2006 Houston Astros

82-80 • .506 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2006 Houston Astros went 82-80 (.506) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 735 runs, allowed 719, and played home games at Minute Maid Park. Team leaders included Lance Berkman (45 HR, 136 RBI) and Roy Oswalt (15-8, 2.98 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 %
2nd Rank
735 R 719 RA
Diff +16

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735 Runs Scored
719 Runs Allowed
+16 Run Diff
3,022K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 4% below the 2006 league average (.264)
OBP .331 1% below the 2006 league average (.334)
SLG .408 4% below the 2006 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.08 9% better than the 2006 league average (4.49)
Runs Scored 735 5% below the 2006 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMinute Maid Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,022,763
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Avg per Game 37,318

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Luke Scott 0.336 2 Lance Berkman 0.315 3 Mike Lamb 0.307 4 Willy Taveras 0.278 5 Eric Bruntlett 0.277

Home Runs

1 Lance Berkman 45 2 Morgan Ensberg 23 3 Craig Biggio 21 4 Jason Lane 15 5 Aubrey Huff 13

RBI

1 Lance Berkman 136 2 Craig Biggio 62 3 Adam Everett 59 4 Morgan Ensberg 58 5 Preston Wilson 55
2006 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Craig Biggio 145 548 79 135 33 0 21 62 40 84 3 0.246
Lance Berkman 152 536 95 169 29 0 45 136 98 106 3 0.315
Willy Taveras 149 529 83 147 19 5 1 30 34 88 33 0.278
Adam Everett 150 514 52 123 28 6 6 59 34 71 9 0.239
Brad Ausmus 139 439 37 101 16 1 2 39 45 71 3 0.230
Preston Wilson 102 390 40 105 22 2 9 55 22 94 6 0.269
Morgan Ensberg 127 387 67 91 17 1 23 58 101 96 1 0.235
Mike Lamb 126 381 70 117 22 3 12 45 35 55 2 0.307
Chris Burke 123 366 58 101 23 1 9 40 27 77 11 0.276
Jason Lane 112 288 44 58 10 0 15 45 49 75 1 0.201
Aubrey Huff 68 224 31 56 10 1 13 38 26 39 0 0.250
Luke Scott 65 214 31 72 19 6 10 37 30 43 2 0.336
Eric Munson 53 141 10 28 6 0 5 19 11 32 0 0.199
Eric Bruntlett 73 119 11 33 8 0 0 10 13 21 3 0.277
Orlando Palmeiro 103 119 12 30 6 1 0 17 6 17 0 0.252
Roy Oswalt 35 66 3 10 1 0 1 8 4 15 0 0.152
Andy Pettitte 38 62 4 12 3 0 1 5 1 19 0 0.194
Wandy Rodriguez 30 37 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.081
Taylor Buchholz 23 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.033
Roger Clemens 19 27 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.074
Humberto Quintero 11 21 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.333
Fernando Nieve 40 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.125
Jason Hirsh 9 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Brandon Backe 9 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.143
J. R. House 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charlton Jimerson 17 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0.333
Joe McEwing 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Borkowski 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Sampson 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Matt Albers 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Hector Gimenez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Gallo 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ezequiel Astacio 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Philip Barzilla 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Lidge 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Trever Miller 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Qualls 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Springer 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Wheeler 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Chris Sampson 2.12 2 Roger Clemens 2.30 3 Dan Wheeler 2.52 4 Roy Oswalt 2.98 5 Trever Miller 3.02

Wins

1 Roy Oswalt 15 2 Andy Pettitte 14 3 Wandy Rodriguez 9 4 Roger Clemens 7 5 Chad Qualls 7

Strikeouts

1 Andy Pettitte 178 2 Roy Oswalt 166 3 Brad Lidge 104 4 Roger Clemens 102 5 Wandy Rodriguez 98
2006 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Roy Oswalt 15 8 2.98 33 32 0 220.2 220 73 38 166
Andy Pettitte 14 13 4.20 36 35 0 214.1 238 100 70 178
Wandy Rodriguez 9 10 5.64 30 24 0 135.2 154 85 63 98
Roger Clemens 7 6 2.30 19 19 0 113.1 89 29 29 102
Taylor Buchholz 6 10 5.89 22 19 0 113.0 107 74 34 77
Fernando Nieve 3 3 4.20 40 11 0 96.1 87 45 41 70
Chad Qualls 7 3 3.76 81 0 0 88.2 76 37 28 56
Brad Lidge 1 5 5.28 78 0 32 75.0 69 44 36 104
Dan Wheeler 3 5 2.52 75 0 9 71.1 58 20 24 68
Dave Borkowski 3 2 4.69 40 0 0 71.0 70 37 23 52
Russ Springer 1 1 3.47 72 0 0 59.2 46 23 16 46
Trever Miller 2 3 3.02 70 0 1 50.2 42 17 13 56
Jason Hirsh 3 4 6.04 9 9 0 44.2 48 30 22 29
Brandon Backe 3 2 3.77 8 8 0 43.0 43 18 18 19
Chris Sampson 2 1 2.12 12 3 0 34.0 25 8 5 15
Mike Gallo 1 2 6.06 23 0 0 16.1 28 11 7 7
Matt Albers 0 2 6.00 4 2 0 15.0 17 10 7 11
Ezequiel Astacio 2 0 11.12 6 0 0 5.2 7 7 6 6
Philip Barzilla 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Matt Albers Ezequiel Astacio Brad Ausmus Brandon Backe Philip Barzilla Lance Berkman Craig Biggio Dave Borkowski Eric Bruntlett Taylor Buchholz Chris Burke Roger Clemens +27 more

39 players

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The 2006 Houston Astros in brief

In 2006 the Houston Astros posted a 82-80 mark (.506) and finished 2nd in the NL Central. With 735 runs scored and 719 given up, the 2006 differential was +16. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .254, 4% worse than the league's .264. Pitchers allowed 4.08 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.49. League clubs averaged 771 runs that year, so the Houston Astros scored 5% fewer.

The home park, Minute Maid Park, recorded 3,022,763 in attendance, about 37,318 a game. For power, Lance Berkman led the way with 45 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Roy Oswalt (15). The strikeout leader was Andy Pettitte with 178. The saves leader was Brad Lidge with 32. The 2006 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Houston Astros

What was the 2006 Houston Astros record?
The 2006 Houston Astros finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 2006 Houston Astros in home runs?
Lance Berkman led the 2006 Houston Astros with 45 home runs.
What was the 2006 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 2006 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 2006 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Houston Astros play?
The 2006 Houston Astros played home games at Minute Maid Park.
Who led the 2006 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lance Berkman (45 HR, 136 RBI) and Roy Oswalt (15-8, 2.98 ERA).
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