Chris Truby
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 9, 1973 in Palm Springs, CA
High School: Mukilteo (Mukilteo, WA)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 16, 2000
Final Game: May 7, 2003
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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
2000 26 HOU NL 78 279 258 28 67 15 4 11 59 2 1 10 56 .260 .295 .477 .772 86 123 4 5 1 5 1 5
2001 27 HOU NL 48 152 136 11 28 6 1 8 23 1 2 13 38 .206 .276 .441 .717 77 60 1 1 0 2 2 5/3
2002 28 TOT MLB 124 404 382 35 82 18 4 4 22 2 2 10 98 .215 .238 .314 .552 48 120 7 3 4 5 1 *5/37
2002 28 MON NL 35 112 105 12 27 5 2 2 7 1 1 5 27 .257 .297 .400 .697 80 42 2 1 1 0 1 5/37
2002 28 DET AL 89 292 277 23 55 13 2 2 15 1 1 5 71 .199 .215 .282 .496 36 78 5 2 3 5 0 5
2003 29 TBD AL 13 49 43 4 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 13 .279 .354 .349 .703 91 15 1 0 1 0 0 5
4 Seasons 263 884 819 78 189 42 9 23 107 5 5 38 205 .231 .269 .388 .657 68 318 13 9 6 12 4
162 Game Avg. 162 545 504 48 116 26 6 14 66 3 3 23 126 .231 .269 .388 .657 68 196 8 6 4 7 2
HOU (2 yrs) 126 431 394 39 95 21 5 19 82 3 3 23 94 .241 .288 .464 .753 82 183 5 6 1 7 3
TBD (1 yr) 13 49 43 4 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 13 .279 .354 .349 .703 91 15 1 0 1 0 0
MON (1 yr) 35 112 105 12 27 5 2 2 7 1 1 5 27 .257 .297 .400 .697 80 42 2 1 1 0 1
DET (1 yr) 89 292 277 23 55 13 2 2 15 1 1 5 71 .199 .215 .282 .496 36 78 5 2 3 5 0
NL (3 yrs) 161 543 499 51 122 26 7 21 89 4 4 28 121 .244 .290 .451 .741 82 225 7 7 2 7 4
AL (2 yrs) 102 341 320 27 67 16 2 2 18 1 1 10 84 .209 .234 .291 .525 44 93 6 2 4 5 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
2000 26 HOU NL 279 202 36 4.8 122 .286 .260 .281 .295 .360 .477 .460 .772 .820 86 .448 -7.5 -0.7 .709 .260 .217 3.4
2001 27 HOU NL 152 113 17 4.0 117 .217 .206 .277 .276 .349 .441 .453 .717 .802 77 .400 -5.7 -0.5 .658 .324 .235 1.8
2002 28 TOT MLB 404 318 28 2.4 101 .274 .215 .259 .238 .327 .314 .415 .552 .742 48 .207 -28.5 -2.8 .430 .126 .099 2.7
2002 28 MON NL 112 82 12 3.9 110 .329 .257 .269 .297 .344 .400 .428 .697 .772 80 .408 -3.8 -0.4 .593 .190 .143 1.3
2002 28 DET AL 292 236 16 1.8 98 .254 .199 .255 .215 .321 .282 .410 .496 .731 36 .137 -24.8 -2.4 .373 .101 .083 1.3
2003 29 TBD AL 49 33 5 4.0 102 .400 .279 .262 .354 .327 .349 .419 .703 .746 91 .402 -0.3 0.0 .625 .186 .070
4 Seasons 884 666 86 3.4 111 .275 .231 .269 .269 .341 .388 .436 .657 .777 68 .332 -42.0 -4.0 .563 .204 .158 8.2
162 Game Avg. 545 410 53 3.4 111 .275 .231 .269 .269 .341 .388 .436 .657 .777 68 .332 -42.0 -4.0 .563 .204 .158 5
HOU (2 yrs) 431 315 53 4.5 121 .264 .241 .280 .288 .356 .464 .458 .753 .814 82 .432 -13.2 -1.2 .691 .282 .223 5.2
TBD (1 yr) 49 33 5 4.0 102 .400 .279 .262 .354 .327 .349 .419 .703 .746 91 .402 -0.3 0.0 .625 .186 .070
MON (1 yr) 112 82 12 3.9 110 .329 .257 .269 .297 .344 .400 .428 .697 .772 80 .408 -3.8 -0.4 .593 .190 .143 1.3
DET (1 yr) 292 236 16 1.8 98 .254 .199 .255 .215 .321 .282 .410 .496 .731 36 .138 -24.8 -2.4 .373 .101 .083 1.3
NL (3 yrs) 543 397 65 4.4 118 .277 .244 .278 .290 .354 .451 .451 .741 .805 82 .428 -17.0 -1.6 .670 .263 .206 6.7
AL (2 yrs) 341 269 21 2.1 99 .272 .209 .256 .234 .322 .291 .411 .525 .733 44 .170 -25.0 -2.4 .404 .113 .081 1.3

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
2001 27 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
2000 26 HOU NL 279 3.9% 20.1% 3.6% 10.8% 45% 5.60 4.6 23.5 4.4 0.48 0.66 70% 25% 10.6% 21%
2001 27 HOU NL 152 5.3% 25.0% 8.6% 9.9% 54% 2.92 3.6 17.0 5.9 0.69 1.00 61% 20% 19.5% 24%
2002 28 TOT MLB 404 1.0% 24.3% 2.5% 6.4% 32% 9.80 3.9 95.5 17.4 0.64 0.75 71% 22% 2.8% 18%
2002 28 MON NL 112 1.8% 24.1% 4.5% 8.0% 33% 5.40 3.9 52.5 15.0 0.74 0.93 68% 24% 5.3% 12%
2002 28 DET AL 292 0.7% 24.3% 1.7% 5.8% 31% 14.20 3.9 138.5 18.5 0.60 0.70 72% 21% 1.9% 20%
2003 29 TBD AL 49 0.0% 26.5% 10.2% 6.1% 25% 2.60 3.3 14.3 1.50 1.22 61% 10% 0.0% 25%
4 Seasons 884 2.6% 23.2% 4.3% 8.4% 39% 5.39 4.0 35.6 7.7 0.62 0.77 68% 22% 7.8% 20%
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
2000 26 HOU NL 2 0 24% 95 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 55% 13 9 4 4 0 4 5 1 4
2001 27 HOU NL 1 0 9% 37 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 33% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
2002 28 TOT MLB 4 0 34% 134 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 52% 15 11 4 3 1 2 9 1 8
2002 28 MON NL 2 0 32% 40 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 63% 4 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 3
2002 28 DET AL 2 0 35% 94 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 47% 11 8 3 2 1 1 6 1 5
2003 29 TBD AL 0 0 24% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1
4 Seasons 7 0 26% 283 5 5 50% 5 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 8 21 52% 33 25 8 9 1 8 18 3 15
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
2000 26 HOU NL 279 30% 67 4 0 4 1 0 0 0.96 11 1 10 7 4 9 2 0 1 1 100% 67 4 6% 35 14 40% 206 49 24% 22 16 73% 17 7 41% 0
2001 27 HOU NL 152 26% 28 0 0 11 2 1 1 0.20 8 0 9 4 4 4 4 0 1 0 0% 27 1 4% 12 3 25% 112 16 14% 14 6 43% 6 4 67% 0
2002 28 TOT MLB 404 18% 82 11 0 3 0 0 0 1.61 4 0 11 3 1 1 3 0 7 4 57% 65 7 11% 43 12 28% 234 21 9% 18 8 44% 22 8 36% 0
2002 28 MON NL 112 13% 27 2 0 3 0 0 0 1.61 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 50% 20 2 10% 13 2 15% 85 7 8% 4 0 0% 8 2 25% 0
2002 28 DET AL 292 20% 55 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 5 3 60% 45 5 11% 30 10 33% 149 14 9% 14 8 57% 14 6 43% 0
2003 29 TBD AL 49 31% 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 3 2 67% 29 3 10% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
4 Seasons 884 24% 189 17 0 18 3 1 1 0.60 23 1 30 14 9 14 9 0 10 6 60% 169 13 8% 93 31 33% 581 89 15% 57 31 54% 46 20 43% 0
MLB Averages

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
2000 26 HOU NL 279 975 3.49 643 66% 19% 25% 24% 32% 81% 1% 53% 69% 34% 2% 6 0 11% 32 23 6% 16 11 5% 0 0 0
2001 27 HOU NL 152 609 4.01 384 63% 22% 22% 30% 26% 78% 4% 49% 72% 36% 5% 7 0 12% 18 7 11% 16 9 26% 0 0 0
2002 28 TOT MLB 404 1398 3.46 971 69% 24% 20% 25% 30% 76% 0% 53% 73% 34% 1% 6 0 7% 28 14 4% 15 8 17% 0 0 0
2002 28 MON NL 112 394 3.52 262 66% 25% 21% 24% 30% 75% 1% 50% 72% 33% 2% 2 0 7% 8 4 7% 8 5 19% 0 0 0
2002 28 DET AL 292 1004 3.44 709 71% 24% 20% 26% 30% 76% 0% 54% 73% 35% 1% 4 0 7% 20 10 2% 7 3 17% 0 0 0
2003 29 TBD AL 49 201 4.10 129 64% 29% 21% 26% 24% 71% 0% 46% 71% 16% 4% 2 0 14% 7 4 10% 5 3 23% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 884 3183 3.60 2127 67% 23% 22% 26% 30% 77% 1% 52% 72% 34% 2% 21 0 10% 85 48 6% 52 31 16% 0 0 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
2000 26 78 279 258 28 67 15 4 11 59 2 1 10 56 .260 .295 .477 .772 86 123 4 5 1 5 1
2001 27 126 431 394 39 95 21 5 19 82 3 3 23 94 .241 .288 .464 .753 82 183 5 6 1 7 3
2002 28 250 835 776 74 177 39 9 23 104 5 5 33 192 .228 .264 .390 .654 67 303 12 9 5 12 4
2003 29 263 884 819 78 189 42 9 23 107 5 5 38 205 .231 .269 .388 .657 68 318 13 9 6 12 4

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
2000 26 78 271 252 23 61 14 4 10 49 2 9 56 .242 .277 .448 .725 30 78
2001 27 48 149 134 10 26 6 1 7 21 1 12 38 .194 .262 .410 .672 15 48
2002 28 124 401 383 36 83 18 4 4 23 2 10 98 .217 .239 .316 .555 29 124
2003 29 13 49 44 4 13 3 0 0 3 0 5 13 .295 .367 .364 .731 6 13
4 Seasons 263 870 813 73 183 41 9 21 96 5 36 205 .225 .262 .375 .637 80 263
162 Game Avg. 162 536 501 45 113 25 6 13 59 3 22 126 .225 .262 .375 .637 49 263

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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