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Jay
Howell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: November 26, 1955 in Usa, FL, MIAMI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984    1987   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 24 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1981 25 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1982 26 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1983 27 BAL AL $ 3,528,571 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1984 28 BAL AL $ 3,528,571 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1985 29 BAL AL $ 3,528,571 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 30 BAL AL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1987 31 BAL AL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1988 32 BAL AL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1989 33 BAL AL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1990 34 BAL AL $ 1,330,000 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,528,571 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1980 24 BAL AL 16 14 .533 35 35 4 3 0 245.7 248 118 25 70 125 4.32 .263 .316 .412 .728 12.6
1981 25 BAL AL 11 11 .500 35 35 3 0 0 231.7 220 107 11 91 136 4.16 .251 .320 .359 .679 10.9
1982 26 BAL AL 14 13 .519 35 35 6 2 0 246.0 232 96 10 84 149 3.51 .246 .308 .328 .636 15.6
1983 27 BAL AL 13 12 .520 34 34 1 0 0 241.7 242 101 19 59 141 3.76 .258 .302 .393 .695 11.7
1984 28 BAL AL 23 3 .885 34 34 3 0 0 238.3 234 95 20 74 137 3.59 .254 .309 .382 .691 16.3
1985 29 BAL AL 10 13 .435 32 32 8 0 0 225.3 220 105 18 80 113 4.19 .258 .322 .379 .700 8.9
1986 30 BAL AL 9 7 .563 25 25 3 0 0 168.3 188 87 13 60 107 4.65 .278 .340 .406 .746 6.2
1987 31 BAL AL 13 6 .684 30 30 1 0 0 194.0 183 87 10 74 109 4.04 .251 .318 .356 .674 10.9
1988 32 BAL AL 12 8 .600 33 33 0 0 0 202.3 190 84 8 82 140 3.74 .247 .320 .336 .656 12.5
1989 33 BAL AL 13 9 .591 34 34 0 0 0 204.0 193 86 17 104 127 3.79 .251 .340 .370 .710 9.8
1990 34 BAL AL 7 10 .412 31 31 0 0 0 170.3 189 82 15 69 110 4.33 .280 .345 .409 .754 5.4
11 Years Sim 141 106 .571 358 358 29 5 0 2367.6 2339 1048 166 847 1394 3.98 .257 .320 .375 .695 120.8
Season Average 12 9 .571 32 32 2 0 0 215.2 212 95 15 77 126 3.98 .257 .320 .375 .695  
Career Highs 23 14 .885 35 35 8 3 0 246.0 248 118 25 104 149 4.65 .280 .345 .412 .754  
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   985 435 75 351 705   .236 .295 .348 .644
vs LH   1354 613 91 496 689   .275 .341 .398 .739
Home 70 47 .598 180 180 13 4 0 1189.0 1161 485 66 418 721 3.67 .254 .317 .352 .669
Away 71 59 .546 178 178 16 1 0 1178.6 1178 563 100 429 673 4.30 .260 .324 .398 .722
Mar/Apr 23 17 .575 57 57 4 1 0 371.3 371 159 28 145 217 3.85 .258 .326 .380 .706
May 18 18 .500 60 60 4 0 0 405.3 382 180 35 137 248 4.00 .246 .307 .377 .683
June 25 18 .581 60 60 4 1 0 389.6 360 163 24 158 244 3.77 .246 .319 .357 .676
July 21 16 .568 55 55 8 1 0 377.3 383 159 24 120 210 3.79 .262 .318 .362 .679
August 25 19 .568 67 67 3 1 0 424.0 443 211 26 161 259 4.48 .270 .336 .392 .728
Sep/Oct 29 18 .617 59 59 6 1 0 400.0 400 176 29 126 216 3.96 .261 .317 .380 .697
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 24 BAL AL P 35 35 245.7 13 49 2 3 .969 2.27    
1981 25 BAL AL P 35 35 231.7 15 40 1 2 .982 2.14    
1982 26 BAL AL P 35 35 246.0 14 44 1 2 .983 2.12    
1983 27 BAL AL P 34 34 241.7 29 32 3 1 .953 2.27    
1984 28 BAL AL P 34 34 238.3 12 41 4 3 .930 2.00    
1985 29 BAL AL P 32 32 225.3 14 42 0 2 1.000 2.24    
1986 30 BAL AL P 25 25 168.3 9 22 1 0 .969 1.66    
1987 31 BAL AL P 30 30 194.0 15 29 0 4 1.000 2.04    
1988 32 BAL AL P 33 33 202.3 12 32 1 2 .978 1.96    
1989 33 BAL AL P 34 34 204.0 16 27 2 3 .956 1.90    
1990 34 BAL AL P 31 31 170.3 17 26 1 2 .977 2.27    
Career Totals   358 358 2367.6 166 384 16 24 .972 2.09    
Career Highs   35 35 246.0 29 49 4 4 1.000 2.27    
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 25 BAL AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 8 6 1 4 2 7.05 .296 .387 .481 .869
1986 30 BAL AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
1987 31 BAL AL 2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 19.7 16 3 1 5 15 1.37 .219 .269 .315 .584
1988 32 BAL AL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 30.0 33 15 3 12 17 4.50 .266 .331 .419 .750
1989 33 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 3 2 0 1 4 2.57 .120 .154 .160 .314
1990 34 BAL AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.7 14 8 1 6 6 9.40 .438 .526 .563 1.089
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 13 12 0 0 0 73.3 75 34 6 28 45 4.17 .262 .328 .388 .716
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1980-10-16
1984-1-23
 Winning Pct
1984-1-.885
1987-4-.684
 Games Started
1980-6-35
1982-5-35
1984-8-34
1989-10-34
 Shutouts
1980-3-3
1982-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1980-9-245.7
1982-10-246.0
 Homeruns Allowed
1980-9-25
Strikeouts
1983-8-141
 Walks Allowed
1988-10-82
1989-2-104
 OSLG
1982-6-.328
1988-7-.336
 OOPS
1982-7-.636
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Jim Beattie (942)
  2. Joe Bonikowski (939)
  3. Dave Goltz (932)
  4. Vida Blue (930)
  5. Tom Johnson (927)
  6. Bill Gogolewski (925)
  7. Tex Clevenger (921)
  8. Pete Appleton (920)
  9. Tom Hausman (916)
  10. Lee Smith (914)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1980
Earned first career win on 4/9/1980
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration
4/3/1985: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/29/1985 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/25/1986 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
6/1/1989: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $1,330,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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