J. P. Howell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)

W–L 36–30
ERA 3.83
WHIP 1.34
SO 566
Pitcher PIV 3052.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
4/25/1983 in Modesto, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2005-06-11
Last Game
2017-08-13

Full name: James Phillip Howell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
36 30 547 33 0 0 22 619.7 561 264 59 270 566 3.83 3052.6

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 8.0% 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
2005 KCA AL 3 5 15 15 0 0 0 72.7 73 50 39 54 6.19 4.29 (-44%) -1291.2
2006 TBA AL 1 3 8 8 0 0 0 42.3 52 24 14 33 5.10 4.53 (-13%) 540.3
2007 TBA AL 1 6 10 10 0 0 0 51.0 69 43 21 49 7.59 4.47 (-70%) -377.3
2008 TBA AL 6 1 64 0 0 0 3 89.3 62 22 39 92 2.22 4.32 (+49%) 2125.0
2009 TBA AL 7 5 69 0 0 0 17 66.7 47 21 33 79 2.83 4.32 (+34%) 1030.1
2011 TBA AL 2 3 46 0 0 0 1 30.7 30 21 18 26 6.16 3.94 (-56%) -1121.9
2012 TBA AL 1 0 55 0 0 0 0 50.3 39 17 22 42 3.04 4.01 (+24%) -967.5
2013 LAN NL 4 1 67 0 0 0 0 62.0 42 14 23 54 2.03 3.87 (+47%) 1536.7
2014 LAN NL 3 3 68 0 0 0 0 49.0 31 13 25 48 2.39 3.74 (+36%) 550.8
2015 LAN NL 6 1 65 0 0 0 1 44.0 47 7 14 39 1.43 3.96 (+64%) 691.9
2016 LAN NL 1 1 64 0 0 0 0 50.7 56 23 15 44 4.09 4.19 (+2%) 880.6
2017 TOR AL 1 1 16 0 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 7 6 7.36 4.36 (-69%) -544.9
Career · 12 seasons 36 30 547 33 0 0 22 619.2 561 264 270 566 3.83 — 3,053

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
547 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .154 .154 .154 .308 0

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career SLG .154 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career OPS .308 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 58.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2005 KCA AL 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 TBA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 10 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2008 TBA AL 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TBA AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TBA AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAN NL 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAN NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 LAN NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 LAN NL 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TOR AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 547 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .154 — — — — 0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS2 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLCS LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS2 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS2 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALCS TBA 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS2 TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 WS TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 3 24 0 0 20.3 21 7 7 23 3.10

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2014 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 3 0 0 1.3 5 2 0 0 13.50
2013 NLCS LAN 0 0 4 0 0 3.7 4 1 2 3 2.45
2013 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 1 0 1 3 0.00
2011 ALDS2 TBA 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2008 ALCS TBA 0 1 6 0 0 5.3 5 2 3 6 3.38
2008 ALDS2 TBA 0 0 3 0 0 4.3 2 0 0 6 0.00
2008 WS TBA 0 2 3 0 0 2.3 2 2 1 5 7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27100000—
Away276131201.154

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home271302.12621171212773.48
Away276317.12991471492894.17

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-08-13 TORPIT — 1.0000000
2017-08-09 TORNYY — 0.1000010
2017-08-04 TORHOU — 1.0111001
2017-06-03 TORNYY — 0.1000000
2017-06-01 TORNYY — 1.2333030
2017-05-29 TORCIN — 1.0100010
2017-05-28 TORTEX — 1.0100100
2017-05-17 TORATL — 1.1100200
2017-05-15 TORATL — 0.1222000
2017-05-09 TORCLE — 0.1100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 547 33 47 98 1 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 KCA P 15 15 2 8 0 0
2006 TBA P 8 8 4 7 0 3
2007 TBA P 10 10 7 10 0 1
2008 TBA P 64 0 7 9 1 0
2009 TBA P 69 0 3 8 0 0
2011 TBA P 46 0 2 3 0 1
2012 TBA P 55 0 2 8 0 0
2013 LAN P 67 0 6 10 0 1
2014 LAN P 68 0 5 15 0 1
2015 LAN P 65 0 7 11 0 2
2016 LAN P 64 0 1 8 0 0
2017 TOR P 16 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 547

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 LAN NL $6,250,000
2015 LAN NL $4,000,000
2014 LAN NL $4,000,000
2013 LAN NL $2,850,000
2012 TBA AL $1,350,000
2011 TBA AL $1,100,000
2010 TBA AL $1,800,000
2009 TBA AL $433,700
2008 TBA AL $397,400
Total Career Earnings $22,181,100

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 2003, 2004
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 2002

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

J. P. Howell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Mecir
    29-35, 3.77 ERA
  2. 97
    Xavier Hernandez
    40-35, 3.90 ERA
  3. 93
    Felix Rodriguez
    38-26, 3.71 ERA
  4. 92
    Rob Murphy
    32-38, 3.64 ERA
  5. 90
    Juan Rincon
    35-29, 4.03 ERA
  6. 89
    Neal Cotts
    21-24, 3.96 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about J. P. Howell

What years did J. P. Howell play?
J. P. Howell played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
Was J. P. Howell a pitcher?
Yes. J. P. Howell pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 566 strikeouts.
How many home runs did J. P. Howell hit?
J. P. Howell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.