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Jay Howell
Jay Canfield Howell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
School University of Colorado

Debut August 10, 1980
  vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 8, 1994
Born November 26, 1955 in Miami, FL

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1976. (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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 24 CIN NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   1  0    3.3    8    5    5   0    0    1   1   0    19   0   0 13.50  3.61   27 2.400
 1981 25 CHC NL   2   0  10   2   0   0   1  0   22.3   23   13   12   3   10   10   2   0    97   2   0  4.84  3.70   77 1.478
 1982 26 NYY AL   2   3   6   6   0   0   0  0   28.0   42   25   24   1   13   21   0   1   138   0   0  7.71  3.96   51 1.964
 1983 27 NYY AL   1   5  19  12   2   0   3  0   82.0   89   53   49   7   35   61   3   2   368   0   1  5.38  3.87   72 1.512
 1984 28 NYY AL   9   4  61   1   0   0  23  7  103.7   86   33   31   5   34  109   0   4   426   3   0  2.69  3.80  141 1.158
 1985 29 OAK AL   9   8  63   0   0   0  58 29   98.0   98   32   31   5   31   68   1   4   414   3   1  2.85  3.82  134 1.316 AS
 1986 30 OAK AL   3   6  38   0   0   0  33 16   53.3   53   23   20   3   23   42   1   4   230   4   0  3.38  3.85  114 1.425
 1987 31 OAK AL   3   4  36   0   0   0  27 16   44.3   48   30   29   6   21   35   1   4   200   1   0  5.89  4.16   71 1.556 AS
 1988 32 LAD NL   5   3  50   0   0   0  38 21   65.0   44   16   15   1   21   70   1   2   262   2   2  2.08  3.35  161 1.000
 1989 33 LAD NL   5   3  56   0   0   0  41 28   79.7   60   15   14   3   22   55   0   1   312   6   0  1.58  3.43  217 1.029 AS
 1990 34 LAD NL   5   5  45   0   0   0  35 16   66.0   59   17   16   5   20   59   6   4   271   3   1  2.18  3.68  169 1.197
 1991 35 LAD NL   6   5  44   0   0   0  35 16   51.0   39   19   18   3   11   40   1   0   202   3   0  3.18  3.58  113 0.980
 1992 36 LAD NL   1   3  41   0   0   0  26  4   46.7   41    9    8   2   18   36   1   3   203   5   1  1.54  3.47  225 1.264
 1993 37 ATL NL   3   3  54   0   0   0  22  0   58.3   48   16   15   3   16   37   0   0   233   4   2  2.31  4.05  175 1.097
 1994 38 TEX AL   4   1  40   0   0   0  17  2   43.0   44   29   26  10   16   22   1   2   189   2   0  5.44  4.85   89 1.395
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Years            53      21       0    155         782       313      291       19  31  3564  38   8  3.34  3.79  114 1.270
 WL%= .523       58     568       2     360     844.7       335       57       666
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   6  65   2   0   0  41 17   97.3   90   38   36   6   33   76   2   3   411   4   0  3.34  3.79  114 1.270
 Career High      9   8  63  12   2   0  58 29  103.7   98   53   49  10   35  109   6   4   426   6   2  1.54  4.85  225 0.980
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 25 CHC NL  10    2    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .333  .000    0    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1988 32 LAD NL  50    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 33 LAD NL  56    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1990 34 LAD NL  45    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     568    9    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .100  .000  -69    0   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .100  .000  -69    0   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     63    3    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1                           0   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 25 CHC NL    5    4    0   0.0    95| .000  .267| .333  .333| .000  .382| .333  .716|   0  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1988 32 LAD NL    2    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .254| .000  .318| .000  .373| .000  .690|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1989 33 LAD NL    3    3    0   0.0    90| .000  .253| .000  .320| .000  .377| .000  .697|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1990 34 LAD NL    2    2    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .328| .000  .394| .000  .722|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons       12   11    0   0.0    92| .000  .258| .100  .325| .000  .381| .100  .706| -69  .000  -2.1  -0.3   0%

* 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 ------+
1980 24 CIN NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.68 0.00 1.91 0 3.3 1981 25 CHC NL P 10 2 9 0 1 1.000 .957 1.10 0.68 4.44 1.98 2 22.3 1982 26 NYY AL P 6 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.73 1.29 1.80 6 28.0 1983 27 NYY AL P 19 7 10 1 0 .944 .960 0.89 0.73 1.87 1.80 12 82.0 1984 28 NYY AL P 61 11 16 1 3 .964 .957 0.44 0.70 2.34 1.79 1 103.7 1985 29 OAK AL P 63 1 15 0 1 1.000 .952 0.25 0.70 1.47 1.86 0 98.0 AS 1986 30 OAK AL P 38 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.21 0.68 1.35 1.82 0 53.3 1987 31 OAK AL P 36 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.19 0.67 1.42 1.85 0 44.3 AS 1988 32 LAD NL P 50 7 6 1 0 .929 .956 0.26 0.69 1.80 1.97 0 65.0 1989 33 LAD NL P 56 5 10 1 2 .938 .949 0.27 0.63 1.69 1.87 0 79.7 AS 1990 34 LAD NL P 45 3 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.24 0.58 1.50 1.80 0 66.0 1991 35 LAD NL P 44 5 6 1 1 .917 .957 0.25 0.59 1.94 1.85 0 51.0 1992 36 LAD NL P 41 6 7 0 0 1.000 .956 0.32 0.60 2.51 1.95 0 46.7 1993 37 ATL NL P 54 4 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.20 0.54 1.70 1.84 0 58.3 1994 38 TEX AL P 40 5 6 2 1 .846 .957 0.28 0.52 2.30 1.72 0 43.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 24 CIN NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.68 0.00 1.91 0 3.3 1981 25 CHC NL P 10 2 9 0 1 1.000 .957 1.10 0.68 4.44 1.98 2 22.3 1982 26 NYY AL P 6 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.73 1.29 1.80 6 28.0 1983 27 NYY AL P 19 7 10 1 0 .944 .960 0.89 0.73 1.87 1.80 12 82.0 1984 28 NYY AL P 61 11 16 1 3 .964 .957 0.44 0.70 2.34 1.79 1 103.7 1985 29 OAK AL P 63 1 15 0 1 1.000 .952 0.25 0.70 1.47 1.86 0 98.0 1986 30 OAK AL P 38 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.21 0.68 1.35 1.82 0 53.3 1987 31 OAK AL P 36 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.19 0.67 1.42 1.85 0 44.3 1988 32 LAD NL P 50 7 6 1 0 .929 .956 0.26 0.69 1.80 1.97 0 65.0 1989 33 LAD NL P 56 5 10 1 2 .938 .949 0.27 0.63 1.69 1.87 0 79.7 1990 34 LAD NL P 45 3 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.24 0.58 1.50 1.80 0 66.0 1991 35 LAD NL P 44 5 6 1 1 .917 .957 0.25 0.59 1.94 1.85 0 51.0 1992 36 LAD NL P 41 6 7 0 0 1.000 .956 0.32 0.60 2.51 1.95 0 46.7 1993 37 ATL NL P 54 4 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.20 0.54 1.70 1.84 0 58.3 1994 38 TEX AL P 40 5 6 2 1 .846 .957 0.28 0.52 2.30 1.72 0 43.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 568 63 112 8 9 .956 .956 0.31 0.64 1.86 1.84 21 844.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 568 63 112 8 9 .956 .956 0.31 0.64 1.86 1.84 21 845
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1988   NLCS  LAD NYM     W   2   0  27.00  0  1  0  0   0.2   1   2   2   1 
        WS    LAD OAK     W   2   0   3.38  0  1  1  0   2.2   3   1   1   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      2-0   4   0   8.10  0  2  1  0   3.1   4   3   3   3 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1988   NLCS  LAD NYM     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD OAK     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1985   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1987   OAK AL      0  1  0   2     3   2   2   0   3  0   0  0   0  0  0  1  0 
 1989   LAD NL      0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  1  0   3     4   2   2   0   4  0   0  0   0  0  1  1  0   6.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1985   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1987   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1989   LAD NL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1985
1987 *
1989 *

Games
1984 AL-61-10
1985 AL-63-10

Saves
1985 AL-29-5
1986 AL-16-8
1987 AL-16-6
1988 NL-21-8
1989 NL-28-4
1990 NL-16-10
1991 NL-16-10
Car-155-60

Hit Batsmen
1990 NL-6-7

Games Finished
1985 AL-58-5
1989 NL-41-10
1990 NL-35-10
Car-360-68

Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (952) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (705) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 22.0 (550) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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 

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1976.

October 17, 1980: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Mike O'Berry.

August 2, 1982: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on August 19, 1981. The Chicago Cubs sent players to be named later to the New York Yankees for Pat Tabler. The Chicago Cubs sent Bill Caudill (April 1, 1982) and Jay Howell (August 2, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

December 5, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees with Tim Birtsas, Stan Javier, Eric Plunk, and Jose Rijo to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson, Bert Bradley, and cash.

December 11, 1987: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics with Alfredo Griffin to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets. The New York Mets sent Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 1, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 4, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 24, 1994: 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
1985Oakland Athletics$262,500
1986Oakland Athletics$530,000
1987Oakland Athletics$530,000
1988Los Angeles Dodgers$595,000
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$925,000
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$1,025,000
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$1,050,000
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$2,575,000
1993Atlanta Braves$1,000,000
1994Texas Rangers$805,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,297,500

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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