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| Name | Team | Age |
| Jim Howard | Retired (1986, Age 36) | Died (2025, Age 75) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 31 (1972) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Santo Rodriguez League | 0 | 7 years (120 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/31/1950 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (13.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1978 | LF | BOS | 85 | 85 | 757.66 | 169 | 161 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 1.98 | .988 |
| 1979 | LF | BOS | 144 | 144 | 1283.66 | 311 | 301 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 2.16 | .990 |
| 1980 | LF | BOS | 144 | 144 | 1294.66 | 294 | 286 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 2.03 | .993 |
| 1981 | LF | BOS | 144 | 144 | 1303.0 | 294 | 284 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2.02 | .997 |
| 1982 | LF | BOS | 140 | 140 | 1262.66 | 253 | 248 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1.80 | .996 |
| 1983 | LF | BOS | 106 | 106 | 928.0 | 190 | 185 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 1.81 | .984 |
| 1984 | SS | BOS | 8 | 8 | 70.0 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3.99 | 1.000 |
| LF | BOS | 59 | 58 | 502.0 | 113 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2.03 | 1.000 | |
| 1985 | SS | BOS | 2 | 2 | 17.33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 1.000 |
| LF | BOS | 69 | 66 | 590.0 | 126 | 121 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | .984 | |
| CF | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | SS | 10 | 10 | 87.33 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4.02 | 1.000 | |
| LF | 891 | 887 | 7921.64 | 1750 | 1697 | 39 | 14 | 5 | +10 | 1.97 | .992 | ||
| CF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 902 | 898 | 8017.97 | 1793 | 1709 | 70 | 14 | 9 | +7 | 2.00 | .992 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1986-11-01 | Jim Howard has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1986-05-26 | The Boston Redlegs have waived Jim Howard. |
| 1986-03-25 | The Boston Redlegs have promoted John Cruthers to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted Julio Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted George Soff to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted Pat Frisch to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have designated Jim Howard for assignment. |
| 1983-07-02 | Jim Howard of the Boston Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
| 1982-09-05 | Jim Howard of the Boston Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days. |
| 1978-07-28 | Jim Howard of the Boston Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1978-05-20 | The Boston Redlegs have promoted Jim Howard to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have promoted Willie Hoerst to the major league team. The Boston Redlegs have designated Andujar McCurdy for assignment. The Boston Redlegs have sent Nat Colborn to the minors. |