Don August
Donald Glenn August
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 3, 1963 in Inglewood, CA
School: Chapman University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed July 14, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1988
Final Game: October 1, 1991
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1988 24 MIL AL 13 7 .650 3.09 24 22 0 6 1 0 148.1 137 55 51 12 48 6 66 0 0 5 614 128 1.247 8.3 0.7 2.9 4.0 1.38 RoY-4
1989 25 MIL AL 12 12 .500 5.31 31 25 2 2 1 0 142.1 175 93 84 17 58 2 51 2 1 3 648 73 1.637 11.1 1.1 3.7 3.2 0.88
1990 26 MIL AL 0 3 .000 6.55 5 0 1 0 0 0 11.0 13 10 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 51 59 1.636 10.6 0.0 4.1 1.6 0.40
1991 27 MIL AL 9 8 .529 5.47 28 23 3 1 1 0 138.1 166 87 84 18 47 2 62 3 0 5 613 74 1.540 10.8 1.2 3.1 4.0 1.32
4 Seasons 34 30 .531 4.64 88 70 6 9 3 0 440.0 491 245 227 47 158 10 181 5 1 15 1926 85 1.475 10.0 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15
162 Game Avg. 15 13 .531 4.64 38 30 3 4 1 0 189 211 105 98 20 68 4 78 2 0 6 829 85 1.475 10.0 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1988 24 MIL AL 24 614 559 55 137 24 1 12 10 5 48 66 .245 .303 .356 .659 .258 199 16 0 4 3 6
1989 25 MIL AL 31 648 579 93 175 16 4 17 12 7 58 51 .302 .364 .432 .796 .305 250 15 2 2 7 2
1990 26 MIL AL 5 51 44 10 13 3 1 0 2 0 5 2 .295 .367 .409 .776 .310 18 1 0 2 0 0
1991 27 MIL AL 28 613 551 87 166 22 3 18 18 4 47 62 .301 .358 .450 .808 .312 248 16 3 9 3 2
4 Seasons 88 1926 1733 245 491 65 9 47 42 16 158 181 .283 .343 .413 .755 .292 715 48 5 17 13 10
162 Game Avg. 38 829 746 105 211 28 4 20 18 7 68 78 .283 .343 .413 .755 .292 308 21 2 7 6 4
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1988 24 MIL AL 24 22 12 7 3 3 3 13 9 .591 0 1 6 1 13 59% 53 78 19 16 6 1 7 4.4 4.6 6.5 92 7 5 9 1 123
1989 25 MIL AL 31 25 10 12 3 2 1 11 14 .440 2 2 2 1 10 40% 42 75 14 28 10 1 8 3.9 4.8 5.1 83 8 12 4 1 135
1991 27 MIL AL 28 23 8 7 8 1 0 11 12 .478 2 3 1 1 9 39% 44 75 19 21 7 1 13 5.5 6.6 5.4 88 7 9 6 1 127
3 Seasons 83 70 30 26 14 6 4 35 35 .500 4 6 9 3 32 46% 46 78 14 65 23 3 28 4.6 5.3 5.7 87 22 26 19 3 135
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Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1988 24 MIL AL 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 0.922 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 7.5 33
1989 25 MIL AL 31 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 0.934 0 1 5 1 0 5 3 3 5 0 5 0 7.3 30
1990 26 MIL AL 5 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 0% 1 0 5 1 20% 5 0.933 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 1 4 0 6.6 31
1991 27 MIL AL 28 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 1.028 2 1 2 0 2 3 1 4 4 0 4 0 8.0 40
4 Seasons 88 18 6 4 4 1 0 1 0% 1 0 12 2 17% 0.960 4 6 8 3 3 12 8 10 15 1 15 0 7.3 34

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1988 24 MIL AL 614 51% 2.0% 10.8% 7.8% 6.0% 27% 0.87 1.21 79% 20% 7.9% 42% 112 16 14%
1989 25 MIL AL 648 51% 2.6% 7.9% 9.0% 5.7% 21% 0.84 1.12 80% 22% 6.7% 12% 131 15 11%
1990 26 MIL AL 51 41% 0.0% 3.9% 9.8% 7.8% 31% 1.21 1.58 82% 18% 0.0% 16% 12 1 8%
1991 27 MIL AL 613 55% 2.9% 10.1% 7.7% 7.0% 26% 0.87 1.34 77% 18% 7.9% 12% 127 16 13%
4 Seasons 1926 52% 2.4% 9.4% 8.2% 6.3% 25% 0.87 1.23 79% 20% 7.2% 21% 382 48 13%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 24 MIL AL 593 2081 3.51 1254 60% 26% 11% 24% 38% 74% 2% 44% 84% 55% 5% 32 13 15% 90 45 5 24% 9 14 21 2 0
1989 25 MIL AL 641 2218 3.46 1318 59% 29% 8% 22% 40% 70% 1% 42% 88% 54% 6% 38 26 14% 88 34 6 30% 2 10 7 0 8
1990 26 MIL AL 51 154 3.02 90 58% 20% 7% 23% 49% 79% 0% 46% 90% 67% 6% 3 3 6% 3 2 1 50% 1 0 0 0 1
1991 27 MIL AL 613 2234 3.64 1332 60% 24% 10% 28% 38% 76% 1% 45% 87% 55% 5% 30 18 15% 92 41 3 31% 11 10 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1898 6687 3.52 3994 60% 26% 10% 25% 39% 73% 1% 44% 87% 55% 5% 103 60 14% 273 122 15 28% 23 34 28 2 9
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1988 24 MIL AL 614 137 18 1 12 0 10 6 6 6 6 36 17 5 47% 9 5 0 207 10 5 67% 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
1989 25 MIL AL 648 175 20 2 17 0 9 11 6 6 11 34 20 3 59% 15 3 1 253 12 7 63% 11 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
1990 26 MIL AL 51 13 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 33% 2 2 0 22 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1991 27 MIL AL 613 166 62 2 18 0 6 8 10 8 10 29 19 2 66% 4 5 2 239 18 4 82% 15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
4 Seasons 1926 491 103 5 47 0 27 25 22 20 27 102 57 10 56% 30 15 3 721 42 16 72% 37 16 5 0 0 0 5 0 40 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1988 24 13 7 .650 3.09 24 22 0 6 1 0 148.1 137 55 51 12 48 6 66 0 0 5 614 128 1.247 8.3 0.7 2.9 4.0 1.38 128
1989 25 25 19 .568 4.18 55 47 2 8 2 0 290.2 312 148 135 29 106 8 117 2 1 8 1262 94 1.438 9.7 0.9 3.3 3.6 1.10 94
1990 26 25 22 .532 4.27 60 47 3 8 2 0 301.2 325 158 143 29 111 8 119 2 1 10 1313 92 1.445 9.7 0.9 3.3 3.6 1.07 92
1991 27 34 30 .531 4.64 88 70 6 9 3 0 440.0 491 245 227 47 158 10 181 5 1 15 1926 85 1.475 10.0 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15 85

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1988 24 8 7 .533 3.60 140.0 143 62 56 13 50 62 0 1.379 9.2 3.2 4.0 1.24 0.8 24
1989 25 4 10 .286 6.29 133.0 185 103 93 18 61 48 2 1.850 12.5 4.1 3.2 0.79 1.2 31
1990 26 0 1 .000 7.36 11.0 14 10 9 0 5 2 0 1.727 11.5 4.1 1.6 0.40 0.0 5
1991 27 4 10 .286 6.23 130.0 172 100 90 19 49 58 3 1.700 11.9 3.4 4.0 1.18 1.3 28
4 Seasons 16 28 .364 5.39 414.0 514 275 248 50 165 170 5 1.640 11.2 3.7 1.03 1.1 88

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1988 AL--.650--9th

                                         

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