#36 Rocket Wheeler, Leftfield, 37 yrs, Houston Astros
Saturday, 10/29/1991 |
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| Rocket Wheeler
9/5/1954
37
Danbury, CT
6"4
230
Leftfield
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R
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1991
14 Year(s), 125 Days (2533 total Days)
97 Day(s)
17 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 5 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 3 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 6 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/12 | @CHN | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 5/13 | @CHN | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 5/14 | @CHN | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 5/15 | @CHN | L 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 5/17 | @SLN | W 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 5/27 | PIT | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 5/28 | PIT | L 4-9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/29 | PIT | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 5/30 | NYN | W 10-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/21 | @CIN | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 24 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .237 | .302 | .237 | .539 | .485 | .000 |
| Projected | 24 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .237 | .302 | .237 | .539 | .485 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| vs. RHP | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .314 | .258 | .572 |
| Close/Late | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .636 | .500 | 1.136 |
| Scoring Position | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .250 | .111 | .361 |
| Pinch Hitting | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .238 | .292 | .238 | .530 |
| Road | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .235 | .316 | .235 | .551 |
| March/April | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .316 | .294 | .610 |
| May | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .304 | .200 | .504 |
| Sept/Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1977 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .524 | .500 | 1.024 | HOU |
| 1978 | 108 | 419 | 124 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 67 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 57 | 13 | .296 | .349 | .341 | .690 | HOU |
| 1979 | 145 | 589 | 192 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 95 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 76 | 34 | .326 | .388 | .396 | .784 | HOU |
| 1980 | 151 | 626 | 179 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 100 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 83 | 35 | .286 | .353 | .337 | .690 | HOU |
| 1981 | 111 | 456 | 116 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 68 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 60 | 14 | .254 | .323 | .322 | .646 | HOU |
| 1982 | 142 | 575 | 161 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 89 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 60 | 23 | .280 | .353 | .318 | .672 | HOU |
| 1983 | 150 | 623 | 179 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 69 | 103 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 57 | 19 | .287 | .357 | .382 | .739 | HOU |
| 1984 | 151 | 612 | 193 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 105 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 56 | 21 | .315 | .388 | .369 | .757 | HOU,NL |
| 1985 | 145 | 546 | 154 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 107 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 58 | 20 | .282 | .374 | .363 | .736 | HOU |
| 1986 | 146 | 583 | 193 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 61 | 112 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 85 | 68 | 27 | .331 | .402 | .419 | .820 | HOU,NL |
| 1987 | 151 | 627 | 177 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 95 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 49 | 23 | .282 | .349 | .360 | .709 | HOU,NL |
| 1988 | 153 | 629 | 191 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 92 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 48 | 23 | .304 | .373 | .364 | .737 | HOU,NL |
| 1989 | 147 | 573 | 154 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 69 | 79 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 33 | 16 | .269 | .341 | .339 | .679 | HOU |
| 1990 | 140 | 478 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 66 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 36 | 21 | .272 | .355 | .324 | .680 | HOU |
| 1991 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .237 | .302 | .237 | .539 | HOU |
| Total | 1872 | 7392 | 2160 | 163 | 38 | 82 | 701 | 1188 | 823 | 31 | 52 | 918 | 744 | 293 | .292 | .363 | .358 | .721 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1977, AAA | 134 | 559 | 139 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 83 | 57 | 129 | 34 | 6 | .249 | .315 | .335 | .649 |
| 1978, AAA | 36 | 137 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 2 | .307 | .404 | .358 | .761 |
| 1991, AAA | 79 | 320 | 87 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 7 | .272 | .363 | .384 | .748 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1981 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .321 | .441 | .321 | .763 |
| 1983 | 13 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .333 | .377 | .404 | .781 |
| 1986 | 11 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .354 | .404 | .438 | .841 |
| 1989 | 12 | 55 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .382 | .414 | .382 | .796 |
| Total | 43 | 188 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 10 | .351 | .405 | .394 | .798 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 10.00 | | | | |
| Third Base | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 5.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.2 | 2.83 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 2.70 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Had first career hit on 9/3/1977, off Armando Cubillas (LAD)...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 5/26/1978...
Hit first career homerun on 6/14/1978, off Jeronimo Chagoya (ATL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1979, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 4 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Pittsburgh on 4/26/1980...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Philadelphia on 6/1/1980...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 9/20/1980...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Francisco on 4/28/1982...
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis on 9/10/1984...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1984, hitting .545 with 0 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/9/1986...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Kansas City on 10/17/1986...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 4/26/1987...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 7/8/1987...
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/22/1987...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 4/13/1988...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 5/24/1988...
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 5/29/1988...
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 7/30/1988...
Had 2000th career hit on 8/24/1989, off William Bell (MON)...
Injured on 9/9/1989 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 5/17/1991 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1979 - .326 - 7th
1984 - .315 - 6th
1986 - .331 - 4th
1988 - .304 - 5th
| OBP
1979 - .388 - 8th
1984 - .388 - 3rd
1986 - .402 - 4th
| Hits
1979 - 192 - 10th
1984 - 193 - 2nd
1986 - 193 - 3rd
1987 - 177 - 7th
1988 - 191 - 1st
| Runs
1981 - 68 - 8th
1984 - 105 - 8th
1985 - 107 - 8th
1986 - 112 - 6th
1988 - 92 - 9th
| SB
1978 - 57 - 3rd
1979 - 76 - 1st
1980 - 83 - 1st
1981 - 60 - 2nd
1982 - 60 - 3rd
1983 - 57 - 4th
1984 - 56 - 2nd
1985 - 58 - 2nd
1986 - 68 - 1st
1987 - 49 - 3rd
1988 - 48 - 3rd
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