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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
2007 HOU NL 23 C 14 9 95.0 71 65 6 0 1 1.000 6.73 5.07 .992 7.39 6.51 1 5 3 3 50%
2008 HOU NL 24 C 53 47 408.2 327 312 13 2 1 .994 3.0 8.8 3 7.16 6.13 .993 7.65 6.72 3 8 13 7 35%
2009 HOU NL 25 C 15 14 114.0 91 83 8 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -10.5 -1 7.18 6.07 .993 7.77 6.93 1 10 1 9%
3 Seasons C 82 70 617.2 489 460 27 2 2 .996 2.0 3.9 2 7.10 5.94 .993 7.63 6.72 5 13 26 11 30%
3 Seasons TOT 82 70 617.2 489 460 27 2 2 .996 2.0 3.9 2 7.10 5.94 .989 7.63 6.72 5 13 26 11 30%

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2007 HOU NL 23 14 9 14 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 HOU NL 24 54 47 54 53 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2009 HOU NL 25 16 14 16 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Seasons 84 70 84 82 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
2007 HOU NL 23 422 4.26 4.36 0 0 0 65 0 1 0 64 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
2008 HOU NL 24 1817 4.78 5.24 10 90% 0 0 312 3 1 7 301 13 4 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 100%
2009 HOU NL 25 538 5.61 5.84 3 100% 0 0 83 0 0 2 81 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
3 Seasons 2777 4.85 5.22 13 92% 0 0 460 3 2 9 446 27 8 0 0 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 100%
MLB Averages 4.36 4.73 92% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
2007 HOU NL 23 1 5 152 3 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3 0.88 1.40
2008 HOU NL 24 3 8 647 13 7 5 35% 12 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 32 10 1.38 1.05
2009 HOU NL 25 1 1 209 10 1 1 9% 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 1.54 0.32
3 Seasons 5 14 1008 26 11 9 30% 24 10 2 0 0 1 1 1 58 15 1.38 1.08
MLB Averages 27% 1.28 1.23

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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