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Mike Lamb

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School California State University, Fullerton

Debut April 23, 2000

Born August 9, 1975 in West Covina, CA

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 24 TEX AL 138  493   65  137  25  2   6   47   0  2  34  60  .278  .328  .373   77  184   5   2   6   4  10
 2001 25 TEX AL  76  284   42   87  18  0   4   35   2  1  14  27  .306  .348  .412   97  117   1   2   1   5   6
 2002 26 TEX AL 115  314   54   89  13  0   9   33   0  0  33  48  .283  .354  .411   99  129   2   3   5   3   7
 2003 27 TEX AL  28   38    3    5   0  0   0    2   1  0   2   7  .132  .190  .132  -16    5   0   1   0   1   1
 2004 28 HOU NL 112  278   38   80  14  3  14   58   1  1  31  63  .288  .356  .511  119  142   0   3   3   0   4
 2005 29 HOU NL 125  322   41   76  13  5  12   53   1  1  22  65  .236  .284  .419   81  135   0   4   1   1  10
 2006 30 HOU NL 126  381   70  117  22  3  12   45   2  4  35  55  .307  .361  .475  113  181   0   5   6   0  10
 2007 31 HOU NL 124  311   45   90  14  2  11   40   0  0  36  45  .289  .366  .453  112  141   1   2   5   3   5
 2008 32 MIN AL  68  214   17   49   9  2   1   27   0  1  13  29  .229  .264  .304   55   65   0   8   3   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      912 2635  375  730 128 17  69  340   7 10 220 399  .277  .333  .417   93 1099   9  30  30  17  56
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        468   67  130  23  3  12   60   1  2  39  71  .277  .333  .417   93  195   2   5   5   3  10
 Career High    138  493   70  137  25  5  14   58   2  4  36  65  .307  .366  .511  119  184   5   8   6   5  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 24 TEX AL  538  375   59   4.2   117| .278  .279| .328  .352| .373  .448| .701  .800|  77  .378 -18.5  -1.7   0%
 2001 25 TEX AL  306  207   40   5.2   110| .306  .272| .348  .339| .412  .436| .760  .776|  97  .510  -1.3  -0.1  66%
 2002 26 TEX AL  355  237   46   5.2   110| .283  .271| .354  .339| .411  .436| .765  .776|  99  .523  -0.4   0.0   0%
 2003 27 TEX AL   42   35    1   0.8   116| .132  .280| .190  .348| .132  .448| .322  .796| -16  .031  -6.8  -0.6 100%
 2004 28 HOU NL  312  206   51   6.6   113| .288  .272| .356  .344| .511  .441| .867  .785| 119  .624   7.6   0.7  50%
 2005 29 HOU NL  349  261   36   3.7   109| .236  .270| .284  .340| .419  .430| .703  .770|  81  .379 -10.8  -1.0  50%
 2006 30 HOU NL  421  283   63   6.0   113| .307  .272| .361  .343| .475  .442| .836  .785| 113  .572   7.5   0.7  33%
 2007 31 HOU NL  353  229   53   6.2   110| .289  .272| .366  .341| .453  .434| .819  .775| 112  .592   5.8   0.5   0%
 2008 32 MIN AL  235  177   18   2.7    99| .229  .261| .264  .328| .304  .406| .568  .734|  55  .259 -13.0  -1.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2911 2010  367   4.9   111| .277  .272| .333  .342| .417  .436| .750  .779|  93  .481 -29.9  -2.8  41%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 24 TEX AL 3B 135 118 230 33 24 .913 .947 2.58 2.31 2.75 2.67 129 1137.0 DH 2 2001 25 TEX AL 3B 74 52 139 18 14 .914 .947 2.58 2.41 2.71 2.73 71 634.3 2002 26 TEX AL 1B 52 358 28 5 36 .987 .993 7.42 8.02 10.36 9.33 38 335.3 DH 21 OF 16 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 0.69 2.05 1.72 2.36 5 57.7 3B 14 12 20 3 0 .914 .952 2.29 2.40 2.67 2.68 13 108.0 LF 12 10 0 1 0 .909 .980 0.83 1.74 1.74 2.14 5 51.7 RF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.82 1.50 2.10 0 6.0 C 3 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 6.17 14.14 6.94 1 7.0 1 3 3 0 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.40 9.00 4.95 0 2.0 2003 27 TEX AL 1B 5 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.40 8.28 10.50 9.60 0 6.0 DH 5 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 1.50 2.10 1 6.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.65 0 1.7 2004 28 HOU NL 3B 57 41 106 13 9 .919 .956 2.58 2.35 2.92 2.76 53 453.7 1B 10 76 4 0 7 1.000 .993 8.00 8.23 11.08 9.51 7 65.0 2B 7 9 12 1 0 .955 .981 3.00 4.31 4.69 5.00 5 40.3 DH 1 2005 29 HOU NL 1B 68 429 28 5 39 .989 .993 6.72 8.29 9.61 9.64 47 428.0 3B 15 16 34 1 0 .980 .958 3.33 2.39 4.36 2.77 12 103.3 OF 13 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.92 1.86 1.11 2.19 12 97.0 LF 12 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.92 1.52 1.10 1.94 11 90.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 DH 1 2006 30 HOU NL 1B 68 473 41 5 48 .990 .994 7.56 8.05 9.20 9.41 54 503.0 3B 36 24 70 6 8 .940 .954 2.61 2.37 3.21 2.69 30 263.7 2B 2 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 1.50 4.35 3.86 5.01 0 7.0 2007 31 HOU NL 3B 58 29 88 8 8 .936 .954 2.02 2.25 2.53 2.68 46 416.3 1B 43 198 29 3 25 .987 .993 5.28 7.85 9.05 9.21 22 225.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 2008 32 MIN AL 3B 54 40 88 4 8 .970 .961 2.37 2.42 2.52 2.74 51 457.7 1B 6 26 6 0 3 1.000 .994 5.33 8.23 9.29 9.35 3 31.0 DH 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 26 TEX AL 1B 52 358 28 5 36 .987 .993 7.42 8.02 10.36 9.33 38 335.3 2003 27 TEX AL 1B 5 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.40 8.28 10.50 9.60 0 6.0 2004 28 HOU NL 1B 10 76 4 0 7 1.000 .993 8.00 8.23 11.08 9.51 7 65.0 2005 29 HOU NL 1B 68 429 28 5 39 .989 .993 6.72 8.29 9.61 9.64 47 428.0 2006 30 HOU NL 1B 68 473 41 5 48 .990 .994 7.56 8.05 9.20 9.41 54 503.0 2007 31 HOU NL 1B 43 198 29 3 25 .987 .993 5.28 7.85 9.05 9.21 22 225.7 2008 32 MIN AL 1B 6 26 6 0 3 1.000 .994 5.33 8.23 9.29 9.35 3 31.0 2002 26 TEX AL 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.40 9.00 4.95 0 2.0 2004 28 HOU NL 2B 7 9 12 1 0 .955 .981 3.00 4.31 4.69 5.00 5 40.3 2006 30 HOU NL 2B 2 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 1.50 4.35 3.86 5.01 0 7.0 2000 24 TEX AL 3B 135 118 230 33 24 .913 .947 2.58 2.31 2.75 2.67 129 1137.0 2001 25 TEX AL 3B 74 52 139 18 14 .914 .947 2.58 2.41 2.71 2.73 71 634.3 2002 26 TEX AL 3B 14 12 20 3 0 .914 .952 2.29 2.40 2.67 2.68 13 108.0 2003 27 TEX AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.65 0 1.7 2004 28 HOU NL 3B 57 41 106 13 9 .919 .956 2.58 2.35 2.92 2.76 53 453.7 2005 29 HOU NL 3B 15 16 34 1 0 .980 .958 3.33 2.39 4.36 2.77 12 103.3 2006 30 HOU NL 3B 36 24 70 6 8 .940 .954 2.61 2.37 3.21 2.69 30 263.7 2007 31 HOU NL 3B 58 29 88 8 8 .936 .954 2.02 2.25 2.53 2.68 46 416.3 2008 32 MIN AL 3B 54 40 88 4 8 .970 .961 2.37 2.42 2.52 2.74 51 457.7 2002 26 TEX AL C 3 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 6.17 14.14 6.94 1 7.0 1 3 3 0 2000 24 TEX AL DH 2 2002 26 TEX AL DH 21 2003 27 TEX AL DH 5 2004 28 HOU NL DH 1 2005 29 HOU NL DH 1 2008 32 MIN AL DH 2 2002 26 TEX AL LF 12 10 0 1 0 .909 .980 0.83 1.74 1.74 2.14 5 51.7 2003 27 TEX AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 1.50 2.10 1 6.0 2005 29 HOU NL LF 12 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.92 1.52 1.10 1.94 11 90.0 2002 26 TEX AL OF 16 11 0 1 0 .917 .982 0.69 2.05 1.72 2.36 5 57.7 2003 27 TEX AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.10 1.50 2.40 1 6.0 2005 29 HOU NL OF 13 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.92 1.86 1.11 2.19 12 97.0 2007 31 HOU NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 2002 26 TEX AL RF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.82 1.50 2.10 0 6.0 2005 29 HOU NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 2007 31 HOU NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.57 0 0.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 3B* 444 332 775 86 71 .928 .952 2.49 2.35 2.79 2.71 405 3575.7 1B* 252 1566 137 18 158 .990 .993 6.76 8.09 9.62 9.43 171 1594.0 OF* 32 24 0 1 0 .960 .984 0.75 1.97 1.34 2.26 18 161.3 26 0 7# DH 32 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 26 22 0 1 0 .957 .982 0.85 1.65 1.34 2.02 17 147.7 2B* 10 11 15 1 1 .963 .981 2.60 4.33 4.75 5.00 5 49.3 RF* 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.29 1.81 1.31 2.10 1 13.7 C* 3 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 6.17 14.14 6.94 1 7.0 1 3 3 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 741 1943 928 106 230 .964 .977 3.87 4.33 4.80 4.71 600 5387
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2004   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   4   3   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   1   0 
        NLCS  HOU STL     L   2   5   2   2  0  0  2   2   1   1  .400  .500 1.600   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   NLDS  HOU ATL     W   2   6   1   3  0  0  1   1   2   0  .500  .625 1.000   0  0             
        NLCS  HOU STL     W   4  16   3   3  1  0  1   2   0   3  .188  .188  .438   0  0             
        WS    HOU CHW     L   4  10   1   2  1  0  1   1   2   3  .200  .333  .600   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   6   9   1   3  0  0  1   2   2   0  .333  .417  .667   0  0   0   1   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   6  21   5   5  1  0  3   4   1   4  .238  .273  .714   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  16  40   7  10  2  0  5   7   5   7  .250  .326  .675   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Flies
2008 AL-8-3

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2075) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1811) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1997.

February 5, 2004: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Jose Garcia (minors).

March 25, 2004: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Juan DeLeon (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Texas Rangers$440,000
2004Houston Astros$352,000
2005Houston Astros$1,300,000
2006Houston Astros$1,700,000
2007Houston Astros$2,700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,492,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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