Steve Howe
Born: 3/10/1958 in Pontiac, MI, USA
Died: 4/28/2006 in Coachella, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-04-11 | Final Game: 1996-06-21
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 180 lbs
Full name: Steven Roy Howe
Biography
Steve Howe was a talented pitcher whose career spanned from 1980 to 1996. Born in 1958, he made an immediate impact in Major League Baseball, earning the Rookie of the Year award early in his career. Known for his effective left-handed pitching, Howe finished his career with a record of 47-41 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.03. Over the course of his time in the league, he recorded 328 strikeouts and amassed 91 saves, showcasing his ability both as a starter and a reliever.
Howe was selected as an All-Star during his career, marking a highlight in a journey that exemplified the challenges and triumphs of professional athletes. His playing style was characterized by a mix of finesse and control, which allowed him to navigate the competitive landscape of baseball in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite facing personal struggles, Howe's contributions to the game and his standout performances on the mound solidified his place in baseball history.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 41 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 606.0 | 586 | 204 | 32 | 139 | 328 | 3.03 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | LAD | NL | 7 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 84.7 | 83 | 25 | 22 | 39 | 2.66 | - |
| 1981 | LAD | NL | 5 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54.0 | 51 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 2.50 | - |
| 1982 | LAD | NL | 7 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 99.3 | 87 | 23 | 17 | 49 | 2.08 | - |
| 1983 | LAD | NL | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 68.7 | 55 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 1.44 | - |
| 1985 | LAD | NL | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.0 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4.91 | - |
| 1985 | MIN | AL | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6.16 | 225.2 |
| 1987 | TEX | AL | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.3 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 4.31 | 593.1 |
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48.3 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 1.68 | - |
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2.45 | - |
| 1993 | NYY | AL | 3 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.7 | 58 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 4.97 | - |
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 40.0 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 1.80 | - |
| 1995 | NYY | AL | 6 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.0 | 66 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 4.96 | - |
| 1996 | NYY | AL | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6.35 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.074 | 0.138 | 0.074 | 0.212 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | LAD | NL | 59 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.091 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | LAD | NL | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | LAD | NL | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | LAD | NL | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | LAD | NL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | MIN | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | TEX | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | NYY | AL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | NYY | AL | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | NYY | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ALDS2 | NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | NWDIV | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | WS | LAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 1981 | NLCS | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3.75 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ALDS2 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1981 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | NWDIV | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | WS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.86 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 497 | 0 | 31 | 114 | 9 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | LAN | P | 59 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAN | P | 41 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAN | P | 66 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAN | P | 46 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAN | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | P | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | TEX | P | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYA | P | 37 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | NYA | P | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYA | P | 51 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYA | P | 40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYA | P | 56 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | NYA | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 497 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pitcher of the Month | June |
| 1980 | Rookie of the Year |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NYA | AL | $500,000 |
| 1995 | NYA | AL | $2,300,000 |
| 1994 | NYA | AL | $2,100,000 |
| 1993 | NYA | AL | $2,500,000 |
| 1992 | NYA | AL | $700,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $8,100,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | MI | 1977, 1978, 1979 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 1st | 80.0 | 120 | 12 |