#36 Bruce Howard, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, California Angels

#36 Bruce Howard, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, California Angels
Sunday, 9/16/1973

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Bruce Howard

3/23/1943
30
USA,MD,SALISBURY
6"2
195

Starting Pitcher
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R

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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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1.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
10 Year(s), 168 Days (1888 total Days)
168 Day(s)
10 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	7	8	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	5	7	8
Versus RHB	5	8	8
Talent	6	7	8

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

4
55
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
2
5
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/25	@OAK	L 3-10	*	6	12	7	5	2	4	L
7/30	@DET	W 15-4	*	8	10	4	4	2	5	W
8/5	BSX	L 2-3	*	9	11	3	3	2	7	L
8/10	@OAK	W 12-4	*	7.1	10	4	4	3	4	W
8/15	@MIN	W 9-5	*	7	11	5	5	2	2	W
8/21	DET	L 1-2	*	8	7	2	1	6	3	L
8/26	@CHA	W 1-0	*	9	6	0	0	0	6	W	PoG
8/31	WAS	W 4-1	*	8.2	5	1	1	0	3	W	PoG
9/6	NYA	W 11-3	*	7	6	3	2	4	2	W
9/12	@MIN	W 9-7	*	7	11	7	6	2	3

Pitching Stats 1973

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	29	29	12	11	0	4.29	212.0	249	110	101	66	111	7	24.1	1	18	62.1
Projected	32	32	13	12	0	4.29	235.0	276	122	112	73	123

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.5	10.6	4.7	2.8	9	1	11.1	0	0	.0	4.45

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	283	82	10	0	6	44	47	28	35	0	0	0	.290	.348	.389	.737
vs. RHB	553	167	20	6	7	60	63	38	76	0	0	4	.302	.342	.398	.739

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	15	6	5	0	2.83	117.2	120	41	37	31	60
Road	14	14	6	6	0	6.11	94.1	129	69	64	35	51
This Week	1	1	0	0	0	7.71	7.0	11	7	6	2	3
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	2.57	7.0	6	3	2	4	2

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	2	2	0	4.08	39.2	50	19	18	7	24
May	5	5	0	3	0	4.15	34.2	38	16	16	11	16
June	6	6	4	1	0	6.39	38.0	51	30	27	18	20
July	5	5	1	3	0	4.42	36.2	43	20	18	11	21
August	6	6	4	2	0	2.57	49.0	50	15	14	13	25
Sept./Oct.	2	2	1	0	0	5.14	14.0	17	10	8	6	5

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1963	36	36	12	20	0	5.17	262.2	291	164	151	32	111	161	10	1	1.53	.310	LAA
1964	37	37	14	17	0	4.33	272.0	284	149	131	21	115	173	10	2	1.47	.309	LAA
1965	32	32	19	10	0	3.30	259.1	242	100	95	13	93	155	9	4	1.29	.286	LAA
1966	32	32	12	16	0	3.30	250.2	233	100	92	18	80	150	12	3	1.25	.279	LAA
1967	32	32	11	13	0	3.83	242.0	225	114	103	18	72	146	8	1	1.23	.273	CAL
1968	32	32	17	10	0	3.76	246.1	246	117	103	17	67	159	8	3	1.27	.295	CAL
1969	32	32	16	10	0	3.65	239.0	231	112	97	23	77	142	6	1	1.29	.276	CAL
1970	32	32	10	14	0	3.11	255.0	245	105	88	21	72	154	11	0	1.24	.279	CAL
1971	32	31	14	12	0	3.64	235.0	264	110	95	10	69	124	6	1	1.42	.325	CAL
1972	32	32	14	12	0	3.93	252.0	244	129	110	21	76	145	8	1	1.27	.281	CAL
1973	29	29	12	11	0	4.29	212.0	249	110	101	13	66	111	7	1	1.49	.331	CAL
Total	358	357	151	145	0	3.85	2726.0	2754	1310	1166	207	898	1620	95	18	1.34	.295

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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BABIP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1963	36	92	9	3	0	0	4	2	0	22	0	0	.098	.098	.130	.228	LAA
1964	37	80	5	1	0	0	4	3	2	31	0	0	.063	.083	.075	.158	LAA
1965	32	92	16	3	0	1	13	5	0	23	0	0	.174	.172	.239	.411	LAA
1966	32	79	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	38	0	0	.025	.025	.025	.051	LAA
1967	32	85	9	2	0	1	7	1	1	38	0	0	.106	.116	.165	.281	CAL
1968	32	77	10	0	1	1	7	5	1	22	0	1	.130	.138	.195	.332	CAL
1969	32	78	9	3	0	0	3	6	0	30	0	0	.115	.148	.154	.302	CAL
1970	32	91	8	3	0	0	4	4	1	45	0	0	.088	.097	.121	.218	CAL
1971	32	82	10	1	0	0	1	6	1	35	0	0	.122	.133	.134	.267	CAL
1972	32	83	10	1	0	0	5	4	2	29	0	0	.120	.151	.133	.284	CAL
1973	29	74	10	3	0	0	2	1	0	32	0	0	.135	.147	.176	.322	CAL
Total	358	913	98	20	1	3	51	38	8	345	0	1	.107	.119	.141	.260

Fielding Stats 1973

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.977

212.0

1.87

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Los Angeles(A) in 1963...
Earned first career win on 4/10/1963...
Had first career hit (double) on 5/19/1963, off Gary Peters (NYA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/3/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1965, off Corky Valentine (CLE)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1970, going 5-1, 1.23...
Injured on 8/29/1971 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
1963 - 20 - 2nd
1964 - 17 - 9th

SHO
1965 - 4 - 6th
1966 - 3 - 10th

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