J.P. Howell

Full Name: James Phillip Howell Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: June 11, 2005 Birthdate: April 25, 1983 MLB Experience: 3 years Birthplace: Modesto, California College: Texas Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Born on April 25, 1983 in Modesto, California, J.P. Howell (James Phillip Howell) played for the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 3 year career. Howell broke into the bigs on June 11, 2005 with the Kansas City Royals, and put up a 6.19 ERA in 72.2 innings pitched in 2005, his rookie year.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP	BAA
2005	KC	15	15	3	5	0	0	0	72.2	73	55	50	9	39	54	6.19	1.54	.264
2006	TB	8	8	1	3	0	0	0	42.1	52	25	24	4	14	33	5.10	1.56	.310
2007	TB	10	10	1	6	0	0	0	51.0	69	45	43	8	21	49	7.59	1.76	.318
Career		33	33	5	14	0	0	0	166.0	194	125	117	21	74	136	6.34	1.61	.293

Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2005	KC	P	15	15	72	2	10	8	0	0	1.000
2006	TB	P	8	8	42	4	11	7	0	3	1.000
2007	TB	P	10	10	51	7	17	10	0	1	1.000
Total		P	33	33	166	13	38	25	0	4	1.000

Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	KC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2007	TB	2	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Career		3	9	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444

Transactions

• Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (31st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 2004 - signed July 20, 2004).
• Traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for players Joey Gathright and Fernando Cortez (June 20, 2006).