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| Name | Team | Age |
| Tom Howard | Retired (1986, Age 35) | Died (2026, Age 75) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 20 (1972) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Vida Blue League | 0 | 13 years (122 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/20/1951 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1973 | P | MIN | 27 | 27 | 138.66 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.84 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | P | MIN | 32 | 32 | 184.66 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1.36 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | P | MIN | 32 | 32 | 198.33 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1.27 | .966 |
| 1976 | P | MIN | 28 | 28 | 168.33 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1.23 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | P | MIN | 21 | 19 | 118.66 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .957 |
| 1978 | P | MIN | 24 | 19 | 130.0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1.38 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | P | MIN | 27 | 27 | 186.0 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0.92 | .905 |
| 1980 | P | MIN | 31 | 31 | 210.33 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.94 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | P | MIN | 31 | 31 | 217.0 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0.95 | .920 |
| 1982 | P | MIN | 28 | 28 | 192.33 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.98 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | P | MIN | 35 | 35 | 253.33 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0.89 | 1.000 |
| 1984 | P | MIN-DET | 37 | 23 | 170.66 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.84 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | P | DET | 48 | 0 | 51.33 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.70 | .800 |
| 1986 | P | DET | 24 | 0 | 21.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 1.000 |
| Total | 425 | 332 | 2240.62 | 273 | 17 | 249 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 1.07 | .974 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1986-11-01 | Tom Howard has retired from the Detroit Cougars |
| 1986-09-03 | Tom Howard of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1984-04-27 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Maulers and the Detroit Cougars. The Detroit Cougars receive Tom Howard, Draft Pick 1985 Round 3 MIN (Derek Pose) from the Minnesota Maulers in exchange for Waddy Walters, Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 DET (Bert Cain). Protest This Trade. |
| 1984-04-02 | The Minnesota Maulers have placed Tom Howard on the trade block. |
| 1975-07-13 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Tom Howard to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have sent Rick Ward to the minors. |
| 1975-07-11 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Rick Ward to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have sent Tom Howard to the minors. |
| 1974-04-11 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Tom Howard to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have sent Dan Ferrell to the minors. |
| 1974-04-03 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Chuck Leonard to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have sent Tom Howard to the minors. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Tom Howard to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have sent Max Garcia to the minors. |
| 1973-09-09 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Rick Ward to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have sent Tom Howard to the minors. |
| 1973-04-01 | The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Tom Howard to the major league team. The Minnesota Maulers have promoted Tony Kingsale to the major league team. |