What years did Bruce Howard play?

Bruce Howard played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1968.

Was Bruce Howard a pitcher?

Yes. Bruce Howard pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 349 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bruce Howard hit?

Bruce Howard hit 1 career home runs with 17 hits.

Bruce Howard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1968)

W–L 26–31

ERA 3.18

WHIP 1.30

SO 349

Pitcher PIV -4163.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 3/23/1943 in Salisbury, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-09-04
Last Game: 1968-09-07

Full name: Bruce Ernest Howard

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	31	120	75	7	4	1	528.7	449	187	45	239	349	3.18	-4163.2

Career ERA 3.18 vs. league average 3.39 across their career seasons — 6.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1963	CHA	AL	2	1	7	0	0	0	1	17.0	12	5	14	9	2.65	3.46 (+23%)	-183.5
1964	CHA	AL	2	1	3	3	1	1	0	22.3	10	2	8	17	0.81	3.58 (+77%)	723.0
1965	CHA	AL	9	8	30	22	1	1	0	148.0	123	57	72	120	3.47	3.50 (+1%)	-68.0
1966	CHA	AL	9	5	27	21	4	2	0	149.0	110	38	44	85	2.30	3.52 (+35%)	-76.7
1967	CHA	AL	3	10	30	17	1	0	0	112.7	102	43	52	76	3.43	3.30 (-4%)	-1096.9
1968	BAL	AL	0	2	10	5	0	0	0	31.0	30	13	26	19	3.77	2.98 (-27%)	-1337.4
1968	WS2	AL	1	4	13	7	0	0	0	48.7	62	29	23	23	5.36	2.98 (-80%)	-2123.7
Career · 7 seasons			26	31	120	75	7	4	1	528.2	449	187	239	349	3.18	—	-4,163

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
120	147	5	17	5	1	1	7	0	11	49	.116	.181	.184	.365	-394

Career AVG .116 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OBP .181 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career SLG .184 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 49.8% below league average.

Career OPS .365 vs. league average .674 across their career seasons — 45.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	CHA	AL	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	CHA	AL	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	CHA	AL	30	41	1	6	2	1	0	3	4	18	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CHA	AL	27	43	2	3	1	0	0	2	5	13	.070	—	—	—	—	-394.4
1967	CHA	AL	30	28	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	9	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	BAL	AL	10	7	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	WS2	AL	13	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			120	147	5	17	5	1	1	7	11	49	.116	—	—	—	—	-394

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	70	2	10	0	4	.143
Away	61	77	3	7	1	3	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	281.1	208	72	128	188	2.30
Away	61	247.1	241	115	111	161	4.18

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1968-09-07	TEX	NYY	L	0	0
1968-08-09	TEX	OAK	W	0	0
1968-08-07	TEX	LAA	L	0	0
1968-08-03	TEX	CHW	L	0	0
1968-07-30	TEX	CLE	L	2	0
1968-07-25	TEX	DET	L	1	1
1968-07-19	TEX	BOS	W	3	1
1968-07-14	TEX	CHW	L	4	1
1968-07-05	TEX	CHW	L	2	0
1968-06-28	TEX	LAA	L	3	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1968-09-07	TEX	NYY	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
1968-08-09	TEX	OAK	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1968-08-07	TEX	LAA	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
1968-08-03	TEX	CHW	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0
1968-07-30	TEX	CLE	L	4.0	8	5	5	2	1	0
1968-07-25	TEX	DET	L	4.0	4	3	3	2	4	2
1968-07-19	TEX	BOS	W	6.0	11	3	2	1	5	1
1968-07-14	TEX	CHW	—	6.0	6	3	3	2	1	1
1968-07-05	TEX	CHW	L	4.2	5	4	4	5	1	2
1968-06-28	TEX	LAA	—	10.0	7	0	0	3	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	120	75	26	94	4	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	CHA	P	7	0	1	1	0	0
1964	CHA	P	3	3	1	3	0	0
1965	CHA	P	30	22	5	22	1	0
1966	CHA	P	27	21	10	27	3	1
1967	CHA	P	30	17	7	23	0	3
1968	BAL	P	10	5	2	5	0	1
1968	WS2	P	13	7	0	13	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	120

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Villanova University	Villanova	PA	1962

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Howard

What years did Bruce Howard play?: Bruce Howard played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1968.
Was Bruce Howard a pitcher?: Yes. Bruce Howard pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 349 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bruce Howard hit?: Bruce Howard hit 1 career home runs with 17 hits.