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Jack Howell
Jack Robert Howell

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 201 lb.
School University of Arizona

Debut May 20, 1985
  vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 17, 1999
Born August 18, 1961 in Tucson, AZ

Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1983. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 23 CAL AL  43  137   19   27   4  0   5   18   1  1  16  33  .197  .279  .336   68   46   4   1   2   0   1
 1986 24 CAL AL  63  151   26   41  14  2   4   21   2  0  19  28  .272  .349  .470  122   71   3   2   0   0   1
 1987 25 CAL AL 138  449   64  110  18  5  23   64   4  3  57 118  .245  .331  .461  110  207   1   2   4   2   7
 1988 26 CAL AL 154  500   59  127  32  2  16   63   2  6  46 130  .254  .323  .422  110  211   4   2   8   6   8
 1989 27 CAL AL 144  474   56  108  19  4  20   52   0  3  52 125  .228  .308  .411  103  195   3   1   9   3   8
 1990 28 CAL AL 105  316   35   72  19  1   8   33   3  0  46  61  .228  .326  .370   98  117   1   2   5   1   3
 1991 29 TOT     90  241   35   50   5  1   8   23   1  1  29  44  .207  .293  .336   75   81   1   0   1   0   2
         CAL AL  32   81   11   17   2  0   2    7   1  1  11  11  .210  .304  .309   71   25   0   0   0   0   1
         SDP NL  58  160   24   33   3  1   6   16   0  0  18  33  .206  .287  .350   77   56   1   0   1   0   1
 1996 34 CAL AL  66  126   20   34   4  1   8   21   0  1  10  30  .270  .324  .508  108   64   0   0   0   0   3
 1997 35 ANA AL  77  174   25   45   7  0  14   34   1  0  13  36  .259  .305  .540  114   94   1   3   2   0   4
 1998 36 HOU NL  24   38    4   11   5  0   1    7   0  0   4  12  .289  .357  .500  125   19   0   0   0   0   1
 1999 37 HOU NL  37   33    2    7   2  0   1    1   0  0   8   9  .212  .366  .364   86   12   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     941 2639  345  632 129 16 108  337  14 15 300 626  .239  .318  .423  103 1117  18  13  31  12  39
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        454   59  109  22  3  19   58   2  3  52 108  .239  .318  .423  103  192   3   2   5   2   7
 Career High    154  500   64  127  32  5  23   64   4  6  57 130  .254  .331  .461  110  211   4   3   9   6   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 23 CAL AL  158  117   14   3.2    99| .197  .261| .279  .327| .336  .406| .615  .733|  68  .341  -6.2  -0.6  50%
 1986 24 CAL AL  175  116   27   6.2    99| .272  .260| .349  .328| .470  .406| .819  .734| 122  .628   5.2   0.5 100%
 1987 25 CAL AL  511  352   70   5.3   103| .245  .262| .331  .329| .461  .420| .792  .749| 110  .529   6.3   0.6  57%
 1988 26 CAL AL  558  393   67   4.6    92| .254  .256| .323  .320| .422  .385| .745  .706| 110  .515   7.0   0.7  25%
 1989 27 CAL AL  533  381   60   4.2    92| .228  .258| .308  .323| .411  .380| .719  .703| 103  .487   0.8   0.1   0%
 1990 28 CAL AL  366  250   42   4.5    92| .228  .256| .326  .324| .370  .382| .696  .706|  98  .511   0.2   0.0 100%
 1991 29 TOT     271  195   25   3.4    96| .207  .260| .293  .329| .336  .392| .629  .720|  75  .399  -8.9  -0.9  50%
         CAL AL   92   66    8   3.3    96| .210  .259| .304  .328| .309  .393| .613  .721|  71  .353  -3.1  -0.3  50%
         SDP NL  179  129   17   3.5    96| .206  .261| .287  .329| .350  .391| .637  .720|  77  .423  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1996 34 CAL AL  136   96   20   5.6   114| .270  .275| .324  .348| .508  .441| .832  .789| 108  .499   0.6   0.1   0%
 1997 35 ANA AL  191  137   28   5.5   111| .259  .273| .305  .343| .540  .433| .845  .776| 114  .527   2.4   0.2 100%
 1998 36 HOU NL   42   28    7   6.7   106| .289  .266| .357  .337| .500  .420| .857  .757| 125  .643   1.5   0.1   0%
 1999 37 HOU NL   41   27    5   5.0   116| .212  .276| .366  .351| .364  .444| .730  .795|  86  .469  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2982 2092  365   4.7    98| .239  .261| .318  .328| .423  .400| .741  .728| 103  .504   8.5   0.8  48%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 23 CAL AL 3B 42 33 75 8 10 .931 .953 2.57 2.38 2.73 2.85 40 355.7 1986 24 CAL AL 3B 39 28 56 2 4 .977 .948 2.15 2.37 2.63 2.74 30 287.0 OF 8 10 1 0 1 1.000 .982 1.38 2.06 1.77 2.39 7 56.0 LF 7 10 1 0 1 1.000 .973 1.57 1.77 2.06 2.23 6 48.0 DH 2 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1987 25 CAL AL OF 89 150 4 2 0 .987 .980 1.73 2.00 2.09 2.31 71 662.3 LF 78 130 2 2 0 .985 .974 1.69 1.73 2.09 2.11 60 569.3 3B 48 31 85 4 13 .967 .952 2.42 2.31 2.94 2.77 40 355.0 RF 15 19 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.40 1.75 2.03 2.12 11 93.0 2B 13 4 6 1 2 .909 .980 0.77 4.48 3.91 5.13 0 23.0 1988 26 CAL AL 3B 152 96 249 17 19 .953 .954 2.27 2.36 2.46 2.71 142 1261.7 OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.15 2.73 2.45 0 3.3 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1989 27 CAL AL 3B 142 95 322 11 27 .974 .943 2.94 2.34 3.10 2.73 135 1210.0 OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.12 0.75 2.44 2 24.0 RF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.69 2.31 1 16.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1990 28 CAL AL 3B 102 70 193 17 18 .939 .944 2.58 2.32 2.90 2.75 90 817.0 SS 1 4 3 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 4.00 5.73 4.75 0 11.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.40 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1991 29 TOT 3B 62 37 115 2 8 .987 .951 2.45 2.31 3.08 2.75 46 444.0 CAL AL 2B 12 24 36 2 4 .968 .980 5.00 4.44 6.23 5.19 10 86.7 3B 8 4 17 0 1 1.000 .955 2.62 2.33 2.95 2.78 7 64.0 OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.02 2.17 2.36 4 29.0 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.75 2.25 2.17 3 24.0 1B 3 18 2 0 2 1.000 .990 6.67 8.30 11.25 9.73 1 16.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 3.60 2.16 1 5.0 DH 1 SDP NL 3B 54 33 98 2 7 .985 .950 2.43 2.31 3.10 2.74 39 380.0 1996 34 CAL AL 3B 43 17 44 8 5 .884 .956 1.42 2.18 2.59 2.56 22 212.0 DH 4 1B 2 11 0 1 1 .917 .991 5.50 7.90 9.90 9.27 1 10.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 1997 35 ANA AL 3B 24 14 27 1 4 .976 .953 1.71 2.32 2.43 2.67 19 152.0 DH 22 1B 12 44 6 2 4 .962 .992 4.17 8.04 7.85 9.31 4 57.3 1998 36 HOU NL 1B 10 63 6 0 3 1.000 .993 6.90 8.01 11.72 9.46 5 53.0 3B 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 2.35 3.38 2.76 2 16.0 1999 37 HOU NL 1B 5 9 2 0 4 1.000 .991 2.20 7.64 6.60 9.18 1 15.0 3B 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 2.30 3.87 2.71 1 9.3 DH 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 28 CAL AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.40 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1991 29 CAL AL 1B 3 18 2 0 2 1.000 .990 6.67 8.30 11.25 9.73 1 16.0 1996 34 CAL AL 1B 2 11 0 1 1 .917 .991 5.50 7.90 9.90 9.27 1 10.0 1997 35 ANA AL 1B 12 44 6 2 4 .962 .992 4.17 8.04 7.85 9.31 4 57.3 1998 36 HOU NL 1B 10 63 6 0 3 1.000 .993 6.90 8.01 11.72 9.46 5 53.0 1999 37 HOU NL 1B 5 9 2 0 4 1.000 .991 2.20 7.64 6.60 9.18 1 15.0 1987 25 CAL AL 2B 13 4 6 1 2 .909 .980 0.77 4.48 3.91 5.13 0 23.0 1991 29 CAL AL 2B 12 24 36 2 4 .968 .980 5.00 4.44 6.23 5.19 10 86.7 1996 34 CAL AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 6.00 0 0.3 1985 23 CAL AL 3B 42 33 75 8 10 .931 .953 2.57 2.38 2.73 2.85 40 355.7 1986 24 CAL AL 3B 39 28 56 2 4 .977 .948 2.15 2.37 2.63 2.74 30 287.0 1987 25 CAL AL 3B 48 31 85 4 13 .967 .952 2.42 2.31 2.94 2.77 40 355.0 1988 26 CAL AL 3B 152 96 249 17 19 .953 .954 2.27 2.36 2.46 2.71 142 1261.7 1989 27 CAL AL 3B 142 95 322 11 27 .974 .943 2.94 2.34 3.10 2.73 135 1210.0 1990 28 CAL AL 3B 102 70 193 17 18 .939 .944 2.58 2.32 2.90 2.75 90 817.0 1991 29 TOT 3B 62 37 115 2 8 .987 .951 2.45 2.31 3.08 2.75 46 444.0 CAL AL 3B 8 4 17 0 1 1.000 .955 2.62 2.33 2.95 2.78 7 64.0 SDP NL 3B 54 33 98 2 7 .985 .950 2.43 2.31 3.10 2.74 39 380.0 1996 34 CAL AL 3B 43 17 44 8 5 .884 .956 1.42 2.18 2.59 2.56 22 212.0 1997 35 ANA AL 3B 24 14 27 1 4 .976 .953 1.71 2.32 2.43 2.67 19 152.0 1998 36 HOU NL 3B 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 2.35 3.38 2.76 2 16.0 1999 37 HOU NL 3B 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 2.30 3.87 2.71 1 9.3 1988 26 CAL AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1986 24 CAL AL DH 2 1991 29 CAL AL DH 1 1996 34 CAL AL DH 4 1997 35 ANA AL DH 22 1999 37 HOU NL DH 2 1986 24 CAL AL LF 7 10 1 0 1 1.000 .973 1.57 1.77 2.06 2.23 6 48.0 1987 25 CAL AL LF 78 130 2 2 0 .985 .974 1.69 1.73 2.09 2.11 60 569.3 1988 26 CAL AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1989 27 CAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1991 29 CAL AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 3.60 2.16 1 5.0 1986 24 CAL AL OF 8 10 1 0 1 1.000 .982 1.38 2.06 1.77 2.39 7 56.0 1987 25 CAL AL OF 89 150 4 2 0 .987 .980 1.73 2.00 2.09 2.31 71 662.3 1988 26 CAL AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.15 2.73 2.45 0 3.3 1989 27 CAL AL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.12 0.75 2.44 2 24.0 1991 29 CAL AL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.02 2.17 2.36 4 29.0 1986 24 CAL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1987 25 CAL AL RF 15 19 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.40 1.75 2.03 2.12 11 93.0 1989 27 CAL AL RF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.69 2.31 1 16.0 1991 29 CAL AL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.75 2.25 2.17 3 24.0 1990 28 CAL AL SS 1 4 3 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 4.00 5.73 4.75 0 11.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 659 423 1174 70 108 .958 .949 2.42 2.33 2.81 2.73 567 5119.7 OF* 108 170 5 2 1 .989 .981 1.62 2.01 2.03 2.32 84 774.7 88 1 23# LF* 88 143 3 2 1 .986 .975 1.66 1.73 2.07 2.12 68 633.3 1B* 33 147 16 3 14 .982 .992 4.94 8.00 9.63 9.40 12 152.3 DH 31 Games not counted in Overall Total below 2B* 26 28 42 3 6 .959 .980 2.69 4.45 5.73 5.18 10 110.0 RF* 23 28 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.30 1.77 1.91 2.15 16 141.0 SS* 1 4 3 1 0 .875 .972 7.00 4.00 5.73 4.75 0 11.0 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 827 772 1240 79 129 .962 .956 2.43 2.58 2.94 2.89 673 6168
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  CAL BOS     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1988 AL-130-6
1989 AL-125-9

Oldest Player
1999 NL-37-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

August 6, 1983: Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent.

July 30, 1991: Traded by the California Angels to the San Diego Padres for Shawn Abner.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 18, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 30, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 10, 1999: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986California Angels$82,500
1987California Angels$95,000
1988California Angels$200,000
1989California Angels$475,000
1990California Angels$652,500
1991California Angels$652,500
1996California Angels$300,000
1997Anaheim Angels$400,000
1998Houston Astros$500,000
1999Houston Astros$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,907,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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