J.R. Towles
Justin Richard Towles
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 11, 1984 in Crosby, TX
High School: Crosby (Crosby, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 20th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 2007
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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
2007 23 HOU NL 14 44 40 9 15 5 0 1 12 0 1 3 1 .375 .432 .575 1.007 158 23 1 1 0 0 1 2
2008 24 HOU NL 54 171 146 10 20 5 0 4 16 0 0 16 40 .137 .250 .253 .503 34 37 3 6 3 0 1 2
2009 25 HOU NL 16 53 48 7 9 2 0 2 3 0 0 3 16 .188 .250 .354 .604 58 17 1 1 1 0 1 2
3 Seasons 84 268 234 26 44 12 0 7 31 0 1 22 57 .188 .280 .329 .609 61 77 5 8 4 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 517 451 50 85 23 0 14 60 0 2 42 110 .188 .280 .329 .609 61 149 10 15 8 0 6

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
2007 23 HOU NL 44 27 9 9.0 111 .368 .375 .273 .432 .342 .575 .436 1.007 .778 158 .739 3.7 0.3 .963 .250 .200 .0
2008 24 HOU NL 171 132 10 2.0 106 .157 .137 .265 .250 .336 .253 .423 .503 .759 34 .166 -14.4 -1.4 .457 .226 .116 .0
2009 25 HOU NL 53 41 4 2.6 106 .233 .188 .265 .250 .338 .354 .420 .604 .758 58 .247 -3.2 -0.3 .525 .229 .167 .0
3 Seasons 268 200 23 3.1 107 .218 .188 .266 .280 .338 .329 .424 .609 .762 61 .299 -13.8 -1.4 .541 .231 .141 .0
162 Game Avg. 517 386 44 3.1 107 .218 .188 .266 .280 .338 .329 .424 .609 .762 61 .299 -13.8 -1.4 .541 .231 .141

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
2007 23 HOU NL 44 2.3% 2.3% 6.8% 13.6% 40% 0.33 40.0 40.0 3.3 0.52 0.60 86% 21% 4.8% 16%
2008 24 HOU NL 171 2.3% 23.4% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 2.50 3.7 36.5 9.1 0.69 0.98 60% 10% 8.5% 24%
2009 25 HOU NL 53 3.8% 30.2% 5.7% 7.6% 44% 5.33 3.0 24.0 16.0 1.13 2.00 57% 12% 14.3% 7%
3 Seasons 268 2.6% 21.3% 8.2% 7.1% 43% 2.59 4.1 33.4 7.5 0.72 1.01 63% 13% 8.5% 20%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

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
2007 23 HOU NL 1 0 44% 19 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 3
2008 24 HOU NL 3 0 16% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 43% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
2009 25 HOU NL 1 0 46% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 5 0 28% 72 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 41% 10 8 2 1 1 0 6 1 5
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

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
2007 23 HOU NL 44 23% 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 11 1 9% 2 0 0% 34 11 32% 4 3 75% 4 3 75% 0
2008 24 HOU NL 171 20% 20 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.41 4 0 5 3 1 3 1 0 3 3 100% 24 3 13% 16 5 31% 110 12 11% 8 3 38% 12 3 25% 0
2009 25 HOU NL 53 30% 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 100% 8 1 13% 3 1 33% 26 1 4% 0 0 3 1 33% 0
3 Seasons 268 22% 44 4 1 2 0 0 0 0.41 7 0 7 6 1 3 4 0 5 4 80% 43 5 12% 21 6 29% 170 24 14% 12 6 50% 19 7 37% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2007 23 HOU NL 44 150 3.41 98 65% 22% 5% 33% 40% 78% 8% 51% 93% 36% 9% 4 1 18% 8 2 7% 3 3 0% 0 0 0
2008 24 HOU NL 171 655 3.83 425 65% 28% 20% 27% 26% 72% 2% 47% 72% 33% 3% 5 0 11% 19 10 11% 19 10 20% 0 0 0
2009 25 HOU NL 53 230 4.34 151 66% 34% 12% 32% 22% 66% 5% 43% 82% 23% 4% 2 0 9% 5 0 9% 5 3 44% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 268 1035 3.86 674 65% 28% 16% 29% 27% 72% 3% 47% 78% 32% 4% 11 1 12% 32 12 10% 27 16 26% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2007 23 14 44 40 9 15 5 0 1 12 0 1 3 1 .375 .432 .575 1.007 158 23 1 1 0 0 1
2008 24 68 215 186 19 35 10 0 5 28 0 1 19 41 .188 .288 .323 .610 61 60 4 7 3 0 2
2009 25 84 268 234 26 44 12 0 7 31 0 1 22 57 .188 .280 .329 .609 61 77 5 8 4 0 3

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2007 23 14 43 39 9 14 5 0 1 12 0 3 1 .359 .419 .564 .983 9 14
2008 24 54 173 148 10 22 6 0 4 16 0 18 40 .149 .272 .270 .542 10 54
2009 25 16 52 48 7 9 2 0 2 3 0 3 16 .188 .250 .354 .604 4 16
3 Seasons 84 268 235 26 45 13 0 7 31 0 24 57 .191 .291 .336 .627 23 84
162 Game Avg. 162 517 453 50 87 25 0 14 60 0 46 110 .191 .291 .336 .627 44 84

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