Ken
Howell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 243
 
Born: November 28, 1960 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Owner's Choice - Reliever Award 1986   
All-Star Selections 1984    1985    1986    1987    1990    1994   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 23 VAL JL $ 300,000 54 16 18 17 20 20 20 18 18 18
1985 24 VAL JL $ 300,000 54 15 17 16 20 20 20 20 20 20
1986 25 VAL JL $ 300,000 54 15 17 16 20 20 20 19 19 19
1987 26 VAL JL $ 4,777,143 54 16 18 17 19 20 20 19 19 19
1988 27 VAL JL $ 4,777,143 54 16 18 17 19 20 20 19 19 19
1989 28 GRE JL $ 4,777,143 49 16 18 17 19 20 20 19 19 19
1990 29 GRE JL $ 5,000,000 54 18 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 19
1991 30 GRE JL $ 5,000,000 59 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 19 19
1992 31 GRE JL $ 5,000,000 59 17 19 18 19 20 20 19 19 19
1993 32 GRE JL $ 5,000,000 59 17 19 18 19 20 20 19 19 19
1994 33 WAS JL $ 8,190,000 54 17 19 18 20 20 20 19 19 19
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 49 15 17 16 19 20 20 18 18 18
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,190,000 59 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 23 VAL JL $ 300,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 24 VAL JL $ 300,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 25 VAL JL $ 300,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 26 VAL JL $ 4,777,143   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1988 27 VAL JL $ 4,777,143   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1989 28 GRE JL $ 4,777,143   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1990 29 GRE JL $ 5,000,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1991 30 GRE JL $ 5,000,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1992 31 GRE JL $ 5,000,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1993 32 GRE JL $ 5,000,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1994 33 WAS JL $ 8,190,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,190,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1984 23 VAL JL 5 5 .500 101 0 0 0 7 107.0 101 41 6 18 99 3.45 .246 .277 .360 .637 11.9
1985 24 VAL JL 11 5 .688 101 0 0 0 5 116.7 124 41 3 8 74 3.16 .267 .283 .330 .613 14.5
1986 25 VAL JL 10 4 .714 92 0 0 0 39 142.7 132 38 1 20 108 2.40 .246 .275 .300 .575 29.9
1987 26 VAL JL 11 10 .524 76 10 0 0 17 145.0 139 48 4 23 121 2.98 .247 .283 .308 .591 20.3
1988 27 VAL JL 14 6 .700 89 13 0 0 19 199.0 174 66 8 25 154 2.98 .232 .256 .323 .579 23.6
1989 28 VAL JL 2 2 .500 13 0 0 0 1 17.0 22 8 0 2 7 4.24 .314 .333 .386 .719 1.4
  GRE JL 8 6 .571 73 0 0 0 21 122.7 111 22 3 21 88 1.61 .240 .278 .309 .586 22.4
  TOT   10 8 .556 86 0 0 0 22 139.7 133 30 3 23 95 1.93 .250 .285 .319 .604 23.8
    AAA   1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 15.0 11 5 0 1 19 3.00 .196 .211 .250 .461  
1990 29 GRE JL 13 6 .684 101 0 0 0 22 155.0 144 48 1 25 143 2.79 .246 .279 .333 .611 23.3
1991 30 GRE JL 13 7 .650 40 29 0 0 2 196.7 186 68 5 32 170 3.11 .249 .284 .337 .621 16.3
1992 31 GRE JL 14 7 .667 33 33 0 0 0 201.0 194 62 6 15 187 2.78 .250 .267 .364 .631 19.5
1993 32 GRE JL 10 6 .625 33 33 1 1 0 214.3 198 60 4 22 184 2.52 .244 .268 .331 .599 17.6
1994 33 WAS JL 14 4 .778 33 33 0 0 0 200.7 173 55 7 24 176 2.47 .227 .253 .333 .587 22.2
11 Years Sim 125 68 .648 785 151 1 1 133 1817.6 1698 557 48 235 1511 2.76 .245 .272 .331 .604 222.9
1 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 15.0 11 5 0 1 19 3.00 .196 .211 .250 .461  
Season Average 11 6 .647 71 13 0 0 12 165.2 154 50 4 21 137 2.76 .245 .272 .331 .604  
Career Highs 14 10 .778 101 33 1 1 39 214.3 198 68 8 32 187 3.45 .267 .285 .364 .637  
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   785 273 26 92 753   .245 .266 .339 .605
vs LH   913 284 22 143 758   .245 .273 .325 .597
Home 64 32 .667 397 79 0 0 63 947.0 871 294 25 138 799 2.79 .243 .271 .328 .599
Away 61 36 .629 388 72 1 1 80 870.6 827 263 23 97 712 2.72 .247 .268 .335 .603
Mar/Apr 15 9 .625 131 17 0 0 23 266.0 241 81 7 33 212 2.74 .237 .261 .320 .581
May 24 11 .686 143 23 0 0 29 310.6 297 93 8 45 238 2.69 .253 .280 .340 .620
June 24 8 .750 134 21 0 0 24 290.6 264 74 7 36 244 2.29 .238 .262 .328 .590
July 17 11 .607 135 21 1 1 17 285.7 253 92 7 40 244 2.90 .236 .264 .329 .592
August 24 15 .615 129 34 0 0 24 333.6 309 108 9 35 270 2.91 .242 .262 .326 .588
Sep/Oct 21 14 .600 113 35 0 0 26 331.0 334 109 10 46 303 2.96 .260 .285 .343 .629
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
1986 25 VAL JL 92 22 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .136 .136 .136 .273 -0.3 0.0
1987 26 VAL JL 76 21 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1988 27 VAL JL 89 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .029 .029 .029 .059 -3.2 0.0
1989 28 VAL JL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  GRE JL 73 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4 0.0
  TOT   86 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4 0.0
1990 29 GRE JL 101 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.1 0.0
1991 30 GRE JL 40 58 4 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 3 32 .086 .127 .172 .299 0.8 0.0
1992 31 GRE JL 33 58 3 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 27 .155 .183 .207 .390 1.8 0.0
1993 32 GRE JL 33 70 7 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 29 .129 .176 .157 .333 0.8 0.0
1994 33 WAS JL 33 71 5 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 27 .169 .192 .197 .389 1.0 0.0
9 Years Sim 583 367 23 43 4 1 2 21 0 0 11 166 .117 .142 .150 .292 -1.5 0.0
162 Game Average 101 6 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 46 .117 .142 .150 .292 -0.4  
Career Highs 101 71 7 12 2 1 1 7 0 0 4 32 .169 .192 .207 .390 1.8  
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   253 17 29 3 1 2 13 0 0 8 124 .115 .141 .158 .299 -1.2
vs LH   114 6 14 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 42 .123 .144 .132 .276 -1.4
Home 293 175 10 20 2 1 2 12 0 0 6 76 .114 .143 .171 .314 0.0
Away 290 192 13 23 2 0 0 9 0 0 5 90 .120 .141 .130 .272 -2.6
RISP   94 0 11 1 0 0 19 0 0 5 37 .117 .158 .128 .286 -0.5
Close/Late   23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .087 .087 .087 .174 -1.0
Mar/Apr 91 37 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .135 .179 .135 .315 0.1
May 108 56 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 .089 .121 .107 .228 -1.5
June 107 58 4 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 22 .155 .194 .155 .349 0.8
July 86 58 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 23 .138 .153 .172 .325 0.1
August 91 80 1 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 35 .075 .096 .088 .184 -3.2
Sep/Oct 81 78 6 10 2 0 2 7 0 0 1 32 .128 .139 .231 .370 1.1
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    
1984 23 VAL JL P 101 0 107.0 4 16 0 0 1.000 1.68    
1985 24 VAL JL P 101 0 116.7 3 17 0 2 1.000 1.54    
1986 25 VAL JL P 92 0 142.7 12 26 0 3 1.000 2.40    
1987 26 VAL JL P 76 10 145.0 21 26 1 0 .979 2.92    
1988 27 VAL JL P 89 13 199.0 18 28 0 3 1.000 2.08    
1989 28 VAL JL P 13 0 17.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.71    
  GRE JL P 73 0 122.7 19 28 0 4 1.000 3.45    
  TOT   P 86 0 139.7 22 32 0 4 1.000 3.48    
1990 29 GRE JL P 101 0 155.0 10 35 1 4 .978 2.61    
1991 30 GRE JL P 40 29 196.7 11 41 0 1 1.000 2.38    
1992 31 GRE JL P 33 33 201.0 13 44 0 3 1.000 2.55    
1993 32 GRE JL P 33 33 214.3 23 29 0 2 1.000 2.18    
1994 33 WAS JL P 33 33 200.7 11 39 1 2 .980 2.24    
Career Totals   785 151 1817.6 148 333 3 24 .994 2.38    
Career Highs   101 33 214.3 23 44 1 4 1.000 3.48    
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
1985 24 VAL JL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 2 4.0 4 1 1 0 4 2.25 .267 .267 .467 .733
1986 25 VAL JL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 3 11.7 9 2 0 0 7 1.54 .205 .205 .205 .409
1989 28 GRE JL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 1 6.3 6 2 0 0 3 2.84 .273 .273 .409 .682
1990 29 GRE JL 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 4 21.3 19 6 0 1 18 2.53 .232 .241 .293 .534
1991 30 GRE JL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 32.7 30 12 0 1 31 3.31 .238 .244 .302 .546
1994 33 WAS JL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 24.3 20 7 2 1 20 2.59 .217 .226 .337 .563
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 7 .222 41 9 0 0 10 100.3 88 30 3 3 83 2.69 .231 .237 .310 .547
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1986 25 VAL JL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1989 28 GRE JL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1990 29 GRE JL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 30 GRE JL 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083
1994 33 WAS JL 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125
Career Post-Season Batting 35 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .000 .087 .000 .087
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1988-10-2.98
1991-8-3.11
1992-4-2.78
1993-2-2.52
1994-2-2.47
CAR-6-2.76
Wins
1994-8-14
Winning Pct
1985-7-.688
1988-5-.700
1992-6-.667
1994-3-.778
CAR-11-.648
Saves
1986-2-39
1987-9-17
1988-10-19
1989-7-22
1990-8-22
CAR-39-133
Games Pitched
1984-2-101
1985-3-101
1986-8-92
1988-10-89
1989-8-86
1990-7-101
CAR-40-785
Shutouts
1993-5-1
Innings Pitched
1993-10-214.3
Walks per 9IP
1988-6-1.1
1992-1-0.7
1993-1-0.9
1994-2-1.1
CAR-8-1.2
Hits per 9IP
1988-9-7.9
1994-8-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1992-8-8.4
WHiP
1988-3-1.00
1991-7-1.11
1992-4-1.04
1993-3-1.03
1994-2-0.98
CAR-9-1.06
OAVG
1988-9-.232
1994-5-.227
OOBP
1988-3-.256
1991-8-.284
1992-2-.267
1993-3-.268
1994-2-.253
CAR-10-.272
OSLG
1988-5-.323
1991-6-.337
1992-8-.364
1993-3-.331
1994-4-.333
CAR-9-.331
OOPS
1988-4-.579
1991-7-.621
1992-4-.631
1993-2-.599
1994-2-.587
CAR-6-.604
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 75    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 49    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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