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.
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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.