Luis Pujols
Luis Bienvenido (Toribio) Pujols
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 18, 1955 in Santiago, D.R.
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1977
Final Game: May 22, 1985
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Standard Batting

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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 21 HOU NL 6 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .067 .067 .067 .133 -63 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1978 22 HOU NL 56 169 153 11 20 8 1 1 11 0 0 12 45 .131 .198 .216 .413 20 33 6 1 2 1 1 2/3
1979 23 HOU NL 26 78 75 7 17 2 1 0 8 0 0 2 14 .227 .247 .280 .527 48 21 3 0 1 0 0 2
1980 24 HOU NL 78 238 221 15 44 6 1 0 20 0 0 13 29 .199 .245 .235 .480 40 52 5 1 1 2 3 2/5
1981 25 HOU NL 40 128 117 5 28 3 1 1 14 1 0 10 17 .239 .297 .308 .605 76 36 4 0 0 1 3 2
1982 26 HOU NL 65 191 176 8 35 6 2 4 15 0 3 10 40 .199 .242 .324 .566 63 57 4 0 5 0 2 2
1983 27 HOU NL 40 97 87 4 17 2 0 0 12 0 0 5 14 .195 .234 .218 .452 30 19 4 0 3 2 2 2
1984 28 KCR AL 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1985 29 TEX AL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 451 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
9 Seasons 316 922 850 50 164 27 6 6 81 1 3 52 164 .193 .240 .260 .500 44 221 26 2 12 6 11
162 Game Avg. 162 473 436 26 84 14 3 3 42 1 2 27 84 .193 .240 .260 .500 44 113 13 1 6 3 6
HOU (7 yrs) 311 916 844 50 162 27 6 6 80 1 3 52 164 .192 .239 .259 .498 44 219 26 2 12 6 11
KCR (1 yr) 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 451 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 311 916 844 50 162 27 6 6 80 1 3 52 164 .192 .239 .259 .498 44 219 26 2 12 6 11
AL (2 yrs) 5 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 2 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1977 21 HOU NL 15 14 0 0.0 95 .100 .067 .258 .067 .324 .067 .394 .133 .718 -63 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .071 .000 .000
1978 22 HOU NL 169 142 6 1.1 88 .176 .131 .252 .198 .319 .216 .371 .413 .690 20 .084 -16.0 -1.7 .331 .163 .085 .0
1979 23 HOU NL 78 62 5 2.2 94 .279 .227 .262 .247 .326 .280 .388 .527 .715 48 .215 -5.6 -0.6 .377 .080 .053
1980 24 HOU NL 238 185 13 1.9 88 .227 .199 .257 .245 .318 .235 .373 .480 .691 40 .187 -17.2 -1.8 .363 .095 .036
1981 25 HOU NL 128 94 10 2.9 88 .270 .239 .256 .297 .321 .308 .368 .605 .689 76 .342 -3.7 -0.4 .505 .162 .068 1.0
1982 26 HOU NL 191 153 12 2.1 88 .235 .199 .256 .242 .318 .324 .372 .566 .690 63 .220 -9.1 -0.9 .432 .165 .125 .0
1983 27 HOU NL 97 79 4 1.4 91 .227 .195 .255 .234 .322 .218 .378 .452 .700 30 .111 -7.8 -0.8 .324 .080 .023
1984 28 KCR AL 5 4 0 0.0 97 .200 .200 .264 .200 .326 .200 .398 .400 .724 12 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1985 29 TEX AL 1 0 1 100 1.000 1.000 .262 1.000 .328 1.000 .407 2.000 .735 451 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
9 Seasons 922 733 51 1.9 89 .230 .193 .256 .240 .320 .260 .374 .500 .694 44 .185 -62.8 -6.6 .382 .126 .067 1.7
162 Game Avg. 473 376 26 1.9 89 .230 .193 .256 .240 .320 .260 .374 .500 .694 44 .185 -62.8 -6.6 .382 .126 .067 1
HOU (7 yrs) 916 729 50 1.8 89 .229 .192 .256 .239 .320 .259 .374 .498 .694 44 .180 -62.6 -6.5 .381 .127 .068 1.7
KCR (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 97 .200 .200 .264 .200 .326 .200 .398 .400 .724 12 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
TEX (1 yr) 1 0 1 100 1.000 1.000 .262 1.000 .328 1.000 .407 2.000 .735 451 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
NL (7 yrs) 916 729 50 1.8 89 .229 .192 .256 .239 .320 .259 .374 .498 .694 44 .180 -62.6 -6.5 .381 .127 .068 1.7
AL (2 yrs) 6 4 1 6.7 97 .333 .333 .263 .333 .327 .333 .399 .667 .726 86 .672 -0.2 -0.1 .500 .000 .000

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 24 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 4 13 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .100 .308 .300 .608 3 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 20 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .063 .211 .188 .398 3 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 4 13 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .100 .308 .300 .608 3 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 21 HOU NL 15 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 2.00 67%
1978 22 HOU NL 169 0.6% 26.6% 7.1% 5.9% 50% 3.75 3.4 153.0 13.9 1.45 64%
1979 23 HOU NL 78 0.0% 18.0% 2.6% 3.9% 18% 7.00 5.4 9.4 1.19 78%
1980 24 HOU NL 238 0.0% 12.2% 5.5% 2.9% 16% 2.23 7.6 11.1 1.18 82%
1981 25 HOU NL 128 0.8% 13.3% 7.8% 3.9% 18% 1.70 6.9 117.0 8.4 2.30 78%
1982 26 HOU NL 191 2.1% 20.9% 5.2% 6.3% 34% 4.00 4.4 44.0 11.7 1.61 69%
1983 27 HOU NL 97 0.0% 14.4% 5.2% 2.1% 12% 2.80 6.2 7.3 1.03 77%
1984 28 KCR AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 3.00 100%
1985 29 TEX AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
9 Seasons 922 0.7% 17.8% 5.6% 4.2% 24% 3.15 5.2 141.7 10.5 1.42 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 21 HOU NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 22 HOU NL 5 0 31% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 56% 2 2 0 1 0 1 6 2 4
1979 23 HOU NL 1 0 37% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 8 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
1980 24 HOU NL 10 0 26% 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 50% 6 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 2
1981 25 HOU NL 1 0 11% 54 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13% 5 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
1982 26 HOU NL 3 0 10% 50 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14% 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
1983 27 HOU NL 3 0 18% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 43% 2 2 0 1 0 1 4 1 2
1984 28 KCR AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 29 TEX AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 23 0 21% 275 1 3 25% 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 13 39% 28 19 9 6 3 3 17 6 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 21 HOU NL 15 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1978 22 HOU NL 169 33% 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 38 6 16% 22 7 32% 131 12 9% 15 3 20% 9 2 22% 0
1979 23 HOU NL 78 29% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 3 21% 8 2 25% 59 8 14% 6 2 33% 5 2 40% 0
1980 24 HOU NL 238 61% 44 7 0 0 0 1.41 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 36 5 14% 17 7 41% 154 24 16% 14 9 64% 21 6 29% 0
1981 25 HOU NL 128 68% 28 4 1 0 0 1.13 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 4 19% 9 5 56% 74 14 19% 10 8 80% 7 3 43% 0
1982 26 HOU NL 191 49% 35 1 0 0 0 1.77 4 0 3 3 1 1 3 0 5 5 100% 27 4 15% 14 6 43% 111 12 11% 6 2 33% 7 2 29% 0
1983 27 HOU NL 97 56% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 23 4 17% 11 7 64% 77 13 17% 10 8 80% 4 1 25% 0
1984 28 KCR AL 5 60% 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 29 TEX AL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 922 50% 164 13 1 0 0 1.24 6 0 27 4 2 2 4 0 12 12 100% 163 26 16% 82 34 41% 615 84 14% 61 32 52% 53 16 30% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 21 6 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .067 .067 .067 .133 -63 1 0 0 0 0 0
1978 22 62 184 168 11 21 8 1 1 11 0 0 12 50 .125 .187 .202 .389 13 34 6 1 2 1 1
1979 23 88 262 243 18 38 10 2 1 19 0 0 14 64 .156 .205 .226 .431 24 55 9 1 3 1 1
1980 24 166 500 464 33 82 16 3 1 39 0 0 27 93 .177 .224 .231 .454 31 107 14 2 4 3 4
1981 25 206 628 581 38 110 19 4 2 53 1 0 37 110 .189 .239 .246 .485 40 143 18 2 4 4 7
1982 26 271 819 757 46 145 25 6 6 68 1 3 47 150 .192 .240 .264 .504 46 200 22 2 9 4 9
1983 27 311 916 844 50 162 27 6 6 80 1 3 52 164 .192 .239 .259 .498 44 219 26 2 12 6 11
1984 28 315 921 849 50 163 27 6 6 81 1 3 52 164 .192 .239 .259 .498 44 220 26 2 12 6 11
1985 29 316 922 850 50 164 27 6 6 81 1 3 52 164 .193 .240 .260 .500 44 221 26 2 12 6 11

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 21 6 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1978 22 56 169 154 13 21 8 1 1 13 0 13 45 .136 .207 .221 .428 7 56
1979 23 26 77 75 8 17 2 1 0 9 0 2 14 .227 .247 .280 .527 5 26
1980 24 78 242 225 18 48 7 1 0 24 0 14 29 .213 .260 .253 .514 15 78
1981 25 61 198 180 9 45 5 2 2 25 2 16 26 .250 .308 .333 .641 18 40
1982 26 65 186 176 9 35 6 2 4 17 0 10 40 .199 .242 .324 .566 14 65
1983 27 40 95 88 5 18 2 0 0 14 0 5 14 .205 .242 .227 .469 5 40
1984 28 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1985 29 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 1
9 Seasons 337 988 919 62 184 30 7 7 102 2 60 173 .200 .249 .271 .520 65 316
162 Game Avg. 162 475 442 30 88 14 3 3 49 1 29 83 .200 .249 .271 .520 31 316

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