Jay Howell stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1994

Relief Pitcher · #52

Age 70 · 6' 3"

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Jay Howell played 15 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
568
W
58
L
53
ERA
3.34
IP
844.0
K
666
BB
291
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1980CIN50015.003.0102.67
1981CHC10204.9122.010101.50
1982NYY6237.7128.021131.96
1983NYY19155.3882.061351.51
1984NYY61942.69103.2109341.16
1985ATH63982.8598.068311.32
1986ATH38363.3853.142231.43
1987ATH36345.8944.135211.56
1988LAD50532.0865.070211.00
1989LAD56531.5879.255221.03
1990LAD45552.1866.059201.20
1991LAD44653.1851.040110.98
1992LAD41131.5446.236181.26
1993ATL54332.3158.137161.10
1994TEX40415.4443.022161.40

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

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
0
L
2
ERA
6.75
IP
4.0
K
5
BB
3
WHIP
1.75

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
3
CG
2
SHO
0
K/9
7.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
31

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.
1980CIN0003.00000
1981CHC0004.10000
1982NYY1006.80001
1983NYY2206.70002
1984NYY0009.50004
1985ATH0006.20004
1986ATH0007.10004
1987ATH0007.10004
1988LAD0009.70002
1989LAD0006.20001
1990LAD0008.00004
1991LAD0007.10000
1992LAD0006.90003
1993ATL0005.70000
1994TEX0004.60002

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

Bio

Age
70 yearsNov 26, 1955
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1980
Birthplace
Miami, FL
College
Colorado

What were Jay Howell's career stats?

Jay Howell played 15 seasons for the Reds, the Cubs, the Yankees, the Athletics, the Dodgers, the Braves and the Rangers. He had 58 wins and 666 strikeouts with a 3.34 ERA over 844.0 innings. His best season was 1984: 9 wins, a 2.69 ERA and 109 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1980 to 1994

Jay Howell finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 84th in saves (155)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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