Fat Elvis Re-Enters the Building
One of the best hitters in Astros history returns to Houston with a new rival
- Born: 1976/02/10
- Age: 36
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 220
- Bats/Throws: B / L
- Seasons: 14
- Place of birth: Waco, TX
- Drafted by: the Houston Astros in 1997 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53 | 184 | 31 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .293 | .417 | .543 | |
| 1998 | 122 | 425 | 82 | 130 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 89 | 85 | 82 | 6 | 4 | .306 | .424 | .555 | |
| 1999 | Astros | 34 | 93 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .237 | .321 | .387 |
| 1999 | 64 | 226 | 42 | 73 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 47 | 7 | 1 | .323 | .419 | .518 | |
| 2000 | Astros | 114 | 353 | 76 | 105 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 56 | 73 | 6 | 2 | .297 | .388 | .561 |
| 2000 | 31 | 112 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 4 | .330 | .479 | .563 | |
| 2001 | Astros | 156 | 577 | 110 | 191 | 55 | 5 | 34 | 126 | 92 | 121 | 7 | 9 | .331 | .430 | .620 |
| 2002 | Astros | 158 | 578 | 106 | 169 | 35 | 2 | 42 | 128 | 107 | 118 | 8 | 4 | .292 | .405 | .578 |
| 2003 | Astros | 153 | 538 | 110 | 155 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 93 | 107 | 108 | 5 | 3 | .288 | .412 | .515 |
| 2004 | Astros | 160 | 544 | 104 | 172 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 106 | 127 | 101 | 9 | 7 | .316 | .450 | .566 |
| 2005 | Astros | 132 | 468 | 76 | 137 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 82 | 91 | 72 | 4 | 1 | .293 | .411 | .524 |
| 2005 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .357 | |
| 2006 | Astros | 152 | 536 | 95 | 169 | 29 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 98 | 106 | 3 | 2 | .315 | .420 | .621 |
| 2007 | Astros | 153 | 561 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 102 | 94 | 125 | 7 | 3 | .278 | .386 | .510 |
| 2008 | Astros | 159 | 554 | 114 | 173 | 46 | 4 | 29 | 106 | 99 | 108 | 18 | 4 | .312 | .420 | .567 |
| 2009 | Astros | 136 | 460 | 73 | 126 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 97 | 98 | 7 | 4 | .274 | .399 | .509 |
| 2010 | Yankees | 37 | 106 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .358 | .349 |
| 2010 | Astros | 85 | 298 | 39 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 3 | 2 | .245 | .372 | .436 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | |
| 2011 | Cardinals | 145 | 488 | 90 | 147 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 2 | 6 | .301 | .412 | .547 |
| 2012 | Cardinals | 32 | 81 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .381 | .444 |
| 2012 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .350 | .294 | |
| Career Total | 1806 | 6235 | 1119 | 1843 | 412 | 29 | 360 | 1200 | 1163 | 1248 | 86 | 48 | .296 | .409 | .544 | |
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