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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
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Howell projects a .424 average, 7th percentile.

193 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 653rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

42.9% of the contact against Howell is on the ground and 21.4% of it is in the air.

28 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough

Howell works off the plate, with only 34% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.

193 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 696th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Howell averages 82.8 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.

193 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 681st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Howell's stuff spins at 1,961 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.

193 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 643rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against Howell is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.

193 pitches in 2017. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 139th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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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