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74-88, Finished 5th in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cecil Cooper (70-79) and Dave Clark (4-9)
Scored 643 runs, Allowed 770 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-94
Ballparks: Minute Maid Park · Attendance: 2,521,076 (9th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Arias | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 155 | Oct 14, 1983 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Brandon Backe | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 182 | Apr 5, 1978 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.5 | $1,550,000 | |
| Yorman Bazardo | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 230 | Jul 11, 1984 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | $ | |
| Lance Berkman | 33 | B | L | 6' 1" | 220 | Feb 10, 1976 | 11 | 136 | 131 | 136 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | $14,500,000 | |
| Geoff Blum | 36 | B | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Apr 26, 1973 | 11 | 120 | 101 | 120 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | -0.9 | $1,250,000 | |
| Aaron Boone | 36 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Mar 9, 1973 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -0.3 | $750,000 | |
| Michael Bourn | 26 | L | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Dec 27, 1982 | 4 | 157 | 150 | 157 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.4 | $434,500 | |
| Doug Brocail | 42 | L | R | 6' 5" | 220 | May 16, 1967 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $2,500,000 | |
| Tim Byrdak | 35 | L | L | 5' 11" | 190 | Oct 31, 1973 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $1,000,000 | |
| Chris Coste | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Feb 4, 1973 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Darin Erstad | 35 | L | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Jun 4, 1974 | 14 | 107 | 18 | 107 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 73 | 1 | -1.1 | $1,750,000 | |
| Jeff Fulchino | 29 | R | R | 6' 5" | 285 | Nov 26, 1979 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Geoff Geary | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 26, 1976 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $1,700,000 | |
| Samuel Gervacio | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jan 10, 1985 | 1st | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Mike Hampton | 36 | R | L | 5' 10" | 195 | Sep 9, 1972 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $2,000,000 | |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 36 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Dec 21, 1972 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $3,500,000 | |
| Chris Johnson | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Oct 1, 1984 | 1st | 11 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Matt Kata | 31 | B | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Mar 14, 1978 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Jeff Keppinger | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Apr 21, 1980 | 5 | 107 | 76 | 107 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | -0.4 | $427,500 | |
| Carlos Lee | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 265 | Jun 20, 1976 | 11 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $19,000,000 | |
| Wilton Lopez | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Jul 19, 1983 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Tommy Manzella | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Apr 16, 1983 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kazuo Matsui | 33 | B | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Oct 23, 1975 | 6 | 132 | 127 | 132 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | $5,500,000 | |
| Edwin Maysonet | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Oct 17, 1981 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jason Michaels | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 210 | May 4, 1976 | 9 | 102 | 18 | 102 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 65 | 3 | -0.2 | $750,000 | |
| Brian Moehler | 37 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Dec 31, 1971 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $2,300,000 | |
| Bud Norris | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 220 | Mar 2, 1985 | 1st | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Russ Ortiz | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Jun 5, 1974 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $750,000 | |
| Roy Oswalt | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Aug 29, 1977 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $14,000,000 | |
| Chad Paronto | 33 | R | R | 6' 5" | 255 | Jul 28, 1975 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Felipe Paulino | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 270 | Oct 5, 1983 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | $ | |
| Hunter Pence | 26 | R | R | 6' 4" | 220 | Apr 13, 1983 | 3 | 159 | 156 | 159 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | $439,000 | All-Star |
| Humberto Quintero | 29 | R | R | 5' 9" | 215 | Aug 2, 1979 | 7 | 60 | 51 | 60 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $610,000 | |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 37 | R | R | 5' 9" | 205 | Nov 27, 1971 | 19 | 93 | 83 | 93 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | $1,500,000 | |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 30 | R | L | 5' 11" | 195 | Jan 18, 1979 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 | $2,600,000 | |
| Billy Sadler | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Sep 21, 1981 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Chris Sampson | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | May 23, 1978 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $449,000 | |
| Jason Smith | 31 | L | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Jul 24, 1977 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | -0.6 | $500,000 | |
| Miguel Tejada | 35 | R | R | 5' 9" | 220 | May 25, 1974 | 13 | 158 | 157 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $14,811,414 | All-Star |
| J.R. Towles | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 11, 1984 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jose Valverde | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 255 | Mar 24, 1978 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $8,000,000 | |
| Wesley Wright | 24 | R | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Jan 28, 1985 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $425,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |