2006 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 2006 Houston Astros finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 735 runs and belted 174 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Lance Berkman, who led the team with 45 home runs, 136 RBI, and 169 hits. Willy Taveras had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 719 runs and had a team ERA of 4.09. Roy Oswalt was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Andy Pettitte led the team with 178 strikeouts. Brad Lidge was the team's best fireman, with 32 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lance Berkman | 1B | 152 | 536 | 95 | 169 | 45 | 136 | 3 | .420 | .621 | 1.041 | .315 |
| Craig Biggio | 2B | 145 | 548 | 79 | 135 | 21 | 62 | 3 | .306 | .422 | .728 | .246 |
| Eric Bruntlett | 2B | 73 | 119 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .351 | .345 | .696 | .277 |
| Chris Burke | 2B | 123 | 366 | 58 | 101 | 9 | 40 | 11 | .347 | .418 | .765 | .276 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 3B | 127 | 387 | 67 | 91 | 23 | 58 | 1 | .396 | .463 | .859 | .235 |
| Adam Everett | SS | 150 | 514 | 52 | 123 | 6 | 59 | 9 | .290 | .352 | .642 | .239 |
| Mike Lamb | 1B | 126 | 381 | 70 | 117 | 12 | 45 | 2 | .361 | .475 | .836 | .307 |
| Joe McEwing | 2B | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Aubrey Huff | OF | 68 | 224 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 38 | 0 | .341 | .478 | .819 | .250 |
| Charlton Jimerson | OF | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .833 | 1.166 | .333 |
| Jason Lane | OF | 112 | 288 | 44 | 58 | 15 | 45 | 1 | .318 | .392 | .710 | .201 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | OF | 103 | 119 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .294 | .319 | .613 | .252 |
| Luke Scott | OF | 65 | 214 | 31 | 72 | 10 | 37 | 2 | .426 | .621 | 1.047 | .336 |
| Willy Taveras | OF | 149 | 529 | 83 | 147 | 1 | 30 | 33 | .333 | .338 | .671 | .278 |
| Preston Wilson | OF | 102 | 390 | 40 | 105 | 9 | 55 | 6 | .309 | .405 | .714 | .269 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brad Ausmus | C | 139 | 439 | 37 | 101 | 2 | 39 | 3 | .308 | .285 | .593 | .230 |
| J.R. House | C | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Munson | C | 53 | 141 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .269 | .348 | .617 | .199 |
| Humberto Quintero | C | 11 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .429 | .793 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hector Gimenez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5521 | 735 | 1407 | 174 | 708 | 79 | .326 | .409 | .735 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Matt Albers | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6.00 | 1.600 | |||
| Ezequiel Astacio | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11.12 | 2.281 | |||
| Brandon Backe | 8 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 3.77 | 1.419 | |||
| Philip Barzilla | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 3.333 | |||
| Dave Borkowski | 40 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 52 | 23 | 4.69 | 1.310 | |||
| Taylor Buchholz | 22 | 19 | 113 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 77 | 34 | 5.89 | 1.248 | |||
| Roger Clemens | 19 | 19 | 113.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 102 | 29 | 2.30 | 1.041 | |||
| Mike Gallo | 23 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6.06 | 2.147 | |||
| Jason Hirsh | 9 | 9 | 44.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 6.04 | 1.566 | |||
| Brad Lidge | 78 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 32 | 104 | 36 | 5.28 | 1.400 | |||
| Trever Miller | 70 | 0 | 50.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 3.02 | 1.085 | |||
| Fernando Nieve | 40 | 11 | 96.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 70 | 41 | 4.20 | 1.329 | |||
| Roy Oswalt | 33 | 32 | 220.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 166 | 38 | 2.98 | 1.169 | |||
| Andy Pettitte | 36 | 35 | 214.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 178 | 70 | 4.20 | 1.437 | |||
| Chad Qualls | 81 | 0 | 88.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 3.76 | 1.172 | |||
| Wandy Rodriguez | 30 | 24 | 135.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 98 | 63 | 5.64 | 1.599 | |||
| Chris Sampson | 12 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2.12 | 0.882 | |||
| Russ Springer | 72 | 0 | 59.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 3.47 | 1.039 | |||
| Dan Wheeler | 75 | 0 | 71.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 9 | 68 | 24 | 2.52 | 1.150 | |||
| Team Totals | 659 | 162 | 1468.7 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 42 | 1160 | 480 | 4.09 | 1.297 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lance Berkman | 152 |
| At Bats | Craig Biggio | 548 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lance Berkman | 646 |
| Batting Average | Lance Berkman | .315 |
| On-Base % | Lance Berkman | .420 |
| Slugging % | Lance Berkman | .621 |
| OPS | Lance Berkman | 1.041 |
| Runs | Lance Berkman | 95 |
| Hits | Lance Berkman | 169 |
| Total Bases | Lance Berkman | 333 |
| Doubles | Craig Biggio | 33 |
| Triples | Adam Everett and Luke Scott | 6 |
| Home Runs | Lance Berkman | 45 |
| RBI | Lance Berkman | 136 |
| Walks | Morgan Ensberg | 101 |
| Strikeouts | Lance Berkman | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Willy Taveras | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Willy Taveras | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy Oswalt | 20 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lance Berkman | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Brad Ausmus | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Roy Oswalt | 15 |
| Losses | Andy Pettitte | 13 |
| Saves | Brad Lidge | 32 |
| Won-Loss % | Roy Oswalt | .652 |
| ERA | Roy Oswalt | 2.98 |
| WHIP | Roy Oswalt | 1.169 |
| Innings Pitched | Roy Oswalt | 220.7 |
| Games | Chad Qualls | 81 |
| Games Started | Andy Pettitte | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Pettitte | 178 |
| Complete Games | Roy Oswalt and Andy Pettitte | 2 |
| Shutouts | Taylor Buchholz and Andy Pettitte | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Pettitte | 929 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Andy Pettitte | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Andy Pettitte | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Andy Pettitte | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Andy Pettitte | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Roy Oswalt | 55 |
| Triples Allowed | Wandy Rodriguez | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Brad Lidge | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Brad Lidge, Roy Oswalt, Chad Qualls, and Wandy Rodriguez | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Andy Pettitte | 26 |
