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P Ken Howell #14
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R
08/27/1995
P KEN HOWELL #14 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
57 0 7-4 37 3.39 61.0 45 8 23 62 1.11 1.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 13 12 13 14
Movement 14 14 14 14
Control 10 10 10 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 13 14
Slider 13 14
Forkball 12 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 6
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 5
Defense 7
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/23/1995 @ LA Loss, 1-3 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 Loss
08/21/1995 @ LA Win, 2-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
08/20/1995 SD Win, 5-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
08/17/1995 WAS Win, 6-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Save
08/12/1995 DET Win, 1-0 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 Save
08/08/1995 COL Loss, 5-7 1.2 1 2 2 1 1 Loss
08/05/1995 @ SF Win, 7-4 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Win
08/04/1995 @ SF Win, 10-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/02/1995 TOR Win, 4-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
08/01/1995 TOR Win, 3-2 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Win
Birthday:11/28/1960
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Drafted:1983, 19th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1995 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 57 0 7 4 37 3.39 61.0 45 23 23 8 23 62 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 46 9 80.4 57 51 10.03 6.64 9.15 3.39 3.53 1.11 85 1.2 .247        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 117 22 4 0 3 10 13 32 0 1 0 .188 .269 .299 .568      
vs. RHB 102 23 6 0 5 13 10 30 1 0 0 .225 .292 .431 .723      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1995 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 2 0 0 1 1 20.25 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 0  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
March 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 12 0 3 1 5 3.00 15.0 12 5 5 1 7 17  
May 14 0 1 0 10 3.46 13.0 12 5 5 3 4 15  
June 11 0 0 1 7 5.23 10.1 10 6 6 1 7 12  
July 9 0 1 0 8 0.84 10.2 4 1 1 1 3 8  
August 10 0 2 2 6 4.91 11.0 7 6 6 2 2 10  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 2  
Last Year 63 0 9 4 41 2.07 69.2 49 17 16 7 44 81  
2 Years Ago 63 0 3 8 39 2.67 67.1 56 29 20 6 27 79  
Career 485 0 57 51 162 2.94 624.0 447 232 204 74 278 657  
Home 29 0 4 3 17 3.45 31.1 25 12 12 3 13 38  
Road 28 0 3 1 20 3.34 29.2 20 11 11 5 10 24  
Grass 25 0 3 1 19 3.38 26.2 16 10 10 4 8 20  
Turf 32 0 4 3 18 3.41 34.1 29 13 13 4 15 42  
Day 29 0 4 1 22 3.03 29.2 19 10 10 4 10 26  
Night 28 0 3 3 15 3.73 31.1 26 13 13 4 13 36  
As Reliever / Substitution 57 0 7 4 37 3.39 61.0 45 23 23 8 23 62  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Kansas City - DBL 23 39 0 3 4 0 3.07 58.2 43 20 20 7 18 57 0 0 1.04 .247 3.26 1.1 137
1985 Kansas City - DBL 24 46 0 7 7 3 3.05 65.0 53 25 22 8 24 59 0 0 1.18 .268 3.58 1.0 139
1986 Kansas City - DBL 25 36 0 1 3 9 3.16 51.1 40 23 18 4 20 59 0 0 1.17 .281 2.64 1.6 139
1987 St. Louis - DBL 26 40 0 6 5 5 1.91 56.2 30 17 12 5 22 61 0 0 0.92 .194 2.91 1.6 230
1988 St. Louis - DBL 27 34 0 10 6 1 3.93 50.1 37 24 22 11 28 50 0 0 1.29 .215 5.35 -0.4 112
1989 St. Louis - DBL 28 12 0 2 0 0 1.09 24.2 12 5 3 1 10 19 0 0 0.89 .177 2.86 0.5 380
1990 St. Louis - DBL 29 43 0 4 2 1 2.17 58.0 35 15 14 7 25 59 0 0 1.03 .209 3.62 0.6 196
1991 St. Louis - DBL 30 12 0 2 4 0 6.75 18.2 16 14 14 6 14 21 0 0 1.61 .244 6.89 -0.6 64
1992 Montreal - DBL 31 40 0 3 4 26 4.22 42.2 31 20 20 4 23 50 0 0 1.27 .265 3.37 0.9 99
1993 Montreal - DBL 32 63 0 3 8 39 2.67 67.1 56 29 20 6 27 79 0 0 1.23 .298 2.69 2.7 157
1994 Montreal - DBL 33 63 0 9 4 41 2.07 69.2 49 17 16 7 44 81 0 0 1.33 .263 3.54 1.8 210
1995 Montreal - DBL 34 57 0 7 4 37 3.39 61.0 45 23 23 8 23 62 0 0 1.11 .247 3.53 1.2 122
Total DBL 485 0 57 51 162 2.94 624.0 447 232 204 74 278 657 0 0 1.16 .247 3.51 12.0 163
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1991 San Antonio - CBL 30 35 0 4 3 6 1.80 50.0 34 12 10 2 14 53 0 0 0.96 .258 2.42 1.9 247
Total CBL 35 0 4 3 6 1.80 50.0 34 12 10 2 14 53 0 0 0.96 .258 2.42 246.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Kansas City - DBL 23 6 0 0 0 1 4.50 8.0 8 4 4 1 3 4 0 0 1.38 .292 0.00 0.0 0
1985 Kansas City - DBL 24 4 0 0 1 0 8.31 4.1 1 4 4 1 6 2 0 0 1.62 .000 0.00 0.0 0
1986 Kansas City - DBL 25 9 0 0 0 6 1.69 10.2 6 2 2 1 5 16 0 0 1.03 .238 0.00 0.0 0
1987 St. Louis - DBL 26 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
1989 St. Louis - DBL 28 2 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.75 .143 0.00 0.0 0
1990 St. Louis - DBL 29 9 0 0 0 0 0.73 12.1 11 1 1 0 3 9 0 0 1.14 .289 0.00 0.0 0
1994 Montreal - DBL 33 2 0 0 0 1 6.75 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 34 0 0 1 8 3.35 40.1 32 15 15 4 19 36 0 0 1.26 .259 3.92 281.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1984 Kansas City - DBL P 39 0 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 58.2 1.53 +0.0 1.251
1985 Kansas City - DBL P 45 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 65.0 0.69 +0.5 1.550
1986 Kansas City - DBL P 36 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 51.1 1.05 -0.4 1.040
1987 St. Louis - DBL P 40 0 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 56.2 1.59 -0.2 1.208
1988 St. Louis - DBL P 34 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 50.1 1.07 -0.3 1.044
1989 St. Louis - DBL P 12 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 24.2 1.46 -0.1 1.042
1990 St. Louis - DBL P 43 0 0 12 0 12 0 1.000 58.0 1.86 -0.2 1.037
1991 St. Louis - DBL P 12 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 18.2 0.48 -0.1 1.039
1991 San Antonio - CBL P 35 0 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 50.0 2.16 +0.5 1.134
1992 Montreal - DBL P 40 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 42.2 1.48 -0.6 .895
1993 Montreal - DBL P 63 0 1 6 0 8 1 .875 67.1 0.94 -1.4 .782
1994 Montreal - DBL P 63 0 4 10 0 15 1 .933 69.2 1.81 -0.1 1.161
1995 Montreal - DBL P 57 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 61.0 0.89 -0.7 .779
TOTAL P 519 0 24 76 0 105 5 .952 674.0 1.34 -2.9 1.065
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
04/02/1984 Named the #75 prospect in the DBL
10/27/1984 Wins the 1984 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 13 (13).
04/22/1986 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/25/1986 Wins the 1986 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
12/16/1986 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with SP Atlee Hammaker, 2B Randy Ready, RP Dave Schmidt, in exchange for draft picks.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
10/25/1987 Wins the 1987 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 10 (10).
10/27/1990 Wins the 1990 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 11 (11).
12/25/1991 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (10).
05/21/1992 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 11 (11).
10/28/1993 Wins the 1993 DBL UL Fireman of the Year.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 11 (11).
11/04/1994 Finished 2nd in 1994 DBL UL Fireman of the Year voting.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 11 (12).
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1993 63 2
1994 63 3
Year SV Rank
1992 26 9
1993 39 1
1994 41 1
Year HLD Rank
1984 6 10
1985 7 7
1987 10 4
1990 10 5
Year RA Rank
1993 63 2
1994 63 3
Year GF Rank
1993 54 1
1994 54 1
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