Brad Lidge

Full Name: Bradley Thomas Lidge	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/200	First Game: April 26, 2002
Birthdate: December 23, 1976	MLB Experience: 5 years
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on December 23, 1976 in Sacramento, California, Brad Lidge (Bradley Thomas Lidge) played for the Houston Astros for his entire 5 year career. Lidge broke into the bigs on April 26, 2002 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 3.60 ERA in 85 innings pitched in 2003, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Brad Lidge's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2005, when he posted a 2.29 ERA, notched 42 saves and struck out 103 batters. However, others believe that it was 2004, when he posted a 1.90 ERA, notched 29 saves and struck out 157 batters.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2002	HOU	N	6	1	1	0	6.23	12	6	6	0	8.2	12	0	9	1	0	2
2003	HOU	N	78	0	6	3	3.60	97	36	34	1	85	60	6	42	7	4	5
2004	HOU	N	80	0	6	5	1.90	157	21	20	29	94.2	57	8	30	5	3	6
2005	HOU	N	70	0	4	4	2.29	103	21	18	42	70.2	58	5	23	1	8	3
2006	HOU	N	78	0	1	5	5.28	104	47	44	32	75	69	10	36	4	11	6
Total			312	1	18	17	3.29	473	131	122	104	334	256	29	140	18	26	22

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2002	HOU	N	P	6	1	8.2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000
2003	HOU	N	P	78	0	85	2	4	0	0	1	5	6	0	1.000
2004	HOU	N	P	80	0	94.2	2	2	0	1	0	2	5	0	1.000
2005	HOU	N	P	70	0	70.2	2	4	1	0	1	5	2	1	.857
2006	HOU	N	P	78	0	75	5	6	2	0	0	7	0	0	.846
Total			P	312	1	334	11	18	3	1	2	21	13	1	.906

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	SO
2002	HOU	N	6	2	2	2	1.000	1.000	1.500	1	0
2003	HOU	N	78	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	4
2004	HOU	N	80	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2005	HOU	N	70	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2006	HOU	N	78	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total			312	7	2	2	.286	.286	.429	1	4

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Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 42nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1995).
Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed July 2, 1998).