1983
Born April 25, 1983
Modesto, CA, USA
J. P. Howell Notable
b. April 25, 1983 · Kansas City Royals 2005, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2006–2007, Tampa Bay Rays 2008–2009, 2011–2012, Los Angeles Dodgers 2013–2016, Toronto Blue Jays 2017
J. P. Howell played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2005 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017.
He went 36 and 30 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 619.7 innings in 547 games. He struck out 566. Across 547 games he batted .154, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Modesto, CA, USA on April 25, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | KCR | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TBD | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | TBD | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 2008 | TBR | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | TBR | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | TBR | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | TBR | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | LAD | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | LAD | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | LAD | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | LAD | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | TOR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 547 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | KCR | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 72.2 | 73 | 50 | 39 | 54 | 6.19 |
| 2006 | TBD | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 42.1 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 33 | 5.10 |
| 2007 | TBD | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 51.0 | 69 | 43 | 21 | 49 | 7.59 |
| 2008 | TBR | 6 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 89.1 | 62 | 22 | 39 | 92 | 2.22 |
| 2009 | TBR | 7 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 17 | 66.2 | 47 | 21 | 33 | 79 | 2.83 |
| 2011 | TBR | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 30.2 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 6.16 |
| 2012 | TBR | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 3.04 |
| 2013 | LAD | 4 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 42 | 14 | 23 | 54 | 2.03 |
| 2014 | LAD | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 31 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 2.39 |
| 2015 | LAD | 6 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 47 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 1.43 |
| 2016 | LAD | 1 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 44 | 4.09 |
| 2017 | TOR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 36 | 30 | 547 | 33 | 22 | 619.2 | 561 | 264 | 270 | 566 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: J. P. Howell
J. P. Howell made a major-league debut on June 11, 2005.
2017
Final major-league game: J. P. Howell
J. P. Howell played a final major-league game on August 13, 2017.