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Chris Sampson
Christopher Keith Sampson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 23, 1978 in Pasadena, TX
School: Texas Tech University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 2006
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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
2006 28 HOU NL 2 1 .667 2.12 12 3 0 0 0 0 34.0 25 10 8 3 5 1 15 1 0 0 130 210 0.882 6.6 0.8 1.3 4.0 3.00
2007 29 HOU NL 7 8 .467 4.59 24 19 2 0 0 0 121.2 138 64 62 20 30 2 51 7 0 3 522 97 1.381 10.2 1.5 2.2 3.8 1.70
2008 30 HOU NL 6 4 .600 4.22 54 11 6 0 0 0 117.1 118 60 55 8 23 5 61 3 0 0 478 100 1.202 9.1 0.6 1.8 4.7 2.65
2009 31 HOU NL 4 2 .667 5.04 49 0 9 0 0 3 55.1 66 34 31 2 21 6 33 0 1 2 248 83 1.572 10.7 0.3 3.4 5.4 1.57
4 Seasons 19 15 .559 4.28 139 33 17 0 0 3 328.1 347 168 156 33 79 14 160 11 1 5 1378 101 1.297 9.5 0.9 2.2 4.4 2.03
162 Game Avg. 8 6 .559 4.28 55 13 7 0 0 1 130 137 66 62 13 31 6 63 4 0 2 545 101 1.297 9.5 0.9 2.2 4.4 2.03

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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
2006 28 HOU NL 12 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2007 29 HOU NL 22 34 26 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .154 .154 .154 .308 -20 4 0 0 8 0 0 1
2008 30 HOU NL 52 26 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .136 .174 .136 .310 -16 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
2009 31 HOU NL 46 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 132 69 55 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .127 .143 .127 .270 -28 7 0 0 13 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 85 68 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 .127 .143 .127 .270 -28 9 0 0 16 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2006 HOU NL 28 P 12 3 34.0 15 4 11 0 0 1.000 3.97 1.25 .953 1.72 0.43
2007 HOU NL 29 P 24 19 121.2 50 27 23 0 2 1.000 3.70 2.08 .964 1.68 0.40
2008 HOU NL 30 P 54 11 117.1 23 15 7 1 2 .957 1.69 0.41 .961 1.73 0.43
2009 HOU NL 31 P 49 0 55.1 10 7 3 0 1 1.000 1.63 0.20 .950 1.72 0.42
4 Seasons P 139 33 328.1 98 53 44 1 5 .990 2.66 0.70 .960 1.71 0.42
4 Seasons TOT 139 33 328.1 98 53 44 1 5 .990 2.66 0.70 .950 1.71 0.42

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Transactions

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

February 21, 2000: Retired from the Houston Astros.

January 12, 2003: Returned from voluntary retired list to ???.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Houston Astros$380,000
2008Houston Astros$401,000
2009Houston Astros$449,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,230,000
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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