James Phillip Howell
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: April 25, 1983 in Modesto, California, US
High Schools: Jesuit HS (Carmichael, CA), Jesuit HS (Sacramento, CA)
Schools: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jesuit HS (Sacramento, CA) and the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (31st) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | Idaho Falls | PION | Rk | KCR | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.77 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 101 | 1.077 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 3.17 |
| 2005 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AAA-AA | KCR | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2.83 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.2 | 85 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 422 | 1.308 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 2.08 |
| 2005 | 22 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | KCR | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.96 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 190 | 1.239 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 0.944 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 4.60 |
| 2005 | 22 | Omaha | PCL | AAA | KCR | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.06 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 1.566 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 1.53 |
| 2006 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | TBD,KCR | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.46 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 92 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 381 | 1.330 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 2.83 |
| 2006 | 23 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBD | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.62 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 53 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 1.236 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 3.27 |
| 2006 | 23 | Omaha | PCL | AAA | KCR | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.75 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 1.472 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 2.36 |
| 2007 | 24 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBD | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.38 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128.0 | 110 | 63 | 48 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 145 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 528 | 1.125 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 10.2 | 4.26 |
| 2011 | 28 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-A+ | TBR | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1.429 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.6 | 4.50 |
| 2011 | 28 | Charlotte | FLOR | A+ | TBR | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.200 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 4.00 |
| 2011 | 28 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBR | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.636 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 5.00 | |
| 5 Seasons | 26 | 17 | .605 | 3.16 | 70 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 353.2 | 311 | 154 | 124 | 27 | 125 | 1 | 374 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 1462 | 1.233 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 2.99 | |||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3.46 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 260.1 | 247 | 123 | 100 | 22 | 83 | 1 | 261 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1087 | 1.268 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 3.14 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.01 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 204 | 1.236 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 2.08 | ||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 0.944 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 4.60 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.77 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 101 | 1.077 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 3.17 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | Idaho Falls | PION | Rk | KCR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AA-A+-AAA | KCR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 22 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | KCR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 22 | Omaha | PCL | AAA | KCR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | TBD,KCR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | Omaha | PCL | AAA | KCR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 24 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBD | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 28 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AAA | TBR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 28 | Charlotte | FLOR | A+ | TBR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 28 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | Idaho Falls | PION | Rk | KCR | P | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AAA-AA | KCR | P | 18 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.22 | 15 | 10 | 40% | |||||
| 2005 | 22 | High Desert | CALL | A+ | KCR | P | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 6 | 5 | 45% | |||||
| 2005 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 40% | |||||
| 2005 | 22 | Omaha | PCL | AAA | KCR | P | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.14 | 6 | 3 | 33% | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | TBD,KCR | P | 18 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 7 | 6 | 46% | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBD | P | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.60 | 4 | 4 | 50% | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | Omaha | PCL | AAA | KCR | P | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 40% | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBD | P | 21 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 1.48 | 15 | 5 | 25% | |||||
| 2011 | 28 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-A+ | TBR | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.57 | 1 | 2 | 67% | |||||
| 2011 | 28 | Charlotte | FLOR | A+ | TBR | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011 | 28 | Durham | IL | AAA | TBR | P | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | 67% | |||||
| 5 Seasons | 70 | 88 | 21 | 66 | 1 | 3 | .989 | 1.24 | 38 | 23 | 38% | |||||||||||
Sabr ID: a7f20c00
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