1990 Houston Astros

75-87 • .463 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1990 Houston Astros went 75-87 (.463) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 573 runs, allowed 656, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Franklin Stubbs (23 HR, 71 RBI) and Danny Darwin (11-4, 2.21 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
4th Rank
573 R 656 RA
Diff -83

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573 Runs Scored
656 Runs Allowed
-83 Run Diff
1,313K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 NL Average

Batting Avg .241 6% below the 1990 league average (.256)
OBP .313 3% below the 1990 league average (.321)
SLG .345 10% below the 1990 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.61 5% better than the 1990 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 573 16% below the 1990 league average (681 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,313,560
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Avg per Game 16,216

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Mark Davidson 0.292 2 Bill Doran 0.288 3 Casey Candaele 0.286 4 Craig Biggio 0.276 5 Javier Ortiz 0.273

Home Runs

1 Franklin Stubbs 23 2 Glenn Davis 22 3 Eric Anthony 10 4 Glenn Wilson 10 5 Bill Doran 6

RBI

1 Franklin Stubbs 71 2 Glenn Davis 64 3 Glenn Wilson 55 4 Ken Caminiti 51 5 Craig Biggio 42
1990 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Craig Biggio 150 555 53 153 24 2 4 42 53 79 25 0.276
Ken Caminiti 153 541 52 131 20 2 4 51 48 97 9 0.242
Eric Yelding 142 511 69 130 9 5 1 28 39 87 64 0.254
Franklin Stubbs 146 448 59 117 23 2 23 71 48 114 19 0.261
Rafael Ramirez 132 445 44 116 19 3 2 37 24 46 10 0.261
Glenn Wilson 118 368 42 90 14 0 10 55 26 64 0 0.245
Bill Doran 109 344 49 99 21 2 6 32 71 53 18 0.288
Glenn Davis 93 327 44 82 15 4 22 64 46 54 8 0.251
Casey Candaele 130 262 30 75 8 6 3 22 31 42 7 0.286
Eric Anthony 84 239 26 46 8 0 10 29 29 78 5 0.192
Gerald Young 57 154 15 27 4 1 1 4 20 23 6 0.175
Ken Oberkfell 77 150 10 31 6 1 1 12 15 17 1 0.207
Mark Davidson 57 130 12 38 5 1 1 11 10 18 0 0.292
Rich Gedman 40 104 4 21 7 0 1 10 15 24 0 0.202
Dave Rohde 59 98 8 18 4 0 0 5 9 20 0 0.184
Karl Rhodes 38 86 12 21 6 1 1 3 13 12 4 0.244
Javier Ortiz 30 77 7 21 5 1 1 10 12 11 1 0.273
Alex Trevino 42 69 3 13 3 0 1 10 6 11 0 0.188
Mark Portugal 32 66 2 9 0 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.136
Jim Deshaies 34 63 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 33 0 0.063
Bill Gullickson 32 57 2 9 0 0 1 5 4 14 0 0.158
Mike Scott 32 54 0 7 0 0 0 1 4 22 1 0.130
Carl Nichols 32 49 7 10 3 0 0 11 8 11 0 0.204
Terry Puhl 37 41 5 12 1 0 0 8 5 7 1 0.293
Danny Darwin 52 38 5 5 1 1 0 3 2 21 0 0.132
Luis Gonzalez 12 21 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.190
Jim Clancy 33 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.214
Louie Meadows 15 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.143
Mike Simms 12 13 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 0.308
Jeff Baldwin 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Andujar Cedeno 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Terry McGriff 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 45 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Larry Andersen 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Xavier Hernandez 35 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Juan Agosto 82 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Clark 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Randy Hennis 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Smith 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Steve Lombardozzi 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Brian Meyer 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Fisher 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Kerfeld 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Osuna 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Larry Andersen 1.95 2 Danny Darwin 2.21 3 Dan Schatzeder 2.39 4 Dave Smith 2.39 5 Mark Portugal 3.62

Wins

1 Danny Darwin 11 2 Mark Portugal 11 3 Bill Gullickson 10 4 Juan Agosto 9 5 Mike Scott 9

Strikeouts

1 Mark Portugal 136 2 Mike Scott 121 3 Jim Deshaies 119 4 Danny Darwin 109 5 Bill Gullickson 73
1990 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Deshaies 7 12 3.78 34 34 0 209.1 186 88 84 119
Mike Scott 9 13 3.81 32 32 0 205.2 194 87 66 121
Mark Portugal 11 10 3.62 32 32 0 196.2 187 79 67 136
Bill Gullickson 10 14 3.82 32 32 0 193.1 221 82 61 73
Danny Darwin 11 4 2.21 48 17 2 162.2 136 40 31 109
Juan Agosto 9 8 4.29 82 0 4 92.1 91 44 39 50
Jim Clancy 2 8 6.51 33 10 1 76.0 100 55 33 44
Larry Andersen 5 2 1.95 50 0 6 73.2 61 16 24 68
Dan Schatzeder 1 3 2.39 45 2 0 64.0 61 17 23 37
Xavier Hernandez 2 1 4.62 34 1 0 62.1 60 32 24 24
Dave Smith 6 6 2.39 49 0 23 60.1 45 16 20 50
Brian Meyer 0 4 2.21 14 0 1 20.1 16 5 6 6
Al Osuna 2 0 4.76 12 0 0 11.1 10 6 6 6
Randy Hennis 0 0 0.00 3 1 0 9.2 1 0 3 4
Brian Fisher 0 0 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 9 4 0 1
Terry Clark 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 4.0 9 6 3 2
Charlie Kerfeld 0 2 16.20 5 0 0 3.1 9 6 6 4

👥 Roster (44)

Juan Agosto Larry Andersen Eric Anthony Jeff Baldwin Craig Biggio Ken Caminiti Casey Candaele Andujar Cedeno Jim Clancy Terry Clark Danny Darwin Mark Davidson +32 more

44 players

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The 1990 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1990 Houston Astros reads 75 wins and 87 losses, good for 4th in the NL West. Runs came in at 573 scored against 656 allowed (-83). At the plate the Houston Astros hit .241, 6% worse than the league's .256. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.61 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79. Measured against the 681-run league average, the offense was 16% behind.

Astrodome was home in 1990, drawing a total attendance of 1,313,560. Franklin Stubbs topped the Houston Astros with 23 home runs. The hits leader was Craig Biggio with 153. On the mound, Danny Darwin won 11 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Mark Portugal with 136. Dave Smith saved 23 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Houston Astros

What was the 1990 Houston Astros record?
The 1990 Houston Astros finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Houston Astros in home runs?
Franklin Stubbs led the 1990 Houston Astros with 23 home runs.
What was the 1990 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1990 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.61.
Did the 1990 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Houston Astros play?
The 1990 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1990 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Franklin Stubbs (23 HR, 71 RBI) and Danny Darwin (11-4, 2.21 ERA).
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