List of Houston Astros team records

The Houston Astros are a professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. They compete in the Western Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL). The Astros began play during the 1962 MLB season as an expansion team and were known as the Houston Colt .45s for their first three years of existence. They played in the National League prior to 2013. The team's list of records includes individual single-season records set by Astros players for both batting and pitching.

Individual batting leaders

Colt .45s/Astros single-season batting records
Category	Record	Player	Yr.
Batting average	.368	Jeff Bagwell	1994
On-base percentage	.454		1999
Slugging percentage	.750		1994
On-base plus slugging percentage	1.201		1994
Games played	162	7 tied^[a]	2016
Plate appearances	749	Craig Biggio	1999
At bats	660	Enos Cabell	1978
At bats	660	Jose Altuve	2014
Runs scored	152	Jeff Bagwell	2000
Hits	225	Jose Altuve	2014
Singles	168	Jose Altuve	2014
Doubles	56	Craig Biggio	1999
Triples	14	Roger Metzger	1973
Home runs	47	Jeff Bagwell	2000
Extra-base hits	94	Lance Berkman	2001
Total bases	363	Jeff Bagwell	2000
Runs batted in (RBI)	136	Lance Berkman	2006
Bases on balls	149	Jeff Bagwell	1999
Strikeouts	212	Chris Carter	2013
Stolen bases	65	Gerald Young	1988
Times on base	331	Jeff Bagwell	1999
Offensive winning percentage	.858	Jeff Bagwell	1994
Hits by pitch	34	Craig Biggio	1997
Sacrifice hits	34	Craig Reynolds	1979
Sacrifice flies	13	Ray Knight	1982
		Jeff Bagwell	1992
		Carlos Lee	2007
Intentional walks	27	Jeff Bagwell	1997
Double plays grounded into	32	Miguel Tejada	2008
Caught stealing	27	Gerald Young	1988
Stolen base percentage	100.0	Carlos Beltrán	2004
Power–speed number	36.0	Jeff Bagwell	1997
At bats per strikeout	40.8	Bob Lillis	1965
At bats per home run	10.3	Jeff Bagwell	1994
Ref:^[1]

Colt .45s/Astros career batting records
Category	Record	Player	First	Last	Ref.
Batting average	.331	Moisés Alou	1998	2001	^[2]
On-base percentage	.410	Lance Berkman	1999	2010	^[3]
Slugging percentage	.585	Moisés Alou	1998	2001	^[2]
On-base plus slugging percentage	.988	Moisés Alou	1998	2001	^[2]
Games played	2850	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Plate appearances	12504
At bats	10876
Runs scored	1844
Hits	3060
Singles	2046
Doubles	665
Triples	80	José Cruz	1975	1987	^[5]
Home runs	449	Jeff Bagwell	1991	2005	^[6]
Extra base hits	1014	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Total bases	4711	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Runs batted in (RBI)	1529	Jeff Bagwell	1991	2005	^[6]
Bases on balls	1401	Jeff Bagwell	1991	2005	^[6]
Strikeouts	1753	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Stolen bases	487	César Cedeño	1970	1981	^[7]
Times on base	4505	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Offensive winning percentage	.726	Moisés Alou	1998	2001	^[2]
Offensive winning percentage	.726	Lance Berkman	1999	2010	^[3]
Hits by pitch	285	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Sacrifice hits	101	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
Sacrifice flies	102	Jeff Bagwell	1991	2005	^[6]
Intentional walks	155
Double plays grounded into	221
Caught stealing	149	César Cedeño	1970	1981	^[7]
Stolen base percentage	82.48	Michael Bourn	2008	2011	^[8]
Power–speed number	341.8	Craig Biggio	1988	2007	^[4]
At bats per strikeout	21.2	Bob Lillis	1962	1967	^[9]
At bats per home run	15.6	Chris Carter	2013	2015	^[10]
Also:					^[11]

Individual pitching leaders

Colt .45s/Astros single-season pitching records
Category^[12]	Record	Player	Yr.
Earned run average (ERA)	1.69	Nolan Ryan	1981
Wins	22	Mike Hampton	1999
Win–loss percentage	.846	Mike Hampton	1999
Walks plus hits per inning (WHIP)	0.803	Justin Verlander	2019
Hits per nine innings (H/9)	5.529	Justin Verlander	2019
Bases on balls per nine innings (BB/9)	1.209	Zack Greinke	2020
Strikeouts per nine innings (K/9)	13.818	Gerrit Cole	2019
Games played	83	Octavio Dotel	2002
Saves	44	Billy Wagner	2003
Saves	44	José Valverde	2008
Innings pitched	3051⁄3	Larry Dierker	1969
Strikeouts	326	Gerrit Cole	2019
Games started	40	Jerry Reuss	1973
Complete games	20	Larry Dierker	1969
Shutouts	6	Dave Roberts	1973
Hits	271	Jerry Reuss	1973
Bases on balls	151	J. R. Richard	1976
Home runs allowed	48	José Lima	2000
Strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB)	7.838	Justin Verlander	2018
Home runs per nine innings (HR/9)	0.121	Nolan Ryan	1981
Losses	20	Turk Farrell	1962
Earned runs	145	José Lima	2000
Wild pitches	21	Joe Niekro	1985
Hits by pitch	16	Jack Billingham	1971
		Darryl Kile	1996
		Charlie Morton	2018
Batters faced	1,218	J. R. Richard	1976
Games finished	71	José Valverde	2008
Adjusted ERA+	226	Roger Clemens	2005
Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)	2.16	Mike Scott	1986
Adjusted pitching wins	5.9	Roger Clemens	2005
Adjusted pitching runs	54	Roger Clemens	2005
Base-out runs saved (RE24)	58.81	Justin Verlander	2019
Win probability added	6.3	Larry Dierker	1969
Situational wins saved	6.5	Mike Scott	1986
Championship win probability added	8.2	Vern Ruhle	1980
Situational wins added	6.2	Mike Scott	1986

Colt .45s/Astros career pitching records
Category^[13]	Record	Player	First	Last	Ref.
Earned run average (ERA)	2.29	Justin Verlander	2017	2022	^[14]
Wins	144	Joe Niekro	1975	1985	^[15]
Win–loss percentage	.759	Justin Verlander	2017	2022	^[14]
Walks plus hits per inning (WHIP)	0.834
Hits per nine innings (H/9)	5.920
Bases on balls per nine innings (BB/9)	1.590
Strikeouts per nine innings (K/9)	12.385	Billy Wagner	1995	2003	^[16]
Games played	563	Dave Smith	1980	1990	^[17]
Saves	225	Billy Wagner	1995	2003	^[16]
Innings pitched	2,2941⁄3	Larry Dierker	1964	1976	^[18]
Strikeouts	1,866	Nolan Ryan	1980	1988	^[19]
Games started	320	Larry Dierker	1964	1976	^[18]
Complete games	106
Shutouts	25
Hits	2,090
Bases on balls	818	Joe Niekro	1975	1985	^[15]
Home runs allowed	177	Larry Dierker	1964	1976	^[18]
Strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB)	7.17	Justin Verlander	2017	2022	^[14]
Home runs per nine innings (HR/9)	0.331	Dave Smith	1980	1990	^[17]
Losses	117	Larry Dierker	1964	1976	^[18]
Earned runs	837	Larry Dierker	1964	1976	^[18]
Wild pitches	128	Joe Niekro	1975	1985	^[15]
Hits by pitch	72	Darryl Kile	1991	1997	^[20]
Batters faced	9,492	Larry Dierker	1964	1976	^[18]
Games finished	400	Dave Smith	1980	1990	^[17]
Adjusted ERA+	186	Justin Verlander	2017	2022	^[14]
Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)	2.39	Mike Cuellar	1965	1968	^[21]
Adjusted pitching wins	23.8	Roy Oswalt	2001	2010	^[22]
Adjusted pitching runs	231
Base-out runs saved (RE24)	250.14
Win probability added	22.9
Situational wins saved	6.5
Championship win probability added	16.7	Billy Wagner	1995	2003	^[16]

References

Footnotes

↑ Jeff Bagwell (×4), Craig Biggio (×3), Enos Cabell (1978), Bill Doran (1987), Steve Finley (1992), Carlos Lee (2007), and George Springer (2016) all have achieved the total at least once, with Springer being the most recent in 2016.

Sources

↑ "Houston Astros Hall of Fame register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
1 2 3 "Moisés Alou stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
1 2 "Lance Berkman stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Craig Biggio stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
↑ "José Cruz stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
1 2 3 "Jeff Bagwell stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
1 2 "César Cedeño stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
↑ "Michael Bourn stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
↑ "Bob Lillis stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
↑ "Chris Carter stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
↑ "Houston Astros top 10 career batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
↑ "Houston Astros top 10 single-season pitching leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
↑ "Houston Astros top 10 career pitching leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 3 4 "Justin Verlander stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 3 "Joe Niekro stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 3 "Billy Wagner stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 3 "Dave Smith stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 "Larry Dierker stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
↑ "Nolan Ryan stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
↑ "Darryl Kile stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
↑ "Mike Cuellar stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
↑ "Roy Oswalt stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

External links

All-time leaders & stats. Houston Astros official website

[Games_played-1] Jeff Bagwell (×4), Craig Biggio (×3), Enos Cabell (1978), Bill Doran (1987), Steve Finley (1992), Carlos Lee (2007), and George Springer (2016) all have achieved the total at least once, with Springer being the most recent in 2016.

[2] "Houston Astros Hall of Fame register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[aloubbref-3] 1 2 3 "Moisés Alou stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[berkmanbbref-4] 1 2 "Lance Berkman stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[biggiobbref-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Craig Biggio stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[cruzbbref-6] "José Cruz stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[bagwellbbref-7] 1 2 3 "Jeff Bagwell stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[cedenobbref-8] 1 2 "César Cedeño stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[bournbbref-9] "Michael Bourn stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[lillisbbref-10] "Bob Lillis stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[ccarterbbref-11] "Chris Carter stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[12] "Houston Astros top 10 career batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[13] "Houston Astros top 10 single-season pitching leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[14] "Houston Astros top 10 career pitching leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[verlanderbbref-15] 1 2 3 4 "Justin Verlander stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[jniekrobbref-16] 1 2 3 "Joe Niekro stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[wagnerbbref-17] 1 2 3 "Billy Wagner stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[dsmithbbref-18] 1 2 3 "Dave Smith stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[dierkerbbref-19] 1 2 3 4 5 "Larry Dierker stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[ryanbbref-20] "Nolan Ryan stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[dkilebbref-21] "Darryl Kile stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[cuellarbbref-22] "Mike Cuellar stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[oswaltbbref-23] "Roy Oswalt stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

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