What years did Bob Howry play?

Bob Howry played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2010.

Was Bob Howry a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Howry pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 653 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Howry hit?

Bob Howry hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Bob Howry's career batting average?

Bob Howry batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Bob Howry's career ERA?

Bob Howry finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 45-52 with 653 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bob Howry have?

Bob Howry recorded 653 career strikeouts.

Bob Howry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2010)

Bob Howry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2010 for 6 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 13 seasons. Across 769 career appearances, he went 45-52 with a 3.84 ERA, 653 strikeouts, and 66 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7966.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

W–L 45–52

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.25

SO 653

Pitcher PIV 7966.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 8/4/1973 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-06-21
Last Game: 2010-07-28

Full name: Bobby Dean Howry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Howry — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	52	769	0	0	0	66	787.7	731	336	93	253	653	3.84	7966.7

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 13.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bob Howry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	CHA	AL	0	3	44	9	54.3	37	19	19	51	3.15	4.43 (+29%)	460.7
1999	CHA	AL	5	3	69	28	67.7	58	27	38	80	3.59	4.71 (+24%)	1002.3
2000	CHA	AL	2	4	65	7	71.0	54	25	29	60	3.17	4.77 (+34%)	1499.4
2001	CHA	AL	4	5	69	5	78.7	85	41	30	64	4.69	4.42 (-6%)	-233.8
2002	CHA	AL	2	2	47	0	50.7	45	22	17	31	3.91	4.28 (+9%)	-558.1
2002	BOS	AL	1	3	20	0	18.0	22	10	4	14	5.00	4.28 (-17%)	192.9
2003	BOS	AL	0	0	4	0	4.3	11	6	3	4	12.46	—	0.0
2004	CLE	AL	4	2	37	0	42.7	37	13	12	39	2.74	4.46 (+39%)	791.6
2005	CLE	AL	7	4	79	3	73.0	49	20	16	48	2.47	4.29 (+43%)	2252.8
2006	CHN	NL	4	5	84	5	76.7	70	27	17	71	3.17	4.53 (+30%)	2128.2
2007	CHN	NL	6	7	78	8	81.3	76	30	19	72	3.32	4.47 (+26%)	1965.4
2008	CHN	NL	7	5	72	1	70.7	90	42	13	59	5.35	4.32 (-24%)	-294.5
2009	SFN	NL	2	6	63	0	63.7	50	24	23	46	3.39	4.32 (+21%)	759.1
2010	ARI	NL	1	0	14	0	14.3	18	17	6	6	10.67	4.08 (-162%)	-1741.4
2010	CHN	NL	0	3	24	0	20.7	29	13	7	8	5.66	4.08 (-39%)	-257.9
Career · 15 seasons			45	52	769	66	787.2	731	336	253	653	3.84	—	7,967

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

Bob Howry — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
769	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Howry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	CHA	AL	44	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHA	AL	69	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CHA	AL	65	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHA	AL	69	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHA	AL	47	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	BOS	AL	20	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CLE	AL	37	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CLE	AL	79	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHN	NL	84	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CHN	NL	78	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	72	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SFN	NL	63	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ARI	NL	14	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CHN	NL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			769	5	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	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

Bob Howry — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Howry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	NLDS1	CHN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	ALDS2	CHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Howry — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	5.7	3	1	2	10	1.59

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Howry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	NLDS1	CHN	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	6	0.00
2000	ALDS2	CHA	0	0	2	0	0	2.7	2	1	2	4	3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Howry — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	383	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	386	2	0	1	0	0	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Howry — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	383	404.0	382	187	119	332	4.17
Away	386	383.2	349	149	134	321	3.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Howry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-07-28	CHC	HOU	—	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	0
2010-07-27	CHC	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2010-07-21	CHC	HOU	L	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0
2010-07-19	CHC	HOU	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0
2010-07-15	CHC	PHI	—	0.2	4	4	4	0	0	1
2010-07-11	CHC	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-09	CHC	LAD	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
2010-07-04	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-02	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-01	CHC	CIN	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Howry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	769	0	35	74	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Howry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1998	CHA	P	44	2	7	1	0
1999	CHA	P	69	2	3	0	0
2000	CHA	P	65	3	6	0	1
2001	CHA	P	69	2	10	0	0
2002	CHA	P	47	3	6	1	1
2002	BOS	P	20	0	3	0	0
2003	BOS	P	4	0	0	0	0
2004	CLE	P	37	2	7	0	0
2005	CLE	P	79	6	6	1	2
2006	CHN	P	84	4	5	0	1
2007	CHN	P	78	1	8	0	0
2008	CHN	P	72	2	6	0	0
2009	SFN	P	63	4	2	0	0
2010	ARI	P	14	1	1	0	0
2010	CHN	P	24	3	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bob Howry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	769

Salary History

Bob Howry — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	ARI	NL	$2,000,000
2009	SFN	NL	$2,750,000
2008	CHN	NL	$4,500,000
2007	CHN	NL	$4,500,000
2006	CHN	NL	$3,000,000
2005	CLE	AL	$900,000
2003	BOS	AL	$1,700,000
2002	CHA	AL	$1,200,000
2001	CHA	AL	$375,000
2000	CHA	AL	$325,000
1999	CHA	AL	$235,000
1998	CHA	AL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$21,655,000

College History

Bob Howry — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Yavapai College	Prescott	AZ	1992, 1993
McNeese State University	Lake Charles	LA	1994

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Howry

What years did Bob Howry play?: Bob Howry played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2010.
Was Bob Howry a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Howry pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 653 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Howry hit?: Bob Howry hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Bob Howry's career batting average?: Bob Howry batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Bob Howry's career ERA?: Bob Howry finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 45-52 with 653 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Howry have?: Bob Howry recorded 653 career strikeouts.