Steve Howe played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1996, appearing in 497 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 47 W and 41 L, an ERA of 3.03, 328 SO, a WHIP of 1.196, and a WAR of 10.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Steve Howe |
Date of Birth | March 10, 1958 |
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MLB Debut | 1980 |
📊 Career Summary
Steve Howe appeared in 497 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1980 to 1996. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 257 (MLB Rank: 186) |
W | 47 (MLB Rank: 1,534) |
L | 41 (MLB Rank: 1,873) |
SV | 91 (MLB Rank: 192) |
ERA | 3.03 (MLB Rank: 1,448) |
IP | 606 (MLB Rank: 2,158) |
SO | 328 (MLB Rank: 2,289) |
BB | 139 (MLB Rank: 3,111) |
H | 586 (MLB Rank: 2,222) |
HR | 32 (MLB Rank: 2,849) |
SO9 | 4.87 (MLB Rank: 5,686) |
BB9 | 2.06 (MLB Rank: 10,541) |
H9 | 8.7 (MLB Rank: 8,214) |
HR9 | 0.48 (MLB Rank: 7,371) |
WHIP | 1.196 (MLB Rank: 10,606) |
WAR | 10.4 (MLB Rank: 1,206) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1996)
In his final season (1996), Steve Howe recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 4 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 6.35 |
IP | 17 |
SO | 5 |
BB | 6 |
H | 19 |
HR | 1 |
SO9 | 2.65 |
BB9 | 3.18 |
H9 | 10.06 |
HR9 | 0.53 |
WHIP | 1.471 |
WAR | −0.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1980, 7 W
- Most SO: 1983, 52 SO
- Most IP: 1982, 99.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1983, 3.1 WAR
- Best ERA: 1983, 1.45 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Steve Howe appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.75, pitched 12 IP, struck out 8 batters, with 1 W and 0 L.
Steve Howe Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1980 | 7 | 9 | 2.66 | 0.438 | 17 | 39 | 84.2 | 0.5 | 1.24 | 1 | 83 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 134 | 2.83 | 4.1 | 1.77 | 0 | 59 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 359 |
1981 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.625 | 8 | 32 | 54 | 1.1 | 1.278 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 135 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.78 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 227 |
1982 | 7 | 5 | 2.08 | 0.583 | 13 | 49 | 99.1 | 2.8 | 1.047 | 3 | 87 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 169 | 2.64 | 4.4 | 2.88 | 0 | 66 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 393 |
1983 | 4 | 7 | 1.44 | 0.364 | 18 | 52 | 68.2 | 3.1 | 0.976 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 251 | 2.19 | 6.8 | 4.33 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 274 |
1985 | 3 | 4 | 5.49 | 0.429 | 3 | 21 | 41 | -1.5 | 1.707 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 33 | 25 | 72 | 3.56 | 4.6 | 1.75 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 198 |
1987 | 3 | 3 | 4.31 | 0.5 | 1 | 19 | 31.1 | 0.4 | 1.309 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 105 | 3.54 | 5.5 | 2.38 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 131 |
1991 | 3 | 1 | 1.68 | 0.75 | 3 | 34 | 48.1 | 1.8 | 0.952 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 249 | 2.34 | 6.3 | 4.86 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 189 |
1992 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.545 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 162 | 2.69 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
1993 | 3 | 5 | 4.97 | 0.375 | 4 | 19 | 50.2 | -0.6 | 1.342 | 7 | 58 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 84 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 215 |
1994 | 3 | 0 | 1.8 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 0.875 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 256 | 3.41 | 4.1 | 2.57 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 152 |
1995 | 6 | 3 | 4.96 | 0.667 | 2 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 1.694 | 7 | 66 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 94 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1.65 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 230 |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 6.35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | -0.1 | 1.471 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 4.58 | 2.6 | 0.83 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 76 |