James Phillip Howell
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: April 25, 1983 in Modesto, CA
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 Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed July 20, 2004.
(All Transactions)
Debut: June 11, 2005 (Age 22)
vs. ARI 5.0 IP, 4 H, 8 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Rays/Dodgers/DevilRays/Royals 2005-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$2.85M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.007, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 6 | TBR | NYY | W,7-6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 2 | 6 (4) | Apr 12 | TBR | @ | DET | L,2-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 3 | 8 (1) | Apr 14 | TBR | @ | BOS | L,5-13 | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 4 | 11 (2) | Apr 17 | TBR | @ | TOR | L,3-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 5 | 12 | Apr 18 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,12-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 6 | 13 | Apr 19 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,9-4 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 7 | 20 (6) | Apr 27 | TBR | @ | TEX | W,8-4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 8 | 21 | Apr 28 | TBR | @ | TEX | L,2-7 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 9 | 23 (1) | Apr 30 | TBR | SEA | W,3-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 10 | 25 (1) | May 2 | TBR | SEA | W,5-4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| 11 | 28 (2) | May 5 | TBR | OAK | L,3-4 | 8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 12 | 34 (5) | May 12 | TBR | @ | BAL | L,3-5 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 13 | 36 (1) | May 14 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,7-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 14 | 39 (2) | May 17 | TBR | BOS | L,3-5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 15 | 40 | May 18 | TBR | ATL | L,3-5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 16 | 46 (5) | May 25 | TBR | @ | BOS | W,7-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 17 | 50 (3) | May 29 | TBR | CHW | L,2-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 18 | 51 | May 30 | TBR | CHW | L,3-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 19 | 53 (1) | Jun 2 | TBR | BAL | L,1-2 | GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 20 | 56 (2) | Jun 6 | TBR | @ | NYY | L,1-4 | GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 21 | 57 | Jun 7 | TBR | @ | NYY | W,7-3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 22 | 61 (3) | Jun 12 | TBR | NYM | L,2-11 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 23 | 62 | Jun 13 | TBR | NYM | L,1-9 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 24 | 63 | Jun 14 | TBR | NYM | L,6-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 25 | 69 (5) | Jun 21 | TBR | @ | WSN | L,2-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 26 | 70 | Jun 23 | TBR | @ | PHI | L,6-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 27 | 72 (1) | Jun 24 (2) | TBR | @ | PHI | W,7-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 28 | 74 (1) | Jun 26 | TBR | @ | KCR | L,2-8 | 4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 29 | 78 (3) | Jun 30 | TBR | DET | L,2-6 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 30 | 82 (3) | Jul 4 | TBR | NYY | L,3-4 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 31 | 83 | Jul 5 | TBR | @ | CLE | L,1-3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 32 | 85 (1) | Jul 7 | TBR | @ | CLE | L,3-7 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 33 | 87 (1) | Jul 13 | TBR | BOS | L,1-3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 34 | 90 (2) | Jul 16 | TBR | CLE | L,2-3 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 35 | 92 (1) | Jul 18 | TBR | CLE | L,6-10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 36 | 94 (1) | Jul 20 | TBR | SEA | W,4-3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 37 | 98 (3) | Jul 25 | TBR | @ | BAL | W,10-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 38 | 103 (4) | Jul 30 | TBR | @ | OAK | L,3-4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 39 | 107 (3) | Aug 4 | TBR | BAL | L,0-4 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 40 | 111 (3) | Aug 9 | TBR | TOR | W,7-1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 41 | 112 | Aug 10 | TBR | @ | MIN | W,12-6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 42 | 114 (1) | Aug 12 | TBR | @ | MIN | W,7-3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 43 | 119 (4) | Aug 17 | TBR | @ | LAA | W,12-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 44 | 120 | Aug 18 | TBR | @ | LAA | W,10-8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 45 | 122 (1) | Aug 20 | TBR | KCR | W,5-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 46 | 127 (4) | Aug 25 | TBR | OAK | L,2-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 47 | 131 (3) | Aug 30 | TBR | @ | TOR | L,0-2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 48 | 133 (1) | Sep 1 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,5-4 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 49 | 141 (7) | Sep 11 | TBR | @ | BAL | L,2-9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 50 | 143 (1) | Sep 13 | TBR | @ | BAL | L,2-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 51 | 146 (2) | Sep 16 | TBR | @ | NYY | L,4-6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 52 | 147 | Sep 17 | TBR | BOS | L,2-5 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 53 | 150 (2) | Sep 20 | TBR | BOS | W,7-4 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 54 | 153 (2) | Sep 23 | TBR | TOR | W,3-0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| 55 | 157 (3) | Sep 28 | TBR | @ | CHW | L,1-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 55gm | 50.1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 6 | TBR | NYY | W,7-6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 6 (4) | Apr 12 | TBR | @ | DET | L,2-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 8 (1) | Apr 14 | TBR | @ | BOS | L,5-13 | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 11 (2) | Apr 17 | TBR | @ | TOR | L,3-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 12 | Apr 18 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,12-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | Apr 19 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,9-4 | 5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 20 (6) | Apr 27 | TBR | @ | TEX | W,8-4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 21 | Apr 28 | TBR | @ | TEX | L,2-7 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 (1) | Apr 30 | TBR | SEA | W,3-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 10 | 25 (1) | May 2 | TBR | SEA | W,5-4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 28 (2) | May 5 | TBR | OAK | L,3-4 | 8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 34 (5) | May 12 | TBR | @ | BAL | L,3-5 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 36 (1) | May 14 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,7-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 39 (2) | May 17 | TBR | BOS | L,3-5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 40 | May 18 | TBR | ATL | L,3-5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 46 (5) | May 25 | TBR | @ | BOS | W,7-4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 50 (3) | May 29 | TBR | CHW | L,2-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 51 | May 30 | TBR | CHW | L,3-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 19 | 53 (1) | Jun 2 | TBR | BAL | L,1-2 | GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 56 (2) | Jun 6 | TBR | @ | NYY | L,1-4 | GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 57 | Jun 7 | TBR | @ | NYY | W,7-3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 61 (3) | Jun 12 | TBR | NYM | L,2-11 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 62 | Jun 13 | TBR | NYM | L,1-9 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 63 | Jun 14 | TBR | NYM | L,6-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | 69 (5) | Jun 21 | TBR | @ | WSN | L,2-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 70 | Jun 23 | TBR | @ | PHI | L,6-7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 72 (1) | Jun 24 (2) | TBR | @ | PHI | W,7-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 74 (1) | Jun 26 | TBR | @ | KCR | L,2-8 | 4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 78 (3) | Jun 30 | TBR | DET | L,2-6 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 30 | 82 (3) | Jul 4 | TBR | NYY | L,3-4 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | 83 | Jul 5 | TBR | @ | CLE | L,1-3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | 85 (1) | Jul 7 | TBR | @ | CLE | L,3-7 | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 33 | 87 (1) | Jul 13 | TBR | BOS | L,1-3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 90 (2) | Jul 16 | TBR | CLE | L,2-3 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 92 (1) | Jul 18 | TBR | CLE | L,6-10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 94 (1) | Jul 20 | TBR | SEA | W,4-3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 98 (3) | Jul 25 | TBR | @ | BAL | W,10-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 103 (4) | Jul 30 | TBR | @ | OAK | L,3-4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 39 | 107 (3) | Aug 4 | TBR | BAL | L,0-4 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 111 (3) | Aug 9 | TBR | TOR | W,7-1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 112 | Aug 10 | TBR | @ | MIN | W,12-6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 114 (1) | Aug 12 | TBR | @ | MIN | W,7-3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 119 (4) | Aug 17 | TBR | @ | LAA | W,12-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 120 | Aug 18 | TBR | @ | LAA | W,10-8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 122 (1) | Aug 20 | TBR | KCR | W,5-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 127 (4) | Aug 25 | TBR | OAK | L,2-4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 131 (3) | Aug 30 | TBR | @ | TOR | L,0-2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 48 | 133 (1) | Sep 1 | TBR | @ | TOR | W,5-4 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | 141 (7) | Sep 11 | TBR | @ | BAL | L,2-9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 143 (1) | Sep 13 | TBR | @ | BAL | L,2-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 146 (2) | Sep 16 | TBR | @ | NYY | L,4-6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 147 | Sep 17 | TBR | BOS | L,2-5 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 150 (2) | Sep 20 | TBR | BOS | W,7-4 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | 153 (2) | Sep 23 | TBR | TOR | W,3-0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | 157 (3) | Sep 28 | TBR | @ | CHW | L,1-3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55gm | 50.1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
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