3B Ira 'Virus' Howell #24
Austin BigStars VBL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/07/2032
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3B IRA 'VIRUS' HOWELL #24 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
68 191 44 6 1 3 25 11 41 .230 .286 .319 29 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 56 63 54 56
Gap 61 68 58 61
Power 52 58 50 52
Eye 35 39 34 35
Avoid K's 70 75 69 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 46 37
Errors: - 84 62
Arm: 7 75 51
Turn DP: - 52 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 23
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 54 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 61
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 100
Stealing Ability: 99
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 21
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/06/2032 STL Win, 8-6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/2032 @ PR Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/2032 PR Win, 10-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/01/2032 @ STR Win, 5-4 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
07/31/2032 @ STR Loss, 0-12 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/2032 @ STR Win, 9-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/29/2032 @ STR Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/2032 COOP Win, 3-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
07/27/2032 COOP Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/25/2032 CUMB Win, 3-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ira brings a level-headedness to the clubhouse.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:01/14/2003
Born in:Colchester, CT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$295,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 151 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 13 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 68 191 44 6 1 3 25 23 11 41 .230 .286 .319 .606 .265 .089 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 208 4 0 0 8 2 0 61 10 29 11 72.5 15.6 2.50 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   111 29 2 0 2 17 10 7 22 0 0 2 .261 .317 .333 .650
Versus Right   80 15 4 1 1 8 5 4 19 0 2 2 .188 .244 .300 .544
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Week   19 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474
April   41 10 1 0 0 6 4 1 8 0 1 1 .244 .279 .268 .547
May   35 9 0 0 2 7 5 3 7 0 0 0 .257 .316 .429 .744
June   56 14 3 0 0 5 5 5 13 0 1 2 .250 .333 .304 .637
July   52 9 2 1 0 4 7 2 11 0 0 1 .173 .218 .250 .468
August   7 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Spring Training   16 5 1 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .500 .853
Last Year   82 15 5 1 1 4 11 5 20 0 0 0 .183 .230 .305 .535
Career   1769 478 91 24 26 183 248 96 391 13 4 28 .270 .316 .393 .709
Home   79 21 1 1 1 11 15 4 18 0 2 2 .266 .318 .342 .659
Road   112 23 5 0 2 14 8 7 23 0 0 2 .205 .264 .304 .568
Grass   183 41 6 1 3 23 22 11 39 0 2 4 .224 .283 .317 .600
Turf   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Night   191 44 6 1 3 25 23 11 41 0 2 4 .230 .286 .319 .606
As Starter   185 43 6 1 3 25 15 9 38 0 2 4 .232 .283 .324 .607
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   39 10 2 0 1 5 3 3 11 0 0 0 .256 .310 .385 .694
Inning 1-3   65 17 1 0 0 8 5 1 13 0 1 2 .262 .294 .277 .571
Inning 4-6   67 15 3 1 2 11 7 7 14 0 1 2 .224 .316 .388 .704
Inning 7-9   58 11 2 0 0 3 2 3 14 0 0 0 .190 .230 .224 .454
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
0 Outs   71 12 1 0 1 3 4 2 15 0 2 1 .169 .203 .225 .428
1 Outs   64 16 2 1 1 9 8 2 15 0 0 1 .250 .284 .359 .643
2 Outs   56 16 3 0 1 13 3 7 11 0 0 2 .286 .385 .393 .777
Scoring Position   64 21 3 1 2 24 7 4 15 0 2 0 .328 .368 .500 .868
Bases Empty   104 20 2 0 1 1 7 6 22 0 0 4 .192 .263 .240 .504
Runner on 1st   23 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .130 .167 .174 .341
Runner on 2nd   25 7 1 0 0 4 3 1 7 0 1 0 .280 .308 .320 .628
Runner on 3rd   7 5 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.143 1.857
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 4 0 0 2 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .769 1.126
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Two Strikes   79 12 0 1 0 8 3 5 41 0 0 3 .152 .230 .177 .407
First Pitch   23 5 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .217 .391 .609
Count 0-1   24 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .375 .667
Count 0-2   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 .000 .118 .000 .118
Count 1-0   18 6 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 1-1   22 7 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .348 .455 .802
Count 1-2   28 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   14 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 2-2   25 7 0 1 0 4 2 0 11 0 0 1 .280 .308 .360 .668
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .250 .667 .250 .917
Full Count   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 .273 .500 .273 .773
Behind in Count   67 9 2 0 0 4 1 0 25 0 0 2 .134 .159 .164 .324
Ahead in Count   43 13 3 0 1 5 8 6 0 0 1 0 .302 .388 .442 .830
Batting Leadoff   53 9 1 0 2 9 5 2 10 0 1 0 .170 .200 .302 .502
Batting 2nd   18 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 6th   51 14 2 1 0 8 4 2 9 0 1 1 .275 .315 .353 .668
Batting 7th   39 10 1 0 1 6 4 3 9 0 0 3 .256 .356 .359 .715
Batting 8th   24 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .208 .240 .250 .490
Batting 9th   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Low Leverage   87 18 4 1 0 5 5 5 19 0 1 4 .207 .281 .276 .557
Medium Leverage   70 19 2 0 2 9 8 4 15 0 1 0 .271 .311 .386 .697
High Leverage   32 7 0 0 1 11 2 2 7 0 0 0 .219 .265 .312 .577
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Vancouver - VBL 22 90 353 102 21 4 4 36 44 27 3 3 62 60 24 .289 .342 .405 .747 96 99 0.5
2026 Vancouver - VBL 23 153 616 170 32 8 8 60 90 35 11 5 156 100 45 .276 .324 .393 .717 94 96 0.7
2027 Vancouver - VBL 24 100 395 113 18 4 6 35 53 9 8 4 83 62 22 .286 .312 .397 .710 91 94 1.1
2027 Kittanning - VBL 24 40 97 29 7 6 3 18 22 6 1 0 21 24 2 .299 .346 .588 .934 147 148 1.3
2027 Total - VBL 24 140 492 142 25 10 9 53 75 15 9 4 104 86 24 .289 .319 .435 .754 102 105 2.4
2028 Kittanning - VBL 25 9 12 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 .167 .231 .250 .481 31 25 -0.1
2029 Kittanning - VBL 26 8 23 3 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 0 .130 .222 .304 .527 40 31 -0.0
2031 Cumberland - VBL 28 27 82 15 5 1 1 4 11 5 0 0 20 16 1 .183 .230 .305 .535 41 39 -0.2
2032 Austin - VBL 29 68 191 44 6 1 3 25 23 11 4 0 41 29 11 .230 .286 .319 .606 60 61 -0.1
Total VBL 495 1769 478 91 24 26 183 248 96 28 13 391 299 107 .270 .316 .393 .709 89 91 3.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2024 Montreal - AA 21 136 526 149 17 9 19 64 103 61 13 4 81 72 33 .283 .369 .458 .827 126 123 3.1
2025 Juneau - AAA 22 59 231 71 12 6 3 18 48 21 3 0 27 29 12 .307 .373 .450 .823 123 125 1.1
2028 North Newton - AAA 25 99 368 81 12 5 9 45 51 32 10 6 71 54 17 .220 .296 .353 .649 75 74 0.5
2029 North Newton - AAA 26 73 211 50 11 2 4 20 40 20 6 0 34 35 7 .237 .321 .365 .686 84 84 0.7
2030 North Newton - AAA 27 128 462 124 18 6 8 66 87 44 11 4 91 90 18 .268 .344 .385 .729 100 100 2.9
2031 Cumberland - TRN 28 8 24 6 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 66 63 0.1
2031 Conquest - AAA 28 69 178 47 10 3 2 34 27 15 4 3 37 41 13 .264 .330 .388 .718 91 94 0.9
Total AAA 428 1450 373 63 22 26 183 253 132 34 13 260 249 67 .257 .331 .385 .716 94 94
Total AA 136 526 149 17 9 19 64 103 61 13 4 81 72 33 .283 .369 .458 .827 126 123
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2027 Kittanning - VBL 24 4 9 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 .444 .545 .889 1.434 280 297 0.2
2031 Cumberland - VBL 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 -0.2
Total VBL 5 10 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 .400 .500 .800 1.300 248 261
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Montreal - AA 1B 27 26 211 15 15 227 1 .996 211.1 9.62 +0.8 1.016
2024 Montreal - AA 2B 6 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.2 1.008
2024 Montreal - AA 3B 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.052
2024 Montreal - AA SS 103 103 158 305 51 475 12 .975 916.1 4.55 -13.5 .914
2025 Vancouver - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
2025 Juneau - AAA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Vancouver - MLB 2B 36 35 89 105 26 198 4 .980 300.0 5.82 -0.8 .986
2025 Juneau - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Vancouver - MLB SS 59 51 75 151 33 235 9 .962 467.1 4.35 -10.1 .874
2025 Juneau - AAA SS 57 54 86 149 28 240 5 .979 477.0 4.43 -8.7 .928
2026 Vancouver - MLB 2B 9 0 3 4 2 8 1 .875 13.2 4.61 -1.2 .507
2026 Vancouver - MLB SS 153 153 220 435 95 666 11 .983 1322.2 4.46 -18.8 .920
2027 Vancouver - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
2027 Kittanning - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Vancouver - MLB 2B 7 0 3 3 2 6 0 1.000 10.2 5.06 -1.2 .340
2027 Vancouver - MLB 3B 90 89 50 171 21 229 8 .965 774.1 2.57 -2.2 .992
2027 Kittanning - MLB 3B 29 21 4 35 4 39 0 1.000 185.2 1.89 -1.3 .950
2027 Vancouver - MLB SS 2 2 1 10 1 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 -0.0 .951
2028 Kittanning - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Kittanning - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 North Newton - AAA 2B 2 2 3 11 5 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 -0.5 .949
2028 Kittanning - MLB 3B 7 3 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 32.1 1.67 +0.3 1.039
2028 North Newton - AAA 3B 93 92 38 151 23 194 5 .974 807.1 2.11 -1.5 .986
2028 North Newton - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 North Newton - AAA 1B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2029 North Newton - AAA 2B 2 0 1 3 2 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.038
2029 Kittanning - MLB 3B 7 6 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 50.0 2.34 -0.2 .946
2029 North Newton - AAA 3B 61 53 30 84 14 123 9 .927 452.0 2.27 -0.0 .988
2029 North Newton - AAA SS 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.074
2030 North Newton - AAA 3B 126 126 70 196 20 273 7 .974 1071.2 2.23 +1.1 1.015
2030 North Newton - AAA SS 2 2 3 7 2 10 0 1.000 18.0 5.00 -0.2 .910
2031 Cumberland - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2031 Cumberland - MLB 2B 23 16 21 58 11 84 5 .940 153.2 4.63 -2.3 .911
2031 Conquest - AAA 2B 47 45 67 134 28 203 2 .990 380.1 4.76 +0.1 1.040
2031 Cumberland - TRN 2B 8 8 8 18 5 26 0 1.000 53.0 4.42 -0.7 .973
2031 Cumberland - MLB 3B 3 2 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 14.0 4.50 +0.4 1.048
2031 Conquest - AAA 3B 8 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.3 .781
2031 Cumberland - MLB SS 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 .000
2031 Conquest - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2032 Austin - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2032 Austin - MLB 2B 33 27 43 69 23 115 3 .974 241.1 4.18 -1.6 .982
2032 Austin - MLB 3B 29 23 4 39 3 44 1 .977 197.0 1.96 -0.1 .972
2032 Austin - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 34 26 218 15 15 234 1 .996 222.1 9.43 +0.8 1.016
TOTAL 2B 174 133 242 406 104 663 15 .977 1183.0 4.93 -8.4 .980
TOTAL 3B 458 415 202 702 85 934 30 .968 3603.1 2.26 -3.8 .993
TOTAL SS 379 366 546 1057 210 1640 37 .977 3230.1 4.47 -51.3 .914
PLAYER HISTORY
12/03/2023 Joined the Kentland Golden Panthers.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (68); Power: 62 (62); Eye: 55 (65).
10/19/2024 Wins the 2024 AA ML Platinum Stick Award at SS.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (69); Power: 49 (53); Eye: 41 (46).
08/17/2025 Goes 5-5 against the Toronto Red Birds, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
11/25/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (64); Power: 49 (53); Eye: 42 (42).
11/30/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (61); Power: 49 (53); Eye: 42 (42).
07/31/2027 Was traded by the Vancouver Lynx to the Kittanning Union in exchange for 3B Austin Riley and SP Scott Wiggins.
11/26/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (61); Power: 49 (53); Eye: 42 (42).
11/10/2028 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $155,000 with the Kittanning Union organization.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (60); Power: 49 (52); Eye: 42 (42).
04/27/2029 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/24/2029 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $180,000.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (61); Power: 49 (52); Eye: 42 (42).
11/23/2030 Was traded by the Kittanning Union to the Cumberland Copperheads in exchange for .
11/24/2030 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $200,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (59); Power: 55 (56); Eye: 34 (34).
11/19/2031 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 55 (56); Eye: 34 (34).
01/30/2032 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $295,000 with the Austin BigStars organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2026 153 5
Year AB Rank
2026 616 7
Year K Rank
2026 156 6
Year 3B Rank
2026 8 7
2027 10 3
Year SB Rank
2026 100 7
2027 86 7
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