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J.P. Howell

Birthdate: 4/25/1983 Bats/Throws: L/L
Height/Weight: 6-0/190 Position: P
Contract: $2.8M / 1 Years (2013)

3/21/2013: Howell has allowed two runs in 5.2 innings this spring with a 6:1 K:BB.

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Standard

Season	Pitch	Pitches	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	GDP	AVG	min-Vel	max-Vel	Vel
2007	CH	51	11	12	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	.273	74.1	83.9	79.4
2007	CU	34	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	.000	74.5	80.6	78.7
2007	FA	13	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	83.3	86.1	84.5
2007	SL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	82.7	83.5	83.1
2008	FA	739	153	187	36	22	10	0	4	27	32	2	1	4	4	.235	80.9	91.4	86.7
2008	CU	339	87	90	15	11	2	0	2	2	40	0	0	1	0	.172	76.9	83.6	80.3
2008	SL	196	48	52	4	3	1	0	0	2	17	2	0	0	3	.083	79.1	84.8	81.6
2008	CH	186	27	35	5	5	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	.185	75.8	84.8	80.1
2008	SI	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	84.8	88.1	86.7
2008	AB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	80.0	80.0	80.0
2009	FA	447	81	100	17	10	3	1	3	15	16	2	0	2	2	.210	78.9	88.6	85.6
2009	CU	353	107	115	18	14	2	0	2	7	48	0	1	0	1	.168	74.8	83.8	80.7
2009	CH	204	40	45	9	5	3	0	1	5	10	0	0	0	2	.225	74.0	83.3	79.6
2009	SI	48	5	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.200	79.5	88.9	84.6
2009	SL	39	7	9	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	.286	79.1	83.8	81.8
2011	SL	241	54	61	10	9	1	0	0	7	18	0	0	0	2	.185	75.2	88.3	79.1
2011	FA	205	41	51	11	6	1	0	4	6	6	2	1	1	1	.268	82.1	88.9	86.4
2011	CH	70	17	20	7	6	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	.412	77.2	83.2	80.2
2012	SI	337	60	72	16	9	4	0	3	6	7	4	0	2	2	.267	82.3	88.5	85.8
2012	SL	329	84	95	14	9	2	0	3	11	32	0	0	0	1	.167	73.7	81.9	78.6
2012	CH	126	28	30	7	5	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	.250	76.2	82.6	79.9
2012	FA	24	5	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.400	85.4	88.4	87.1
2013	SI	106	19	22	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.211	82.5	88.5	86.2
2013	SL	101	29	32	8	6	1	1	0	3	13	0	0	0	0	.276	75.6	82.0	79.4
2013	FA	73	14	16	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143	81.3	89.3	87.2
2013	CH	36	6	9	2	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	.333	79.5	82.4	81.2
Total	FA	1501	297	363	70	44	14	1	11	50	56	7	2	7	7	.236	78.9	91.4	86.3
Total	SL	908	222	249	38	28	5	1	4	24	83	3	0	0	6	.171	73.7	88.3	79.6
Total	CU	726	203	214	33	25	4	0	4	9	93	0	1	1	1	.163	74.5	83.8	80.4
Total	CH	673	129	151	33	24	5	0	4	21	18	0	0	1	6	.256	74.0	84.8	79.9
Total	SI	495	86	103	22	15	4	0	3	10	10	4	1	2	2	.256	79.5	88.9	85.8
Total	AB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	80.0	80.0	80.0

Advanced

Season	Pitch	Pitches	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2007	CH	51	8.3 %	16.7 %	0.50	.273	.333	.545	.879	.273	.250	1.9	0.4	.375	144
2007	CU	34	0.0 %	55.6 %	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1.4	-2.5	.000	-100
2007	FA	13	0.0 %	33.3 %	0.00	.667	.667	.667	1.333	.000	1.000	1.0	0.7	.597	285
2007	SL	2	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	.000
2008	FA	739	14.4 %	17.1 %	0.84	.235	.355	.379	.734	.144	.271	23.3	0.8	.333	112
2008	CU	339	2.2 %	44.4 %	0.05	.172	.191	.264	.455	.092	.289	1.3	-9.5	.200	27
2008	SL	196	3.8 %	32.7 %	0.12	.083	.154	.104	.258	.021	.129	-2.2	-8.4	.132	-16
2008	CH	186	20.0 %	0.0 %	7.00	.185	.353	.185	.538	.000	.185	2.7	-1.5	.278	70
2008	SI	4	0.0 %	50.0 %	0.00	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000	1.000	0.4	0.2	.448	190
2008	AB	1	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	.000
2009	FA	447	15.0 %	16.0 %	0.94	.210	.347	.383	.730	.173	.226	12.2	0.2	.331	107
2009	CU	353	6.1 %	41.7 %	0.15	.168	.217	.243	.460	.075	.276	2.4	-11.4	.209	31
2009	CH	204	11.1 %	22.2 %	0.50	.225	.311	.375	.686	.150	.276	4.6	-0.8	.307	94
2009	SI	48	28.6 %	28.6 %	1.00	.200	.429	.200	.629	.000	.333	0.8	0.0	.330	111
2009	SL	39	11.1 %	33.3 %	0.33	.286	.444	.714	1.159	.429	.333	2.2	1.2	.485	213
2011	SL	241	11.5 %	29.5 %	0.39	.185	.279	.204	.482	.019	.278	2.8	-4.1	.232	53
2011	FA	205	11.8 %	11.8 %	1.00	.268	.380	.585	.965	.317	.219	9.6	3.9	.411	168
2011	CH	70	15.0 %	10.0 %	1.50	.412	.500	.588	1.088	.176	.429	4.8	2.5	.476	216
2012	SI	337	8.3 %	9.7 %	0.86	.267	.371	.483	.855	.217	.260	11.6	3.4	.374	143
2012	SL	329	11.6 %	33.7 %	0.34	.167	.263	.298	.561	.131	.224	6.3	-4.6	.255	70
2012	CH	126	6.7 %	6.7 %	1.00	.250	.300	.393	.693	.143	.240	3.2	-0.3	.304	104
2012	FA	24	16.7 %	16.7 %	1.00	.400	.500	.400	.900	.000	.500	1.1	0.5	.410	174
2013	SI	106	9.1 %	0.0 %	2.00	.211	.273	.211	.483	.000	.200	0.9	-1.6	.224	49
2013	SL	101	9.4 %	40.6 %	0.23	.276	.344	.379	.723	.103	.500	3.7	0.1	.320	114
2013	FA	73	6.3 %	0.0 %	1.00	.143	.250	.143	.393	.000	.143	0.3	-1.5	.199	34
2013	CH	36	33.3 %	22.2 %	1.50	.333	.556	.500	1.056	.167	.500	2.1	1.1	.468	216
Total	FA	1501	13.8 %	15.4 %	0.89	.236	.357	.401	.757	.165	.254	47.6	4.5	.341	117
Total	SL	908	9.6 %	33.3 %	0.29	.171	.261	.257	.518	.086	.252	13.0	-15.7	.240	59
Total	CU	726	4.2 %	43.5 %	0.10	.163	.197	.241	.439	.079	.271	2.4	-23.3	.197	24
Total	CH	673	13.9 %	11.9 %	1.17	.256	.360	.388	.748	.132	.271	19.5	1.7	.337	118
Total	SI	495	9.7 %	9.7 %	1.00	.256	.356	.407	.763	.151	.257	13.7	1.9	.340	122
Total	AB	1	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	.000

Batted Ball & Movement

Season	Pitch	Pitches	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Strikes	Balls	Pitches	x-Mov	z-Mov	Mov
2007	CH	51	11.1 %	44.4 %	44.4 %	0.0 %	25.0 %	34	17	51	9.0	5.4	10.8
2007	CU	34	0.0 %	50.0 %	50.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	22	12	34	-2.7	-4.4	5.7
2007	FA	13	50.0 %	50.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	7	6	13	10.2	4.3	11.2
2007	SL	2	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0	2	2	3.4	5.2	6.3
2008	FA	739	16.0 %	52.1 %	31.9 %	15.8 %	10.5 %	438	301	739	10.1	6.8	12.4
2008	CU	339	21.7 %	54.3 %	23.9 %	18.2 %	18.2 %	213	126	339	-2.0	-2.9	4.1
2008	SL	196	16.7 %	56.7 %	26.7 %	25.0 %	0.0 %	122	74	196	-3.4	-2.2	4.4
2008	CH	186	18.5 %	55.6 %	25.9 %	71.4 %	0.0 %	120	66	186	7.7	8.2	11.5
2008	SI	4	100.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	3	1	4	10.0	7.6	12.7
2008	AB	1	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0	1	1	-1.9	-0.5	2.0
2009	FA	447	23.8 %	41.3 %	34.9 %	27.3 %	13.6 %	271	176	447	11.0	7.2	13.3
2009	CU	353	22.4 %	56.9 %	20.7 %	0.0 %	16.7 %	225	128	353	0.7	-2.7	3.6
2009	CH	204	16.7 %	43.3 %	40.0 %	41.7 %	8.3 %	142	62	204	9.9	7.7	12.7
2009	SI	48	0.0 %	33.3 %	66.7 %	50.0 %	0.0 %	30	18	48	9.6	6.3	11.8
2009	SL	39	0.0 %	50.0 %	50.0 %	50.0 %	50.0 %	21	18	39	-0.3	0.3	2.5
2011	SL	241	19.4 %	52.8 %	27.8 %	10.0 %	0.0 %	142	99	241	-1.3	-4.1	5.3
2011	FA	205	8.8 %	55.9 %	35.3 %	8.3 %	33.3 %	126	79	205	12.5	4.9	13.7
2011	CH	70	40.0 %	40.0 %	20.0 %	0.0 %	33.3 %	45	25	70	10.4	6.4	12.5
2012	SI	337	12.0 %	52.0 %	36.0 %	27.8 %	16.7 %	210	127	337	12.8	3.5	13.5
2012	SL	329	19.6 %	51.0 %	29.4 %	33.3 %	20.0 %	196	133	329	-2.6	-5.1	6.3
2012	CH	126	3.8 %	46.2 %	50.0 %	7.7 %	7.7 %	86	40	126	11.2	5.3	12.6
2012	FA	24	25.0 %	75.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	10	14	24	8.6	3.9	10.1
2013	SI	106	5.0 %	75.0 %	20.0 %	75.0 %	0.0 %	57	49	106	11.2	3.4	11.9
2013	SL	101	25.0 %	50.0 %	25.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	65	36	101	-5.0	-3.3	6.5
2013	FA	73	21.4 %	78.6 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	44	29	73	8.8	4.5	10.1
2013	CH	36	25.0 %	50.0 %	25.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	18	18	36	8.3	5.1	9.9
Total	FA	1501	17.8 %	51.7 %	30.5 %	18.1 %	15.3 %	896	605	1501	10.6	6.5	12.7
Total	SL	908	19.0 %	52.6 %	28.5 %	23.1 %	10.3 %	546	362	908	-2.6	-3.7	5.5
Total	CU	726	21.3 %	55.6 %	23.1 %	8.0 %	16.0 %	460	266	726	-0.7	-2.9	3.9
Total	CH	673	17.1 %	46.8 %	36.0 %	27.5 %	10.0 %	445	228	673	9.4	7.0	12.0
Total	SI	495	10.8 %	56.8 %	32.4 %	37.5 %	12.5 %	300	195	495	12.1	3.8	13.0
Total	AB	1	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0	1	1	-1.9	-0.5	2.0

Plate Discipline & Value

Season	Pitch	Pitches	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	SwStr%	Val	Val/C
2007	CH	51	32.1 %	47.8 %	39.2 %	66.7 %	81.8 %	75.0 %	45.1 %	9.8 %	0.16	0.31
2007	CU	34	47.6 %	53.9 %	50.0 %	40.0 %	85.7 %	58.8 %	38.2 %	20.6 %	1.84	5.42
2007	FA	13	0.0 %	57.1 %	30.8 %		100.0 %	100.0 %	53.9 %	0.0 %	-0.91	-6.98
2007	SL	2	0.0 %		0.0 %				0.0 %	0.0 %	-0.08	-3.80
2008	FA	739	16.1 %	45.5 %	30.7 %	85.0 %	91.6 %	89.9 %	49.7 %	3.1 %	2.35	0.32
2008	CU	339	38.3 %	56.3 %	46.3 %	36.1 %	82.4 %	61.2 %	44.5 %	18.0 %	3.06	0.90
2008	SL	196	38.7 %	61.0 %	47.5 %	58.7 %	83.0 %	71.0 %	39.3 %	13.8 %	6.39	3.26
2008	CH	186	26.8 %	64.4 %	47.9 %	40.9 %	71.6 %	64.0 %	55.9 %	17.2 %	3.76	2.02
2008	SI	4	0.0 %	33.3 %	25.0 %		100.0 %	100.0 %	75.0 %	0.0 %	-0.31	-7.71
2008	AB	1	0.0 %		0.0 %				0.0 %	0.0 %	-0.03	-2.62
2009	FA	447	9.3 %	43.3 %	26.9 %	75.0 %	95.0 %	91.7 %	51.7 %	2.2 %	1.07	0.24
2009	CU	353	45.0 %	59.3 %	50.4 %	37.8 %	90.0 %	61.2 %	38.2 %	19.6 %	2.69	0.76
2009	CH	204	28.8 %	64.5 %	50.5 %	56.5 %	60.0 %	59.2 %	60.8 %	20.6 %	4.57	2.24
2009	SI	48	5.6 %	46.7 %	31.3 %	100.0 %	71.4 %	73.3 %	62.5 %	8.3 %	0.69	1.45
2009	SL	39	32.1 %	63.6 %	41.0 %	33.3 %	85.7 %	56.3 %	28.2 %	18.0 %	-1.63	-4.17
2011	SL	241	31.7 %	53.1 %	40.3 %	47.8 %	88.2 %	69.1 %	39.8 %	12.5 %	4.27	1.77
2011	FA	205	17.2 %	48.2 %	34.2 %	75.0 %	94.4 %	90.0 %	54.6 %	3.4 %	-4.05	-1.98
2011	CH	70	17.9 %	73.8 %	51.4 %	80.0 %	83.9 %	83.3 %	60.0 %	8.6 %	-2.10	-3.00
2012	SI	337	18.0 %	38.6 %	28.8 %	93.1 %	94.1 %	93.8 %	52.2 %	1.8 %	-0.49	-0.15
2012	SL	329	32.4 %	52.8 %	40.1 %	53.0 %	83.3 %	68.2 %	38.0 %	12.8 %	1.23	0.38
2012	CH	126	41.4 %	64.3 %	51.6 %	69.0 %	80.6 %	75.4 %	44.4 %	12.7 %	1.55	1.23
2012	FA	24	7.1 %	40.0 %	20.8 %	0.0 %	100.0 %	80.0 %	41.7 %	4.2 %	-0.58	-2.43
2013	SI	106	17.5 %	65.1 %	36.8 %	81.8 %	96.4 %	92.3 %	40.6 %	2.8 %	1.54	1.45
2013	SL	101	41.0 %	52.5 %	45.5 %	36.0 %	81.0 %	56.5 %	39.6 %	19.8 %	-1.16	-1.15
2013	FA	73	14.3 %	50.0 %	32.9 %	80.0 %	100.0 %	95.8 %	52.1 %	1.4 %	2.08	2.85
2013	CH	36	36.0 %	72.7 %	47.2 %	33.3 %	75.0 %	52.9 %	30.6 %	22.2 %	-0.43	-1.18
Total	FA	1501	13.9 %	45.5 %	30.0 %	80.4 %	93.7 %	90.7 %	51.0 %	2.8 %	-0.04	0.00
Total	SL	908	34.4 %	55.0 %	42.3 %	50.0 %	84.4 %	67.2 %	38.4 %	13.9 %	9.03	0.99
Total	CU	726	42.2 %	57.5 %	48.5 %	37.2 %	86.1 %	61.1 %	41.2 %	18.9 %	7.59	1.05
Total	CH	673	31.0 %	64.7 %	49.0 %	56.7 %	71.2 %	67.0 %	53.5 %	16.2 %	7.52	1.12
Total	SI	495	16.9 %	44.1 %	30.7 %	90.2 %	91.9 %	91.5 %	50.9 %	2.6 %	1.44	0.29
Total	AB	1	0.0 %		0.0 %				0.0 %	0.0 %	-0.03	-2.62

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