Bob Howsam
General manager for the Reds and Cardinals (1967–1984).
0 seasons with salary-era data across 3 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 0–0
Overview
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career total (1985+ data) | $0 | – | +0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | +25.2 | +5.4 | +0.09 | -0.2 | +0.0 | – | – | – | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 0 deals credited to Bob Howsam, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
No graded trades on record for this executive.
Players acquired — 18 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Oester | 2B |  CIN |
Draft | 1974 | 5 | +5.7 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Nick Esasky | 1B/3B | CIN |
Draft | 1978 | 4 | +5.4 | +1.3 | – | – | – |
| Eddie Milner | OF | CIN |
Draft | 1976 | 2 | +3.9 | +1.9 | – | – | – |
| Mario Soto | P | CIN |
Intl FA | 1973 | 3 | +3.1 | +1.0 | – | – | – |
| Andy McGaffigan | P | CIN |
Trade | 1984 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | – | – | – |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B | CIN |
Intl FA | 1984 | 2 | +2.3 | +1.2 | – | – | – |
| Dave Concepción | SS | CIN |
Intl FA | 1967 | 3 | +2.2 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Jay Tibbs | P | CIN |
Trade | 1984 | 1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | – | – | – |
| Gary Redus | OF | CIN |
Draft | 1978 | 1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | – | – | – |
| Frank Pastore | P | CIN |
Draft | 1975 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| John Stuper | P | CIN |
Trade | 1984 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| Chris Jones | OF | CIN |
Draft | 1984 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Joe Price | P | CIN |
Draft | 1977 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Pete Rose | 1B/OF | CIN |
Trade | 1984 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Tom Hume | P | CIN |
Draft | 1972 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – |
| Pat Pacillo | P | CIN |
Draft | 1984 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Dave Van Gorder | C | CIN |
Draft | 1978 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Carl Willis | P | CIN |
Trade | 1984 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.