C Jim Howard #10
Age: 68 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 35 POT: 35
C JIM HOWARD #10 - AGE: 68 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 20
Errors: - 35 35
Arm: 50 60 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 30 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 35 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Easy to get along with.
Birthday:09/09/1959
Born in:Charlotte, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, -281 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, -350 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1983 Pittsburgh - SKY 23 5 14 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 .286 .474 .357 .831 137 103 0.1
1984 Pittsburgh - SKY 24 111 370 113 22 0 10 57 47 37 2 0 94 0 0 .305 .372 .446 .818 126 127 3.2
1985 Cincinnati - SKY 25 34 101 22 5 0 1 4 9 11 0 0 34 0 0 .218 .295 .297 .592 66 65 0.1
1986 Cincinnati - SKY 26 121 410 80 16 0 9 33 36 44 2 2 127 0 1 .195 .275 .300 .575 60 55 -0.2
1987 Cincinnati - SKY 27 60 160 35 10 0 2 10 16 19 0 0 41 0 0 .219 .302 .319 .620 72 71 0.2
1988 Cincinnati - SKY 28 33 100 17 4 0 1 7 7 10 0 0 36 0 0 .170 .245 .240 .485 36 28 -0.5
1989 San Francisco - SKY 29 49 120 33 4 0 1 7 12 12 2 0 29 0 0 .275 .351 .333 .684 95 96 0.7
1990 San Diego - SKY 30 91 292 66 7 0 3 17 17 28 0 0 83 0 0 .226 .294 .281 .575 66 63 0.4
1991 Washington - SKY 31 38 114 33 8 0 0 20 12 18 0 0 32 0 0 .289 .386 .360 .746 101 103 0.9
1992 Texas - SKY 32 33 77 15 4 0 1 6 4 7 0 1 27 0 0 .195 .259 .286 .545 52 46 -0.0
Total SKY 575 1758 418 81 0 28 161 162 191 6 3 507 0 1 .238 .314 .332 .646 80 78 4.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1980 Pittsburgh (GCL) - R 20 23 62 24 4 0 2 8 10 9 0 0 11 0 0 .387 .465 .548 1.013 179 189 0.8
1980 Bristol - R+ 20 28 112 29 6 0 1 16 18 24 0 0 27 0 0 .259 .390 .339 .729 86 95 0.0
1980 Total - R+ 20 51 174 53 10 0 3 24 28 33 0 0 38 0 0 .305 .415 .414 .829 118 127 0.9
1981 Pittsburgh (DSL) - U20 21 59 196 58 12 0 6 34 32 28 1 3 35 0 0 .296 .382 .449 .831 128 132 1.9
1981 West Virginia - A 21 44 165 39 10 0 5 30 17 23 1 1 40 0 0 .236 .332 .388 .719 90 93 -0.0
1982 West Virginia - A 22 103 369 104 23 0 9 53 48 54 2 5 66 1 0 .282 .372 .417 .789 104 109 2.4
1983 Altoona - AA 23 110 408 113 24 1 10 54 50 47 3 3 71 0 0 .277 .354 .414 .768 112 117 3.3
1988 Louisville - AAA 28 78 266 62 12 0 8 30 31 34 1 3 75 0 0 .233 .319 .368 .688 89 92 1.3
1989 Sacramento - AAA 29 44 139 27 6 0 4 17 16 14 0 2 31 0 0 .194 .265 .324 .588 67 64 0.3
1992 Round Rock - AAA 32 15 29 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 8 0 0 .207 .303 .241 .544 55 63 0.0
1993 Gwinnett - AAA 33 82 232 48 7 0 8 25 26 34 2 1 57 1 0 .207 .312 .341 .653 78 86 0.8
1994 Omaha - AAA 34 114 373 62 10 1 10 36 31 56 3 3 86 0 0 .166 .278 .279 .557 53 51 -0.7
Total IL 160 498 110 19 0 16 55 57 68 3 4 132 1 0 .221 .316 .355 .671 84 89
Total PCL 173 541 95 17 1 14 56 48 74 3 5 125 0 0 .176 .276 .288 .564 57 55
Total EL 110 408 113 24 1 10 54 50 47 3 3 71 0 0 .277 .354 .414 .768 112 117
Total SAL 147 534 143 33 0 14 83 65 77 3 6 106 1 0 .268 .360 .408 .768 100 104
Total APP 28 112 29 6 0 1 16 18 24 0 0 27 0 0 .259 .390 .339 .729 86 95
Total GCL 23 62 24 4 0 2 8 10 9 0 0 11 0 0 .387 .465 .548 1.013 179 189
Total DSL 59 196 58 12 0 6 34 32 28 1 3 35 0 0 .296 .382 .449 .831 128 132
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Cincinnati - SKY 26 16 54 16 2 0 3 10 8 6 1 0 22 0 0 .296 .377 .500 .877 141 153 1.3
1987 Cincinnati - SKY 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -37 -26 0.1
Total SKY 20 58 16 2 0 3 10 8 7 1 0 24 0 0 .276 .364 .466 .829 128 139
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1981 Pittsburgh (DSL) - U20 C 49 49 317 26 4 345 2 .994 399.0 7.74 +0.6 1.045 6 25 11 44.0
1982 West Virginia - A C 97 91 579 68 9 655 8 .988 800.0 7.28 +1.4 1.132 10 100 35 35.0
1983 Pittsburgh - MLB C 5 5 32 5 0 37 0 1.000 43.0 7.74 +0.3 1.041 0 2 1 50.0
1983 Altoona - AA C 110 105 812 72 13 902 18 .980 934.0 8.52 +1.6 .896 6 85 31 36.5
1984 Pittsburgh - MLB C 110 101 806 44 5 859 9 .990 903.2 8.47 -2.5 .931 11 66 13 19.7
1985 Cincinnati - MLB C 27 27 213 9 0 223 1 .996 235.1 8.49 -0.2 1.026 2 15 2 13.3
1986 Cincinnati - MLB C 120 115 964 49 8 1020 7 .993 1025.1 8.89 -0.4 1.023 6 78 17 21.8
1987 Cincinnati - MLB C 58 43 367 18 2 386 1 .997 406.0 8.53 -0.9 1.183 4 23 2 8.7
1988 Cincinnati - MLB C 30 28 258 6 2 266 2 .992 246.1 9.65 -1.2 .343 2 17 2 11.8
1988 Louisville - AAA C 77 74 543 35 5 583 5 .991 678.2 7.67 +0.1 .885 6 42 12 28.6
1989 San Francisco - MLB C 46 35 300 16 4 317 1 .997 323.0 8.80 +0.4 1.162 3 16 4 25.0
1989 Sacramento - AAA C 42 41 317 32 3 353 4 .989 338.1 9.28 +1.6 .952 1 33 14 42.4
1990 San Diego - MLB C 87 77 613 46 5 663 4 .994 709.1 8.36 +1.3 1.088 7 49 17 34.7
1991 Washington - MLB C 35 33 256 22 2 280 2 .993 292.0 8.57 +1.6 1.583 2 24 9 37.5
1992 Texas - MLB C 26 19 152 9 2 161 0 1.000 182.0 7.96 +0.6 1.029 0 7 3 42.9
1992 Round Rock - AAA C 6 6 40 2 1 44 2 .955 54.0 7.00 +0.0 1.073 1 3 1 33.3
1993 Gwinnett - AAA C 80 66 446 29 4 477 2 .996 587.1 7.28 -1.1 .936 7 25 5 20.0
1994 Omaha - AAA C 112 107 697 51 9 762 14 .982 944.2 7.13 -3.7 .719 14 59 16 27.1
TOTAL C 1117 1022 7712 539 78 8333 82 .990 9102.0 8.16 -0.5 .970 88 669 195 29.1
PLAYER HISTORY
07/27/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Appalachian League All-Star Game.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (60).
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
06/24/1982 Was selected to the 1982 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
09/22/1982 Wins the 1982 SAL SAL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
06/13/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Eastern League All-Star Game.
09/12/1983 Wins the 1983 Eastern League Championship Series with the Altoona Curve!
09/21/1983 Wins the 1983 EL EL Glove Wizard Award at C.
11/27/1983 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
10/01/1984 Wins the MLB MLB Rookie of the Month Award.
11/11/1984 Finished 3rd in 1984 MLB MLB Rookie of the Year voting.
11/23/1984 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (55).
01/18/1985 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for RP Dasiel Pizzi, C Ken Hulbert, $3,060,000.
11/21/1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
10/26/1986 Wins the 1986 MLB MLB Conference Series MVP Award.
11/08/1986 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $910,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
05/07/1987 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/08/1987 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/05/1987 Wins the 1987 Skyline Series with the Cincinnati Reds.
11/10/1987 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,340,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
07/04/1988 Was selected to the 1988 International League All-Star Game.
11/30/1988 Became a free agent.
12/15/1988 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
11/27/1989 Became a free agent.
12/05/1989 Signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
11/24/1990 Became a free agent.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
01/25/1991 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization.
10/28/1991 Wins the 1991 Skyline Series with the Washington Nationals.
11/21/1991 Became a free agent.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
02/08/1992 Signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.
04/08/1992 Was claimed off waivers by Texas while with Oakland.
11/28/1992 Became a free agent.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
04/10/1993 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Florida Fire Frogs organization.
11/24/1993 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (65).
04/09/1994 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Storm Chasers organization.
10/02/1994 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1986 8 7
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