#69 Billy Koch, Closer, 29 yrs, Houston Astros - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#69 Billy Koch, Closer, 29 yrs, Houston Astros
Wednesday, 11/3/2004

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Billy Koch

12/14/1974
29
USA,NY,
6"3
205

Closer
R
R

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2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
2004 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 72 Days (760 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	4	7	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	6	4	7
Versus RHB	6	4	7
Talent	7	4	7

Pitching Ratings
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2
50
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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1
3
2
1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/16	@CHC	W 10-4		0.1	0	0	0	1	0
9/19	@ATL	L 4-5		0	3	2	1	0	0	L
9/22	NYN	W 9-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
9/23	NYN	L 1-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
9/24	@PIT	L 5-8		2.1	0	0	0	0	3
9/26	COL	W 8-2		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9/27	COL	L 4-6		0.2	1	0	0	1	0
10/1	STL	L 4-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
10/2	@MON	L 5-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
10/4	@ARI	W 7-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	87	0	3	3	4	3.14	80.1	67	34	28	37	66	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	87	0	3	3	4	3.14	80.0	67	34	28	37	66

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	25	2	66.7	87	26	12.0	7.5	7.4	4.1	28	3	10.7	51	18	35.3	3.50

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	136	33	7	0	4	20	16	25	29	0	0	1	.243	.358	.382	.740
vs. RHB	160	34	11	0	5	27	18	12	37	0	0	2	.212	.270	.375	.645

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	48	0	3	1	2	2.68	43.2	39	16	13	19	37
Road	39	0	0	2	2	3.68	36.2	28	18	15	18	29
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	12	0	1	0	0	2.25	12.0	6	3	3	6	9
May	16	0	0	0	0	4.11	15.1	13	7	7	7	13
June	17	0	0	1	1	2.93	15.1	15	8	5	6	16
July	10	0	0	1	0	6.00	9.0	9	8	6	7	9
August	13	0	1	0	2	1.42	12.2	10	2	2	7	8
Sept./Oct.	19	0	1	1	1	2.81	16.0	14	6	5	4	11

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2000	67	0	5	1	1	4.35	82.2	75	49	40	8	39	71	0	0	1.38	.294	HOU
2001	65	0	1	8	30	6.30	64.1	82	47	45	9	33	39	0	0	1.79	.344	HOU
2002	57	0	2	2	2	4.62	60.1	62	35	31	6	32	51	0	0	1.56	.304	HOU
2003	25	0	1	4	1	9.00	24.0	26	28	24	1	20	15	0	0	1.92	.321	HOU
2004	87	0	3	3	4	3.14	80.1	67	34	28	9	37	66	0	0	1.29	.262	HOU
Total	301	0	12	18	38	4.85	311.2	312	193	168	33	161	242	0	0	1.52	.302

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1999, AAA	48	0	5	6	28	4.28	54.2	53	28	26	5	37	64	0	0	1.65	.348
2003, AAA	40	0	1	1	2	2.40	45.0	39	12	12	3	21	48	0	0	1.33	.308

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2002	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
2003	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	8.0	7	1	0	7	7	0	0
Total	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	11.0	9	1	0	7	10	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2000	67	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	HOU
2001	65	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU
2002	57	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	HOU
2003	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU
2004	87	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU
Total	301	18	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	1	.056	.150	.111	.261

Fielding Stats 2004

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

80.1

1.57

Player History

2/5/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
2/5/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2001 - 30 - 6th

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