J.P. Howell stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2017

Relief Pitcher · #56

Age 43 · 6' 0"

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J.P. Howell played 12 MLB seasons, 2005 to 2017.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
547
W
36
L
30
ERA
3.83
IP
619.2
K
566
BB
270
WHIP
1.34
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2005KC15356.1972.254391.54
2006TB8135.1042.133141.56
2007TB10167.5951.049211.76
2008TB64612.2289.192391.13
2009TB69752.8466.279331.20
2011TB46236.1630.226181.57
2012TB55103.0450.142221.21
2013LAD67412.0362.054231.05
2014LAD68332.3949.048251.14
2015LAD65611.4344.039141.39
2016LAD64114.0950.244151.40
2017TOR16117.3611.0671.82

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
24
W
0
L
3
ERA
3.10
IP
20.1
K
23
BB
7
WHIP
1.38

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
9
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
8.2
GB
969
FB
818
G/F
1.20
WP
35

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2005KC3006.71231061.27
2006TB3007.064730.91
2007TB3008.679920.93
2008TB0009.31291061.25
2009TB00010.7808313
2011TB0007.650421.22
2012TB0007.571641.11
2013LAD0007.8100681.53
2014LAD0008.874511.53
2015LAD0008.081541.53
2016LAD0007.895631.53
2017TOR0004.923161.41

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
43 yearsApr 25, 1983
Height
6' 0"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
Modesto, CA
Draft
2004Rd 1, Pk 31
College
Texas

Latest performance

J.P. Howell

Aug 13 · vs PIT · W 7-1

IP
1.0
H
0
R
0
ER
0
BB
0
K
0
HR
0
ERA
7.36

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Aug 13vsPITW 7-110000
Wed, Aug 09vsNYYL 11-50.10001
Fri, Aug 04atHOUL 16-711110
Sat, Jun 03vsNYYL 7-00.10000
Thu, Jun 01vsNYYL 12-21.23333
Mon, May 29vsCINW 17-211001

What were J.P. Howell's career stats?

J.P. Howell played 12 seasons for the Royals, the Rays, the Dodgers and the Blue Jays. He had 36 wins and 566 strikeouts with a 3.83 ERA over 619.2 innings. His best season was 2009: 7 wins, a 2.84 ERA and 79 strikeouts.

More on J.P. Howell

Playoff series

J.P. Howell played 24 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 8 series — 2 won, 6 lost.

J.P. Howell's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2015NYMLost 0-111.0100
2014STLLost 1-231.1520
2013ATLWon 2-132.1103
2013STLLost 0-443.2413
2011TEXLost 0-110.0100
2008CHWWon 3-034.1206
2008BOSLost 3-365.1526
2008PHILost 0-332.1225

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

J.P. Howell’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.