Jay Howell Career Pitching Summary

Jay Howell played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994, appearing in 568 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 58 W and 53 L, an ERA of 3.34, 666 SO, a WHIP of 1.27, and a WAR of 15.1.

Jay Howell Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jay Howell.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Jay Howell
    NameJay Howell
    Date of BirthNovember 26, 1955
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1980

    📊 Career Summary

    Jay Howell appeared in 568 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1980 to 1994. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS21 (MLB Rank: 3,457)
    GF360 (MLB Rank: 85)
    W58 (MLB Rank: 1,265)
    L53 (MLB Rank: 1,437)
    SV155 (MLB Rank: 85)
    ERA3.34 (MLB Rank: 2,055)
    IP844.2 (MLB Rank: 1,570)
    CG2 (MLB Rank: 3,490)
    SO666 (MLB Rank: 1,113)
    BB291 (MLB Rank: 1,655)
    H782 (MLB Rank: 1,675)
    HR57 (MLB Rank: 1,785)
    SO97.1 (MLB Rank: 2,622)
    BB93.1 (MLB Rank: 8,054)
    H98.33 (MLB Rank: 9,170)
    HR90.61 (MLB Rank: 6,663)
    WHIP1.27 (MLB Rank: 9,760)
    WAR15.1 (MLB Rank: 841)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1994)

    In his final season (1994), Jay Howell recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF17
    W4
    L1
    SV2
    ERA5.44
    IP43
    SO22
    BB16
    H44
    HR10
    SO94.6
    BB93.35
    H99.21
    HR92.09
    WHIP1.395
    WAR−0.1

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1984, 9 W
    • Most SO: 1984, 109 SO
    • Most IP: 1984, 103.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1989, 3.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1992, 1.56 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Jay Howell appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 8.71, pitched 3.1 IP, struck out 3 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

    Jay Howell Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1980
    0
    0
    13.5
    0
    0
    1
    3.1
    -0.2
    2.4
    0
    8
    0
    5
    5
    30
    3.05
    2.7
    0
    0
    5
    1
    0
    0
    0
    21.6
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    19
    1981
    2
    0
    4.84
    1
    0
    10
    22.1
    0.1
    1.478
    3
    23
    10
    13
    12
    78
    5.06
    4
    1
    2
    10
    1
    0
    0
    1.2
    9.3
    4
    0
    2
    2
    0
    97
    1982
    2
    3
    7.71
    0.4
    0
    21
    28
    -0.5
    1.964
    1
    42
    13
    25
    24
    52
    3.07
    6.8
    1.62
    6
    6
    0
    0
    0
    0.3
    13.5
    4.2
    0
    0
    0
    1
    138
    1983
    1
    5
    5.38
    0.167
    0
    61
    82
    -0.4
    1.512
    7
    89
    35
    53
    49
    72
    3.77
    6.7
    1.74
    12
    19
    3
    2
    0
    0.8
    9.8
    3.8
    1
    3
    0
    2
    368
    1984
    9
    4
    2.69
    0.692
    7
    109
    103.2
    2.9
    1.158
    5
    86
    34
    33
    31
    142
    2.28
    9.5
    3.21
    1
    61
    23
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.5
    3
    0
    0
    3
    4
    426
    1985
    9
    8
    2.85
    0.529
    29
    68
    98
    2.4
    1.316
    5
    98
    31
    32
    31
    135
    2.94
    6.2
    2.19
    0
    63
    58
    0
    0
    0.5
    9
    2.8
    1
    1
    3
    4
    414
    1986
    3
    6
    3.38
    0.333
    16
    42
    53.1
    0.3
    1.425
    3
    53
    23
    23
    20
    115
    3.28
    7.1
    1.83
    0
    38
    33
    0
    0
    0.5
    8.9
    3.9
    0
    1
    4
    4
    230
    1987
    3
    4
    5.89
    0.429
    16
    35
    44.1
    -0.9
    1.556
    6
    48
    21
    30
    29
    71
    4.54
    7.1
    1.67
    0
    36
    27
    0
    0
    1.2
    9.7
    4.3
    0
    1
    1
    4
    200
    1988
    5
    3
    2.08
    0.625
    21
    70
    65
    2
    1
    1
    44
    21
    16
    15
    162
    1.83
    9.7
    3.33
    0
    50
    38
    0
    0
    0.1
    6.1
    2.9
    2
    1
    2
    2
    262
    1989
    5
    3
    1.58
    0.625
    28
    55
    79.2
    3.4
    1.029
    3
    60
    22
    15
    14
    218
    2.7
    6.2
    2.5
    0
    56
    41
    0
    0
    0.3
    6.8
    2.5
    0
    0
    6
    1
    312
    1990
    5
    5
    2.18
    0.5
    16
    59
    66
    2.1
    1.197
    5
    59
    20
    17
    16
    170
    3.19
    8
    2.95
    0
    45
    35
    0
    0
    0.7
    8
    2.7
    1
    6
    3
    4
    271
    1991
    6
    5
    3.18
    0.545
    16
    40
    51
    0.7
    0.98
    3
    39
    11
    19
    18
    114
    2.76
    7.1
    3.64
    0
    44
    35
    0
    0
    0.5
    6.9
    1.9
    0
    1
    3
    0
    202
    1992
    1
    3
    1.54
    0.25
    4
    36
    46.2
    2.3
    1.264
    2
    41
    18
    9
    8
    227
    3.02
    6.9
    2
    0
    41
    26
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.9
    3.5
    1
    1
    5
    3
    203
    1993
    3
    3
    2.31
    0.5
    0
    37
    58.1
    1
    1.097
    3
    48
    16
    16
    15
    174
    3.21
    5.7
    2.31
    0
    54
    22
    0
    0
    0.5
    7.4
    2.5
    2
    0
    4
    0
    233
    1994
    4
    1
    5.44
    0.8
    2
    22
    43
    -0.1
    1.395
    10
    44
    16
    29
    26
    89
    6.32
    4.6
    1.38
    0
    40
    17
    0
    0
    2.1
    9.2
    3.3
    0
    1
    2
    2
    189