Howie Fox
Howard Francis Fox
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 1, 1921 in Coburg, OR
School: University of Oregon
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1944
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: October 9, 1955 in San Antonio, TX
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1944 23 CIN NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.857 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 24 CIN NL 8 13 .381 4.93 45 15 17 7 0 0 164.1 169 102 90 6 77 54 6 0 4 730 76 1.497 9.3 0.3 4.2 3.0 0.70
1946 25 CIN NL 0 0 18.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 12 13 10 2 5 1 0 0 1 31 19 3.400 21.6 3.6 9.0 1.8 0.20
1948 27 CIN NL 6 9 .400 4.53 34 24 3 5 0 1 171.0 185 100 86 11 62 63 1 0 4 737 86 1.444 9.7 0.6 3.3 3.3 1.02
1949 28 CIN NL 6 19 .240 3.98 38 30 6 9 0 0 215.0 221 120 95 13 77 60 4 1 2 928 105 1.386 9.3 0.5 3.2 2.5 0.78
1950 29 CIN NL 11 8 .579 4.33 34 22 6 10 1 1 187.0 196 97 90 14 85 64 2 1 0 822 98 1.503 9.4 0.7 4.1 3.1 0.75
1951 30 CIN NL 9 14 .391 3.83 40 30 5 9 4 2 228.0 239 105 97 15 69 57 2 0 2 958 106 1.351 9.4 0.6 2.7 2.3 0.83
1952 31 PHI NL 2 7 .222 5.08 13 11 1 2 0 0 62.0 70 41 35 8 26 16 0 0 1 275 72 1.548 10.2 1.2 3.8 2.3 0.62
1954 33 BAL AL 1 2 .333 3.67 38 0 23 0 0 2 73.2 80 33 30 2 34 27 2 0 3 320 98 1.548 9.8 0.2 4.2 3.3 0.79
9 Seasons 43 72 .374 4.33 248 132 63 42 5 6 1108.1 1174 611 533 71 435 342 17 2 17 4810 92 1.452 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.8 0.79
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .374 4.33 44 24 11 8 1 1 198 210 109 95 13 78 61 3 0 3 861 92 1.452 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.8 0.79
CIN (7 yrs) 40 63 .388 4.33 197 121 39 40 5 4 972.2 1024 537 468 61 375 299 15 2 13 4215 93 1.438 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.8 0.80
PHI (1 yr) 2 7 .222 5.08 13 11 1 2 0 0 62.0 70 41 35 8 26 16 0 0 1 275 72 1.548 10.2 1.2 3.8 2.3 0.62
BAL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 3.67 38 0 23 0 0 2 73.2 80 33 30 2 34 27 2 0 3 320 98 1.548 9.8 0.2 4.2 3.3 0.79
NL (8 yrs) 42 70 .375 4.38 210 132 40 42 5 4 1034.2 1094 578 503 69 401 315 15 2 14 4490 92 1.445 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.7 0.79
AL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 3.67 38 0 23 0 0 2 73.2 80 33 30 2 34 27 2 0 3 320 98 1.548 9.8 0.2 4.2 3.3 0.79

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 33 BAL AL 38 320 277 33 80 18 3 2 0 3 34 27 .289 .366 .397 .763 .310 110 10 2 3 4
1 Season 38 320 277 33 80 18 3 2 0 3 34 27 .289 .366 .397 .763 .310 110 10 2 3 4
162 Game Avg. 68 573 496 59 143 32 5 4 0 5 61 48 .289 .366 .397 .763 .310 197 18 4 5 7
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 33 BAL AL 38 38 23 1 2 4 2 2 50% 5 1 26 15 58% 8 0.863 10 2 22 5 5 26 14 22 21 6 21 7 5.8
1 Season 38 38 23 1 2 4 2 2 50% 5 1 26 15 58% 0.863 10 2 22 5 5 26 14 22 21 6 21 7 5.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1944 23 CIN NL
1945 24 CIN NL
1946 25 CIN NL
1948 27 CIN NL
1949 28 CIN NL
1950 29 CIN NL
1951 30 CIN NL
1952 31 PHI NL
1954 33 BAL AL 320 38% 0.6% 8.4% 10.6% 7.2% 29% 1.50 79% 60 10 17%
9 Seasons 320 38% 22.2% 106.9% 135.9% 7.2% 2% 1.50 79% 60 10 17%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1944 23 CIN NL 2 0 0
1945 24 CIN NL 169 6 4
1946 25 CIN NL 12 2 1
1948 27 CIN NL 185 11 4
1949 28 CIN NL 221 13 2
1950 29 CIN NL 196 14 0
1951 30 CIN NL 239 15 2
1952 31 PHI NL 70 8 1
1954 33 BAL AL 315 80 2 0 18 0 2 0 2 28 17 2 61% 2 3 1 116 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 5
9 Seasons 315 1174 71 0 18 0 2 0 2 28 17 2 61% 2 17 1 116 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 5
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1944 23 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.857 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 24 8 13 .381 4.86 47 15 18 7 0 0 166.2 171 102 90 6 77 54 6 0 4 739 77 1.488 9.2 0.3 4.2 2.9 0.70 77
1946 25 8 13 .381 5.24 51 15 19 7 0 0 171.2 183 115 100 8 82 55 6 0 5 770 71 1.544 9.6 0.4 4.3 2.9 0.67 71
1947 26 8 13 .381 5.24 51 15 19 7 0 0 171.2 183 115 100 8 82 55 6 0 5 770 71 1.544 9.6 0.4 4.3 2.9 0.67 71
1948 27 14 22 .389 4.89 85 39 22 12 0 1 342.2 368 215 186 19 144 118 7 0 9 1507 78 1.494 9.7 0.5 3.8 3.1 0.82 78
1949 28 20 41 .328 4.53 123 69 28 21 0 1 557.2 589 335 281 32 221 178 11 1 11 2435 87 1.452 9.5 0.5 3.6 2.9 0.81 87
1950 29 31 49 .388 4.48 157 91 34 31 1 2 744.2 785 432 371 46 306 242 13 2 11 3257 90 1.465 9.5 0.6 3.7 2.9 0.79 90
1951 30 40 63 .388 4.33 197 121 39 40 5 4 972.2 1024 537 468 61 375 299 15 2 13 4215 93 1.438 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.8 0.80 93
1952 31 42 70 .375 4.38 210 132 40 42 5 4 1034.2 1094 578 503 69 401 315 15 2 14 4490 92 1.445 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.7 0.79 92
1953 32 42 70 .375 4.38 210 132 40 42 5 4 1034.2 1094 578 503 69 401 315 15 2 14 4490 92 1.445 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.7 0.79 92
1954 33 43 72 .374 4.33 248 132 63 42 5 6 1108.1 1174 611 533 71 435 342 17 2 17 4810 92 1.452 9.5 0.6 3.5 2.8 0.79 92

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1944 23 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2
1945 24 7 11 .389 5.07 167.0 176 104 94 6 80 55 6 1.533 9.5 4.3 3.0 0.69 0.3 45
1946 25 0 0 27.00 4.0 14 13 12 2 6 1 0 5.000 31.5 13.5 2.3 0.17 4.5 4
1948 27 7 11 .389 4.76 170.0 193 100 90 11 65 63 1 1.518 10.2 3.4 3.3 0.97 0.6 34
1949 28 12 12 .500 3.86 219.0 224 104 94 13 78 61 4 1.379 9.2 3.2 2.5 0.78 0.5 38
1950 29 10 11 .476 4.12 192.0 197 98 88 14 85 66 2 1.469 9.2 4.0 3.1 0.78 0.7 34
1951 30 13 12 .520 3.85 227.0 241 108 97 15 70 57 2 1.370 9.6 2.8 2.3 0.81 0.6 40
1952 31 2 4 .333 5.75 61.0 76 43 39 9 28 16 0 1.705 11.2 4.1 2.4 0.57 1.3 13
1954 33 3 4 .429 4.37 70.0 86 38 34 2 37 26 2 1.757 11.1 4.8 3.3 0.70 0.3 38
9 Seasons 54 65 .454 4.43 1113.0 1207 608 548 72 449 345 17 1.488 9.8 2.8 0.77 0.6 248

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL--2.724--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1945 NL--45--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1951 NL--4--4th

Hits s c a p y
1951 NL--239--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 NL--.329--8th
1949 NL--.544--7th
1950 NL--.674--9th
1951 NL--.592--6th

Losses s c a p y
1945 NL--13--7th
1949 NL--19--1st
1951 NL--14--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1945 NL--90--7th
1948 NL--86--10th
1949 NL--95--9th
1951 NL--97--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1945 NL--4--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1945 NL--6--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1945 NL--17--8th
1954 AL--23--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2165), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Gordon Rhodes (959)
  6. Pete Broberg (957)
  7. Dave Freisleben (956)
  8. Hugh Mulcahy (955)
  9. Pete Smith (954)
  10. Doug McWeeny (953)
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  4. Chris Holt (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mike Scott (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Charlie Robertson (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charlie Robertson (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bennie Daniels (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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