1998 Colorado Rockies
[edit] Summary
The 1998 Colorado Rockies finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 826 runs and belted 183 home runs to go along with a .291 batting average. The offense was powered by Vinny Castilla, who led the team with 46 home runs and 144 RBI. Dante Bichette led the team with 219 hits for a .331 average.
The team allowed 855 runs and had a team ERA of 5.00. Pedro Astacio and Darryl Kile were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Pedro Astacio racked up 170 strkeouts to lead the team. Jerry DiPoto was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jason Bates | 2B | 53 | 74 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .268 | .230 | .498 | .189 |
| Vinny Castilla | 3B | 162 | 645 | 108 | 206 | 46 | 144 | 5 | .362 | .589 | .951 | .319 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1B | 62 | 122 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .359 | .459 | .818 | .311 |
| Todd Helton | 1B | 152 | 530 | 78 | 167 | 25 | 97 | 3 | .380 | .530 | .910 | .315 |
| Mike Lansing | 2B | 153 | 584 | 73 | 161 | 12 | 66 | 10 | .325 | .411 | .736 | .276 |
| Nelson Liriano | 2B | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 162 | 647 | 80 | 177 | 9 | 59 | 5 | .313 | .382 | .695 | .274 |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | 23 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .385 | .671 | .231 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Abbott | OF | 42 | 71 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .276 | .465 | .741 | .254 |
| Jeff Barry | OF | 15 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .216 | .206 | .422 | .176 |
| Dante Bichette | OF | 161 | 662 | 97 | 219 | 22 | 122 | 14 | .357 | .509 | .866 | .331 |
| Ellis Burks | OF | 100 | 357 | 54 | 102 | 16 | 54 | 3 | .355 | .510 | .865 | .286 |
| Edgard Clemente | OF | 11 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .421 | .471 | .892 | .353 |
| Angel Echevarria | OF | 19 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .455 | .586 | 1.041 | .379 |
| Derrick Gibson | OF | 7 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .478 | .476 | .954 | .429 |
| Curtis Goodwin | OF | 119 | 159 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .313 | .308 | .621 | .245 |
| Darryl Hamilton | OF | 51 | 194 | 30 | 65 | 5 | 25 | 4 | .406 | .469 | .875 | .335 |
| John Vander Wal | OF | 89 | 104 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .380 | .548 | .928 | .288 |
| Larry Walker | OF | 130 | 454 | 113 | 165 | 23 | 67 | 14 | .445 | .630 | 1.075 | .363 |
| Derrick White | OF | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Kirt Manwaring | C | 110 | 291 | 30 | 72 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .339 | .330 | .669 | .247 |
| Jeff Reed | C | 113 | 259 | 43 | 75 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .377 | .467 | .844 | .290 |
| Mark Strittmatter | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5632 | 826 | 1640 | 183 | 791 | 67 | .342 | .461 | .802 | .291 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Astacio | 35 | 34 | 209.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 170 | 74 | 6.23 | 1.524 | |||
| Mark Brownson | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.72 | 1.353 | |||
| Mike DeJean | 59 | 1 | 74.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3.03 | 1.373 | |||
| Jerry DiPoto | 68 | 0 | 71.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 19 | 49 | 25 | 3.53 | 1.206 | |||
| Lariel Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 35 | 20 | 141.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 109 | 66 | 5.22 | 1.550 | |||
| Darryl Kile | 36 | 35 | 230.3 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 0 | 158 | 96 | 5.20 | 1.533 | |||
| Curt Leskanic | 66 | 0 | 75.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 55 | 40 | 4.40 | 1.519 | |||
| Chuck McElroy | 78 | 0 | 68.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 2.90 | 1.347 | |||
| Mike Munoz | 40 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 5.66 | 1.671 | |||
| Fred Rath | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.69 | 1.509 | |||
| Kevin Ritz | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Mike Saipe | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 2.200 | |||
| Jim Stoops | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Mark Thompson | 6 | 6 | 23.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 7.71 | 2.060 | |||
| John Thomson | 26 | 26 | 161 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 106 | 49 | 4.81 | 1.385 | |||
| Dave Veres | 63 | 0 | 76.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 8 | 74 | 27 | 2.83 | 1.232 | |||
| Dave Wainhouse | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4.91 | 1.818 | |||
| Jamey Wright | 34 | 34 | 206.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 86 | 95 | 5.67 | 1.600 | |||
| Team Totals | 568 | 162 | 1432.3 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 36 | 951 | 562 | 5.00 | 1.498 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vinny Castilla and Neifi Perez | 162 |
| At Bats | Dante Bichette | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Neifi Perez | 712 |
| Batting Average | Larry Walker | .363 |
| On-Base % | Larry Walker | .445 |
| Slugging % | Larry Walker | .630 |
| OPS | Larry Walker | 1.075 |
| Runs | Larry Walker | 113 |
| Hits | Dante Bichette | 219 |
| Total Bases | Vinny Castilla | 380 |
| Doubles | Dante Bichette | 48 |
| Triples | Neifi Perez | 9 |
| Home Runs | Vinny Castilla | 46 |
| RBI | Vinny Castilla | 144 |
| Walks | Larry Walker | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Vinny Castilla | 89 |
| Stolen Bases | Dante Bichette and Larry Walker | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Vinny Castilla | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Neifi Perez | 22 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vinny Castilla | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Vinny Castilla | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pedro Astacio and Darryl Kile | 13 |
| Losses | Darryl Kile | 17 |
| Saves | Jerry DiPoto | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Pedro Astacio | .481 |
| ERA | Darryl Kile | 5.20 |
| WHIP | Pedro Astacio | 1.524 |
| Innings Pitched | Darryl Kile | 230.3 |
| Games | Chuck McElroy | 78 |
| Games Started | Darryl Kile | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Pedro Astacio | 170 |
| Complete Games | Darryl Kile | 4 |
| Shutouts | Mark Brownson and Darryl Kile | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Darryl Kile | 1020 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pedro Astacio | 145 |
| Hits Allowed | Darryl Kile | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Darryl Kile | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pedro Astacio | 39 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jamey Wright | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Pedro Astacio | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Darryl Kile | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pedro Astacio | 17 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jamey Wright | 29 |
