Houston Astros 2016 Season: By the Numbers

Jul 7, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; General view of Minute Maid Park before a game between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 7, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; General view of Minute Maid Park before a game between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
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A Look at Some Astros Stats in a Different Manner.

Sep 26, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) calls for time out after stealing a base during the ninth inning as Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano (22) attempts to apply a tag at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) calls for timeout after stealing a base during the ninth inning as Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano (22) attempts to apply a tag at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

The Not So Good

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The number of Astros, not named Jose Altuve, with a batting average above .275. As a team Houston had a combined slash line of .247/.319/.417 and were less productive the longer the game went, hitting just .236 in innings seven through nine.

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The number of days in first place. On Opening Day Dallas Keuchel defeated the Yankees in a return trip to New York following the Astros Wild Card win. That was Tuesday, Apr. 5 making it 181 days of regular season play for the Astros without reaching first place again.

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The number of wins in Arlington in 10 tries. Astros would finish with a 4-15 (.211) record against Texas this season while going  37-20 (.649) against the remaining members of the AL West.

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The place in the division at the end of the season. For a team that came in with World Series aspirations that will be a tough pill to swallow.

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The number of games behind the Rangers in the division. It wasn’t even close. After pulling within 2.5 games on July 27th, the team would continue to lose ground for the remainder of the season, never getting closer than 5.5 games out again.

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The number of wins for the Astros this year, one more than their Pythagorean prediction of 83, but five less than the number the would have needed to make the playoffs and two behind their 2015 mark of 86 wins.

198

The number of home runs hit by Houston players. Last year Astros were second in AL with 230 home runs, but they regressed to 198 this year, due in part to the disappearance of Carlos Gomez and Colby Rasmus as well as the injury to Luis Valbuena.

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The number of strikeouts by Astro batters, 2nd worst in the American League behind only Tampa Bay (1474). That was 60 more strikeouts than in 2015. When combined with 32 fewer home runs that’s a significant reduction in offense.

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