1988 Houston Astros

82-80 • .506 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1988 Houston Astros went 82-80 (.506) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 617 runs, allowed 631, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Glenn Davis (30 HR, 99 RBI) and Bob Knepper (14-5, 3.14 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
5th Rank
617 R 631 RA
Diff -14

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617 Runs Scored
631 Runs Allowed
-14 Run Diff
1,933K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 2% below the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .305 1% below the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .350 3% below the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.41 1% better than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 617 2% below the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,933,635
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Avg per Game 23,872

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Terry Puhl 0.303 2 Rafael Ramirez 0.276 3 Glenn Davis 0.271 4 Billy Hatcher 0.268 5 Gerald Young 0.257

Home Runs

1 Glenn Davis 30 2 Kevin Bass 14 3 Alan Ashby 7 4 Buddy Bell 7 5 Bill Doran 7

RBI

1 Glenn Davis 99 2 Kevin Bass 72 3 Rafael Ramirez 59 4 Bill Doran 53 5 Billy Hatcher 52
1988 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gerald Young 149 576 79 148 21 9 0 37 66 66 65 0.257
Rafael Ramirez 155 566 51 156 30 5 6 59 18 61 3 0.276
Glenn Davis 152 561 78 152 26 0 30 99 53 77 4 0.271
Kevin Bass 157 541 57 138 27 2 14 72 42 65 31 0.255
Billy Hatcher 145 530 79 142 25 4 7 52 37 56 32 0.268
Bill Doran 132 480 66 119 18 1 7 53 65 60 17 0.248
Buddy Bell 74 269 24 68 10 1 7 37 19 29 1 0.253
Terry Puhl 113 234 42 71 7 2 3 19 35 30 22 0.303
Alan Ashby 73 227 19 54 10 0 7 33 29 36 0 0.238
Alex Trevino 78 193 19 48 17 0 2 13 24 29 5 0.249
Denny Walling 65 176 19 43 10 2 1 20 15 18 1 0.244
Craig Reynolds 78 161 20 41 7 0 1 14 8 23 3 0.255
Jim Pankovits 68 140 13 31 7 1 2 12 8 28 2 0.221
Craig Biggio 50 123 14 26 6 1 3 5 7 29 6 0.211
Ken Caminiti 30 83 5 15 2 0 1 7 5 18 0 0.181
Chuck Jackson 46 83 7 19 5 1 1 8 7 16 1 0.229
Mike Scott 32 71 1 6 1 0 0 5 1 27 0 0.085
Nolan Ryan 33 70 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 34 0 0.057
Jim Deshaies 31 63 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 38 0 0.048
Danny Darwin 44 56 3 4 2 0 1 7 1 22 0 0.071
Bob Knepper 27 48 1 6 0 0 0 3 2 17 0 0.125
Steve Henderson 42 46 4 10 2 0 0 5 7 14 1 0.217
Louie Meadows 35 42 5 8 0 1 2 3 6 8 4 0.190
Casey Candaele 21 31 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.161
John Fishel 19 26 1 6 0 0 1 2 3 6 0 0.231
Mark Bailey 8 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0.130
Joaquin Andujar 23 19 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.211
Cameron Drew 7 16 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.188
Bob Forsch 6 7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.143
Larry Andersen 53 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Juan Agosto 75 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Spilman 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rocky Childress 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Dave Meads 22 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.250
Jeff Heathcock 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Craig Smajstrla 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Smith 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Meyer 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Juan Agosto 2.26 2 Dave Smith 2.67 3 Mike Scott 2.92 4 Larry Andersen 2.94 5 Jim Deshaies 3.00

Wins

1 Bob Knepper 14 2 Mike Scott 14 3 Nolan Ryan 12 4 Jim Deshaies 11 5 Juan Agosto 10

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 228 2 Mike Scott 190 3 Danny Darwin 129 4 Jim Deshaies 127 5 Bob Knepper 103
1988 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nolan Ryan 12 11 3.52 33 33 0 220.0 186 86 87 228
Mike Scott 14 8 2.92 32 32 0 218.2 162 71 53 190
Jim Deshaies 11 14 3.00 31 31 0 207.0 164 69 72 127
Danny Darwin 8 13 3.84 44 20 3 192.0 189 82 48 129
Bob Knepper 14 5 3.14 27 27 0 175.0 156 61 67 103
Juan Agosto 10 2 2.26 75 0 4 91.2 74 23 30 33
Larry Andersen 2 4 2.94 53 0 5 82.2 82 27 20 66
Joaquin Andujar 2 5 4.00 23 10 0 78.2 94 35 21 35
Dave Smith 4 5 2.67 51 0 27 57.1 60 17 19 38
Dave Meads 3 1 3.18 22 2 0 39.2 37 14 14 27
Jeff Heathcock 0 5 5.81 17 1 0 31.0 33 20 16 12
Bob Forsch 1 4 6.51 6 6 0 27.2 42 20 6 14
Rocky Childress 1 0 6.17 11 0 0 23.1 26 16 9 24
Ernie Camacho 0 3 7.64 13 0 1 17.2 25 15 12 13
Brian Meyer 0 0 1.46 8 0 0 12.1 9 2 4 10

👥 Roster (39)

Juan Agosto Larry Andersen Joaquin Andujar Alan Ashby Mark Bailey Kevin Bass Buddy Bell Craig Biggio Ernie Camacho Ken Caminiti Casey Candaele Rocky Childress +27 more

39 players

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The 1988 Houston Astros in brief

The 1988 Houston Astros finished 82-80, a .506 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL West. The run column shows 617 for and 631 against. The team batting average of .243 was 2% below the 1988 league mark of .248. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.41 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. The 617 runs scored compare with a league average of 627 per club, 2% fewer.

Astrodome was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 1,933,635. Glenn Davis led the club in home runs with 30. On the mound, Bob Knepper won 14 games to lead the staff. Nolan Ryan struck out 228, the most on the club. The saves leader was Dave Smith with 27.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Houston Astros

What was the 1988 Houston Astros record?
The 1988 Houston Astros finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Houston Astros in home runs?
Glenn Davis led the 1988 Houston Astros with 30 home runs.
What was the 1988 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1988 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1988 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Houston Astros play?
The 1988 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1988 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Glenn Davis (30 HR, 99 RBI) and Bob Knepper (14-5, 3.14 ERA).
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