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Chris Sampson
Christopher Keith Sampson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
School Texas Tech University

Debut June 2, 2006

Born May 23, 1978 in Pasadena, TX

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2006 28 HOU NL   2   1  12   3   0   0   0  0   34.0   25   10    8   3    5   15   1   0   130   1   0  2.12  4.45  210 0.882
 2007 29 HOU NL   7   8  24  19   0   0   2  0  121.7  138   64   62  20   30   51   7   3   522   2   0  4.59  4.39   96 1.381
 2008 30 HOU NL   6   4  54  11   0   0   6  0  117.3  118   60   55   8   23   61   3   0   478   5   0  4.22  4.25  101 1.202
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .536  15  13  90  33   0   0   8  0  273.0  281  134  125  31   58  127  11   3  1130   8   0  4.12  4.34  105 1.242
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   7  49  18   0   0   4  0  150.7  155   74   69  17   32   70   6   1   624   4   0  4.12  4.34  105 1.242
 Career High      7   8  54  19   0   0   6  0  121.7  138   64   62  20   30   61   7   3   522   5   0  4.22  4.39  101 1.202

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2006 28 HOU NL  12    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
 2007 29 HOU NL  22   26    5    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .154  .154  .154  -19    4   8   0   0   0   0
 2008 30 HOU NL  52   22    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   9  .136  .174  .136  -16    3   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       86   53    5    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  21  .132  .148  .132  -26    7  13   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        100    9   13   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  40  .132  .148  .132  -26   13  24   0   0   0   0
 Career High     52   26    5    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10                           4   8   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2006 28 HOU NL    7    7    0   0.0   113| .000  .272| .000  .343| .000  .442| .000  .785|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2007 29 HOU NL   34   30    1   0.9   110| .154  .272| .154  .341| .154  .434| .308  .775| -19  .040  -4.7  -0.4   0%
 2008 30 HOU NL   26   22    1   1.2   106| .136  .265| .174  .336| .136  .423| .310  .759| -16  .073  -3.8  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        67   59    2   0.9   109| .132  .269| .148  .339| .132  .430| .280  .769| -26  .042 -10.0  -0.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2006 28 HOU NL P 12 4 11 0 0 1.000 .955 1.25 0.43 3.97 1.72 3 34.0 2007 29 HOU NL P 24 27 23 0 2 1.000 .965 2.08 0.40 3.70 1.68 19 121.7 2008 30 HOU NL P 54 15 7 1 2 .957 .961 0.41 0.43 1.69 1.73 11 117.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2006 28 HOU NL P 12 4 11 0 0 1.000 .955 1.25 0.43 3.97 1.72 3 34.0 2007 29 HOU NL P 24 27 23 0 2 1.000 .965 2.08 0.40 3.70 1.68 19 121.7 2008 30 HOU NL P 54 15 7 1 2 .957 .961 0.41 0.43 1.69 1.73 11 117.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 90 46 41 1 4 .989 .962 0.97 0.42 2.87 1.70 33 273.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 90 46 41 1 4 .989 .962 0.97 0.42 2.87 1.70 33 273
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Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

February 21, 2000: Retired from the Houston Astros.

January 12, 2003: Returned from voluntary retired list to ???.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2007Houston Astros$380,000
2008Houston Astros$401,000
Career (may be incomplete)$781,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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