Roy Oswalt

Full Name: Roy Edward Oswalt	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170	First Game: [[May 6, 2001
Birthdate: August 29, 1977	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on August 29, 1977 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Roy Oswalt (Roy Edward Oswalt) played for the Houston Astros for his entire 6 year career. Oswalt broke into the bigs on May 6, 2001 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.73 ERA in 141.2 innings pitched in 2001, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Roy Oswalt's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2002, when he posted a 3.01 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 208 batters. However, others believe that it was 2005, when he posted a 2.94 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 184 batters.

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[edit] Pitching

Oswalt is an aggressive pitcher who won't back down from any hitter in the league. For his career he averages right at two walks per nine innings, indicating that he would rather challenge hitters than pitch around them. While he's progressed as a pitcher his strike out totals have gone down as he's learned to pitch, evidenced by the fact that his ground ball/fly ball ratio has gotten progressively better since his rookie season.

Oswalt's repertoire consists of a fastball, slider, curveball and a changeup. His fastball tops out at 98 MPH, but normally sits at 93-96 with good sinking movement. He works off his fastball and has had games in the past where he's dominated almost exclusively with it. Oswalt's next best pitch is his curve, which sits around 69 MPH with tremendous 12-6 movement. The sheer speed difference between his heater and his curve is usually enough to throw off most hitters in baseball. He also features a decent slider that hits 85-86 MPH and a rarely-used but effective change, which he consistently throws around 82 MPH.

[edit] Hitting and Defense

Oswalt is a decent hitter as far as pitchers go and an excellent bunter. He's essentially a non-factor on the bases on the occasion he does reach.

He has always been a very good defensive pitcher, able to make all the throws he needs to make and rarely missing an assignment, such as covering first or backing up a play at the plate. He's an instinctive defender and doesn't do anything in the field poorly.

[edit] Overall

Oswalt is one of the premier pitches in all of baseball and, aside from a bumpy 2004 season, has been consistently great throughout his career. His pure stuff and mindset on the mound are good enough to get him through the times he doesn't have his best command and this lends itself to a long and successful career. With his willingness to bust hitters inside, the diminutive right-hander has solidified himself as one of the more feared pitchers in the game today.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2001	HOU	N	28	20	14	3	2.73	144	48	43	3	1	141.2	126	13	24	2	0	6
2002	HOU	N	35	34	19	9	3.01	208	86	78	0	0	233	215	17	62	4	3	5
2003	HOU	N	21	21	10	5	2.97	108	48	42	0	0	127.1	116	15	29	0	1	5
2004	HOU	N	36	35	20	10	3.49	206	100	92	2	2	237	233	17	62	5	5	11
2005	HOU	N	35	35	20	12	2.94	184	85	79	4	1	241.2	243	18	48	3	5	8
2006	HOU	N	33	32	15	8	2.98	166	76	73	2	0	220.2	220	18	38	4	1	6
2007	HOU	N	33	32	14	7	3.18	154	80	75	1	0	212	221	14	60	6	1	7
2008	HOU	N	32	32	17	10	3.54	165	89	82	3	2	208.2	199	23	47	2	1	10
Total			253	241	129	64	3.13	1335	612	564	15	6	1622	1573	135	370	26	17	58

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2001	HOU	N	P	28	20	141.2	19	15	1	1	0	2	1	1	.971
2002	HOU	N	P	35	34	233	13	38	1	3	1	10	7	1	.981
2003	HOU	N	P	21	21	127.1	10	13	0	1	0	1	5	1	1.000
2004	HOU	N	P	36	35	237	14	32	3	3	1	6	5	1	.939
2005	HOU	N	P	35	35	241.2	19	31	0	2	0	3	4	1	1.000
2006	HOU	N	P	33	32	220.2	15	28	1	4	0	5	6	0	.977
2007	HOU	N	P	33	32	212	20	36	0	3	1	5	1	0	1.000
2008	HOU	N	P	32	32	208.2	24	30	0	4	1	1	1	0	1.000
Total			P	253	241	1622	134	223	6	21	4	33	30	5	.983

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
2001	HOU	N	28	47	3	9	0	3	.191	.208	.213	1	1	12	0	3	0
2002	HOU	N	35	77	5	10	0	4	.130	.183	.156	2	4	26	1	7	0
2003	HOU	N	21	39	4	7	0	0	.179	.220	.205	1	2	15	0	7	0
2004	HOU	N	36	71	1	10	0	6	.141	.184	.155	1	3	16	1	13	1
2005	HOU	N	35	73	1	13	0	2	.178	.211	.178	0	2	19	1	7	0
2006	HOU	N	35	66	3	10	1	8	.152	.200	.212	1	4	15	0	20	2
2007	HOU	N	33	64	2	8	0	3	.125	.176	.141	1	3	21	1	11	1
2008	HOU	N	32	70	3	15	0	5	.214	.214	.214	0	0	18	0	5	0
Total			255	507	22	82	1	31	.162	.198	.181	7	19	142	4	73	4

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Selected by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft on June 4, 1996 - signed on May 18, 1997.

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