Super Sunday Links 10 April 2011
The courtroom, manager decision, and the GM's chair.
- Born: 1978/04/05
- Age: 34
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 195
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 8
- Place of birth: Galveston, TX
- Drafted by: the Tampa Bay Rays in 1998 (18th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 1.09 | .850 | |
| 2002 | Rays | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6.92 | 1.69 |
| 2002 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 92.1 | 91 | 58 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 45 | 4.68 | 1.39 | |
| 2003 | Rays | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 36 | 5.44 | 1.46 |
| 2003 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 4.64 | 1.39 | |
| 2004 | Astros | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 75 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 54 | 4.30 | 1.52 |
| 2004 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 57 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 74 | 2.80 | 1.29 | |
| 2005 | Astros | 26 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 149.1 | 151 | 82 | 79 | 19 | 67 | 97 | 4.76 | 1.46 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2.25 | .630 | |
| 2006 | Astros | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3.77 | 1.42 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 5.31 | 1.77 | |
| 2007 | Astros | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3.77 | 1.33 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.40 | |
| 2008 | Astros | 31 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2 | 202 | 114 | 112 | 36 | 77 | 127 | 6.05 | 1.67 |
| 2009 | Astros | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10.38 | 2.08 |
| 2009 | 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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