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James
Howard		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 200
 
Born: April 14, 1949 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 24 OMA JL     0 0 1 1 6 6 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 6 6 6 4 4 4
1974 25 OMA JL     0 2 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8 1 1 1 6 7 6 7 6 6
1975 26 OMA JL     6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 7 7 9 9 9
1976 27 OMA JL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 5 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1977 28 OMA JL $ 300,000   6 6 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 9 9
1978 29 OMA JL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 9 9 9
1979 30 OMA JL $ 771,429   6 6 7 6 5 6 6 8 8 8 4 5 4 7 7 7 9 9 9
1980 31 OMA JL $ 822,857   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 1 1 5 6 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 822,857   6 6 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 32 OMA JL $ 822,857 44 17 17 17 13 13 13 10 11 10
1982 33 OMA JL $ 1,220,000 44 17 17 17 13 13 13 11 12 11
1983 34 OMA JL $ 1,220,000 44 17 18 18 13 13 13 12 13 13
1984 35 BUF FL   44 17 17 17 12 12 12 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   44 17 17 17 12 12 12 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,220,000 44 17 18 18 13 13 13 12 13 13
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 24 OMA JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 25 OMA JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 26 OMA JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 27 OMA JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 28 OMA JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 29 OMA JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 30 OMA JL $ 771,429 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 31 OMA JL $ 822,857 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 822,857 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 32 OMA JL $ 822,857   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
1982 33 OMA JL $ 1,220,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
1983 34 OMA JL $ 1,220,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
1984 35 BUF FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,220,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 24 AA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 1 0 2 2 2.70 .300 .417 .300 .717  
    A   5 5 .500 48 0 0 0 1 61.7 66 34 13 17 40 4.96 .283 .332 .498 .830  
1974 25 AA   3 3 .500 60 0 0 0 1 59.0 48 17 9 11 45 2.59 .225 .263 .404 .667  
    A   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000  
1975 26 AAA   0 2 .000 11 0 0 0 2 12.0 10 5 1 4 12 3.75 .233 .298 .419 .716  
    AA   4 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 2 29.0 24 8 3 13 39 2.48 .226 .311 .377 .688  
1976 27 OMA JL 2 5 .286 46 1 0 0 0 62.3 48 29 11 21 72 4.19 .209 .273 .413 .686 2.4
1977 28 OMA JL 6 4 .600 88 0 0 0 0 106.7 97 58 12 42 105 4.89 .241 .315 .393 .708 3.1
1978 29 OMA JL 3 1 .750 56 0 0 0 1 64.3 53 28 8 27 57 3.92 .226 .308 .385 .693 4.5
1979 30 OMA JL 3 5 .375 81 0 0 0 3 84.0 91 42 21 25 80 4.50 .274 .329 .506 .835 2.1
1980 31 OMA JL 5 8 .385 77 0 0 0 2 90.7 97 53 18 33 61 5.26 .272 .336 .487 .823 1.8
1981 32 OMA JL 7 4 .636 80 0 0 0 2 68.0 87 37 18 27 66 4.90 .305 .367 .565 .932 2.5
1982 33 OMA JL 4 0 1.000 74 0 0 0 0 80.7 86 41 10 28 67 4.57 .267 .327 .407 .734 5.5
1983 34 OMA JL 9 2 .818 77 0 0 0 4 99.0 81 44 15 32 80 4.00 .218 .279 .402 .681 8.7
1984 35 BUF FL 3 6 .333 49 0 0 0 4 52.7 55 30 10 22 44 5.13 .264 .335 .452 .787 1.9
9 Years Sim 42 35 .545 628 1 0 0 16 708.3 695 362 123 257 632 4.60 .254 .319 .445 .764 32.5
1 Years AAA 0 2 .000 11 0 0 0 2 12.0 10 5 1 4 12 3.75 .233 .298 .419 .716  
3 Years AA 7 3 .700 94 0 0 0 3 91.3 75 26 12 26 86 2.56 .228 .285 .392 .677  
2 Years A 5 5 .500 49 0 0 0 1 61.7 67 35 13 17 40 5.11 .286 .335 .500 .835  
6 Years Minors 12 10 .545 154 0 0 0 6 165.0 152 66 26 47 138 3.60 .251 .305 .436 .740  
Season Average 4 3 .571 69 0 0 0 1 78.7 77 40 13 28 70 4.60 .254 .319 .445 .764  
Career Highs 9 8 1.000 88 1 0 0 4 106.7 97 58 21 42 105 5.26 .305 .367 .565 .932  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   360 189 64 127 367   .238 .297 .419 .716
vs LH   335 173 59 130 265   .273 .342 .477 .820
Home 19 16 .543 334 1 0 0 6 366.3 362 184 68 130 332 4.52 .256 .318 .458 .777
Away 23 19 .548 294 0 0 0 10 342.0 333 178 55 127 300 4.68 .251 .317 .431 .748
Mar/Apr 7 6 .538 117 0 0 0 3 134.0 147 78 31 51 108 5.24 .277 .341 .515 .856
May 5 3 .625 94 1 0 0 2 112.6 102 54 18 33 113 4.32 .245 .300 .420 .720
June 4 10 .286 118 0 0 0 4 136.0 131 72 26 42 118 4.77 .247 .302 .462 .765
July 11 4 .733 106 0 0 0 2 106.6 124 74 24 39 99 6.25 .284 .343 .532 .875
August 8 5 .615 95 0 0 0 1 111.3 100 47 11 46 106 3.80 .235 .310 .348 .658
Sep/Oct 7 7 .500 98 0 0 0 4 107.6 91 37 13 46 88 3.09 .226 .305 .365 .670
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1976 27 OMA JL 47 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3 0.0
1977 28 OMA JL 88 10 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .500 .700 1.1 0.0
1978 29 OMA JL 56 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1979 30 OMA JL 81 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1980 31 OMA JL 77 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
1981 32 OMA JL 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1982 33 OMA JL 74 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1983 34 OMA JL 77 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1984 35 BUF FL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
9 Years Sim 630 50 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 .060 .060 .140 .200 -1.8 0.0
162 Game Average 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .060 .060 .140 .200 -0.5  
Career Highs 88 10 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 .200 .200 .500 .700 1.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   28 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 .036 .036 .071 .107 -1.9
vs LH   22 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 .091 .091 .227 .318 -0.2
Home 314 24 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 .083 .083 .208 .292 -0.4
Away 257 26 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .038 .038 .077 .115 -1.7
RISP   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Close/Late   16 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 .063 .063 .188 .250 -0.4
Mar/Apr 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
May 49 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
June 83 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4
July 84 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .300 .400 0.2
August 70 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
Sep/Oct 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 27 OMA JL P 46 1 62.3 0 3 1 0 .750 0.43    
1977 28 OMA JL P 88 0 106.7 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.18    
1978 29 OMA JL P 56 0 64.3 1 9 0 0 1.000 1.40    
1979 30 OMA JL P 81 0 84.0 3 9 1 0 .923 1.29    
1980 31 OMA JL P 77 0 90.7 2 9 1 0 .917 1.09    
1981 32 OMA JL P 80 0 68.0 2 8 1 1 .909 1.32    
1982 33 OMA JL P 74 0 80.7 6 11 1 0 .944 1.90    
1983 34 OMA JL P 77 0 99.0 5 13 0 1 1.000 1.64    
1984 35 BUF FL P 49 0 52.7 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.05    
Career Totals   628 1 708.3 26 81 5 3 .955 1.36    
Career Highs   88 1 106.7 6 13 1 1 1.000 2.05    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1981 32 OMA JL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 2.0 8 10 1 5 3 45.00 .571 .684 1.000 1.684
1982 33 OMA JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 3.3 9 10 1 6 4 27.03 .474 .600 .789 1.389
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1977-2-88
1979-3-81
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Bill Burgher (973)
  2. Marcos Ubarri (969)
  3. Luke Sciortino (958)
  4. Michael Wiebe (956)
  5. Thomas Ball (955)
  6. Christian McDonald (950)
  7. Ezra Sarachaga (949)
  8. Will Gagus (949)
  9. Scooter Webster (947)
  10. Tom Candiotti (944)
History
Drafted in 46th round, 1083rd overall pick, by Omaha in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 6/6/1976, off Vaslov Zernov (VAL)
 
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