P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 180 lbs | Age: 42
Draft: 2004 | Rd. C-1, No. 31, Kansas City Royals | Texas
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 6 1 1.43 65 0 1 44 39 1.39
2016 1 1 4.09 64 0 0 50.2 44 1.40
2017 1 1 7.36 16 0 0 11 6 1.82
12 Seasons 36 30 3.83 547 33 22 619.2 566 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 65 6-1 1.43 44 39 1.39
2016 64 1-1 4.09 50.2 44 1.40
2017 16 1-1 7.36 11 6 1.82
12 Seasons 547 36-30 3.83 619.2 566 1.34
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 32 756 135 5 3.7 2.6 86.9 112.5 3.5 23.0 .221 .320 .299 .276 .312 22.2 20.5 7.4 1.43 3.12
2016 33 883 158 6 3.8 2.7 86.7 110.2 4.1 32.3 .257 .366 .315 .300 .345 27.2 20.0 6.8 4.09 3.77
2017 34 193 39 3 7.7 5.8 86.5 107.2 4.2 35.9 .284 .487 .396 .373 .373 28.2 11.5 13.5 7.36 6.28
Player 1832 332 14 4.2 3.0 86.8 112.5 3.9 28.9 .246 .361 .318 .299 .335 25.3 19.3 7.8
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Howell relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(62.8%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(28.3%) ,
Changeup
(7.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 60.0 40.0 12.6 23.7 3.7 37.0 40.0 23.0 25.9 26.7 7.4 11.1 13.3 15.6
2016 60.1 39.9 12.0 25.9 1.9 33.5 38.6 27.8 24.7 24.1 11.4 8.9 14.6 16.5
2017 59.0 41.0 12.8 25.6 2.6 38.5 38.5 23.1 20.5 28.2 10.3 17.9 10.3 12.8
Player 59.9 40.1 12.3 25.0 2.7 35.5 39.2 25.3 24.7 25.6 9.6 10.8 13.6 15.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 2.2 45.2 15.6 23.0 2.2 3.7 2.6
2016 3.2 47.5 12.0 26.6 3.8 3.8 2.7
2017 5.1 46.2 12.8 23.1 5.1 7.7 5.8
Player 3.0 46.4 13.6 24.7 3.3 4.2 3.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2017 Curveball TOR L 54 78.8 52.4 -4.4 12.0GLV 4.7 -5.3 -1.8 12.0GLV 3.2
2017 Changeup TOR L 15 79.9 39.3 6.3 12.1ARM -1.2 5.2 4.6 12.1ARM -1.3
2017 Sinker TOR L 120 85.0 37.0 10.6 15.0ARM 0.9 2.4 8.6 15.0ARM 1.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball TOR L 2 83.6 28.0 -4.2 10.8ARM 0.9 13.2 -3.8 10.8ARM 2.8
2016 Curveball LAD L 411 78.9 50.1 -5.3 9.1GLV 1.0 -5.6 -2.5 9.1GLV 2.4
2016 Changeup LAD L 28 82.3 36.2 3.8 15.0ARM 2.6 4.8 3.6 15.0ARM 0.2
2016 Sinker LAD L 437 85.9 34.2 6.1 17.3ARM 3.3 3.4 7.2 17.3ARM 2.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Sinker 1.3 2 120 62.8 36 .241 .379 .375 14.0 8.3 27.3 .207 .279 .303 23.1
2017 Curveball -4.1 -2 54 28.3 15 .333 .867 .493 29.2 20.0 15.0 .394 .845 .509 33.3
2017 Changeup -3.8 -1 15 7.9 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball -18.3 0 2 1.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .880 1.143 .909 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 366 1,465 20 11 -8 -6 17
2009 275 1,094 3 15 -5 -5 9
2011 132 516 0 2 -3 -3 -4
2012 201 816 4 6 -5 -6 0
2013 243 948 11 15 -7 -5 15
2014 195 785 3 12 -6 -3 5
2015 189 753 1 9 -4 -2 4
2016 218 878 1 11 -5 -5 2
2017 52 191 -4 5 -2 -1 -2
Player 1,871 7,446 40 88 -45 40 47
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 756 41.5 64.0 88.6 26.9 52.1 39.2 58.9 42.3 25.0 6.1 63.0
2016 883 46.2 57.4 88.0 25.7 54.1 38.6 59.1 40.3 23.6 6.2 63.6
2017 193 37.7 56.9 90.2 23.5 64.3 41.4 40.4 35.8 20.3 3.1 66.7
Player 1,832 43.4 59.9 88.4 26.0 54.3 39.1 56.9 40.7 23.9 5.8 63.6
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 3 13 45 5
2016 64 36 71 88 43 91 88 88 93 43 67 54 14 1 5 38 3
2017 1 1 37 5
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.04 4 3.2 1 2 4 1 25.0
2017 25.33 2 1.4 1 1 1 1 50.0
Player 22.11 6 4.6 1 3 5 2 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 5 1 1 2 4 4 3 5 6 4 4 2 6 4 4 2
2017 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1
Player 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 4 3 7 2 2 3 5 6 5 7 8 6 5 3 8 6 6 3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .289 +.008 .281 +.009 .272
xBA .284 +.027 .257 +.036 .221
OBP .385 +.047 .338 +.006 .332
xOBP .381 +.062 .319 +.028 .291
SLG .556 +.164 .392 +.051 .341
xSLG .487 +.121 .366 +.046 .320
ISO .267 +.156 .111 +.042 .069
xISO .203 +.094 .109 +.010 .099
BABIP .297 -.043 .340 +.007 .333
wOBA .396 +.081 .315 +.016 .299
xwOBA .373 +.073 .300 +.024 .276
wOBACON .403 +.038 .365 +.024 .341
xwOBACON .373 +.028 .345 +.033 .312
BACON .333 -.024 .357 +.009 .348
xBACON .328 -.003 .331 +.040 .291
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 28.2 +1.0 27.2 +5.0 22.2
Avg Exit Velocity 86.5 -0.2 86.7 -0.2 86.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 35.9 +3.6 32.3 +9.3 23.0
Barrel % 7.7 +3.9 3.8 +0.1 3.7
Avg Launch Angle 4.2 +0.1 4.1 +0.6 3.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 85.0 -0.9 85.9 -1.7 87.6
Breaking Velocity 78.8 -0.1 78.9 -2.0 80.9
Offspeed Velocity 79.9 -2.4 82.3 +1.1 81.2
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -3 6 +1 5
Popup % 2.6 +0.7 1.9 -1.8 3.7
Flyball % 12.8 +0.8 12.0 -0.6 12.6
Line Drive % 25.6 -0.3 25.9 +2.2 23.7
Groundball % 59.0 -1.1 60.1 +0.1 60.0
Pull % 38.5 +5.0 33.5 -3.5 37.0
Straight Away % 38.5 -0.1 38.6 -1.4 40.0
Opposite Field % 23.1 -4.7 27.8 +4.8 23.0
Weak Contact % 5.1 +1.9 3.2 +1.0 2.2
Pull Airball % 17.9 +9.0 8.9 -2.2 11.1
Topped Contact % 46.2 -1.3 47.5 +2.3 45.2
Under Contact % 12.8 +0.8 12.0 -3.6 15.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.1 -3.5 26.6 +3.6 23.0
Solid Contact % 5.1 +1.3 3.8 +1.6 2.2
HR/FB % 40.0 +18.9 21.1 +3.5 17.6
Popups 1 -2 3 -2 5
Flyballs 5 -14 19 +2 17
Line Drives 10 -31 41 +9 32
Groundballs 23 -72 95 +14 81
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 37.7 -8.5 46.2 +4.7 41.5
Out of Zone % 62.3 +8.5 53.8 -4.7 58.5
Edge % 41.4 +2.8 38.6 -0.6 39.2
Zone Swing % 56.9 -0.5 57.4 -6.6 64.0
Out of Zone Swing % 23.5 -2.2 25.7 -1.2 26.9
In Zone Contact % 90.2 +2.2 88.0 -0.6 88.6
Out of Zone Contact % 64.3 +10.2 54.1 +2.0 52.1
Whiff % 20.3 -3.3 23.6 -1.4 25.0
First Strike % 40.4 -18.7 59.1 +0.2 58.9
First Pitch Swing % 13.5 -6.5 20.0 -8.4 28.4
Swing % 35.8 -4.5 40.3 -2.0 42.3
Meatball Swing % 66.7 +3.1 63.6 +0.6 63.0
Meatball % 3.1 -3.1 6.2 +0.1 6.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 9.8 -2.2 12.0 +0.6 11.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 35.7 -10.2 45.9 -2.0 47.9
In Zone 72 -336 408 +94 314
Out of Zone 119 -356 475 +33 442
Edge 79 -262 341 +45 296
In Zone Swings 41 -193 234 +33 201
Out of Zone Swings 28 -94 122 +3 119
In Zone Swing & Misses 4 -24 28 +5 23
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 10 -46 56 -1 57
Basic
Pitches 193 -690 883 +127 756
PA 52 -168 220 +30 190
AB 45 -154 199 +26 173
Hits 13 -43 56 +9 47
Singles 5 -39 44 +3 41
Doubles 6 0 6 +3 3
Triples 0 -2 2 +2 0
Home Runs 2 -2 4 +1 3
Walks 7 -8 15 +1 14
Strikeouts 6 -38 44 +5 39
K% 11.5 -8.5 20.0 -0.5 20.5
BB% 13.5 +6.7 6.8 -0.6 7.4
HBP 0 -3 3 +1 2
Batted Balls 39 -119 158 +23 135
Number of Fastballs 122 -315 437 -5 442
Number of Offspeed 15 -13 28 -25 53
Number of Breaking 54 -357 411 +153 258
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 214 .312 113 6 5.3 101 23 22.8
2017 Shifts 52 .396 27 2 7.4 25 2 8.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2011 136 19.0 7.4% 2.2% 107 25.6 0.0% 19.6%
2012 298 19.0 4.7% 3.0% 139 24.8 0.7% 18.7%
2013 267 21.2 3.7% 6.7% 168 25.8 0.6% 23.8%
2014 221 21.3 2.3% 13.6% 136 26.3 1.5% 30.1%
2015 231 20.4 12.1% 6.5% 125 25.6 4.8% 31.2%
2016 293 19.8 17.4% 6.5% 153 25.6 3.9% 22.2%
2017 52 19.9 3.8% 0.0% 47 24.2 2.1% 17.0%

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Pitch Distribution