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| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 1.09 | .850 |
| 2002 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 92.1 | 91 | 58 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 45 | 4.68 | 1.39 |
| 2003 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 4.64 | 1.39 |
| 2004 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 57 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 74 | 2.80 | 1.29 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2.25 | .630 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 5.31 | 1.77 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.40 |
| 2008 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2 | 202 | 114 | 112 | 36 | 77 | 127 | 6.05 | 1.67 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 1.38 | .960 |
| career | Total | 145 | 79 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 525.1 | 574 | 313 | 305 | 87 | 238 | 360 | 5.23 | 1.55 |
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| June 30, 2009 | Released by the Houston Astros. |
| June 27, 2009 | Designated for assignment by the Houston Astros. |
| May 27, 2009 | Missed 45 games (rib injury). |
| March 23, 2009 | Rib injury, 15-day DL. |
| January 20, 2009 | Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract. |
| January 11, 2008 | Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract. |
| August 31, 2007 | Missed 134 games (right elbow injury). |
| March 28, 2007 | Right elbow injury, 15-day DL. |
| December 9, 2006 | Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract. |
| October 2, 2006 | Missed the last 40 games of the regular season (right ulnar collateral ligament). |
| August 19, 2006 | Right ulnar collateral ligament, 15-day DL. |
| July 22, 2006 | Missed 89 games (right elbow injury). |
| June 7, 2006 | Transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL (right elbow injury). |
| April 14, 2006 | Right elbow injury, 15-day DL. |
| April 13, 2006 | Right elbow injury, day-to-day. |
| March 1, 2006 | Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract. |
| September 3, 2005 | Missed 34 games (strained rib muscle). |
| July 27, 2005 | Strained rib muscle, 15-day DL. |
| February 21, 2005 | Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract. |
| August 18, 2004 | Recalled from New Orleans (AAA). |
| June 2, 2004 | Optioned to New Orleans (AAA). |
| April 10, 2004 | Recalled from New Orleans (AAA). |
| April 3, 2004 | Optioned to New Orleans (AAA). |
| February 29, 2004 | Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a one-year contract. |
| December 14, 2003 | Acquired from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. |
| June 18, 2003 | Recalled from Durham (AAA). |
| May 27, 2003 | Optioned to Durham (AAA). |
| May 16, 2003 | Recalled from Durham (AAA). |
| March 28, 2003 | Optioned to Durham (AAA). |
| February 12, 2003 | Agreed to terms with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a one-year contract. |
| August 31, 2002 | Outrighted to Durham (AAA). |
| July 16, 2002 | Recalled from Orlando (AA). |
| March 13, 2002 | Optioned to Orlando (AA). |
| December 14, 2003 | Houston Astros traded Geoff Blum to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Brandon Backe. |
| June 3, 1998 | Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 18th round in 1998. |
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