Darin Erstad
| 34-year-old Center fielder |
| Houston Astros |
| Date of Birth: June 4, 1974 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 1995 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 31 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 663 | 609 | 86 | 166 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 47 | 109 | .273 | .323 | .371 | 694 |
| 2006 | 32 | A+ | Rancho Cucamonga | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .214 | .389 | .214 | 603 |
| 2006 | 32 | AAA | Salt Lake | 31 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .129 | .100 | 229 |
| 2006 | 32 | MLB | LA Angels | 105 | 95 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .221 | .276 | .326 | 602 |
| 2007 | 33 | AAA | Charlotte | 52 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .128 | .212 | .128 | 340 |
| 2007 | 33 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 344 | 310 | 33 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 44 | .248 | .305 | .335 | 640 |
| 2008 | 34 | MLB | Houston | 342 | 322 | 49 | 89 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 68 | .276 | .307 | .363 | 670 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 31 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 663 | 609 | .098 | 7.1% | 16.4% | .323 | .305 | ||||
| 2006 | 32 | A+ | Rancho Cucamonga | 18 | 14 | .000 | 22.2% | 11.1% | .250 | 55% | 18% | .310 | ||
| 2006 | 32 | AAA | Salt Lake | 31 | 30 | .000 | 3.2% | 6.5% | .107 | 84% | 12% | .110 | ||
| 2006 | 32 | MLB | LA Angels | 105 | 95 | .105 | 5.7% | 17.1% | .273 | 55% | 10% | .268 | ||
| 2007 | 33 | AAA | Charlotte | 52 | 47 | .000 | 9.6% | 26.9% | .182 | 59% | 12% | .173 | ||
| 2007 | 33 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 344 | 310 | .087 | 8.1% | 12.8% | .279 | 52% | 19% | .287 | ||
| 2008 | 34 | MLB | Houston | 342 | 322 | .087 | 4.1% | 19.9% | .340 | 52% | 20% | .290 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Erstad: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Houston | 2007: Charlotte
| Split Statistics with Houston in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 43 | 42 | .095 | 0 | 2.3% | 20.9% | .394 | 42% | 27% | .310 | .326 | .405 | .320 |
| May | 31 | 30 | .234 | 1 | 3.2% | 12.9% | .360 | 35% | 27% | .333 | .355 | .567 | .368 |
| June | 42 | 36 | .139 | 1 | 14.3% | 16.7% | .321 | 64% | 25% | .278 | .381 | .417 | .324 |
| July | 67 | 64 | .031 | 0 | 3.0% | 14.9% | .259 | 55% | 18% | .219 | .239 | .250 | .220 |
| August | 107 | 101 | .059 | 1 | 1.9% | 19.6% | .405 | 53% | 17% | .327 | .346 | .386 | .324 |
| September | 51 | 48 | .083 | 1 | 3.9% | 33.3% | .267 | 59% | 15% | .188 | .216 | .271 | .214 |
| AWAY | 177 | 169 | .083 | 2 | 3.4% | 20.9% | .385 | 48% | 27% | .308 | .328 | .391 | .308 |
| HOME | 165 | 153 | .091 | 2 | 4.8% | 18.8% | .292 | 56% | 14% | .242 | .285 | .333 | .271 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 27 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 26 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September 24 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 23 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 18 | MLB | @ Florida | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 16 | MLB | @ Florida | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 15 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | LF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 14 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Player Notes
August 2008
MVN: Take the 7 Train: Recap: Ausmus and Erstad Go Deep in the 10th to Beat MetsMay 2008
Bay City Ball: Situation Walker.Erstad really hit a 3-run home run to tie the game?