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Houston Astros Best Single Seasons

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

These are the greatest individual seasons in Houston Astros history, including Houston Colt .45’s and Houston Astros, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.

Catcher

  • Joe Ferguson – 1977

    Joe Ferguson Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    4.7 128 132 511 421 59 108 21 3 16 61 85 79 6 2 .257 .379 .435 .814

    • First Base

  • Jeff Bagwell – 1994HOFMVP

    Jeff Bagwell Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.2 205 110 479 400 104 147 32 2 39 116 65 65 15 4 .367 .451 .750 1.201

    • Second Base

  • Craig Biggio – 1997HOF

    Craig Biggio Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    9.4 148 162 744 619 146 191 37 8 22 81 84 107 47 10 .309 .415 .501 .916

    • Third Base

  • Alex Bregman – 2019

    Alex Bregman Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.9 167 156 690 554 122 164 37 2 41 112 119 83 5 1 .296 .423 .592 1.015

    • Shortstop

  • Carlos Correa – 2017

    Carlos Correa Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.7 152 109 481 422 82 133 25 1 24 84 53 92 2 1 .315 .391 .550 .941

    • Outfield

  • Cesar Cedeno – 1972

    Cesar Cedeno Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    8.0 163 139 625 559 103 179 39 8 22 82 56 62 55 21 .320 .385 .537 .921

    • Outfield

  • Jimmy Wynn – 1969

    Jimmy Wynn Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    7.1 167 149 653 495 113 133 17 1 33 87 148 142 23 7 .269 .436 .507 .943

    • Outfield

  • Lance Berkman – 2001

    Lance Berkman Hitting Stats
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS
    6.5 164 156 688 577 110 191 55 5 34 126 92 121 7 9 .331 .430 .620 1.051

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Roger Clemens – 2005

    Roger Clemens Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.8 44 32 32 13 8 1.87 211.1 1 0 0 51 44 62 185 22.1% 1.01

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Mike Scott – 1986Cy Young

    Mike Scott Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.4 63 37 37 18 10 2.22 275.1 7 5 0 73 68 72 306 28.7% 0.92

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Larry Dierker – 1969

    Larry Dierker Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    8.6 67 39 37 20 13 2.33 305.1 20 4 0 97 79 72 232 19.2% 1.02

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Justin Verlander – 2019Cy Young

    Justin Verlander Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    7.4 57 34 34 21 6 2.58 223 2 1 0 66 64 42 300 35.4% 0.80

    • Starting Pitcher

  • Justin Verlander – 2022Cy Young

    Justin Verlander Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    5.7 45 28 28 18 4 1.75 175 0 0 0 43 34 29 185 27.8% 0.83

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Billy Wagner – 1999HOF

    Billy Wagner Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.8 36 66 0 4 1 1.57 74.2 0 0 39 14 13 23 124 43.4% 0.78

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Octavio Dotel – 2002

    Octavio Dotel Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    4.2 43 83 0 6 4 1.85 97.1 0 0 6 21 20 27 118 31.4% 0.87

    • Relief Pitcher

  • Don McMahon – 1962

    Don McMahon Pitching Stats
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG ShO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    3.8 41 51 0 5 5 1.53 76.2 0 0 8 14 13 33 69 22.5% 1.12

    • Honorable Mention

  • Catcher – Jason Castro, 2013
  • First Base – Jeff Bagwell, 1996
  • Second Base – Jose Altuve, 2017
  • Third Base – Alex Bregman, 2018
  • Shortstop – Carlos Correa, 2021
  • Outfield – Cesar Cedeno, 1973
  • Outfield – Kyle Tucker, 2024
  • Outfield – Lance Berkman, 2004
  • Starting Pitcher – Gerrit Cole, 2019
  • Starting Pitcher – Andy Pettitte, 2005
  • Starting Pitcher – Hunter Brown, 2025
  • Starting Pitcher – Justin Verlander, 2018
  • Starting Pitcher – Dallas Keuchel, 2015
  • Relief Pitcher – Brad Lidge, 2004
  • Relief Pitcher – Billy Wagner, 2003

    • All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library.

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