Howard Bailey was born on Wednesday, July 31, 1957, in Grand Haven, Michigan. Bailey was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1981, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Howard Bailey baseball stats page.
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Howard Bailey![]() Howard Bailey Autograph on a 1984 Fleer (#75) |
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Howard BaileyHoward Bailey Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1981 | 24 | Tigers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 165 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1982 | 25 | Tigers | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1983 | 26 | Tigers | 33 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 302 | 69 | 39 | 45 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 3 Years | 50 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118.2 | 504 | 120 | 69 | 76 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
Howard BaileyHoward Bailey Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1981 | 24 | Tigers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 25 | Tigers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 26 | Tigers | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Howard BaileyHoward Bailey Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1981 Tigers | P | 9 | 5 | 110 | 13 | 1.4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.19 |
| 1982 Tigers | P | 8 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 1983 Tigers | P | 33 | 3 | 216 | 22 | 0.7 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .864 | 2.38 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 50 | 8 | 356 | 38 | 0.8 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.65 | |
| 3 Years | 50 | 8 | 356 | 38 | 0.8 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.65 | |
Howard BaileyHoward Bailey Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1981 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.31 | 4.17 | 3.19 |
| 1982 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 2.70 | 1.80 |
| 1983 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.84 | 2.63 | 3.13 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.03 | 3.11 | 3.03 |
Howard BaileyHoward Bailey Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1981 Detroit Tigers | 60 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Detroit Tigers | 60 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Detroit Tigers | 60 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
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