J. R. Towles debuted on September 5, 2007, playing for the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park; he played his final game on September 27, 2011, playing for the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
J. R. Towles played in 14 games at catcher for the Houston Astros in 2007, starting in 9 of them. He played for a total of 285 outs, equivalent to 10.56 9-inning games. He made 65 putouts, had 6 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play. He had 1 passed ball, 5 wild pitches, 3 opponent stolen bases, and 3 opponent caught stealings.
In 2009, J. R. Towles played in 16 games, all for the Houston Astros, and batting in all of them. He had 48 at bats, getting 9 hits, for a .188 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 0 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 3 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 16 times. He hit 2 doubles, 0 triples, and 2 home runs.
In 2011, J. R. Towles played for the Houston Astros. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 2011, J. R. Towles had 147 at bats, 27 hits, 13 walks, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He had 2 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .256. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 2011, J. R. Towles had 147 at bats, and hit 17 singles, 7 doubles, 0 triples, and 3 home runs, for a .293 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 2011, J. R. Towles had a .256 On Base Percentage and a .293 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .549. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 2011, J. R. Towles had a .256 On Base Percentage and 43 Total Bases for 11.01 Runs Created.
J. J. Thobe debuted on September 18, 1995, playing for the Montreal Expos at Stade Olympique; he played his final game on September 29, 1995, playing for the Montreal Expos at Stade Olympique.
J. R. Towles played in 15 games at catcher for the Houston Astros in 2010, starting in 13 of them. He played for a total of 350 outs, equivalent to 12.96 9-inning games. He made 92 putouts, had 7 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .077 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays. He had 0 passed balls, 0 wild pitches, 8 opponent stolen bases, and 3 opponent caught stealings.
J. R. Towles was born February 11, 1984, in Crosby, TX, USA.
J. R. Towles is 6 feet 2 inches tall. He weighs 200 pounds. He bats right and throws right.
J. R. Towles was born on 1984-02-11.
J. J. Davis debuted on September 4, 2002 and played his final game on May 8, 2005.
In 2007, J. R. Towles played in 14 games, all for the Houston Astros, and batting in all of them. He had 40 at bats, getting 15 hits, for a .375 batting average, with 12 runs batted in. He was walked 3 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 1 time. He hit 5 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home run.
J. R. Towles played in 14 games at catcher for the Houston Astros in 2007, starting in 9 of them. He played for a total of 285 outs, equivalent to 10.56 9-inning games. He made 65 putouts, had 6 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play. He had 1 passed ball, 5 wild pitches, 3 opponent stolen bases, and 3 opponent caught stealings.
A. J. Burnett debuted on August 17, 1999 and played his final game on September 27, 2013.
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In 2009, J. R. Towles played in 16 games, all for the Houston Astros, and batting in all of them. He had 48 at bats, getting 9 hits, for a .188 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 0 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 3 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 16 times. He hit 2 doubles, 0 triples, and 2 home runs.
In 2008, J. R. Towles played in 54 games, all for the Houston Astros, and batting in all of them. He had 146 at bats, getting 20 hits, for a .137 batting average, with 3 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 16 runs batted in. He was walked 16 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 6 times. He struck out 40 times. He hit 5 doubles, 0 triples, and 4 home runs.
In 2010, J. R. Towles played in 17 games, all for the Houston Astros, and batting in all of them. He had 47 at bats, getting 9 hits, for a .191 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 1 sacrifice flie, and 8 runs batted in. He was walked 2 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 12 times. He hit 3 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home run.
In 2011, J. R. Towles played in 54 games, all for the Houston Astros, and batting in all of them. He had 147 at bats, getting 27 hits, for a .184 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 2 sacrifice flies, and 11 runs batted in. He was walked 13 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 26 times. He hit 7 doubles, 0 triples, and 3 home runs.