Justin Towles
| 24-year-old Catcher |
| Houston Astros |
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| Date of Birth: February 11, 1984 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 20 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Lexington | 193 | 162 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 29 | .346 | .436 | .549 | 985 |
| 2006 | 22 | A | Lexington | 317 | 280 | 38 | 88 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 21 | 46 | .314 | .375 | .514 | 889 |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Salem | 115 | 90 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 15 | .200 | .339 | .278 | 617 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Corpus Christi | 257 | 216 | 47 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 23 | 35 | .324 | .422 | .551 | 973 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Round Rock | 50 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .279 | .340 | .279 | 619 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Houston | 45 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .432 | .575 | 1007 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Round Rock | 72 | 61 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | .279 | .380 | .574 | 954 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Houston | 160 | 136 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 33 | .147 | .252 | .272 | 524 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Lexington | 193 | 162 | .203 | 8.3% | 15.0% | .398 | | | | | .430 |
| 2006 | 22 | A | Lexington | 317 | 280 | .200 | 6.6% | 14.5% | .345 | 40% | 18% | | | .382 |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Salem | 115 | 90 | .078 | 10.4% | 13.0% | .240 | 48% | 5% | | | .295 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Corpus Christi | 257 | 216 | .227 | 9.3% | 13.6% | .347 | 35% | 21% | | | .416 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Round Rock | 50 | 43 | .000 | 8.0% | 14.0% | .333 | 33% | 22% | | | .289 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Houston | 45 | 40 | .200 | 8.9% | 2.2% | .368 | 35% | 22% | | | .410 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Round Rock | 72 | 61 | .295 | 11.1% | 16.7% | .273 | 39% | 16% | | | .391 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Houston | 160 | 136 | .125 | 9.4% | 20.6% | .162 | 39% | 11% | | | .236 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Towles: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Houston | 2008: Round Rock | 2007: Houston
| Split Statistics with Houston in 2008 |
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 75 | 61 | .246 | 4 | 10.7% | 16.0% | .178 | 38% | 12% | .197 | .333 | .443 | .340 |
| May | 61 | 53 | .019 | 0 | 11.5% | 23.0% | .128 | 46% | 6% | .094 | .200 | .113 | .151 |
| July | 21 | 19 | .053 | 0 | 0.0% | 19.0% | .200 | 29% | 18% | .158 | .143 | .211 | .145 |
| AWAY | 90 | 80 | .088 | 1 | 5.6% | 23.3% | .155 | 34% | 10% | .125 | .200 | .213 | .192 |
| HOME | 70 | 56 | .178 | 3 | 14.3% | 17.1% | .171 | 45% | 12% | .179 | .319 | .357 | .293 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| July 13 | MLB | @ Washington | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 7 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 6 | MLB | @ Atlanta | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 4 | MLB | @ Atlanta | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| July 3 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 2 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 30 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June 29 | AAA | vs. Nashville | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June 28 | AAA | vs. Nashville | C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
