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J.P. Howell

Dodgers Career team 2013–2016
Number #56
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 43
Height 6' 0"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Modesto, CA
Born Apr 25, 1983

Key Insights

2017
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Kevin Youkilis has hit .500/.625/.833 against Howell over 16 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

6 for 12 with 1 home run and 3 strikeouts, against a .733 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Howell has struck Melvin Mora out 6 times in 11 plate appearances, 54.5% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The STL lineup has hit .316 and slugged .737 against Howell across 43 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

12 hits, 5 home runs and 12 strikeouts, against a .370 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Jake Lamb squares Howell up like nobody else: 98.5 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.2 across the hitters he has faced.

10 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Justin Morneau gets nothing on it against Howell: 61.3 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.2 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Jorge Posada is 1 for 13 against Howell, a .077 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

15 career plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 25, 1983
Birth Place Modesto, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Texas