Huston Street
Born: 8/2/1983 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-04-06 | Final Game: 2017-07-02
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 205 lbs
Full name: Huston Lowell Street
Biography
Huston Street, born in 1983, was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 2005 until his retirement in 2017. He was known for his effective closing ability and consistency on the mound, finishing his career with a record of 42-34 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 2.95. Street recorded a total of 665 strikeouts and notched 324 saves, establishing himself as one of the reliable closers of his era. His pitches were characterized by precision and a keen understanding of hitters, which made him a formidable presence during high-pressure situations.
Throughout his career, Street received several accolades that highlighted his impact in the league. He was honored as the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie and secured both the Rookie of the Year and TSN Rookie of the Year awards, reflecting his immediate influence after his debut. Additionally, Street was selected as an All-Star on two occasions, further cementing his reputation as one of the top relievers in baseball. His contributions to the game, particularly in the late 2000s and early 2010s, showcased the evolving role of specialists in the bullpen and underscored the importance of effective closing pitchers in securing victories for their teams.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 34 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 680.0 | 542 | 223 | 70 | 183 | 665 | 2.95 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | OAK | AL | 5 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 78.3 | 53 | 15 | 26 | 72 | 1.72 | 3062.5 |
| 2006 | OAK | AL | 4 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 70.7 | 64 | 26 | 13 | 67 | 3.31 | 3412.1 |
| 2007 | OAK | AL | 5 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 50.0 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 2.88 | 2189.2 |
| 2008 | OAK | AL | 7 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 70.0 | 58 | 29 | 27 | 69 | 3.73 | 1507.0 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 4 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 61.7 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 70 | 3.06 | 2165.2 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 47.3 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 3.61 | 842.4 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 1 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 58.3 | 62 | 25 | 9 | 55 | 3.86 | 88.4 |
| 2012 | SDP | NL | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 39.0 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 1.85 | - |
| 2013 | SDP | NL | 2 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 56.7 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 46 | 2.70 | - |
| 2014 | LAA | AL | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26.3 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 1.71 | 704.3 |
| 2014 | SDP | NL | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33.0 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 1.09 | - |
| 2015 | LAA | AL | 3 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 62.3 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 57 | 3.18 | 369.8 |
| 2016 | LAA | AL | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.3 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6.45 | -1248.2 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | OAK | AL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | OAK | AL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | OAK | AL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | OAK | AL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | SDP | NL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | SDP | NL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | LAA | AL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | SDP | NL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | LAA | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | LAA | AL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ALDS1 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | ALCS | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | ALDS2 | OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6.75 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ALDS1 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 2006 | ALCS | OAK | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10.80 |
| 2006 | ALDS2 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 668 | 0 | 43 | 97 | 5 | 8 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | OAK | P | 67 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | OAK | P | 69 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | OAK | P | 48 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | OAK | P | 63 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | COL | P | 64 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | COL | P | 44 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | COL | P | 62 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | SDN | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SDN | P | 58 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | LAA | P | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | SDN | P | 33 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | LAA | P | 62 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | LAA | P | 26 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAA | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 668 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Player of the Week | Week of 2013-09-08 |
| 2011 | Reliever of the Month | April |
| 2009 | Player of the Week | Week of 2009-06-13 |
| 2005 | MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie | |
| 2005 | Rookie of the Year | |
| 2005 | TSN Rookie of the Year |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LAA | AL | $8,000,000 |
| 2015 | LAA | AL | $7,000,000 |
| 2014 | SDN | NL | $7,000,000 |
| 2013 | SDN | NL | $7,000,000 |
| 2012 | SDN | NL | $7,500,000 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | $7,300,000 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | $7,200,000 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | $4,500,000 |
| 2008 | OAK | AL | $3,300,000 |
| 2007 | OAK | AL | $380,000 |
| 2006 | OAK | AL | $339,625 |
| 2005 | OAK | AL | $316,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $59,835,625 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin | TX | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 25th | 2.0 | 448 | 0 |
| 2005 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 23th | 3.0 | 392 | 0 |
| 2005 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 1st | 97.0 | 140 | 15 |