2009 Houston Astros

74-88 • .457 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 2009 Houston Astros went 74-88 (.457) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 643 runs, allowed 770, and played home games at Minute Maid Park. Team leaders included Carlos Lee (26 HR, 102 RBI) and Wandy Rodriguez (14-12, 3.02 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
5th Rank
643 R 770 RA
Diff -127

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643 Runs Scored
770 Runs Allowed
-127 Run Diff
2,521K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% above the 2009 league average (.258)
OBP .319 3% below the 2009 league average (.330)
SLG .400 2% below the 2009 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.54 8% worse than the 2009 league average (4.19)
Runs Scored 643 10% below the 2009 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMinute Maid Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,521,081
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Avg per Game 31,124

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Miguel Tejada 0.313 2 Carlos Lee 0.300 3 Edwin Maysonet 0.290 4 Michael Bourn 0.285 5 Hunter Pence 0.282

Home Runs

1 Carlos Lee 26 2 Lance Berkman 25 3 Hunter Pence 25 4 Miguel Tejada 14 5 Geoff Blum 10

RBI

1 Carlos Lee 102 2 Miguel Tejada 86 3 Lance Berkman 80 4 Hunter Pence 72 5 Geoff Blum 49
2009 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Miguel Tejada 158 635 83 199 46 1 14 86 19 48 5 0.313
Carlos Lee 160 610 65 183 35 1 26 102 41 51 5 0.300
Michael Bourn 157 606 97 173 27 12 3 35 63 140 61 0.285
Hunter Pence 159 585 76 165 26 5 25 72 58 109 14 0.282
Kazuo Matsui 132 476 56 119 20 2 9 46 34 85 19 0.250
Lance Berkman 136 460 73 126 31 1 25 80 97 98 7 0.274
Geoff Blum 120 381 34 94 14 1 10 49 33 61 0 0.247
Ivan Rodriguez 93 327 41 82 15 2 8 34 13 74 0 0.251
Jeff Keppinger 107 305 35 78 13 3 7 29 27 33 0 0.256
Humberto Quintero 60 157 11 37 8 1 4 14 7 41 0 0.236
Jason Michaels 102 135 17 32 12 1 4 16 16 38 1 0.237
Darin Erstad 107 134 13 26 8 2 2 11 14 31 0 0.194
Chris Coste 43 103 3 21 5 0 0 10 8 28 0 0.204
Edwin Maysonet 39 69 9 20 2 0 1 7 5 19 0 0.290
Wandy Rodriguez 34 63 4 8 3 0 0 4 1 19 0 0.127
Matt Kata 40 50 2 10 1 0 0 5 0 5 1 0.200
Roy Oswalt 30 49 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.122
J. R. Towles 16 48 7 9 2 0 2 3 3 16 0 0.188
Brian Moehler 29 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 0.024
Mike Hampton 21 37 6 12 1 0 1 7 2 8 0 0.324
Russ Ortiz 25 28 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 9 0 0.179
Felipe Paulino 23 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.040
Jason Smith 21 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.000
Chris Johnson 11 22 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.091
Bud Norris 11 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.188
Aaron Boone 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Yorman Bazardo 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wilton Lopez 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tommy Manzella 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Wesley Wright 49 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Tim Byrdak 76 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Fulchino 61 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Chris Sampson 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alberto Arias 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Brandon Backe 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Billy Sadler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Brocail 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Geary 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Gervacio 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Paronto 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Valverde 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 LaTroy Hawkins 2.13 2 Jose Valverde 2.33 3 Wandy Rodriguez 3.02 4 Tim Byrdak 3.23 5 Alberto Arias 3.35

Wins

1 Wandy Rodriguez 14 2 Brian Moehler 8 3 Roy Oswalt 8 4 Mike Hampton 7 5 Jeff Fulchino 6

Strikeouts

1 Wandy Rodriguez 193 2 Roy Oswalt 138 3 Felipe Paulino 93 4 Brian Moehler 91 5 Mike Hampton 74
2009 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wandy Rodriguez 14 12 3.02 33 33 0 205.2 192 69 63 193
Roy Oswalt 8 6 4.12 30 30 0 181.1 183 83 42 138
Brian Moehler 8 12 5.47 29 29 0 154.2 187 94 51 91
Mike Hampton 7 10 5.30 21 21 0 112.0 128 66 46 74
Felipe Paulino 3 11 6.27 23 17 0 97.2 126 68 37 93
Russ Ortiz 3 6 5.57 23 13 0 85.2 95 53 48 65
Jeff Fulchino 6 4 3.40 61 0 0 82.0 70 31 27 71
LaTroy Hawkins 1 4 2.13 65 0 11 63.1 60 15 16 45
Tim Byrdak 1 2 3.23 76 0 0 61.1 39 22 36 58
Bud Norris 6 3 4.53 11 10 0 55.2 59 28 25 54
Chris Sampson 4 2 5.04 49 0 3 55.1 66 31 21 33
Jose Valverde 4 2 2.33 52 0 25 54.0 40 14 21 56
Alberto Arias 2 1 3.35 42 0 0 45.2 49 17 19 39
Wesley Wright 3 4 5.44 49 0 0 44.2 53 27 25 47
Yorman Bazardo 1 3 7.88 10 6 0 32.0 37 28 22 17
Sammy Gervacio 1 1 2.14 29 0 0 21.0 16 5 8 25
Geoff Geary 1 3 8.10 16 0 0 20.0 30 18 10 12
Wilton Lopez 0 2 8.38 8 2 0 19.1 32 18 8 9
Doug Brocail 1 0 4.58 20 0 0 17.2 21 9 13 9
Brandon Backe 0 0 10.38 5 1 0 13.0 21 15 6 10
Chad Paronto 0 0 12.15 6 0 0 6.2 15 9 1 3
Billy Sadler 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 2 2 1 2

👥 Roster (42)

Alberto Arias Brandon Backe Yorman Bazardo Lance Berkman Geoff Blum Aaron Boone Michael Bourn Doug Brocail Tim Byrdak Chris Coste Darin Erstad Jeff Fulchino +30 more

42 players

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The 2009 Houston Astros in brief

A 74-88 record (.457) put the 2009 Houston Astros 5th in the NL Central. The Houston Astros scored 643 runs and allowed 770, a run differential of -127. The team batting average of .260 was 1% above the 2009 league mark of .258. Pitchers allowed 4.54 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.19. Measured against the 718-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

Attendance at Minute Maid Park totaled 2,521,081 for the year. Carlos Lee topped the Houston Astros with 26 home runs. The hits leader was Miguel Tejada with 199. Wandy Rodriguez led the pitchers with 14 wins. Jose Valverde saved 25 games. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Houston Astros

What was the 2009 Houston Astros record?
The 2009 Houston Astros finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 2009 Houston Astros in home runs?
Carlos Lee led the 2009 Houston Astros with 26 home runs.
What was the 2009 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 2009 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Did the 2009 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Houston Astros play?
The 2009 Houston Astros played home games at Minute Maid Park.
Who led the 2009 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carlos Lee (26 HR, 102 RBI) and Wandy Rodriguez (14-12, 3.02 ERA).
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