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Terry Puhl
Terry Stephen Puhl
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 8, 1956 in Melville, SK, CAN
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 12, 1977
Final Game: May 29, 1991
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1977 20 HOU NL 60 265 229 40 69 13 5 0 10 10 1 30 31 .301 .385 .402 .786 121 92 3 1 5 0 0 78/9
1978 21 HOU NL 149 647 585 87 169 25 6 3 35 32 14 48 46 .289 .343 .368 .711 107 215 11 4 3 7 5 *87/9 AS
1979 22 HOU NL 157 672 600 87 172 22 4 8 49 30 22 58 46 .287 .352 .377 .729 105 226 7 4 8 2 8 *89/7
1980 23 HOU NL 141 608 535 75 151 24 5 13 55 27 11 60 52 .282 .357 .419 .776 124 224 3 4 6 3 3 *98/7
1981 24 HOU NL 96 394 350 43 88 19 4 3 28 22 4 31 49 .251 .315 .354 .670 95 124 3 4 4 5 5 *98
1982 25 HOU NL 145 567 507 64 133 17 9 8 50 17 9 51 49 .262 .331 .379 .710 106 192 6 2 5 2 2 *98
1983 26 HOU NL 137 512 465 66 136 25 7 8 44 24 11 36 48 .292 .343 .428 .771 120 199 4 2 5 4 2 *98
1984 27 HOU NL 132 519 449 66 135 19 7 9 55 13 8 59 45 .301 .380 .434 .814 137 195 5 1 6 4 12 *9/7
1985 28 HOU NL 57 220 194 34 55 14 3 2 23 6 2 18 23 .284 .343 .418 .760 115 81 0 1 4 3 4 9/7
1986 29 HOU NL 81 193 172 17 42 10 0 3 14 3 2 15 24 .244 .302 .355 .656 83 61 6 0 4 2 1 9/7
1987 30 HOU NL 90 134 122 9 28 5 0 2 15 1 1 11 16 .230 .293 .320 .613 66 39 3 0 1 0 0 7/98
1988 31 HOU NL 113 272 234 42 71 7 2 3 19 22 4 35 30 .303 .395 .389 .784 131 91 0 1 1 1 3 79/8
1989 32 HOU NL 121 406 354 41 96 25 4 0 27 9 8 45 39 .271 .353 .364 .718 109 129 7 1 4 2 3 978/3
1990 33 HOU NL 37 49 41 5 12 1 0 0 8 1 2 5 7 .293 .375 .317 .692 96 13 0 1 1 1 0 /783
1991 34 KCR AL 15 21 18 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 .222 .333 .222 .556 58 4 1 0 0 0 1 /D7
15 Seasons 1531 5479 4855 676 1361 226 56 62 435 217 99 505 507 .280 .349 .388 .737 112 1885 59 26 57 36 49
162 Game Avg. 162 580 514 72 144 24 6 7 46 23 10 53 54 .280 .349 .388 .737 112 199 6 3 6 4 5
HOU (14 yrs) 1516 5458 4837 676 1357 226 56 62 432 217 99 502 505 .281 .349 .389 .738 112 1881 58 26 57 36 48
KCR (1 yr) 15 21 18 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 .222 .333 .222 .556 58 4 1 0 0 0 1
NL (14 yrs) 1516 5458 4837 676 1357 226 56 62 432 217 99 502 505 .281 .349 .389 .738 112 1881 58 26 57 36 48
AL (1 yr) 15 21 18 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 .222 .333 .222 .556 58 4 1 0 0 0 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 23 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 5 22 19 4 10 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 .526 .591 .632 1.222 12 0 0 0 0 0
1981 24 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 5 21 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .190 .238 .429 5 0 0 0 0 0
1986 29 HOU NL NLCS NYM L 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 13 46 43 6 16 3 0 0 3 4 0 3 3 .372 .413 .442 .855 19 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 5 21 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .190 .238 .429 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 8 25 22 4 12 2 0 0 3 3 0 3 2 .545 .600 .636 1.236 14 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 HOU NL 20 OF 59 58 514.1 123 119 3 1 0 .992 -1.7 -4.0 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 -1 2.13 2.07 .978 2.26 1.93
1977 HOU NL 20 LF 50 49 425.0 89 86 3 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -5.1 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 0 1.88 1.78 .971 1.93 1.51
1977 HOU NL 20 CF 12 9 88.1 32 31 0 1 0 .969 0.2 2.7 1.2 -0.6 1.8 -1 3.16 2.58 .988 2.73 2.34
1977 HOU NL 20 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1978 HOU NL 21 OF 148 145 1276.0 395 386 6 3 2 .992 2.8 2.6 5.8 -1.8 7.5 -3 2.76 2.65 .980 2.31 1.94 AS
1978 HOU NL 21 CF 106 102 906.1 301 296 3 2 1 .993 -1.0 -1.3 2.0 -3.0 5.0 -3 2.97 2.82 .983 2.80 2.29 AS
1978 HOU NL 21 LF 43 40 346.1 85 83 1 1 0 .988 2.9 10.0 2.9 0.9 1.9 0 2.18 1.95 .978 1.99 1.55 AS
1978 HOU NL 21 RF 4 3 23.1 12 10 2 0 1 1.000 0.9 46.3 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 4.63 3.00 .975 2.12 1.78 AS
1979 HOU NL 22 OF 152 149 1334.2 359 352 7 0 3 1.000 9.1 8.2 8.1 -0.2 8.3 1 2.42 2.36 .979 2.33 2.00
1979 HOU NL 22 CF 110 108 954.2 299 293 6 0 3 1.000 7.7 9.7 8.7 1.3 7.4 -1 2.82 2.72 .986 2.82 2.43
1979 HOU NL 22 RF 40 39 355.0 62 60 2 0 0 1.000 1.5 5.1 -0.5 -1.7 1.2 2 1.57 1.55 .979 2.19 1.87
1979 HOU NL 22 LF 7 2 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -4.8 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 1.08 0.43 .967 2.02 1.59
1980 HOU NL 23 OF 135 130 1194.2 328 311 14 3 3 .991 18.3 18.4 12.3 1.6 10.5 6 2.45 2.41 .980 2.31 1.98
1980 HOU NL 23 RF 107 102 921.1 243 229 11 3 3 .988 18.1 23.6 13.1 3.4 9.6 5 2.34 2.24 .977 2.06 1.71
1980 HOU NL 23 CF 30 25 240.0 70 68 2 0 0 1.000 0.9 4.5 -0.1 -1.6 1.5 1 2.62 2.33 .984 2.83 2.37
1980 HOU NL 23 LF 4 3 33.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -25.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.6 0 1.08 1.00 .975 2.05 1.68
1981 HOU NL 24 OF 88 86 775.2 190 185 5 0 1 1.000 7.0 10.8 5.0 -3.2 8.2 2 2.20 2.16 .979 2.33 2.02
1981 HOU NL 24 RF 71 69 613.0 148 143 5 0 1 1.000 6.7 13.1 4.7 -1.3 6.0 2 2.17 2.08 .978 2.08 1.65
1981 HOU NL 24 CF 20 17 162.2 44 44 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 2.2 0.3 -1.9 2.2 0 2.43 2.20 .986 2.80 2.53
1982 HOU NL 25 OF 138 127 1146.0 264 257 4 3 3 .989 -9.4 -9.8 -5.4 -4.5 -0.9 -4 2.05 1.89 .978 2.25 1.91
1982 HOU NL 25 RF 123 96 909.0 206 201 4 1 3 .995 -2.7 -3.6 0.3 1.2 -0.9 -3 2.03 1.67 .978 2.02 1.65
1982 HOU NL 25 CF 32 31 237.0 59 57 0 2 0 .966 -6.7 -33.9 -5.7 -5.7 0.0 -1 2.16 1.78 .983 2.66 2.30
1983 HOU NL 26 OF 124 111 993.2 226 220 4 2 1 .991 6.2 7.5 8.2 5.3 2.9 -2 2.03 1.81 .980 2.27 1.92
1983 HOU NL 26 RF 118 100 902.0 202 197 3 2 1 .990 5.8 7.7 6.8 3.6 3.2 -1 2.00 1.69 .979 2.01 1.64
1983 HOU NL 26 CF 13 11 91.2 27 27 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.2 1.4 1.7 -0.3 -1 2.65 2.08 .981 2.78 2.38
1984 HOU NL 27 OF 126 122 1085.2 222 213 6 3 4 .986 -7.1 -7.8 -6.1 -1.2 -4.8 -1 1.82 1.74 .979 2.27 1.91
1984 HOU NL 27 RF 123 121 1064.0 216 207 6 3 4 .986 -6.8 -7.7 -5.8 -0.6 -5.1 -1 1.80 1.73 .979 2.07 1.69
1984 HOU NL 27 LF 8 1 21.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -16.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 0 2.08 0.63 .980 2.04 1.52
1985 HOU NL 28 OF 53 52 426.1 95 92 3 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -0.8 0.7 -0.6 1.3 -1 2.01 1.79 .979 2.20 1.88
1985 HOU NL 28 RF 53 52 425.1 93 90 3 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -0.8 0.7 -0.6 1.3 -1 1.97 1.75 .977 2.02 1.68
1985 HOU NL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1986 HOU NL 29 OF 47 39 330.2 65 65 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 1.5 0.4 -0.7 1.2 0 1.77 1.38 .978 2.19 1.82
1986 HOU NL 29 RF 42 37 310.0 64 63 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 6.6 1.7 0.2 1.6 0 1.86 1.52 .977 1.99 1.63
1986 HOU NL 29 LF 5 2 20.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -75.5 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 0 0.44 0.20 1.000 1.96 1.44
1987 HOU NL 30 OF 40 16 178.1 49 48 0 1 0 .980 1.8 12.1 2.8 3.3 -0.5 -1 2.42 1.20 .982 2.19 1.83
1987 HOU NL 30 LF 28 14 144.1 38 37 0 1 0 .974 0.4 3.3 1.4 2.6 -1.2 -1 2.31 1.32 .982 2.04 1.58
1987 HOU NL 30 RF 9 2 26.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 64.6 1.4 0.3 1.0 0 3.12 1.00 .978 2.01 1.68
1987 HOU NL 30 CF 5 0 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.3 0 2.25 0.40 1.000 2.48 2.04
1988 HOU NL 31 OF 78 54 510.0 120 116 2 2 0 .983 -2.3 -5.4 -0.3 1.0 -1.4 -2 2.08 1.51 .982 2.28 1.98
1988 HOU NL 31 LF 48 36 325.0 79 76 1 2 0 .975 -3.5 -12.9 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -3 2.13 1.60 .980 2.13 1.75
1988 HOU NL 31 RF 33 18 183.0 40 39 1 0 0 1.000 1.5 9.8 0.5 1.8 -1.3 1 1.97 1.21 .978 2.05 1.75
1988 HOU NL 31 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1989 HOU NL 32 OF 103 99 855.0 207 204 3 0 0 1.000 11.1 15.6 13.1 3.8 9.3 -2 2.18 2.01 .981 2.32 1.96
1989 HOU NL 32 RF 64 57 509.0 120 118 2 0 0 1.000 5.3 12.5 5.3 2.8 2.5 0 2.12 1.88 .977 2.12 1.70
1989 HOU NL 32 LF 37 32 265.1 63 62 1 0 0 1.000 4.2 19.0 4.2 0.9 3.3 0 2.14 1.70 .981 2.15 1.72
1989 HOU NL 32 CF 11 10 80.2 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 23.8 3.6 0.1 3.5 -2 2.79 2.27 .984 2.69 2.33
1989 HOU NL 32 1B 3 0 6.0 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 12.00 2.67 .988 9.75 8.37
1990 HOU NL 33 OF 8 5 49.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -7.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.47 1.00 .975 2.39 2.01
1990 HOU NL 33 LF 6 4 37.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -22.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 1.22 0.83 .980 2.19 1.72
1990 HOU NL 33 CF 2 1 12.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 40.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.25 1.50 1.000 2.78 2.35
1990 HOU NL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 7.90
1991 KCR AL 34 DH 2
1991 KCR AL 34 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1991 KCR AL 34 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
15 Seasons OF 1300 1193 10671.0 2651 2576 57 18 18 .993 35.5 4.0 43.5 2.1 41.2 -8 2.22 2.03 .979 2.29 1.94
13 Seasons RF 788 696 6242.0 1415 1366 40 9 14 .994 33.0 6.3 29.0 9.4 19.6 4 2.03 1.78 .978 2.06 1.68
11 Seasons CF 342 314 2783.1 862 846 11 5 4 .994 3.5 1.5 11.5 -9.6 21.2 -8 2.77 2.51 .984 2.79 2.36
12 Seasons LF 238 183 1645.2 372 362 6 4 0 .989 -1.0 -0.7 3.0 2.3 0.4 -4 2.01 1.55 .977 2.04 1.62
2 Seasons 1B 4 0 7.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 0.3 51.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 11.57 2.25 .989 9.77 8.25
1 Season DH 2
15 Seasons TOT 1304 1193 10678.0 2660 2585 57 18 19 .993 35.8 4.0 43.8 2.4 41.2 -8 0 2.23 2.03 .973 2.29 1.96
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1978

On-Base% s c a p y
1984 NL--.380--7th

Triples s c a p y
1982 NL--9--2nd

Singles s c a p y
1978 NL--135--8th
1979 NL--138--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 NL--4--10th
1981 NL--4--5th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1984 NL--12--9th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1978 NL--14--6th
1979 NL--22--2nd
Career--99--113th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1980 NL--17.6--6th

AB per SO s c a p y
1978 NL--12.717--7th
1979 NL--13.043--10th
1984 NL--9.978--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1977 NL--born 1956-07-08--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1231), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1017), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Les Mann (942)
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  8. George Burns (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 19, 1973: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

April 1, 1991: Released by the New York Mets.

April 25, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

June 9, 1991: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Houston Astros$541,667
1986Houston Astros$850,000
1987Houston Astros$900,000
1988Houston Astros$950,000
1989Houston Astros$950,000
1990Houston Astros$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,991,667
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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