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J.P. Howell
James Phillip Howell

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School University of Texas at Austin

Debut June 11, 2005

Born April 25, 1983 in Modesto, CA

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2004. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2005 22 KCR AL   3   5  15  15   0   0   0  0   72.7   73   55   50   9   39   54   6   7   328   0   0  6.19  4.40   71 1.541
 2006 23 TBD AL   1   3   8   8   0   0   0  0   42.3   52   25   24   4   14   33   3   1   187   0   0  5.10  4.61   90 1.559
 2007 24 TBD AL   1   6  10  10   0   0   0  0   51.0   69   45   43   8   21   49   3   3   244   0   0  7.59  4.52   60 1.765
 2008 25 TBR AL   6   1  64   0   0   0   9  3   89.3   62   29   22   6   39   92   4   5   370   1   0  2.22  4.44  200 1.131
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .423  11  15  97  33   0   0   9  3  255.3  256  154  139  27  113  228  16  16  1129   1   0  4.90  4.47   91 1.445
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   7  50  17   0   0   4  1  133.3  133   80   72  14   59  119   8   8   590   0   0  4.90  4.47   91 1.445
 Career High      6   6  64  15   0   0   9  3   89.3   73   55   50   9   39   92   6   7   370   1   0  2.22  4.61  200 1.131

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2005 22 KCR AL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 24 TBD AL   2    6    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   79    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 25 TBR AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons        8   10    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .200    7    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        203   20   41   0  0   0   20   0  0   0  81  .200  .200  .200    7   41   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High      5    6    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2                           2   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2005 22 KCR AL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .329| .000  .423| .000  .753|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2007 24 TBD AL    6    4    1   6.7   105| .333  .269| .333  .336| .333  .420| .666  .756|  79  .625  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2008 25 TBR AL    1    1    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .000  .340| .000  .426| .000  .766|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        10    8    1   3.3   105| .200  .269| .200  .334| .200  .422| .400  .756|   7  .323  -1.4  -0.1     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2005 22 KCR AL P 15 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.46 1.24 1.70 15 72.7 2006 23 TBD AL P 8 4 7 0 3 1.000 .957 1.38 0.41 2.34 1.55 8 42.3 2007 24 TBD AL P 10 7 10 0 1 1.000 .955 1.70 0.42 3.00 1.61 10 51.0 2008 25 TBR AL P 64 7 9 1 0 .941 .952 0.25 0.42 1.61 1.60 0 89.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2005 22 KCR AL P 15 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.46 1.24 1.70 15 72.7 2006 23 TBD AL P 8 4 7 0 3 1.000 .957 1.38 0.41 2.34 1.55 8 42.3 2007 24 TBD AL P 10 7 10 0 1 1.000 .955 1.70 0.42 3.00 1.61 10 51.0 2008 25 TBR AL P 64 7 9 1 0 .941 .952 0.25 0.42 1.61 1.60 0 89.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 97 20 34 1 4 .982 .954 0.56 0.43 1.90 1.62 33 255.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 97 20 34 1 4 .982 .954 0.56 0.43 1.91 1.62 33 255
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2008   ALDS  TBR CHW     W   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   4.1   2   0   0   6 
        ALCS  TBR BOS     W   6   0   3.38  0  1  0  0   5.1   5   2   3   6 
        WS    TBR PHI     L   3   0   7.71  0  2  0  0   2.1   2   2   1   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Ser      2-1  12   0   3.00  0  3  0  0  12     9   4   4  17 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2008   WS    TBR PHI     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 7, 2004: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2004.

June 20, 2006: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Joey Gathright and Fernando Cortez.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2008Tampa Bay Rays$397,400
Career (may be incomplete)$397,400

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