Fred Howard

Fred Irving Howard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 2, 1956 in Portland, ME
School: University of Maine at Orono (Orono, ME)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 26, 1979
Team: WhiteSox 1979

Final Game: September 6, 1979
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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
1976	19	CHW-min	Rk,A	4	5	.444	2.36	20	8					80.0	68	38	21	2	43								1.388	7.6	0.2	4.8			WHS,APP · GULF,MIDW
1977	20	CHW-min	AAA,A	6	12	.333	3.26	27	25		6	0	1	160.0	139	69	58	10	59	3	122	7	0	8			1.238	7.8	0.6	3.3	6.9	2.07	IWA,APP · AA,MIDW
1978	21	CHW-min	AA	12	6	.667	2.78	21	20		8	2	0	139.0	111	52	43	8	48	1	109	2	0	4			1.144	7.2	0.5	3.1	7.1	2.27	KNX · SOUL
1979	22	CHW-min	AAA	4	1	.800	1.65	7	7		1	0		49.0	34	13	9	3	20	1	45	0	0	3			1.102	6.2	0.6	3.7	8.3	2.25	IWA · AA
1979	22	CHW	AL	1	5	.167	3.57	28	6	10	0	0	0	68.0	73	34	27	5	32	2	36	1	0	0	302	120	1.544	9.7	0.7	4.2	4.8	1.13
1980	23	CHW-min	AAA	6	10	.375	5.02	19	19		6	1	0	113.0	121	69	63	13	32	5	49	1	1	6			1.354	9.6	1.0	2.5	3.9	1.53	IWA · AA
1982	25	CHW-min	Rk,AA	3	1	.750	3.43	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.0	25	11	8	2	5	0	12	0	0	2			1.429	10.7	0.9	2.1	5.1	2.40	WHS,GLF · GULF,EL
1983	26	CHW-min	AA	0	2	.000	9.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	21	16	9	2	3	0	4	0	0	1			2.667	21.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	1.33	GLF · EL
1 Yr				1	5	.167	3.57	28	6	10	0	0	0	68.0	73	34	27	5	32	2	36	1	0	0	302	120	1.544	9.7	0.7	4.2	4.8	1.13
162 Game Avg.				2	10	.167	3.57	56	12	20	0	0	0	136	146	68	54	10	64	4	72	2	0	0	604	120	1.544	9.7	0.7	4.2	4.8	1.13

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
1979	22	CHW	AL	68.0	28	6	34	4.50	4.83	0.08	-0.15	101.9	4.69	1	0.1	.9	-0.1	0.7	9	.505	.501	$
1 Season				68.0	28	6	34	4.50	4.83	0.08	-0.15	101.9	4.69	1	0.1	.9	-0.1	0.7	9	.505	.501	$

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
1979	22	CHW	AL	28	302	258	34	73	11	4	5	10	2	32	36	.283	.357	.415	.772	.305	107	8	1	5	6	2	3
1 Yr				28	302	258	34	73	11	4	5	10	2	32	36	.283	.357	.415	.772	.305	107	8	1	5	6	2	3
162 Game Avg.				56	604	516	68	146	22	8	10	20	4	64	72	.283	.357	.415	.772	.305	214	16	2	10	12	4	6
MLB Averages																.265	.330	.397	.727	.286

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1979	22	CHW	AL	3.7	0.4	315	-0.5	3.8	-4.4	.76	-0.6	-0.1	-0.2	-0.0	0.76	-5.4	3	5	12
1 Yr				3.7	0.4	315	-0.5	3.8	-4.4	.76	-0.6	-0.1	-0.2	-0.0	0.76	-5.4	3	5	12

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
1979	22	CHW	AL	28	6	1	4	1	0	0	1	5	.167	0	0	0	0	1	17%	42.8	65	34	18	6	2	3	4.3	4.0	4.9
1 Yr				28	6	1	4	1	0	0	1	5	.167	0	0	0	0	1	17%	43	65	34	18	6	2	3	4.3	4.0	4.9
MLB Averages													.500						51%	50	99	-1					4.5	4.5	6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1979	22	CHW	AL	28	22	10	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	33	14	42%	6	.763	3	5	12	0	2	20	17	5	14	6	15	4	5.2
1 Yr				28	22	10	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	33	14	42%		.763	3	5	12	0	2	20	17	5	14	6	15	4	5.2

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1979	22	CHW	AL	302	59%	1.7%	11.9%	10.6%	6.6%	27%	1.59	74%	58	8	14%
1 Yr				302	59%	1.7%	11.9%	10.6%	6.6%	27%	1.59	74%	58	8	14%
MLB Averages					45%	2.1%	12.5%	8.5%	6.8%	29%	1.09	75%			11%

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
1979	22	CHW	AL	302	73			5	0	11	3	2	4	1	26	14	6	54%	3	0	0	129	10	2	83%	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
1 Yr				302	73			5	0	11	3	2	4	1	26	14	6	54%	3	0	0	129	10	2	83%	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
MLB Averages																		53%							65%

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+
1979	22	1	5	.167	3.57	28	6	10	0	0	0	68.0	73	34	27	5	32	2	36	1	0	0	302	120	1.544	9.7	0.7	4.2	4.8	1.13	120

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
1979	22	4	3	.571	3.68	66.0	74	30	27	5	32	35	1	1.606	10.1	4.4	4.8	1.09	0.7	28
1 Yr		4	3	.571	3.68	66.0	74	30	27	5	32	35	1	1.606	10.1		4.8	1.09	0.7	28

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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