Jay Howell Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Jay Howell
NameJay Howell
Date of BirthNovember 26, 1955
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1980
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Jay Howell Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 3,494)
GF360 (MLB Rank: 86)
W58 (MLB Rank: 1,277)
L53 (MLB Rank: 1,449)
SV155 (MLB Rank: 85)
ERA3.34 (MLB Rank: 2,073)
IP844.2 (MLB Rank: 1,580)
CG2 (MLB Rank: 3,492)
SO666 (MLB Rank: 1,122)
BB291 (MLB Rank: 1,666)
H782 (MLB Rank: 1,690)
HR57 (MLB Rank: 1,819)
SO97.1 (MLB Rank: 2,743)
BB93.1 (MLB Rank: 8,176)
H98.33 (MLB Rank: 9,281)
HR90.61 (MLB Rank: 6,816)
WHIP1.27 (MLB Rank: 9,890)
WAR15.1 (MLB Rank: 849)

📊 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