Born on August 4, 1973 in Phoenix, Arizona, Bob Howry (Bobby Dean Howry) played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career. Howry broke into the bigs on June 21, 1998 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 3.15 ERA in 54.1 innings pitched in 1998, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Howry's best season was 1999, when he posted a 3.59 ERA, notched 28 saves and struck out 80 batters.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1998
CHI
A
44
0
0
3
3.15
51
20
19
0
0
9
54.1
37
7
19
2
2
2
1999
CHI
A
69
0
5
3
3.59
80
34
27
0
0
28
67.2
58
8
38
3
3
3
2000
CHI
A
65
0
2
4
3.17
60
26
25
0
0
7
71
54
6
29
2
2
4
2001
CHI
A
69
0
4
5
4.69
64
41
41
0
0
5
78.2
85
11
30
9
6
4
2002
CHI
A
47
0
2
2
3.91
31
22
22
0
0
0
50.2
45
7
17
2
1
3
2002
BOS
A
20
0
1
3
5.00
14
15
10
0
0
0
18
22
2
4
2
1
2
2002
TOT
A
67
0
3
5
4.19
45
37
32
0
0
0
68.2
67
9
21
4
2
5
2003
BOS
A
4
0
0
0
12.46
4
6
6
0
0
0
4.1
11
1
3
1
0
0
2004
CLE
A
37
0
4
2
2.74
39
14
13
0
0
0
42.2
37
5
12
0
0
2
2005
CLE
A
79
0
7
4
2.47
48
23
20
0
0
3
73
49
4
16
1
0
0
2006
CHI
N
84
0
4
5
3.17
71
28
27
0
0
5
76.2
70
8
17
4
1
3
Total
NL
84
0
4
5
3.17
71
28
27
0
0
5
76.2
70
8
17
4
1
3
Total
AL
434
0
25
26
3.58
391
201
183
0
0
52
460.1
398
51
168
22
15
20
Total
518
0
29
31
3.52
462
229
210
0
0
57
537
468
59
185
26
16
23
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1998
CHI
A
P
44
0
54.1
2
7
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
.900
1999
CHI
A
P
69
0
67.2
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1.000
2000
CHI
A
P
65
0
71
3
6
0
1
0
1
6
3
0
1.000
2001
CHI
A
P
69
0
78.2
2
10
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
1.000
2002
CHI
A
P
47
0
50.2
3
6
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
.900
2002
BOS
A
P
20
0
18
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
2002
TOT
A
P
67
0
68.2
3
9
1
1
0
0
5
0
0
.923
2003
BOS
A
P
4
0
4.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
.000
2004
CLE
A
P
37
0
42.2
2
7
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1.000
2005
CLE
A
P
79
0
73
6
6
1
2
0
1
4
1
0
.923
2006
CHI
N
P
84
0
76.2
4
5
0
1
0
1
4
5
0
1.000
Total
P
518
0
537
24
53
3
5
0
6
32
15
0
.962
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1998
CHI
A
44
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1999
CHI
A
69
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
CHI
A
65
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
CHI
A
69
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
CHI
A
47
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
BOS
A
20
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2002
TOT
A
67
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
BOS
A
4
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
CLE
A
37
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
CLE
A
79
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
CHI
N
84
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
84
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
434
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
518
2
0
1
0
0
.500
.500
.500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Selected by Houston Astros in the 29th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1992).
Selected by Florida Marlins in the 45th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1993).
Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 4, 1994).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Lorenzo Barcelo, Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Brian Manning and Ken Vining to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Wilson Alvarez, Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernandez (July 31, 1997).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Frank Francisco and Byeong Hak An (July 31, 2002).
Released by Boston Red Sox (October 24, 2003).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 7, 2004).
Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 2, 2005).
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