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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
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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:15AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
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 92 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 63 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 55 1.747 11.5 1.3 4.3 4.3 1.00
6 Seasons 26 31 .456 3.18 120 75 17 7 4 1 528.2 449 219 187 45 239 13 349 8 0 24 2229 99 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 99 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 55 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1963 20 CHW AL 17.0 0 7 8 0 1.0 1 0.0 $
1964 21 CHW AL 22.1 3 2 9 1 .9 7 0.8 $
1965 22 CHW AL 148.0 22 61 63 5 .9 2 0.2 $
1966 23 CHW AL 149.0 21 48 64 6 1.0 16 1.9 $
1967 24 CHW AL 112.2 17 55 46 6 1.0 -9 -1.1 $
1968 25 BAL AL 31.0 5 16 12 2 .9 -4 -0.6 $
1968 25 WSA AL 48.2 7 30 24 -3 1.0 -6 -0.9 $
6 Seasons 528.2 75 219 226 17 1.0 7 0.3 $
CHW (5 yrs) 449.0 63 173 190 18 1.0 17 1.8 $
WSA (1 yr) 48.2 7 30 24 -3 1.0 -6 -0.9 $
BAL (1 yr) 31.0 5 16 12 2 .9 -4 -0.6 $

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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
1963 20 CHW AL 7 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 21 CHW AL 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 22 CHW AL 30 51 41 1 6 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 18 .146 .222 .244 .466 37 10 1 0 6 0 0 1
1966 23 CHW AL 27 52 43 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 13 .070 .180 .093 .273 -16 4 0 1 2 1 0 1
1967 24 CHW AL 30 32 28 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .179 .207 .214 .421 29 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1968 25 TOT AL 23 26 23 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .087 .125 .261 .386 16 6 1 0 2 0 0 1
1968 25 BAL AL 10 10 7 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .857 1.232 264 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 25 WSA AL 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 120 173 147 5 17 5 1 1 7 0 1 11 49 .116 .181 .184 .365 9 27 2 1 13 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 234 198 7 23 7 1 1 9 0 1 15 66 .116 .181 .184 .365 9 36 3 1 18 1 0
CHW (5 yrs) 97 147 124 4 15 4 1 0 5 0 1 10 45 .121 .191 .169 .361 8 21 1 1 11 1 0
WSA (1 yr) 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 10 10 7 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .857 1.232 264 6 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 20 CHW AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1964 21 CHW AL 8 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1965 22 CHW AL 51 -3 0 -1 0 0 4 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1966 23 CHW AL 52 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1967 24 CHW AL 32 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $15,500 1
1968 25 BAL AL 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $17,500 1
1968 25 WSA AL 16 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.3 0.1 $ 1
6 Seasons 173 -15 0 -1 0 0 13 3 0 -0.1 0 -0.1 0.0 $33,000
CHW (5 yrs) 147 -13 0 -1 0 0 11 3 0 -0.2 0 0.0 -0.2 $15,500
WSA (1 yr) 16 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.3 0.1 $
BAL (1 yr) 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $17,500

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1963 CHW AL 20 P 7 0 0 17.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.06 0.29 .955 2.01 2.00 1 2 67% 0
1964 CHW AL 21 P 3 3 1 22.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.61 1.33 .958 1.89 1.90 0 1 100% 0
1965 CHW AL 22 P 30 22 1 148.0 28 5 22 1 0 .964 1.64 0.90 .951 2.04 2.03 10 3 23% 0
1966 CHW AL 23 P 27 21 4 149.0 40 10 27 3 1 .925 2.23 1.37 .952 1.99 1.98 5 4 44% 1
1967 CHW AL 24 P 30 17 1 112.2 30 7 23 0 3 1.000 2.40 1.00 .957 1.96 1.96 12 6 33% 0
1968 TOT AL 25 P 23 12 0 79.2 20 2 18 0 2 1.000 2.26 0.87 .957 1.89 1.88 9 5 36% 1
1968 BAL AL 25 P 10 5 0 31.0 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 2.03 0.70 .957 1.89 1.88 4 2 33% 1
1968 WSA AL 25 P 13 7 0 48.2 13 0 13 0 1 1.000 2.40 1.00 .957 1.89 1.88 5 3 38% 0
6 Seasons P 120 75 7 528.2 124 26 94 4 6 .968 2.04 1.00 .954 1.98 1.97 37 21 36% 2
6 Seasons TOT 120 75 7 528.2 124 26 94 4 6 .968 2.04 1.00 .954 1.98 1.97 37 21 36% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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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 (737), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196724Chicago White Sox$15,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
196825Baltimore Orioles$17,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$33,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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