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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

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1944 23 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1945 24 CIN NL 45 53 46 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 2 4 .283 .313 .304 .617 73 14 0 0 5 1
1946 25 CIN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 27 CIN NL 35 64 60 9 12 3 0 0 4 0 2 9 .200 .238 .250 .488 34 15 3 1 1 1
1949 28 CIN NL 41 79 72 3 17 3 0 0 5 1 0 6 .236 .247 .278 .524 40 20 2 1 6 1
1950 29 CIN NL 35 68 63 7 11 1 0 1 8 0 2 10 .175 .200 .238 .438 15 15 1 0 3 1
1951 30 CIN NL 40 80 70 3 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 11 .114 .139 .186 .325 -14 13 1 0 8 1
1952 31 PHI NL 13 25 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .048 .091 .048 .139 -60 1 1 0 3 1
1954 33 BAL AL 38 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 59 5 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 253 386 349 29 66 11 0 2 25 1 0 9 47 .189 .214 .238 .452 22 83 8 2 26 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 247 223 19 42 7 0 1 16 1 6 30 .189 .214 .238 .452 22 53 5 1 17
CIN (7 yrs) 202 345 312 28 61 10 0 2 23 1 0 8 40 .196 .220 .247 .467 26 77 7 2 23 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 13 25 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .048 .091 .048 .139 -60 1 1 0 3
BAL (1 yr) 38 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 59 5 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 215 370 333 28 62 10 0 2 24 1 0 9 46 .186 .212 .234 .446 20 78 8 2 26 0 0
AL (1 yr) 38 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .313 .563 59 5 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1944 CIN NL 23 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.10
1945 CIN NL 24 P 45 62 9 52 1 0 .984 1.36 .963 1.06
1946 CIN NL 25 P 4 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 1.00
1948 CIN NL 27 P 34 49 14 33 2 5 .959 1.38 .963 0.91
1949 CIN NL 28 P 38 82 14 65 3 7 .963 2.08 .952 0.91
1950 CIN NL 29 P 34 63 8 52 3 1 .952 1.76 .962 0.97
1951 CIN NL 30 P 40 59 8 49 2 3 .966 1.43 .961 0.96
1952 PHI NL 31 P 13 23 3 19 1 2 .957 1.69 .952 0.98
1954 BAL AL 33 P 38 0 73.2 22 3 19 0 3 1.000 2.69 0.58 .959 2.02 0.93
9 Seasons P 248 0 73.2 362 60 290 12 21 .967 42.76 1.41 .959 2.02 0.96
9 Seasons TOT 248 0 73.2 362 60 290 12 21 .967 42.76 1.41 .926 2.02 0.96

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 - 4 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Pete Broberg (957)
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  1. Bruce Cunningham (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Brandon Duckworth (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  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
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

December 10, 1951: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Smoky Burgess and Connie Ryan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Niles Jordan, Eddie Pellagrini, Andy Seminick and Dick Sisler.

Before 1954 Season: Returned to Baltimore (International) by the Philadelphia Phillies after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1954 Season: Obtained by the Baltimore Orioles from Baltimore (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

May 3, 1955: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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