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J.P. Howell
P | Tampa Bay Rays
| ERA | W-L | SV | SO | WHIP | RANK | FSP |
| 3.26 | 7-5 | 17 | 81 | 1.4 | 85th | 5.63 |
| 1st String | Tracked By: 9 | ||||||
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With Percival's future in question and few alternatives to replace
With Percival's future in question and few alternatives to replace him as closer, the Rays ultimately settled on Howell as the best option, and rightly so. The left-hander was Tampa Bay's top reliever of 2009, notching a 7-5 record, a 2.84 ERA and a 79/33 K/BB ratio over 66 2/3 innings. He faltered down the stretch, however, leading the Rays to revert to a committee system.
Howell Out, Wheeler In?
Posted: 41 days 22 hrs 50 mins ago. | Source (fangraphs.com)
(RP - tba)
J.P. Howell is out for the rest of the year, Tampa Bay beat writer Marc Lancaster announced on Twitter late Friday night. The rationale he cited was that Howell has been pushed, innings-wise, the last couple of years and there’s no reason to push him now that the Rays are officially out of the hunt. [...]
Howell shut down for the season
Posted: 42 days 17 hrs 25 mins ago. | Source (CBSSports.com)
(RP - tba)
News: Rays manager Joe Maddon said closer J.P. Howell has been shut down for the rest of the season. "The last few years, he's thrown more relief innings than any pitcher in baseball and there's nothing positive to be derived from having him pitch for the last 10 games, so we decided to shut him down," Maddon said. [...]
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J.P. Howell Fantasy Scoring
Top| # | date | Innings | K's | Hits | Walks | ERA | Decision | Points | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 22 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | none | 2.50 | 28.5 |
| 2 | Sep 20 09 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | save | 10.16 | 16.84 |
| 3 | Sep 16 09 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | none | 1.32 | 31.18 |
| 4 | Sep 14 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | none | 2.00 | 31.5 |
| 5 | Sep 06 09 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | none | -1.50 | 30.5 |
| 6 | Sep 05 09 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | -0.50 | 35 |
| 7 | Sep 04 09 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | loss | -1.18 | 41.18 |
| 8 | Sep 02 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | win | 13.50 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Sep 01 09 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 0.16 | 40.34 |
| 10 | Aug 29 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 12.00 | 20.16 |
| 11 | Aug 26 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | loss | -1.00 | 26.5 |
| 12 | Aug 22 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | blown | 0.50 | 27 |
| 13 | Aug 21 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | save | 13.50 | 13 |
| 14 | Aug 19 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 12.00 | 31 |
| 15 | Aug 18 09 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | save | 14.00 | 25.5 |
| 16 | Aug 16 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | none | 2.50 | 27.32 |
| 17 | Aug 07 09 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | loss | 0.66 | 25.34 |
| 18 | Aug 05 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | save | 13.50 | 26.5 |
| 19 | Aug 04 09 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | none | 1.82 | 26.68 |
| 20 | Aug 03 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | none | 1.00 | 23.66 |
| 21 | Jul 28 09 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 0.66 | 31.34 |
| 22 | Jul 25 09 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | win | 14.82 | 17.68 |
| 23 | Jul 24 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 14.00 | 23.5 |
| 24 | Jul 21 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | save | 13.50 | 19 |
| 25 | Jul 19 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 13.00 | 24 |
| 26 | Jul 18 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 14.00 | 16 |
| 27 | Jul 17 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 13.00 | 22 |
| 28 | Jul 12 09 | 1.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | none | -1.34 | 39.84 |
| 29 | Jul 08 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | win | 14.00 | 27 |
| 30 | Jul 07 09 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | none | 3.32 | 27.84 |
| 31 | Jun 30 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | save | 11.50 | 23.5 |
| 32 | Jun 28 09 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | save | 12.82 | 20.68 |
| 33 | Jun 27 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | win | 12.50 | 22 |
| 34 | Jun 26 09 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | win | 13.16 | 16.66 |
| 35 | Jun 21 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 1.50 | 27 |
| 36 | Jun 20 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | save | 12.50 | 25 |
| 37 | Jun 19 09 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 1.16 | 27.34 |
| 38 | Jun 14 09 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 15.00 | 24 |
| 39 | Jun 12 09 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | win | 12.16 | 24.84 |
| 40 | Jun 09 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 2.50 | 27 |
| 41 | Jun 07 09 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | blown | 1.32 | 34.18 |
| 42 | Jun 06 09 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | win | 11.32 | 29.68 |
| 43 | Jun 04 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | save | 13.00 | 22.5 |
| 44 | Jun 02 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 4.00 | 35 |
| 45 | May 31 09 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | none | 2.82 | 28.68 |
| 46 | May 31 09 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | none | 2.82 | 28.68 |
| 47 | May 29 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | hold | 3.50 | 28 |
| 48 | May 28 09 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 7.00 | 21.5 |
| 49 | May 24 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 3.00 | 31 |
| 50 | May 23 09 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | blown | -1.68 | 35.68 |
| 51 | May 20 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 3.00 | 26 |
| 52 | May 19 09 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 5.00 | 31.5 |
| 53 | May 17 09 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | hold | 5.66 | 32.34 |
| 54 | May 15 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 1.50 | 24.5 |
| 55 | May 13 09 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | save | 10.82 | 22.68 |
| 56 | May 12 09 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 5.50 | 29 |
| 57 | May 07 09 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | hold | 6.00 | 32.5 |
| 58 | May 06 09 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | blown | -2.00 | 33.5 |
| 59 | May 03 09 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | hold | -1.34 | 33.84 |
| 60 | May 01 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | none | 1.50 | 29.5 |
| 61 | Apr 28 09 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | loss | -1.18 | 33.68 |
| 62 | Apr 27 09 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 4.00 | 35.5 |
| 63 | Apr 24 09 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 0.66 | 40.34 |
| 64 | Apr 22 09 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 6.32 | 22.68 |
| 65 | Apr 18 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 3.00 | 36.5 |
| 66 | Apr 15 09 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | blown | 2.32 | 29.68 |
| 67 | Apr 14 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | loss | 0.00 | 31 |
| 68 | Apr 12 09 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none | 3.00 | 37.5 |
| 69 | Apr 10 09 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | none | 1.50 | 26.82 |
| 70 | Apr 08 09 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | none | 0.82 | 25.18 |
| Totals: | 57.3 | 81 | 47 | 34 | 393.88 | ||||
J.P. Howell Fantasy Graph
TopPlayer Run Differential Notes
Numbers in parenthesis for each team indicates total runs scored that game. Numbers next to each pitcher indicates earned runs. This stat is used to get a better understanding of the performance of the pitcher and how much run support he got from his team.
The run differential is based on total runs each team scored when J.P. Howell has a decision. (i.e. win/loss) Similarly, the opposing pitcher listed also received a decision.
Home Breakdown
Top| Games | Home | Away | Pitcher (Earned) | Opp. Pitcher (Earned) | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | TB | FLA | J.P. Howell | n/a | +5 |
| 1 | TB (8) | BOS (5) | J.P. Howell (0) | Ramon Ramirez (2) | +3 |
| 1 | TB (4) | WAS (3) | J.P. Howell (0) | Ron Villone (0) | +1 |
| 1 | TB (10) | TOR (9) | J.P. Howell (0) | Jason Frasor (1) | +1 |
| 1 | TB (3) | DET (4) | J.P. Howell (3) | Justin Verlander (1) | -1 |
| 1 | TB (2) | NYY (7) | J.P. Howell (1) | A.J. Burnett (2) | -5 |
| Totals: | Games: 7 | +4 | |||
Away Breakdown
Top| Games | Away | Home | Pitcher (Earned) | Opp. Pitcher (Earned) | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB (9) | NYY(7) | J.P. Howell (0) | Mariano Rivera (3) | +2 |
| 2 | TB | TOR | J.P. Howell | n/a | 0 |
| 1 | TB (6) | SEA(7) | J.P. Howell (2) | Shawn Kelley (1) | -1 |
| 1 | TB (3) | MIN(4) | J.P. Howell (1) | Joe Nathan (1) | -1 |
| Totals: | Games: 5 | 0 | |||
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