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Chris Holt

Christopher Michael Holt

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 18, 1971 in Dallas, TX
High School: Skyline HS (Dallas, TX)
School: Navarro College (Corsicana, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1996 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers 1996-2001

Final Game: October 2, 2001 (Age 30)
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Standard Pitching

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
1996 24 HOU NL 0 1 .000 5.79 4 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 5 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 22 72 1.714 9.6 0.0 5.8 0.0 0.00
1997 25 HOU NL 8 12 .400 3.52 33 32 0 0 0 0 209.2 211 98 82 17 61 4 95 8 0 1 883 114 1.297 9.1 0.7 2.6 4.1 1.56
1999 27 HOU NL 5 13 .278 4.66 32 26 2 0 0 1 164.0 193 92 85 12 57 1 115 8 0 5 720 96 1.524 10.6 0.7 3.1 6.3 2.02
2000 28 HOU NL 8 16 .333 5.35 34 32 1 3 1 0 207.0 247 131 123 22 75 2 136 8 1 10 916 93 1.556 10.7 1.0 3.3 5.9 1.81
2001 29 DET AL 7 9 .438 5.77 30 22 3 1 0 0 151.1 197 102 97 18 57 5 80 8 0 3 695 74 1.678 11.7 1.1 3.4 4.8 1.40
5 Yrs 28 51 .354 4.76 133 112 9 4 1 1 736.2 853 426 390 69 253 13 426 32 1 20 3236 93 1.501 10.4 0.8 3.1 5.2 1.68
162 Game Avg. 8 14 .354 4.76 37 31 2 1 0 0 204 237 118 108 19 70 4 118 9 0 6 898 93 1.501 10.4 0.8 3.1 5.2 1.68
HOU (4 yrs) 21 42 .333 4.51 103 90 6 3 1 1 585.1 656 324 293 51 196 8 346 24 1 17 2541 99 1.456 10.1 0.8 3.0 5.3 1.77
DET (1 yr) 7 9 .438 5.77 30 22 3 1 0 0 151.1 197 102 97 18 57 5 80 8 0 3 695 74 1.678 11.7 1.1 3.4 4.8 1.40
NL (4 yrs) 21 42 .333 4.51 103 90 6 3 1 1 585.1 656 324 293 51 196 8 346 24 1 17 2541 99 1.456 10.1 0.8 3.0 5.3 1.77
AL (1 yr) 7 9 .438 5.77 30 22 3 1 0 0 151.1 197 102 97 18 57 5 80 8 0 3 695 74 1.678 11.7 1.1 3.4 4.8 1.40

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1996 24 HOU NL 4.2 4 0 3 5.79 4.51 0.06 -0.34 102.5 4.22 -1 -0.1 .3 0.0 -0.0 -0 .481 .500
1997 25 HOU NL 209.2 33 32 98 4.21 4.55 0.44 0.16 94.9 4.06 -4 -0.4 1.3 -0.1 1.2 15 .488 .498 $150,000
1999 27 HOU NL 164.0 32 26 92 5.05 5.01 0.21 0.16 99.7 4.95 -3 -0.2 2.0 -0.1 1.1 14 .492 .498 $279,000
2000 28 HOU NL 207.0 34 32 131 5.70 5.05 -0.34 0.17 107.7 5.98 6 0.6 1.2 -0.1 2.2 26 .517 .504 $1,025,000
2001 29 DET AL 151.1 30 22 102 6.07 5.01 -0.24 0.10 95.8 5.12 -17 -1.6 .4 -0.0 -0.1 1 .446 .490 $1,850,000
5 Seasons 736.2 133 112 426 5.20 4.89 0.03 0.15 99.8 5.02 -18 -1.7 1.0 -0.4 4.4 55 .487 .498 $3,304,000
HOU (4 yrs) 585.1 103 90 324 4.98 4.85 0.10 0.16 100.8 4.99 -1 -0.1 1.3 -0.3 4.5 54 .499 .500 $1,454,000
DET (1 yr) 151.1 30 22 102 6.07 5.01 -0.24 0.10 95.8 5.12 -17 -1.6 .4 -0.0 -0.1 1 .446 .490 $1,850,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1999 27 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1 NLDS 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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 ROE
1996 24 HOU NL 4 22 19 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .263 .364 .316 .679 .263 6 0 0 0 0 1 1
1997 25 HOU NL 33 883 802 98 211 40 3 17 13 12 61 95 .263 .320 .384 .704 .279 308 21 8 7 5 4 15
1999 27 HOU NL 32 720 638 92 193 35 1 12 14 9 57 115 .303 .363 .417 .780 .349 266 23 8 9 8 1 6
2000 28 HOU NL 34 916 812 131 247 41 9 22 11 8 75 136 .304 .364 .458 .822 .338 372 31 8 7 12 2 12
2001 29 DET AL 30 695 617 102 197 38 7 18 15 6 57 80 .319 .381 .491 .872 .342 303 16 8 8 5 5 5
5 Yrs 133 3236 2888 426 853 155 20 69 53 36 253 426 .295 .355 .435 .790 .324 1255 91 32 31 30 13 39
162 Game Avg. 37 898 802 118 237 43 6 19 15 10 70 118 .295 .355 .435 .790 .324 348 25 9 9 8 4 11
MLB Averages .268 .339 .427 .766 .300

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1996 24 HOU NL -0.7 -0.1 24 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 .32 -0.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 0.32 -0.6 0 1 2
1997 25 HOU NL 8.2 0.8 908 0.8 15.8 -15.0 1.02 0.9 -0.1 12.5 1.3 1.02 9.7 0 1 0
1999 27 HOU NL -2.9 -0.3 746 -0.4 13.1 -13.4 1.04 0.2 -0.5 1.7 0.2 1.04 2.9 2 0 4
2000 28 HOU NL -6.6 -0.6 949 -1.9 14.6 -16.6 .92 -0.7 -1.4 -11.3 -1.0 0.92 -5.9 1 0 1
2001 29 DET AL -24.6 -2.3 720 -1.8 9.8 -11.6 .85 -2.2 0.1 -19.2 -1.8 0.85 -23.0 1 0 6
5 Yrs -26.6 -2.4 3347 -3.5 53.4 -56.9 .96 -1.9 -1.7 -16.7 -1.4 0.96 -16.9 4 2 13

Starting Pitching*

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
1997 25 HOU NL 33 32 8 12 12 0 7 14 18 .438 3 3 0 0 22 69% 50.8 71 21 28 14 2 13 4.0 3.9 6.5 97 3 17 10 0 117
1999 27 HOU NL 32 26 5 13 8 0 4 8 18 .308 4 3 0 0 15 58% 47.1 73 21 31 13 1 13 4.3 3.9 6.1 96 1 16 8 1 134
2000 28 HOU NL 34 32 8 15 9 2 4 14 18 .438 1 6 3 1 12 38% 44.6 86 1 16 6 1 13 5.5 5.5 6.4 102 3 11 13 5 137
2001 29 DET AL 30 22 7 9 6 2 1 9 13 .409 2 4 1 0 8 36% 40.6 64 11 25 11 1 11 4.8 4.7 5.8 98 2 8 11 1 121
4 Yrs 129 112 28 49 35 4 16 45 67 .402 10 16 4 1 57 51% 46 86 1 100 44 5 50 4.7 4.5 6.2 98 9 52 42 7 137
MLB Averages .500 48% 48 105 -21 5.0 4.9 6.0 96

Reliever Pitching*

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
1996 24 HOU NL 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 8 .325 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 3.5 17
1997 25 HOU NL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1.023 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 13
1999 27 HOU NL 32 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 5 0 0% 6 1.039 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 4 1 3 2 1 3.0 14
2000 28 HOU NL 34 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .924 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 5.0 26
2001 29 DET AL 30 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 7 .853 1 0 6 1 0 7 2 6 8 0 8 0 9.1 50
5 Yrs 133 21 9 0 2 2 1 1 50% 3 1 13 4 31% .957 4 2 13 4 1 16 6 15 12 3 13 1 5.6 30

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1996 24 HOU NL 22 55% 0.0% 0.0% 13.6% 4.6% 20% 2.17 5.50 86% 21% 0.0% 33% 6 0 0%
1997 25 HOU NL 883 50% 1.9% 10.8% 6.9% 6.8% 28% 1.27 1.75 79% 20% 6.3% 11% 169 21 12%
1999 27 HOU NL 720 51% 1.7% 16.0% 7.9% 6.7% 25% 1.13 1.63 72% 20% 5.4% 9% 155 23 15%
2000 28 HOU NL 916 53% 2.4% 14.9% 8.2% 7.9% 29% 0.89 1.58 73% 27% 6.6% 8% 199 31 16%
2001 29 DET AL 695 50% 2.6% 11.5% 8.2% 9.1% 32% 0.72 1.22 75% 28% 6.2% 8% 139 16 12%
5 Yrs 3236 51% 2.1% 13.2% 7.8% 7.5% 29% 1.00 1.56 75% 24% 6.2% 9% 668 91 14%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.8% 9.0% 7.9% 34% 0.77 1.08 70% 22% 8.2% 14% 10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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
1996 24 HOU NL 18 51 2.83 27 53% 19% 7% 22% 52% 81% 13% 43% 91% 50% 11% 2 0 17% 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
1997 25 HOU NL 852 2974 3.49 1853 62% 26% 11% 26% 37% 74% 1% 46% 85% 57% 5% 44 26 19% 159 93 11 40% 20 14 31 0 0
1999 27 HOU NL 724 2575 3.56 1555 60% 25% 16% 25% 35% 75% 0% 46% 79% 53% 6% 42 20 16% 113 59 4 28% 19 21 -4 0 0
2000 28 HOU NL 921 3311 3.60 2043 62% 24% 13% 29% 34% 76% 0% 47% 83% 56% 5% 45 25 17% 156 83 11 35% 25 18 -5 0 0
2001 29 DET AL 699 2565 3.67 1552 61% 31% 9% 25% 35% 69% 2% 42% 88% 58% 6% 42 24 16% 109 51 6 49% 10 13 -4 0 0
5 Yrs 3214 11476 3.57 7030 61% 26% 12% 26% 35% 74% 1% 45% 84% 56% 5% 175 95 17% 540 287 32 37% 74 67 22 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 45% 80% 57% 5% 20% 28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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
1996 24 HOU NL 22 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 1 0 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1997 25 HOU NL 883 211 28 8 17 0 13 5 12 6 11 41 23 5 56% 15 1 1 321 13 12 52% 12 12 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 0
1999 27 HOU NL 720 193 20 3 12 0 14 8 4 5 7 36 22 6 61% 6 5 0 285 14 9 61% 12 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 0
2000 28 HOU NL 916 247 25 2 22 2 23 9 13 12 10 62 38 7 61% 12 10 1 347 11 8 58% 10 8 1 0 0 0 2 1 31 0
2001 29 DET AL 695 197 25 2 18 0 20 6 12 8 10 51 24 5 47% 5 3 3 273 15 6 71% 13 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 0
5 Yrs 3236 853 99 15 69 2 70 28 41 31 38 191 108 23 57% 39 20 5 1238 53 36 60% 47 34 6 1 0 1 4 2 67 0
MLB Averages 54% 69%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1996 24 0 1 .000 5.79 4 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 5 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 22 72 1.714 9.6 0.0 5.8 0.0 0.00 72
1997 25 8 13 .381 3.57 37 32 3 0 0 0 214.1 216 101 85 17 64 5 95 8 0 2 905 112 1.306 9.1 0.7 2.7 4.0 1.48 112
1998 26 8 13 .381 3.57 37 32 3 0 0 0 214.1 216 101 85 17 64 5 95 8 0 2 905 112 1.306 9.1 0.7 2.7 4.0 1.48 112
1999 27 13 26 .333 4.04 69 58 5 0 0 1 378.1 409 193 170 29 121 6 210 16 0 7 1625 104 1.401 9.7 0.7 2.9 5.0 1.74 104
2000 28 21 42 .333 4.51 103 90 6 3 1 1 585.1 656 324 293 51 196 8 346 24 1 17 2541 99 1.456 10.1 0.8 3.0 5.3 1.77 99
2001 29 28 51 .354 4.76 133 112 9 4 1 1 736.2 853 426 390 69 253 13 426 32 1 20 3236 93 1.501 10.4 0.8 3.1 5.2 1.68 93

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1996 24 0 0 5.40 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 0 0 1.600 9.0 5.4 0.0 0.00 0.0 4
1997 25 12 10 .545 3.74 200.0 213 92 83 17 62 91 8 1.375 9.6 2.8 4.1 1.47 0.8 33
1999 27 8 9 .471 4.39 158.0 184 86 77 11 54 111 8 1.506 10.5 3.1 6.3 2.06 0.6 32
2000 28 10 12 .455 4.46 206.0 224 113 102 20 68 135 7 1.417 9.8 3.0 5.9 1.99 0.9 34
2001 29 4 11 .267 6.23 143.0 199 110 99 18 58 76 8 1.797 12.5 3.7 4.8 1.31 1.1 30
5 Yrs 34 42 .447 4.60 712.0 825 404 364 66 245 413 31 1.503 10.4 5.2 1.69 0.8 133

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 NL  1 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1997 NL  211 (9th)
2000 NL  247 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 NL  0.659 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1997 NL  12 (6th)
1999 NL  13 (10th)
2000 NL  16 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
2000 NL  123 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2000 NL  10 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2652), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1738), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1347th), 3.5 career WAR/3.5 7yr-peak WAR/3.5 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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