This is a list of the Houston Astros best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.

• Catcher – Joe Ferguson, 1977



Joe Ferguson

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
128	.362	4.7	132	511	59	108	21	3	16	61	6	85	79	.257	.379	.435	.14

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• First Base – Jeff Bagwell, 1994



Jeff Bagwell

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
205	.488	8.2	110	479	104	147	32	2	39	116	15	65	65	.368	.451	.750	1.201

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• Second Base – Craig Biggio, 1997



Craig Biggio

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
148	.401	9.4	162	744	146	191	37	8	22	81	47	84	107	.309	.415	.501	.916

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• Third Base – Morgan Ensberg, 2005



Morgan Ensberg

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
144	.399	6.3	150	624	86	149	30	3	36	101	6	85	119	.283	.388	.557	.945

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• Shortstop – Carlos Correa, 2017



Carlos Correa

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
152	.394	6.3	109	481	82	133	25	1	24	84	2	53	92	.315	.391	.550	.941

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• Outfield – Cesar Cedeno, 1972



Cesar Cedeno

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
163	.413	8.0	139	625	103	179	39	8	22	82	55	56	62	.320	.385	.537	.921

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• Outfield – Jim Wynn, 1969



Jim Wynn

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
167	.421	7.1	149	653	113	133	17	1	33	87	23	148	142	.269	.436	.507	.943

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• Outfield – Lance Berkman, 2001



Lance Berkman

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
164	.440	6.5	156	688	110	191	55	5	34	126	7	92	121	.331	.430	.620	1.051

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• Starting Pitcher – Roger Clemens, 2005



Roger Clemens

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
44	7.8	32	32	13	8	1.87	211.1	1	0	0	51	44	62	185	7.9	1.008

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• Starting Pitcher – Mike Scott, 1986



Mike Scott

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
63	8.4	37	37	18	10	2.22	275.1	7	5	0	73	68	72	306	10.0	0.923

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• Starting Pitcher – Larry Dierker, 1969



Larry Dierker

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
67	8.6	39	37	20	13	2.33	305.1	20	4	0	97	79	72	232	6.8	1.022

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• Starting Pitcher – Andy Pettitte, 2005



Andy Pettitte

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
57	6.8	33	33	17	9	2.39	222.1	0	0	0	66	59	41	171	6.9	1.030

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• Starting Pitcher – Dallas Keuchel, 2015



Dallas Keuchel

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
64	7.2	33	33	20	8	2.48	232	3	2	0	68	64	51	216	8.4	1.017

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• Relief Pitcher – Chris Devenski, 2016



Chris Devenski

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
40	2.8	48	5	4	4	2.16	108.1	0	0	1	26	26	20	104	8.6	0.914

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• Relief Pitcher – Octavio Dotel, 2002



Octavio Dotel

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
43	4.2	83	0	6	4	1.85	97.1	0	0	6	21	20	27	118	10.9	0.873

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• Closer – Billy Wagner, 1999



Billy Wagner

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
36	3.8	66	0	4	1	1.57	74.2	0	0	39	14	13	23	124	14.9	0.777

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Bench

• Catcher – Jason Castro, 2013
• First Base – Glenn Davis, 1989
• Second Base – Jose Altuve, 2017
• Third Base – Denny Walling, 1986
• Shortstop – Dickie Thon, 1983
• Outfield – Moises Alou, 1998
• Outfield – Richard Hidalgo, 2000
• Outfield – Carl Everett, 1999
• Starting Pitcher – Nolan Ryan, 1981
• Starting Pitcher – Joe Niekro, 1982
• Relief Pitcher – Don McMahon, 1962
• Closer – Brad Lidge, 2004

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