.81 1.5 172
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 28 35 3 7 4 4 4.64 66.0 69 40 34 4 29 52 0 0 1.48 .317 2.83 1.5 83
1958 Little Rock - AA 29 14 9 3 6 0 5.21 74.1 91 48 43 9 21 47 2 0 1.51 .328 3.58 1.3 76
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 29 24 0 2 4 5 4.66 36.2 34 19 19 6 16 32 0 0 1.36 .269 3.79 0.0 77
1959 Little Rock - AA 30 9 0 2 1 0 2.91 21.2 22 12 7 1 6 19 0 0 1.29 .323 2.62 0.5 144
1959 Milwaukee - AAA 30 16 0 2 1 0 4.45 30.1 26 15 15 7 8 16 0 0 1.12 .204 5.31 -0.6 82
1960 Little Rock - AA 31 26 1 2 4 0 6.83 55.1 65 46 42 15 22 44 0 0 1.57 .307 5.86 -0.7 64
1961 Rockford - A 32 8 8 3 4 0 4.12 39.1 46 19 18 7 11 32 0 0 1.45 .325 4.22 0.5 103
1961 Little Rock - AA 32 22 0 1 2 0 6.62 35.1 40 26 26 12 13 29 0 0 1.50 .280 6.31 -0.8 64
1962 Rockford - A 33 15 1 4 0 2 3.14 28.2 31 13 10 1 6 14 0 0 1.29 .306 2.74 0.8 137
1962 Little Rock - AA 33 19 4 2 1 0 4.05 66.2 56 31 30 18 24 62 1 0 1.20 .220 5.27 -0.2 108
Total DIX 120 40 25 25 0 4.48 482.2 540 273 240 73 163 367 22 0 1.46 .312 4.37 98.2
Total CL 75 3 11 9 9 4.60 133.0 129 74 68 17 53 100 0 0 1.37 .279 3.66 80.9
Total HL 23 9 7 4 2 3.71 68.0 77 32 28 8 17 46 0 0 1.38 .317 3.59 114.9
Total UL 56 56 23 21 0 4.17 363.0 404 180 168 38 139 215 4 0 1.50 .308 4.12 106.0
Total MAL 34 34 22 11 0 2.28 295.2 242 88 75 11 97 221 32 7 1.15 .263 2.40 137.5
Total COW 127 127 37 57 0 4.43 756.1 819 414 372 38 432 349 4 1 1.65 .309 4.61 97.7
Total GSL 10 10 2 2 0 2.72 59.2 49 24 18 7 14 60 0 0 1.06 .266 3.76 159.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Beaumont - C P 10 10 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 59.2 1.66 +0.3 .968
1948 Bakersfield - B P 31 31 7 24 2 31 0 1.000 200.0 1.40 +0.5 .968
1949 Bakersfield - B P 32 32 11 21 4 33 1 .970 189.0 1.52 +1.1 1.085
1950 Bakersfield - B P 33 33 7 17 1 27 3 .889 174.0 1.24 -0.5 .870
1951 Allentown - A P 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 17.2 2.04 -0.3 .633
1951 Bakersfield - B P 31 31 6 25 2 33 2 .939 193.1 1.44 -1.5 1.025
1952 New Orleans - AA P 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.3 .000
1952 Allentown - A P 32 32 19 31 5 50 0 1.000 278.0 1.62 +2.6 1.123
1953 Louisville - AAA P 12 12 4 10 2 15 1 .933 80.0 1.57 +1.6 1.024
1953 New Orleans - AA P 19 19 2 14 0 19 3 .842 162.2 0.89 +0.2 .851
1954 Louisville - AAA P 26 26 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 175.0 1.03 +1.7 1.339
1955 Philadelphia - MLB P 35 27 5 14 0 20 1 .950 170.0 1.01 +0.9 .993
1956 Philadelphia - MLB P 24 4 4 6 2 11 1 .909 48.0 1.88 +0.1 .986
1956 Louisville - AAA P 18 18 2 12 1 15 1 .933 108.0 1.17 -0.4 .957
1957 Milwaukee - AAA P 35 3 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 66.0 0.82 -0.9 .821
1957 Little Rock - AA P 10 6 7 4 0 12 1 .917 57.2 1.72 -0.6 1.012
1958 Milwaukee - AAA P 24 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 36.2 1.23 -0.1 .997
1958 Little Rock - AA P 14 9 5 5 1 12 2 .833 74.1 1.21 -0.3 1.232
1959 Milwaukee - AAA P 16 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 30.1 1.48 -0.0 1.043
1959 Little Rock - AA P 9 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.0 .976
1960 Little Rock - AA P 26 1 5 9 0 15 1 .933 55.1 2.28 -0.4 .968
1961 Little Rock - AA P 21 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 35.1 1.53 +0.1 .969
1961 Rockford - A P 8 8 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 39.1 0.69 +0.1 .648
1962 Little Rock - AA P 19 4 2 4 0 7 1 .857 66.2 0.81 -0.5 .773
1962 Rockford - A P 15 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 28.2 1.57 -0.6 .730
TOTAL P 503 310 112 239 24 369 18 .951 2376.1 1.33 +3.3 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 10, 122nd overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school West Philadelphia (West Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA).
07/01/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $1,600.
07/27/1947 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/20/1947 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/28/1948 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Jose Cougars with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/24/1949 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/01/1951 Wins the COW Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/04/1952 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/22/1952 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
06/01/1952 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/09/1952 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 11 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/13/1952 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/16/1952 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1952 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/22/1952 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/27/1952 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/28/1952 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
09/05/1952 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Allentown Cokers!
10/01/1953 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/01/1954 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 4 weeks.
12/24/1956 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Philadelphia.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1955 14 5
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