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Astros season by the numbers
The Astros finished the 2012 season with a 55-107 record. Here’s a breakdown:
Wins leader: Lucas Harrell, 11
ERA leader (starter): Lucas Harrell, 3.76
Strikeouts: Bud Norris, 165
Saves: Brett Myers, 19
Batting average leader: Jose Altuve, .290
Games: Jose Altuve, 148
Hits: Jose Altuve, 167
Runs: Jose Altuve, 80
Doubles: Jose Altuve, 34
Triples: Jose Altuve, 4
Home runs: Justin Maxwell, 18
RBIs: J.D. Martinez 55
Stolen bases: Jose Altuve, 33
Overall record: 55-107
Home record: 35-46
Road record: 20-61
Series record: 14-39-1
Sweeps: 3-14
When scoring 4 or more: 40-28
When scoring 3 or fewer: 14-79
Shutouts: 9-14
One-run games: 17-27
Two-run games: 12-19
vs. LH starters: 15-27
vs. RH starters: 40-80
Day games: 15-32
Night games: 40-75
When scoring first: 39-37
Opponent scores first: 16-70
Outhit by opponent: 17-80
Outhit opponent: 33-21
Equal hits: 4-6
When hitting a home run: 45-47
No home runs: 11-57
Walk-off homers: 0-3
Comeback wins: 21
Largest comeback: 4 runs
Losses after leading: 46
Last at-bat wins: 8
Largest blown lead: 4
Extra-inning games: 1-11
Different batting orders: 144
Players used: 58
Astros roster by the numbers
Here’s a different breakdown of the Astros’ roster:
By the numbers:
13 — Pitchers
2 — Catchers
6 — Infielders
4 — Outfielders
27.3 — Average age of the roster
28 — Average age of the pitching rotation
5 — Players 30 or older (Brandon Lyon, Brett Myers, Wandy Rodriguez, Carlos Lee and Chris Snyder)
21 — Age of youngest player (Jose Altuve)
35 — Age of oldest players (Carlos Lee)
1 — Players remaining for 2005 World Series team (Wandy Rodriguez)
Where the players are from:
18 — United States (Brian Bogusevic, David Carpenter, Jason Castro, Matt Downs, J.A. Happ, Lucas Harrell, Chris Johnson, Jed Lowrie, Brandon Lyon, J.D. Martinez, Brett Myers, Bud Norris, Fernando Rodriguez, Jordan Schafer, Chris Snyder, Kyle Weiland, Wesley Wright, Travis Buck)
3 — Dominican Republic (Fernando Abad, Rhiner Cruz, Wandy Rodriguez)
2 — Venezuela (Jose Altuve, Marwin Gonzalez)
1 — Nicaragua (Wilton Lopez)
1 — Panama (Carlos Lee)
How they were acquired:
9 — Free agents (Fernando Abad, Jose Altuve, Carlos Lee, Brandon Lyon, Brett Myers, Fernando Rodriguez, Wandy Rodriguez, Chris Snyder, Travis Buck).
5 — Draft (Brian Bogusevic, Jason Castro, Chris Johnson, J.D. Martinez, Bud Norris).
5 — Trade (David Carpenter, J.A. Happ, Jed Lowrie, Jordan Schafer, Kyle Weiland).
3 — Rule 5 (Wesley Wright, Rhiner Cruz, Marwin Gonzalez)
3 — Waivers (Matt Downs, Lucas Harrell, Wilton Lopez)

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