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Bruce Howard

Bruce Ernest Howard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 23, 1943 in Salisbury, MD
School: Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1963
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Senators/Orioles 1963-1968

Final Game: September 7, 1968
Relatives: Father of David Howard
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Standard Pitching

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
1963 20 CHW AL 2 1 .667 2.65 7 0 5 0 0 1 17.0 12 7 5 0 14 0 9 0 0 0 74 135 1.529 6.4 0.0 7.4 4.8 0.64
1964 21 CHW AL 2 1 .667 0.81 3 3 0 1 1 0 22.1 10 2 2 0 8 1 17 1 0 0 82 436 0.806 4.0 0.0 3.2 6.9 2.13
1965 22 CHW AL 9 8 .529 3.47 30 22 2 1 1 0 148.0 123 61 57 13 72 5 120 1 0 9 627 91 1.318 7.5 0.8 4.4 7.3 1.67
1966 23 CHW AL 9 5 .643 2.30 27 21 3 4 2 0 149.0 110 48 38 14 44 2 85 1 0 8 593 138 1.034 6.6 0.8 2.7 5.1 1.93
1967 24 CHW AL 3 10 .231 3.43 30 17 4 1 0 0 112.2 102 55 43 9 52 1 76 3 0 5 488 88 1.367 8.1 0.7 4.2 6.1 1.46
1968 25 TOT AL 1 6 .143 4.74 23 12 3 0 0 0 79.2 92 46 42 9 49 4 42 2 0 2 365 62 1.770 10.4 1.0 5.5 4.7 0.86
1968 25 BAL AL 0 2 .000 3.77 10 5 1 0 0 0 31.0 30 16 13 2 26 2 19 2 0 1 145 79 1.806 8.7 0.6 7.5 5.5 0.73
1968 25 WSA AL 1 4 .200 5.36 13 7 2 0 0 0 48.2 62 30 29 7 23 2 23 0 0 1 220 54 1.747 11.5 1.3 4.3 4.3 1.00
6 Yrs 26 31 .456 3.18 120 75 17 7 4 1 528.2 449 219 187 45 239 13 349 8 0 24 2229 98 1.301 7.6 0.8 4.1 5.9 1.46
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .456 3.18 42 26 6 2 1 0 184 157 76 65 16 83 5 122 3 0 8 777 98 1.301 7.6 0.8 4.1 5.9 1.46
CHW (5 yrs) 25 25 .500 2.91 97 63 14 7 4 1 449.0 357 173 145 36 190 9 307 6 0 22 1864 109 1.218 7.2 0.7 3.8 6.2 1.62
WSA (1 yr) 1 4 .200 5.36 13 7 2 0 0 0 48.2 62 30 29 7 23 2 23 0 0 1 220 54 1.747 11.5 1.3 4.3 4.3 1.00
BAL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.77 10 5 1 0 0 0 31.0 30 16 13 2 26 2 19 2 0 1 145 79 1.806 8.7 0.6 7.5 5.5 0.73

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1963 20 CHW AL 17.0 7 0 7 3.71 4.07 0.25 -0.17 93.5 3.42 -0 -0.0 .4 -0.0 0.1 1 .495 .500 $
1964 21 CHW AL 22.1 3 3 2 0.81 3.70 0.50 0.07 87.4 2.86 5 0.7 -0.0 0.8 7 .729 .504 $
1965 22 CHW AL 148.0 30 22 61 3.71 3.85 0.31 0.03 90.9 3.25 -7 -0.8 1.4 -0.1 0.2 5 .474 .495 $
1966 23 CHW AL 149.0 27 21 48 2.90 3.90 0.39 0.05 94.4 3.36 10 1.2 .8 -0.1 2.2 20 .544 .507 $
1967 24 CHW AL 112.2 30 17 55 4.39 3.75 0.48 0.01 94.6 3.11 -14 -1.7 .7 -0.0 -0.8 -7 .445 .490 $15,500
1968 25 BAL AL 31.0 10 5 16 4.65 3.40 0.52 0.00 97.3 2.81 -6 -0.7 .3 0.0 -0.4 -4 .429 .496 $17,500
1968 25 WSA AL 48.2 13 7 30 5.55 3.27 -0.56 0.01 100.6 3.87 -9 -1.0 .8 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .422 .494 $
6 Seasons 528.2 120 75 219 3.73 3.76 0.31 0.03 93.9 3.27 -21 -2.3 .7 -0.2 1.4 16 .481 .498 $33,000
CHW (5 yrs) 449.0 97 63 173 3.47 3.84 0.39 0.03 92.9 3.24 -6 -0.6 .8 -0.3 2.5 25 .494 .499 $15,500
WSA (1 yr) 48.2 13 7 30 5.55 3.27 -0.56 0.01 100.6 3.87 -9 -1.0 .8 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .422 .494 $
BAL (1 yr) 31.0 10 5 16 4.65 3.40 0.52 0.00 97.3 2.81 -6 -0.7 .3 0.0 -0.4 -4 .429 .496 $17,500

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1963 20 CHW AL 7 74 58 7 12 1 1 0 1 2 14 9 .207 .361 .259 .620 .245 15 1 0 2 0 0 1
1964 21 CHW AL 3 82 72 2 10 3 0 0 0 1 8 17 .139 .235 .181 .415 .182 13 3 1 1 0 1 0
1965 22 CHW AL 30 627 548 61 123 18 3 13 10 3 72 120 .224 .315 .339 .654 .264 186 11 1 4 2 5 7
1966 23 CHW AL 27 593 544 48 110 14 0 14 5 4 44 85 .202 .262 .305 .567 .215 166 11 1 2 2 2 13
1967 24 CHW AL 30 488 425 55 102 11 1 9 12 6 52 76 .240 .325 .334 .659 .271 142 8 3 5 3 1 8
1968 25 TOT AL 23 365 300 46 92 13 2 9 9 5 49 42 .307 .403 .453 .856 .328 136 8 2 10 4 4 3
1968 25 BAL AL 10 145 112 16 30 6 1 2 4 2 26 19 .268 .406 .393 .798 .298 44 4 2 2 3 2 2
1968 25 WSA AL 13 220 188 30 62 7 1 7 5 3 23 23 .330 .401 .489 .890 .346 92 4 0 8 1 2 1
6 Yrs 120 2229 1947 219 449 60 7 45 37 21 239 349 .231 .316 .338 .654 .258 658 42 8 24 11 13 32
162 Game Avg. 42 777 679 76 157 21 2 16 13 7 83 122 .231 .316 .338 .654 .258 229 15 3 8 4 5 11
MLB Averages .245 .308 .366 .673 .274

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1963 20 CHW AL 1.2 0.1 77 0.3 1.3 -1.0 1.03 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.03 -0.1 0 1 6
1964 21 CHW AL 7.2 0.9 83 0.7 1.5 -0.8 .85 0.7 0.1 7.2 0.9 0.85 7.2 0 0 0
1965 22 CHW AL -2.9 -0.3 656 -0.2 9.6 -9.8 .89 -0.4 0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.89 -4.3 2 1 5
1966 23 CHW AL 13.4 1.5 617 1.3 10.7 -9.4 1.02 1.7 -0.4 16.9 2.0 1.02 15.9 1 1 4
1967 24 CHW AL -8.4 -0.9 509 -0.9 7.4 -8.3 .97 -0.5 -0.5 -9.9 -1.1 0.97 -6.4 2 1 10
1968 25 TOT AL -15.0 -1.6 384 -1.3 5.3 -6.5 .93 -2.3 1.0 -18.4 -2.0 0.93 -23.5 1 3 6
1968 25 BAL AL -3.2 -0.4 153 -0.8 1.8 -2.6 .86 -1.2 0.3 -6.3 -0.7 0.86 -9.2 0 1 4
1968 25 WSA AL -11.8 -1.3 231 -0.5 3.5 -4.0 .97 -1.2 0.7 -12.1 -1.3 0.97 -14.3 1 2 2
6 Yrs -4.5 -0.3 2326 -0.1 35.7 -35.9 .95 -0.7 0.5 -6.5 -0.5 0.95 -11.2 6 7 31

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1964 21 CHW AL 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .667 0 0 1 1 3 100% 72.7 87 64 1 0 0 2 2.9 3.4 7.4
1965 22 CHW AL 30 22 7 7 8 1 1 13 9 .591 0 4 1 1 14 64% 53.0 87 6 18 4 7 11 3.9 4.1 5.6
1966 23 CHW AL 27 21 8 5 8 1 5 13 7 .650 1 4 4 2 13 62% 59.1 87 43 16 4 7 9 3.5 3.2 6.5
1967 24 CHW AL 30 17 2 9 6 0 1 5 12 .294 0 2 1 0 6 35% 51.5 77 31 18 7 6 5 2.3 2.0 5.0
1968 25 TOT AL 23 12 1 6 5 0 0 2 10 .167 1 0 0 0 4 33% 41.3 82 4 20 5 1 6 2.3 3.1 5.1
1968 25 BAL AL 10 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0 0 0 1 20% 43.2 64 33 10 1 1 3 2.4 3.4 4.5
1968 25 WSA AL 13 7 1 4 2 0 0 1 6 .143 1 0 0 0 3 43% 40.0 82 4 10 4 0 3 2.3 2.9 5.5
5 Yrs 113 75 20 28 27 2 8 35 39 .473 2 10 7 4 40 53% 53 87 4 73 20 21 33 3.1 3.2 5.7
MLB Averages .500 56% 54 116 0 3.9 3.8 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

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
1963 20 CHW AL 7 7 5 2 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 9 1.028 0 1 6 1 0 6 0 7 5 0 5 0 7.3
1965 22 CHW AL 30 8 2 2 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 2 1 50% 9 .893 2 1 5 1 1 6 1 7 7 1 7 1 9.0
1966 23 CHW AL 27 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 8 1.018 1 1 4 1 1 4 4 2 4 0 4 0 6.2
1967 24 CHW AL 30 13 4 1 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 6 3 50% 3 .967 2 1 10 1 1 11 3 10 10 1 11 3 6.2
1968 25 TOT AL 23 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% .927 1 3 6 0 1 10 4 7 8 0 8 0 5.0
1968 25 BAL AL 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 .861 0 1 4 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 3 0 5.0
1968 25 WSA AL 13 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 8 .971 1 2 2 0 1 5 2 4 5 0 5 0 5.0
5 Yrs 117 45 17 6 3 3 1 2 33% 3 0 21 5 24% .955 6 7 31 4 4 37 12 33 34 2 35 4 6.6

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1963 20 CHW AL 74 66% 0.0% 12.2% 18.9% 2.7% 17% 0.90 66% 16 1 6%
1964 21 CHW AL 82 70% 0.0% 20.7% 9.8% 3.7% 30% 1.72 67% 13 3 23%
1965 22 CHW AL 627 56% 2.1% 19.1% 11.5% 5.4% 28% 1.58 67% 104 11 11%
1966 23 CHW AL 593 59% 2.4% 14.3% 7.4% 4.7% 26% 1.12 75% 100 11 11%
1967 24 CHW AL 488 62% 1.8% 15.6% 10.7% 4.3% 21% 0.97 70% 94 8 9%
1968 25 TOT AL 365 56% 2.5% 11.5% 13.4% 6.6% 26% 1.35 69% 73 8 11%
1968 25 BAL AL 145 59% 1.4% 13.1% 17.9% 6.2% 30% 1.69 65% 28 4 14%
1968 25 WSA AL 220 55% 3.2% 10.5% 10.5% 6.8% 24% 1.19 72% 45 4 9%
6 Yrs 2229 59% 2.0% 15.7% 10.7% 5.0% 25% 1.23 70% 400 42 11%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.8% 7.9% 6.1% 28% 1.10 73% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1963 20 CHW AL 74 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 1 0 0 33 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 21 CHW AL 82 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0% 0 0 0 25 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 22 CHW AL 627 123 13 0 12 4 9 2 11 32 17 5 53% 7 9 4 215 10 3 77% 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0
1966 23 CHW AL 593 110 14 0 14 5 9 4 10 22 11 3 50% 13 8 0 195 5 4 56% 4 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 0
1967 24 CHW AL 488 102 9 0 11 3 6 3 6 25 15 1 60% 8 5 1 199 12 6 67% 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1968 25 TOT AL 365 92 9 0 6 3 6 5 4 20 12 5 60% 3 2 0 146 9 5 64% 7 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
1968 25 BAL AL 145 30 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 4 2 50% 2 1 0 60 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
1968 25 WSA AL 220 62 7 0 5 2 5 4 3 12 8 3 67% 1 1 0 86 5 3 63% 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 Yrs 2229 449 45 0 45 15 30 14 31 102 56 14 55% 32 24 5 813 37 21 64% 34 19 3 1 0 1 7 0 47 0
MLB Averages 49% 62%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1963 20 2 1 .667 2.65 7 0 5 0 0 1 17.0 12 7 5 0 14 0 9 0 0 0 74 135 1.529 6.4 0.0 7.4 4.8 0.64 135
1964 21 4 2 .667 1.60 10 3 5 1 1 1 39.1 22 9 7 0 22 1 26 1 0 0 156 221 1.119 5.0 0.0 5.0 5.9 1.18 221
1965 22 13 10 .565 3.07 40 25 7 2 2 1 187.1 145 70 64 13 94 6 146 2 0 9 783 105 1.276 7.0 0.6 4.5 7.0 1.55 105
1966 23 22 15 .595 2.73 67 46 10 6 4 1 336.1 255 118 102 27 138 8 231 3 0 17 1376 118 1.168 6.8 0.7 3.7 6.2 1.67 118
1967 24 25 25 .500 2.91 97 63 14 7 4 1 449.0 357 173 145 36 190 9 307 6 0 22 1864 109 1.218 7.2 0.7 3.8 6.2 1.62 109
1968 25 26 31 .456 3.18 120 75 17 7 4 1 528.2 449 219 187 45 239 13 349 8 0 24 2229 98 1.301 7.6 0.8 4.1 5.9 1.46 98

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1963 20 1 0 1.000 3.60 15.0 13 7 6 0 15 8 0 1.867 7.8 9.0 4.8 0.53 0.0 7
1964 21 2 0 1.000 0.86 21.0 10 2 2 0 8 16 1 0.857 4.3 3.4 6.9 2.00 0.0 3
1965 22 6 9 .400 4.60 137.0 136 78 70 14 80 111 1 1.577 8.9 5.3 7.3 1.39 0.9 30
1966 23 10 5 .667 3.00 141.0 123 52 47 16 49 81 1 1.220 7.9 3.1 5.2 1.65 1.0 27
1967 24 4 7 .364 4.81 103.0 116 61 55 10 59 70 3 1.699 10.1 5.2 6.1 1.19 0.9 30
1968 25 2 5 .286 7.52 67.0 106 62 56 10 56 35 2 2.418 14.2 7.5 4.7 0.63 1.3 23
6 Yrs 25 26 .490 4.39 484.0 504 262 236 50 267 321 8 1.593 9.4 6.0 1.20 0.9 120

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 AL  9 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1963 AL  born 1943-03-23 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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