#75 Ralph "Major" Houk, Catcher, 33 yrs, Houston Astros

#75 Ralph "Major" Houk, Catcher, 33 yrs, Houston Astros
Thursday, 9/22/2020

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Ralph Houk
Major
8/9/1987
33
USA,KS,Lawrence
5"11
203

Catcher
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R

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Minimal
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0 / 6 (Unknown)
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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 570,000
2022
7 Year(s), 33 Days (1237 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 33 Days (1237 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	7	2	4	10
Versus LHP	8	7	2	4	9
Versus RHP	7	7	2	4	10
Talent	8	6	2	4	10

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3
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3
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Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 9 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 9
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
8/17	@CIN	W 5-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
8/22	CIN	W 10-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
8/28	SD	W 10-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
8/31	COL	W 4-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/1	@SD	W 10-5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/6	@COL	W 8-6	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/11	@STL	L 3-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
9/12	CHC	W 5-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#8
9/17	@SF	W 10-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/19	@CHC	L 1-4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8

Batting Stats 2020

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	43	136	35	4	0	0	15	14	5	6	.257	.284	.287	.570	.415	.029
Projected	45	142	37	4	0	0	16	15	5	6	.257	.284	.287	.570	.415	.029

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	34	142	0	0	0	4	1	0	39	4	0	1	.0	10.6	2.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	38	13	1	0	0	6	2	0	2	0	0	0	.342	.342	.368	.711
vs. RHP	98	22	3	0	0	9	12	5	4	0	1	0	.224	.262	.255	.517
Close/Late	23	8	1	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	.348	.375	.391	.766
Scoring Position	34	10	1	0	0	14	0	1	1	0	0	0	.294	.314	.324	.638
Pinch Hitting	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	20	56	12	2	0	0	6	4	3	2	.214	.250	.250	.500
Road	23	80	23	2	0	0	9	10	2	4	.287	.305	.313	.617
This Week	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Last Week	2	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375
March/April	6	16	8	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
May	8	29	4	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	.138	.138	.172	.310
June	4	13	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421
July	11	34	9	0	0	0	3	5	0	4	.265	.265	.265	.529
August	8	22	5	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	.227	.292	.273	.564
Sept/Oct	6	22	7	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	.318	.318	.409	.727

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2013	24	77	20	4	0	0	6	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	.260	.305	.312	.617	HOU
2014	140	460	131	28	1	2	59	48	24	1	3	43	0	0	.285	.320	.363	.683	HOU
2015	141	490	130	26	1	5	71	38	22	1	1	31	0	0	.265	.298	.353	.651	HOU
2016	86	269	59	14	2	0	30	28	20	1	4	18	0	0	.219	.272	.286	.558	HOU
2017	89	254	65	19	0	3	42	25	25	2	2	12	0	0	.256	.325	.366	.691	HOU
2018	93	263	60	16	0	0	28	27	18	2	2	16	0	0	.228	.281	.289	.570	HOU
2019	45	100	31	12	0	1	21	16	12	1	1	4	1	0	.310	.386	.460	.846	HOU
2020	43	136	35	4	0	0	15	14	5	0	0	6	0	1	.257	.284	.287	.570	HOU
Total	661	2049	531	123	4	11	272	201	131	8	13	135	1	1	.259	.304	.339	.644

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2012, AA	18	60	18	1	0	0	6	6	3	3	1	1	.300	.333	.317	.650
2012, AAA	102	380	111	23	3	5	39	45	41	34	3	4	.292	.356	.408	.764
2013, AAA	116	455	140	27	1	5	51	71	36	32	8	4	.308	.350	.404	.754

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2018	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2019	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Total	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500

Fielding Stats 2020

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	37	34	267	21	0	289	1	.997	300.1	8.66	0	34	13	38.2
Shortstop	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/27/2012 to a minor league contract.
Had first career hit on 9/2/2013, off Tom Phoebus (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/2014, off Josh Beckett (CHA)...
1/29/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
5/17/2019: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $570,000 per year, for 3 years.

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