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James
Nowell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 27, 1950 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 22 OMA JL     3 7 4 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 2 3 4 4 4
1974 23 OMA JL     4 7 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 4 4 5 4
1975 24 OMA JL     5 8 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 5 3 4 4 5 5
1976 25 VAL JL $ 300,000   5 8 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 4 4 6 7 6
1977 26 VAL JL $ 300,000   6 8 6 7 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 4 6 7 6
1978 27 VAL JL $ 300,000   5 8 5 6 6 4 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 6 7 6
1979 28 VAL JL $ 342,857   5 8 5 6 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 4 6 7 6
1980 29 VAL JL     4 7 5 6 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 4 6 7 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 7 4 5 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 2 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 342,857   6 8 6 7 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 4 6 7 6
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 30 VAL JL   83 13 11 12 12 7 8 17 15 15
1982 31 VAL JL   83 13 11 11 12 7 8 18 15 16
1983 32 VAL JL   83 12 11 11 12 7 8 17 15 15
OOTP6 Min Ratings   83 12 11 11 12 7 8 17 15 15
OOTP6 Max Ratings   83 13 11 12 12 7 8 18 15 16
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 22 OMA JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 23 OMA JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 24 OMA JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 25 VAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 26 VAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 27 VAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 28 VAL JL $ 342,857 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 29 VAL JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 342,857 0 0 0 2 2 2 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 30 VAL JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
1982 31 VAL JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2
1983 32 VAL JL     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 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 22 AAA   8 8 .500 23 23 6 2 0 180.3 152 71 11 113 95 3.54 .229 .341 .344 .685  
    AA   1 1 .500 3 3 1 0 0 25.3 20 10 3 9 18 3.55 .215 .284 .430 .714  
1974 23 AAA   6 11 .353 24 24 2 0 0 159.7 175 94 14 90 108 5.30 .280 .371 .405 .777  
1975 24 AAA   11 8 .579 25 25 4 0 0 180.7 168 72 15 77 119 3.59 .242 .318 .367 .685  
1976 25 PHX JL 3 6 .333 14 12 4 1 0 77.0 71 34 6 45 54 3.97 .246 .347 .356 .703 2.7
  VAL JL 3 4 .429 10 8 2 0 0 72.7 73 35 6 37 50 4.34 .263 .350 .385 .735 1.8
  TOT   6 10 .375 24 20 6 1 0 149.7 144 69 12 82 104 4.15 .254 .348 .370 .719 4.5
    AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 29.3 25 13 1 15 20 3.99 .225 .317 .324 .642  
1977 26 VAL JL 1 8 .111 34 8 0 0 2 84.7 86 55 9 54 57 5.85 .261 .368 .394 .762 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 22.3 14 6 1 12 16 2.42 .171 .277 .268 .545  
1978 27 VAL JL 7 12 .368 25 25 4 0 0 159.0 173 88 20 88 123 4.98 .279 .369 .446 .815 2.4
    AAA   1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 11 4 1 9 17 2.57 .216 .333 .333 .667  
1979 28 AAA   11 10 .524 25 24 4 0 0 165.3 156 70 14 76 153 3.81 .250 .332 .400 .732  
1980 29 AAA   10 7 .588 28 25 5 1 0 183.3 172 74 8 76 179 3.63 .245 .319 .358 .677  
1981 30 AAA   8 3 .727 32 16 1 1 0 135.7 123 47 12 78 122 3.12 .242 .342 .360 .702  
1982 31 AAA   15 10 .600 30 30 0 0 0 205.3 214 103 22 101 180 4.51 .267 .348 .422 .771  
1983 32 AAA   7 4 .636 30 10 0 0 0 82.7 90 34 4 32 72 3.70 .274 .339 .357 .696  
3 Years Sim 14 30 .318 83 53 10 1 2 393.3 403 212 41 224 284 4.85 .265 .361 .406 .768 6.9
11 Years AAA 80 63 .559 226 186 23 4 0 1358.6 1300 588 103 679 1081 3.90 .251 .337 .376 .713  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 3 3 1 0 0 25.3 20 10 3 9 18 3.55 .215 .284 .430 .714  
12 Years Minors 81 64 .559 229 189 24 4 0 1384.0 1320 598 106 688 1099 3.89 .250 .336 .377 .713  
Season Average 4 10 .286 27 17 3 0 0 131.1 134 70 13 74 94 4.85 .265 .361 .406 .768  
Career Highs 7 12 .375 34 25 6 1 2 159.0 173 88 20 88 123 5.85 .279 .369 .446 .815  
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   307 164 34 180 216   .276 .377 .428 .805
vs LH   96 48 7 44 68   .236 .311 .347 .658
Home 7 15 .318 45 28 4 1 1 219.0 220 108 22 130 179 4.44 .263 .363 .407 .770
Away 7 15 .318 38 25 6 0 1 174.3 183 104 19 94 105 5.37 .268 .356 .406 .762
Mar/Apr 1 6 .143 8 8 0 0 0 43.7 49 34 4 34 29 7.01 .285 .403 .419 .822
May 1 6 .143 9 9 2 1 0 70.7 66 34 7 35 46 4.33 .244 .330 .358 .688
June 2 5 .286 12 8 3 0 1 57.7 57 33 5 31 38 5.15 .270 .364 .393 .757
July 2 3 .400 16 5 0 0 1 46.0 54 22 4 33 37 4.31 .283 .388 .429 .818
August 5 3 .625 21 10 3 0 0 85.3 76 37 8 43 59 3.90 .238 .329 .395 .724
Sep/Oct 3 7 .300 17 13 2 0 0 90.0 101 52 13 48 75 5.20 .285 .371 .444 .814
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 25 PHX JL 14 28 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 12 .107 .138 .143 .281 -0.9 0.0
  VAL JL 10 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .080 .148 .080 .228 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   24 53 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 24 .094 .143 .113 .256 -1.4 0.0
1977 26 VAL JL 34 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.2 0.0
1978 27 VAL JL 25 52 3 8 4 1 0 5 0 0 2 29 .154 .185 .269 .454 1.9 0.0
3 Years Sim 83 129 4 13 5 1 0 6 0 1 5 64 .101 .134 .155 .289 -1.7 0.0
162 Game Average 251 7 25 9 1 0 11 0 1 9 124 .101 .134 .155 .289 -3.3  
Career Highs 34 53 3 8 4 1 0 5 0 1 3 29 .154 .185 .269 .454 1.9  
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   79 2 9 2 1 0 6 0 1 5 41 .114 .167 .165 .331 0.1
vs LH   50 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 .080 .080 .140 .220 -1.8
Home 45 67 3 6 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 33 .090 .103 .149 .252 -1.5
Away 38 62 1 7 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 31 .113 .167 .161 .328 -0.1
RISP   33 0 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 13 .152 .200 .242 .442 1.3
Close/Late   9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Mar/Apr 8 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .067 .067 .133 .200 -0.6
May 9 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.7
June 10 18 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .222 .300 .278 .578 1.6
July 14 12 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .417 .583 0.8
August 21 25 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .080 .148 .120 .268 -0.3
Sep/Oct 17 31 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 15 .129 .156 .161 .318 -0.4
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 25 PHX JL P 14 12 77.0 3 16 0 2 1.000 2.22    
  VAL JL P 10 8 72.7 2 15 0 2 1.000 2.11    
  TOT   P 24 20 149.7 5 31 0 4 1.000 2.16    
1977 26 VAL JL P 34 8 84.7 3 13 1 2 .941 1.70    
1978 27 VAL JL P 25 25 159.0 8 21 2 2 .935 1.64    
Career Totals   83 53 393.3 16 65 3 8 .964 1.85    
Career Highs   34 25 159.0 8 31 2 4 1.000 2.16    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
1978-9-88
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Traded from Omaha to Phoenix on 4/11/1976 (Going to OMA: P M. Cassidy, 2B K. Radkle, CF E. Radabaugh. Going to PHX: 2B K. Cisler, P J. Nowell)
Earned first career win on 5/7/1976
Had first career hit on 6/4/1976, off Kal Baron (VAN)
Injured on 4/22/1978 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 7/22/1979 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1979 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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