Dave Meads
David Donald Meads
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 7, 1964 in Montclair, NJ
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1987
Final Game: September 30, 1988
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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
1987 23 HOU NL 5 3 .625 5.55 45 0 21 0 0 0 48.2 60 31 30 8 16 2 32 1 0 1 209 71 1.562 11.1 1.5 3.0 5.9 2.00
1988 24 HOU NL 3 1 .750 3.18 22 2 8 0 0 0 39.2 37 20 14 4 14 0 27 0 0 1 171 104 1.286 8.4 0.9 3.2 6.1 1.93
2 Seasons 8 4 .667 4.48 67 2 29 0 0 0 88.1 97 51 44 12 30 2 59 1 0 2 380 81 1.438 9.9 1.2 3.1 6.0 1.97
162 Game Avg. 8 4 .667 4.48 66 2 29 0 0 0 87 96 50 43 12 30 2 58 1 0 2 374 81 1.438 9.9 1.2 3.1 6.0 1.97

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
1987 23 HOU NL 45 209 187 31 60 8 4 8 4 1 16 32 .321 .372 .535 .907 .347 100 8 1 2 3 2
1988 24 HOU NL 22 171 154 20 37 5 1 4 2 0 14 27 .240 .302 .364 .665 .266 56 2 0 2 1 0
2 Seasons 67 380 341 51 97 13 5 12 6 1 30 59 .284 .340 .457 .798 .310 156 10 1 4 4 2
162 Game Avg. 66 374 336 50 96 13 5 12 6 1 30 58 .284 .340 .457 .798 .310 154 10 1 4 4 2
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 HOU NL 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 1 50% 51 70 32 14 6 1 0 1.0 1.8 5.2 80 1 1 0 0 84
1 Season 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 1 50% 51 70 32 14 6 1 0 1.0 1.8 5.2 80 1 1 0 0 84
MLB Averages

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
1987 23 HOU NL 45 45 21 5 3 1 0 1 0% 4 2 34 6 18% 7 0.760 18 4 21 6 10 29 18 27 14 19 16 12 3.2
1988 24 HOU NL 22 20 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 8 0.700 1 4 15 1 1 18 4 16 8 7 8 2 4.4 24
2 Seasons 67 65 29 7 3 1 0 1 0% 4 2 43 10 23% 0.733 19 8 36 7 11 47 22 43 22 26 24 14 3.6 24

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%
1987 23 HOU NL 209 70% 3.8% 15.3% 7.7% 9.6% 33% 1.13 72% 47 8 17%
1988 24 HOU NL 171 71% 2.3% 15.8% 8.2% 5.9% 27% 0.91 1.11 73% 18% 9.1% 33% 35 2 6%
2 Seasons 380 71% 3.2% 15.5% 7.9% 7.9% 31% 0.91 1.13 72% 18% 9.1% 33% 82 10 12%
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 HOU NL 171 633 3.70 384 61% 29% 16% 21% 34% 71% 0% 43% 78% 52% 4% 7 5 16% 27 15 2 26% 6 2 0 0 0
1 Season 171 633 3.70 384 61% 29% 16% 21% 34% 71% 0% 43% 78% 52% 4% 7 5 16% 27 15 2 26% 6 2 0 0 0
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
1987 23 HOU NL 209 60 8 0 6 6 2 0 8 14 8 2 57% 2 1 1 82 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1988 24 HOU NL 171 37 6 0 4 0 2 4 0 1 3 9 5 3 56% 4 1 0 63 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 Seasons 380 97 6 0 12 0 8 10 2 1 11 23 13 5 57% 6 2 1 145 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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+
1987 23 5 3 .625 5.55 45 0 21 0 0 0 48.2 60 31 30 8 16 2 32 1 0 1 209 71 1.562 11.1 1.5 3.0 5.9 2.00 71
1988 24 8 4 .667 4.48 67 2 29 0 0 0 88.1 97 51 44 12 30 2 59 1 0 2 380 81 1.438 9.9 1.2 3.1 6.0 1.97 81

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1987 23 1 3 .250 6.34 44.0 60 34 31 8 16 29 1 1.727 12.3 3.3 5.9 1.81 1.6 45
1988 24 2 2 .500 4.03 38.0 41 19 17 4 16 26 0 1.500 9.7 3.8 6.2 1.63 0.9 22
2 Seasons 3 5 .375 5.27 82.0 101 53 48 12 32 55 1 1.622 11.1 6.0 1.72 1.3 67

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