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Roy Oswalt

Q: When was Roy Oswalt born?

Roy Oswalt was born on August 29, 1977.

Q: Where was Roy Oswalt born?

Roy Oswalt was born in Kosciusko, MS .

Q: How tall is Roy Oswalt?

Roy Oswalt is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Roy Oswalt weigh when playing?

Roy Oswalt weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Roy Oswalt in the Hall of Fame?

Roy Oswalt has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Roy Oswalt drafted?

Roy Oswalt was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Holmes Community College (Ridgeland, MS) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Roy Oswalt have?

Roy Oswalt had 1,852 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Roy Oswalt played for?

Roy Oswalt played for 4 teams; the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies.

Q: How many World Series has Roy Oswalt won?

Roy Oswalt has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Roy Oswalt retire?

Roy Oswalt last played in 2013.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 29, 1977 in Kosciusko, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Holmes Community College (Ridgeland, MS).

High School: Weir HS (Weir, MS)

School: Holmes Community College (Ridgeland, MS)

Debut: May 6, 2001 (Age 23-250d, 17,859th in major league history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 36-031d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: Robert Garber • Previously: Barry Meister

National Team: us USA (WBC,Oly,Pro)

Full Name: Roy Edward Oswalt

Nicknames: Wizard of Os

Pronunciation: \OWES-walt\

Twitter: @royoswalt44net

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3x All-Star
ERA Title
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.0

163

102

ERA

3.36

365

341

2245.1

1852

WHIP

1.211

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1997	19	HOU-min	A-,Rk	3	5	.375	3.15	14	14	0	1	1	0	80.0	75	36	28	3	22	1	72	6	1	3	337			1.213	8.4	0.3	2.5	8.1	3.27	AUB,KIA NYPL,GULF
1998	20	HOU-min	A-,Rk	5	6	.455	2.19	15	15	0	0	0	0	86.1	59	30	21	5	32	0	94	6	2	2	351			1.054	6.2	0.5	3.3	9.8	2.94	AUB,KIA NYPL,GULF
1999	21	HOU-min	A	13	4	.765	4.46	22	22	0	2	0	0	151.1	144	78	75	8	54	0	143	7	4	8	643			1.308	8.6	0.5	3.2	8.5	2.65	BTC MIDW
2000	22	HOU-min	AA,A+	15	7	.682	2.21	27	26	0	2	2	0	175.0	158	52	43	6	33	1	188	4	2	4	712			1.091	8.1	0.3	1.7	9.7	5.70	RRK,KIS TL,FLOR
2001	23	HOU-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.35	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.0	32	16	15	4	6	0	34	2	1	0	128			1.226	9.3	1.2	1.7	9.9	5.67	NOR PCL
2001	23	HOU	NL	14	3	.824	2.73	28	20	4	3	1	0	141.2	126	48	43	13	24	2	144	6	0	0	575	170	2.84	1.059	8.0	0.8	1.5	9.1	6.00	CYA-5,MVP-22,RoY-2
2002	24	HOU	NL	19	9	.679	3.01	35	34	0	0	0	0	233.0	215	86	78	17	62	4	208	5	0	3	956	144	2.99	1.189	8.3	0.7	2.4	8.0	3.35	CYA-4,MVP-23
2003	25	HOU-min	AAA	0	0		3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	12			1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	6.0		NOR PCL
2003	25	HOU	NL	10	5	.667	2.97	21	21	0	0	0	0	127.1	116	48	42	15	29	0	108	5	0	1	514	148	3.67	1.139	8.2	1.1	2.0	7.6	3.72
2004	26	HOU	NL	20	10	.667	3.49	36	35	0	2	2	0	237.0	233	100	92	17	62	5	206	11	1	5	983	124	3.17	1.245	8.8	0.6	2.4	7.8	3.32	CYA-3,MVP-23
2005	27	HOU	NL	20	12	.625	2.94	35	35	0	4	1	0	241.2	243	85	79	18	48	3	184	8	1	5	1002	144	3.16	1.204	9.0	0.7	1.8	6.9	3.83	AS,CYA-4,MVP-23
2006	28	HOU	NL	15	8	.652	2.98	33	32	1	2	0	0	220.2	220	76	73	18	38	4	166	6	1	1	896	150	3.30	1.169	9.0	0.7	1.5	6.8	4.37	AS,CYA-4
2007	29	HOU	NL	14	7	.667	3.18	33	32	0	1	0	0	212.0	221	80	75	14	60	6	154	7	1	1	910	140	3.59	1.325	9.4	0.6	2.5	6.5	2.57	AS
2008	30	HOU	NL	17	10	.630	3.54	32	32	0	3	2	0	208.2	199	89	82	23	47	2	165	10	0	1	862	119	3.80	1.179	8.6	1.0	2.0	7.1	3.51
2009	31	HOU	NL	8	6	.571	4.12	30	30	0	3	0	0	181.1	183	83	83	19	42	4	138	8	0	4	757	100	3.76	1.241	9.1	0.9	2.1	6.8	3.29
2010	32	TOT	NL	13	13	.500	2.76	33	32	0	2	2	0	211.2	162	70	65	19	55	2	193	5	1	2	837	145	3.27	1.025	6.9	0.8	2.3	8.2	3.51	CYA-6
2010	32	HOU	NL	6	12	.333	3.42	20	20	0	1	1	0	129.0	109	52	49	13	34	2	120	2	1	2	521	116	3.37	1.109	7.6	0.9	2.4	8.4	3.53
2010	32	PHI	NL	7	1	.875	1.74	13	12	0	1	1	0	82.2	53	18	16	6	21	0	73	3	0	0	316	234	3.13	0.895	5.8	0.7	2.3	7.9	3.48
2011	33	PHI-min	AAA,A+	0	0		3.60	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	15	6	6	1	5	0	13	0	0	0	63			1.333	9.0	0.6	3.0	7.8	2.60	LHV,CLW IL,FLOR
2011	33	PHI	NL	9	10	.474	3.69	23	23	0	0	0	0	139.0	153	60	57	10	33	2	93	5	0	3	594	104	3.44	1.338	9.9	0.6	2.1	6.0	2.82
2012	34	TEX-min	AAA,AA	1	1	.500	5.87	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.1	20	10	10	1	4	0	13	0	0	1	69			1.565	11.7	0.6	2.3	7.6	3.25	RRK,FRI PCL,TL
2012	34	TEX	AL	4	3	.571	5.80	17	9	2	0	0	0	59.0	79	41	38	11	11	0	59	3	2	3	264	76	4.23	1.525	12.1	1.7	1.7	9.0	5.36
2013	35	COL-min	AA,Rk	4	2	.667	1.85	6	6	0	0	0	0	39.0	27	10	8	5	8	0	27	0	0	0	145			0.897	6.2	1.2	1.8	6.2	3.38	TUL,GRJ TL,PION
2013	35	COL	NL	0	6	.000	8.63	9	6	0	0	0	0	32.1	49	31	31	3	9	0	34	1	0	1	151	52	3.08	1.794	13.6	0.8	2.5	9.5	3.78
13 Yrs				163	102	.615	3.36	365	341	7	20	8	0	2245.1	2199	897	838	197	520	34	1852	80	7	30	9301	127	3.37	1.211	8.8	0.8	2.1	7.4	3.56
162 Game Avg.				16	10	.615	3.36	35	33	1	2	1	0	216	212	86	81	19	50	3	178	8	1	3	896	127	3.37	1.211	8.8	0.8	2.1	7.4	3.56

HOU (10 yrs)				143	82	.636	3.24	303	291	5	19	7	0	1932.1	1865	747	696	167	446	32	1593	68	5	23	7976	133	3.35	1.196	8.7	0.8	2.1	7.4	3.57
PHI (2 yrs)				16	11	.593	2.96	36	35	0	1	1	0	221.2	206	78	73	16	54	2	166	8	0	3	910	132	3.32	1.173	8.4	0.6	2.2	6.7	3.07
COL (1 yr)				0	6	.000	8.63	9	6	0	0	0	0	32.1	49	31	31	3	9	0	34	1	0	1	151	52	3.08	1.794	13.6	0.8	2.5	9.5	3.78
TEX (1 yr)				4	3	.571	5.80	17	9	2	0	0	0	59.0	79	41	38	11	11	0	59	3	2	3	264	76	4.23	1.525	12.1	1.7	1.7	9.0	5.36

NL (12 yrs)				159	99	.616	3.29	348	332	5	20	8	0	2186.1	2120	856	800	186	509	34	1793	77	5	27	9037	130	3.35	1.202	8.7	0.8	2.1	7.4	3.52
AL (1 yr)				4	3	.571	5.80	17	9	2	0	0	0	59.0	79	41	38	11	11	0	59	3	2	3	264	76	4.23	1.525	12.1	1.7	1.7	9.0	5.36

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Roy Oswalt?

Roy Oswalt is 47 years old.

When was Roy Oswalt born?

Roy Oswalt was born on August 29, 1977.

Where was Roy Oswalt born?

Roy Oswalt was born in Kosciusko, MS.

How tall is Roy Oswalt?

Roy Oswalt is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Roy Oswalt weigh when playing?

Roy Oswalt weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Roy Oswalt play?

Roy Oswalt played 13 seasons.

Is Roy Oswalt in the Hall of Fame?

Roy Oswalt has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Roy Oswalt drafted?

Roy Oswalt was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Holmes Community College (Ridgeland, MS).

What position did Roy Oswalt play?

Roy Oswalt was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Roy Oswalt have?

Roy Oswalt had 1,852 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Roy Oswalt played for?

Roy Oswalt played for 4 teams; the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies.

How many World Series has Roy Oswalt won?

Roy Oswalt has never won a World Series.

When did Roy Oswalt retire?

Roy Oswalt last played in 2013.

What is Roy Oswalt's Twitter account?

Roy Oswalt is on Twitter at royoswalt44net.

What are Roy Oswalt's nicknames?

Wizard of Os is a nickname for Roy Oswalt.

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