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Jay Howell
Jay Canfield Howell
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 26, 1955 in Miami, FL
Schools: University of Colorado
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 10, 1980
Final Game: August 8, 1994
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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
1980 24 CIN NL 0 0 13.50 5 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 8 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 27 2.400 21.6 0.0 0.0 2.7
1981 25 CHC NL 2 0 1.000 4.84 10 2 1 0 0 0 22.1 23 13 12 3 10 2 10 2 0 0 97 77 1.478 9.3 1.2 4.0 4.0 1.00
1982 26 NYY AL 2 3 .400 7.71 6 6 0 0 0 0 28.0 42 25 24 1 13 0 21 0 0 1 138 51 1.964 13.5 0.3 4.2 6.8 1.62
1983 27 NYY AL 1 5 .167 5.38 19 12 3 2 0 0 82.0 89 53 49 7 35 0 61 3 1 2 368 72 1.512 9.8 0.8 3.8 6.7 1.74
1984 28 NYY AL 9 4 .692 2.69 61 1 23 0 0 7 103.2 86 33 31 5 34 3 109 0 0 4 426 141 1.158 7.5 0.4 3.0 9.5 3.21
1985 29 OAK AL 9 8 .529 2.85 63 0 58 0 0 29 98.0 98 32 31 5 31 3 68 1 1 4 414 134 1.316 9.0 0.5 2.8 6.2 2.19 AS
1986 30 OAK AL 3 6 .333 3.38 38 0 33 0 0 16 53.1 53 23 20 3 23 4 42 1 0 4 230 114 1.425 8.9 0.5 3.9 7.1 1.83
1987 31 OAK AL 3 4 .429 5.89 36 0 27 0 0 16 44.1 48 30 29 6 21 1 35 1 0 4 200 71 1.556 9.7 1.2 4.3 7.1 1.67 AS
1988 32 LAD NL 5 3 .625 2.08 50 0 38 0 0 21 65.0 44 16 15 1 21 2 70 1 2 2 262 161 1.000 6.1 0.1 2.9 9.7 3.33
1989 33 LAD NL 5 3 .625 1.58 56 0 41 0 0 28 79.2 60 15 14 3 22 6 55 0 0 1 312 217 1.029 6.8 0.3 2.5 6.2 2.50 AS
1990 34 LAD NL 5 5 .500 2.18 45 0 35 0 0 16 66.0 59 17 16 5 20 3 59 6 1 4 271 169 1.197 8.0 0.7 2.7 8.0 2.95
1991 35 LAD NL 6 5 .545 3.18 44 0 35 0 0 16 51.0 39 19 18 3 11 3 40 1 0 0 202 113 0.980 6.9 0.5 1.9 7.1 3.64
1992 36 LAD NL 1 3 .250 1.54 41 0 26 0 0 4 46.2 41 9 8 2 18 5 36 1 1 3 203 225 1.264 7.9 0.4 3.5 6.9 2.00
1993 37 ATL NL 3 3 .500 2.31 54 0 22 0 0 0 58.1 48 16 15 3 16 4 37 0 2 0 233 175 1.097 7.4 0.5 2.5 5.7 2.31
1994 38 TEX AL 4 1 .800 5.44 40 0 17 0 0 2 43.0 44 29 26 10 16 2 22 1 0 2 189 89 1.395 9.2 2.1 3.3 4.6 1.38
15 Seasons 58 53 .523 3.34 568 21 360 2 0 155 844.2 782 335 313 57 291 38 666 19 8 31 3564 114 1.270 8.3 0.6 3.1 7.1 2.29
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .523 3.34 66 2 42 0 0 18 98 90 39 36 7 34 4 77 2 1 4 411 114 1.270 8.3 0.6 3.1 7.1 2.29
LAD (5 yrs) 22 19 .537 2.07 236 0 175 0 0 85 308.1 243 76 71 14 92 19 260 9 4 10 1250 169 1.086 7.1 0.4 2.7 7.6 2.83
OAK (3 yrs) 15 18 .455 3.68 137 0 118 0 0 61 195.2 199 85 80 14 75 8 145 3 1 12 844 106 1.400 9.2 0.6 3.4 6.7 1.93
NYY (3 yrs) 12 12 .500 4.38 86 19 26 2 0 7 213.2 217 111 104 13 82 3 191 3 1 7 932 88 1.399 9.1 0.5 3.5 8.0 2.33
ATL (1 yr) 3 3 .500 2.31 54 0 22 0 0 0 58.1 48 16 15 3 16 4 37 0 2 0 233 175 1.097 7.4 0.5 2.5 5.7 2.31
TEX (1 yr) 4 1 .800 5.44 40 0 17 0 0 2 43.0 44 29 26 10 16 2 22 1 0 2 189 89 1.395 9.2 2.1 3.3 4.6 1.38
CHC (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 4.84 10 2 1 0 0 0 22.1 23 13 12 3 10 2 10 2 0 0 97 77 1.478 9.3 1.2 4.0 4.0 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 13.50 5 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 8 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 27 2.400 21.6 0.0 0.0 2.7
NL (8 yrs) 27 22 .551 2.36 305 2 199 0 0 85 392.1 322 110 103 20 118 25 308 12 6 10 1599 152 1.121 7.4 0.5 2.7 7.1 2.61
AL (7 yrs) 31 31 .500 4.18 263 19 161 2 0 70 452.1 460 225 210 37 173 13 358 7 2 21 1965 95 1.399 9.2 0.7 3.4 7.1 2.07

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1988 32 LAD NL NLCS W NYM 0 1 .000 27.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 4.500 13.5 0.0 27.0 13.5 0.50
1988 32 LAD NL WS W OAK 0 1 .000 3.38 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 1.500 10.1 3.4 3.4 6.8 2.00
1 Season (2 Series) 0 2 .000 8.10 4 0 3 0 0 1 3.1 4 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 18 2.100 10.8 2.7 8.1 8.1 1.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 27.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 4.500 13.5 0.0 27.0 13.5 0.50
1 WS 0 1 .000 3.38 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 1.500 10.1 3.4 3.4 6.8 2.00

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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
1980 24 CIN NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 25 CHC NL 10 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1984 28 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 29 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1986 30 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 31 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1988 32 LAD NL 50 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 33 LAD NL 56 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1990 34 LAD NL 45 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 35 LAD NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 36 LAD NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 37 ATL NL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Seasons 311 12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 1 0 0
LAD (5 yrs) 236 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (3 yrs) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 10 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 305 12 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 2 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1988 32 LAD NL NLCS NYM W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1980 CIN NL 24 P 5 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.89 0.68
1981 CHC NL 25 P 10 2 22.1 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 4.43 1.10 .955 1.97 0.68
1982 NYY AL 26 P 6 6 28.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.29 0.67 .950 1.80 0.73
1983 NYY AL 27 P 19 12 82.0 18 7 10 1 0 .944 1.87 0.89 .961 1.80 0.73
1984 NYY AL 28 P 61 1 103.2 28 11 16 1 3 .964 2.34 0.44 .957 1.79 0.70
1985 OAK AL 29 P 63 0 98.0 16 1 15 0 1 1.000 1.47 0.25 .950 1.86 0.70 AS
1986 OAK AL 30 P 38 0 53.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.21 .950 1.82 0.68
1987 OAK AL 31 P 36 0 44.1 8 3 4 1 0 .875 1.42 0.19 .962 1.85 0.67 AS
1988 LAD NL 32 P 50 0 65.0 14 7 6 1 0 .929 1.80 0.26 .957 1.97 0.69
1989 LAD NL 33 P 56 0 79.2 16 5 10 1 2 .938 1.69 0.27 .950 1.88 0.63 AS
1990 LAD NL 34 P 45 0 66.0 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.24 .955 1.80 0.58
1991 LAD NL 35 P 44 0 51.0 12 5 6 1 1 .917 1.94 0.25 .958 1.85 0.59
1992 LAD NL 36 P 41 0 46.2 13 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.51 0.32 .954 1.95 0.60
1993 ATL NL 37 P 54 0 58.1 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.70 0.20 .955 1.84 0.54
1994 TEX AL 38 P 40 0 43.0 13 5 6 2 1 .846 2.30 0.28 .962 1.72 0.52
15 Seasons P 568 21 844.2 183 63 112 8 9 .956 1.86 0.31 .956 1.84 0.64
15 Seasons TOT 568 21 844.2 183 63 112 8 9 .956 1.86 0.31 .912 1.84 0.64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1985
1987 *
1989 *

Games Played s c a p y
1984 AL--61--10th
1985 AL--63--10th
Career--568--215th

Saves s c a p y
1985 AL--29--5th
1986 AL--16--8th
1987 AL--16--6th
1988 NL--21--8th
1989 NL--28--4th
1990 NL--16--10th
1991 NL--16--10th
Career--155--63rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1990 NL--6--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1985 AL--58--5th
1989 NL--41--10th
1990 NL--35--10th
Career--360--71st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 23 (976), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (559), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1976.

October 17, 1980: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Mike O'Berry.

August 2, 1982: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on August 19, 1981. The Chicago Cubs sent players to be named later to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and Pat Tabler. The Chicago Cubs sent Bill Caudill (April 1, 1982) and Jay Howell (August 2, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

December 5, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees with Tim Birtsas, Stan Javier, Eric Plunk and Jose Rijo to the Oakland Athletics for Bert Bradley, Rickey Henderson and cash.

December 11, 1987: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics with Alfredo Griffin to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets. The New York Mets sent Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 1, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 4, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Oakland Athletics$262,500
1986Oakland Athletics$530,000
1987Oakland Athletics$530,000
1988Los Angeles Dodgers$595,000
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$925,000
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$1,025,000
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$1,050,000
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$2,575,000
1993Atlanta Braves$1,000,000
1994Texas Rangers$805,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,297,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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