Howie
Shoope
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 5, 1957 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
1979 22 LOU JL     2 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1980 23 LOU JL     6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     2 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings     6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 LOU JL $ 300,000 58 10 11 11 16 17 17 13 13 13
1982 25 LV FL $ 300,000 58 11 11 11 15 16 16 13 13 13
1983 26 DM FL $ 300,000 58 13 13 13 15 16 16 15 15 15
1984 27 DM FL $ 300,000 58 13 13 13 15 16 15 15 15 15
1985 28 DM FL $ 300,000 61 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15
1986 29 DM FL $ 350,000 61 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15
1987 30 OMA JL $ 350,000 61 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15
1988 31 OMA JL $ 371,429 61 13 13 13 12 13 13 14 14 14
1989 32 OMA JL $ 610,000 61 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13
1990 33 OMA JL $ 610,000 57 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13
1991 34 BIR FL   49 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
OOTP6 Min Ratings   49 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 610,000 61 13 13 13 16 17 17 15 15 15
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
1979 22 LOU JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 23 LOU 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   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 24 LOU JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1982 25 LV FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 26 DM FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1984 27 DM FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1985 28 DM FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1986 29 DM FL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1987 30 OMA JL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1988 31 OMA JL $ 371,429   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1989 32 OMA JL $ 610,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1990 33 OMA JL $ 610,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1991 34 BIR FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 610,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 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
1979 22 AA   7 8 .467 18 18 1 0 0 109.7 115 51 9 34 65 4.19 .269 .323 .422 .745  
    A   1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 28.3 35 20 5 7 11 6.35 .294 .333 .496 .829  
1980 23 AAA   12 5 .706 24 24 0 0 0 147.3 130 40 8 55 95 2.44 .234 .303 .354 .657  
1981 24 LOU JL 2 3 .400 7 6 0 0 0 35.7 37 23 6 6 16 5.80 .266 .299 .489 .789 0.1
    AAA   13 5 .722 26 26 1 0 0 186.0 161 62 27 42 154 3.00 .231 .275 .385 .660  
1982 25 LV FL 5 4 .556 32 6 0 0 0 77.7 105 51 13 19 30 5.91 .325 .361 .505 .866 0.0
    AAA   5 2 .714 8 8 0 0 0 49.3 52 19 7 10 40 3.47 .263 .298 .419 .717  
1983 26 DM FL 0 4 .000 12 5 0 0 0 35.3 47 25 7 15 22 6.37 .336 .392 .564 .957 0.0
    AAA   10 2 .833 15 15 0 0 0 105.7 108 33 8 23 96 2.81 .259 .298 .384 .681  
1984 27 DM FL 12 8 .600 26 26 1 1 0 156.0 145 57 12 46 82 3.29 .246 .302 .364 .667 11.2
1985 28 DM FL 5 8 .385 65 15 0 0 0 135.3 155 96 19 43 84 6.38 .287 .337 .457 .795 0.0
1986 29 DM FL 6 6 .500 49 17 0 0 0 123.7 133 75 19 63 80 5.46 .276 .359 .456 .815 4.6
1987 30 OMA JL 9 6 .600 80 0 0 0 2 93.0 107 60 16 46 68 5.81 .287 .363 .485 .849 4.6
1988 31 OMA JL 4 4 .500 62 0 0 0 0 87.0 91 54 13 38 44 5.59 .275 .349 .444 .793 2.1
1989 32 OMA JL 4 8 .333 35 18 0 0 0 116.3 116 63 16 54 72 4.87 .266 .344 .447 .791 3.9
1990 33 OMA JL 4 6 .400 35 5 0 0 0 71.0 81 46 15 30 41 5.83 .284 .351 .512 .864 1.2
1991 34 BIR FL 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 1 17.0 12 5 2 5 13 2.65 .203 .269 .407 .675 2.2
    AAA   3 1 .750 10 1 0 0 0 20.7 28 13 2 9 22 5.66 .341 .407 .537 .943  
11 Years Sim 52 57 .477 415 98 1 1 3 948.0 1029 555 138 365 552 5.27 .278 .342 .456 .798 29.8
5 Years AAA 43 15 .741 83 74 1 0 0 509.0 479 167 52 139 407 2.95 .246 .296 .386 .682  
1 Years AA 7 8 .467 18 18 1 0 0 109.7 115 51 9 34 65 4.19 .269 .323 .422 .745  
1 Years A 1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 28.3 35 20 5 7 11 6.35 .294 .333 .496 .829  
7 Years Minors 51 26 .662 106 97 2 0 0 647.0 629 238 66 180 483 3.31 .252 .302 .397 .700  
Season Average 4 5 .444 37 8 0 0 0 86.2 93 50 12 33 50 5.27 .278 .342 .456 .798  
Career Highs 12 8 1.000 80 26 1 1 2 156.0 155 96 19 63 84 6.38 .336 .392 .564 .957  
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   453 217 52 164 264   .262 .326 .410 .736
vs LH   576 338 86 201 288   .292 .358 .496 .854
Home 28 27 .509 218 56 0 0 1 518.3 552 297 70 202 313 5.16 .275 .341 .447 .788
Away 24 30 .444 197 42 1 1 3 429.6 477 258 68 163 239 5.40 .282 .346 .466 .812
Mar/Apr 10 5 .667 45 14 0 0 0 121.7 110 51 12 53 73 3.77 .240 .319 .384 .703
May 7 12 .368 67 21 0 0 1 192.6 213 115 34 75 119 5.37 .278 .343 .472 .815
June 13 9 .591 65 21 0 0 0 177.0 187 102 23 65 114 5.19 .270 .333 .431 .764
July 8 10 .444 80 16 0 0 0 157.3 199 103 27 63 85 5.89 .312 .374 .509 .883
August 10 11 .476 91 16 1 1 2 162.6 179 104 23 59 76 5.76 .285 .347 .461 .808
Sep/Oct 4 10 .286 67 10 0 0 1 136.7 141 80 19 50 85 5.27 .272 .336 .457 .792
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
1981 24 LOU JL 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.5 0.0
1982 25 LV FL 33 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .111 .158 .111 .269 -0.5 0.0
1983 26 DM FL 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1984 27 DM FL 26 52 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 .000 .000 .000 .000 -4.6 0.0
1985 28 DM FL 65 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 .080 .179 .080 .259 0.0 0.0
1986 29 DM FL 49 33 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 14 .061 .088 .152 .240 -0.9 0.0
1987 30 OMA JL 80 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4 0.2
1988 31 OMA JL 62 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 1.2 0.2
1989 32 OMA JL 35 32 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .094 .094 .125 .219 -1.3 0.0
1990 33 OMA JL 35 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .273 .364 0.1 0.0
1991 34 BIR FL 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
11 Years Sim 418 199 11 12 2 1 2 11 1 1 7 88 .060 .092 .111 .203 -6.7 0.4
162 Game Average 77 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 34 .060 .092 .111 .203 -2.6  
Career Highs 80 52 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 25 .250 .333 1.000 1.250 1.2  
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   133 8 7 2 0 1 7 1 1 5 62 .053 .087 .090 .177 -5.7
vs LH   66 2 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 26 .076 .103 .152 .254 -1.2
Home 218 100 5 5 0 1 1 5 0 1 5 38 .050 .095 .100 .195 -3.8
Away 200 99 6 7 2 0 1 6 1 0 2 50 .071 .089 .121 .210 -3.1
RISP   48 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 20 .021 .078 .042 .120 -2.8
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 30 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .000 .031 .000 .031 -2.6
May 68 48 5 5 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 21 .104 .122 .271 .393 1.3
June 33 36 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 16 .028 .125 .028 .153 -1.5
July 68 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 .032 .032 .032 .065 -2.7
August 63 33 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .091 .118 .121 .239 -0.8
Sep/Oct 32 20 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .150 .250 -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    
1981 24 LOU JL P 7 6 35.7 2 4 1 0 .857 1.51    
1982 25 LV FL P 32 6 77.7 7 9 0 0 1.000 1.85    
1983 26 DM FL P 12 5 35.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.29    
1984 27 DM FL P 26 26 156.0 10 18 1 2 .966 1.62    
1985 28 DM FL P 65 15 135.3 9 15 0 3 1.000 1.60    
1986 29 DM FL P 49 17 123.7 3 18 1 2 .955 1.53    
1987 30 OMA JL P 80 0 93.0 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.16    
1988 31 OMA JL P 62 0 87.0 9 9 0 1 1.000 1.86    
1989 32 OMA JL P 35 18 116.3 4 14 0 2 1.000 1.39    
1990 33 OMA JL P 35 5 71.0 2 12 0 1 1.000 1.77    
1991 34 BIR FL P 12 0 17.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.18    
Career Totals   415 98 948.0 54 118 3 11 .983 1.63    
Career Highs   80 26 156.0 10 18 1 3 1.000 3.18    
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
1987 30 OMA JL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 6 2 1 1 27.00 .636 .667 1.364 2.030
1989 32 OMA JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.3 2 1 0 3 2 2.70 .167 .333 .250 .583
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 1 5.3 9 7 2 4 3 11.82 .391 .481 .783 1.264
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1984-7-1
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Louisville in 1979
Injured on 5/9/1980 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 8/24/1981