- Team WAR
- 50.3 33.0 bat / 17.4 pitch
- Win %
- .623 pyth .611
- Run diff
- +196 5.53 / 4.32 per g
- wRC+
- 126
- ERA
- 4.27 FIP 3.97
- Home runs
- 237
The Houston Astros went 101-61 in 2017, a .623 winning percentage — the third best record in baseball. They scored 896 runs and allowed 700, a run differential of +196. The offence ranked the best in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.27 staff ERA was 13th of 30. Their 126 team wRC+ was 26% above league average — the best in MLB. Jose Altuve led the position players at 7.2 WAR, and Brad Peacock the rotation at a 3.00 ERA.
Where the offence comes from
Roster contribution by share of the team total.
1,608 team hits
Batting
31 players, ranked by dbWAR.
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 153 | 662 | 204 | 24 | 81 | 32 | .346 | .410 | .547 | .409 | 166 | 7.2 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 109 | 481 | 133 | 24 | 84 | 2 | .315 | .391 | .550 | .398 | 158 | 4.9 |
| George Springer | RF | 140 | 629 | 155 | 34 | 85 | 5 | .283 | .367 | .522 | .380 | 145 | 4.2 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | SS | 132 | 515 | 138 | 23 | 90 | 8 | .303 | .377 | .530 | .386 | 150 | 4.1 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 153 | 626 | 158 | 19 | 71 | 17 | .284 | .352 | .475 | .355 | 127 | 4.0 |
| Josh Reddick | RF | 132 | 540 | 150 | 13 | 82 | 7 | .314 | .363 | .484 | .361 | 132 | 2.7 |
| Brian McCann | C | 97 | 399 | 84 | 18 | 62 | 1 | .241 | .323 | .436 | .326 | 106 | 2.1 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 139 | 564 | 158 | 18 | 75 | 3 | .299 | .332 | .486 | .348 | 122 | 1.8 |
| Jake Marisnick | CF | 92 | 259 | 56 | 16 | 35 | 9 | .243 | .319 | .496 | .346 | 121 | 1.4 |
| Evan Gattis | C | 83 | 325 | 79 | 12 | 55 | 0 | .263 | .311 | .457 | .329 | 108 | 1.2 |
| Norichika Aoki | LF | 109 | 374 | 93 | 5 | 35 | 10 | .277 | .335 | .393 | .318 | 101 | 0.7 |
| Tyler White | 1B | 21 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .279 | .328 | .525 | .361 | 131 | 0.3 |
| Colin Moran | 3B | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .818 | .506 | 236 | 0.2 |
| J.D. Davis | 3B | 22 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .226 | .279 | .484 | .322 | 103 | 0.2 |
| Max Stassi | C | 12 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .323 | .458 | .335 | 113 | 0.2 |
| Juan Centeno | C | 18 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .346 | .270 | 66 | 0.0 |
| Brad Peacock | P | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .357 | 129 | 0.0 |
| Chris Devenski | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.0 |
| Tony Sipp | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.0 |
| Michael Feliz | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.0 |
| Mike Fiers | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.0 |
| James Hoyt | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.0 |
| Collin McHugh | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.0 |
| Charlie Morton | P | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.1 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | P | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.1 |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.1 |
| Joe Musgrove | P | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.1 |
| Derek Fisher | LF | 50 | 166 | 31 | 5 | 17 | 3 | .212 | .307 | .356 | .294 | 84 | -0.1 |
| AJ Reed | DH | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -128 | -0.2 |
| Tony Kemp | LF | 13 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .216 | .256 | .243 | .226 | 35 | -0.2 |
| Carlos Beltrán | DH | 129 | 509 | 108 | 14 | 51 | 0 | .231 | .283 | .383 | .287 | 78 | -1.3 |
Pitching
25 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.
| Brad Peacock | 34 | 21 | 132.0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 3.00 | 3.07 | 1.19 | 11.0 | 2.9 |
| Charlie Morton | 25 | 25 | 146.2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 3.62 | 3.46 | 1.19 | 10.0 | 2.8 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 22 | 22 | 118.2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 4.25 | 3.10 | 1.30 | 10.0 | 2.8 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 23 | 23 | 145.2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 2.90 | 3.79 | 1.12 | 7.7 | 2.3 |
| Ken Giles | 63 | 0 | 62.2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 83 | 2.30 | 2.39 | 1.04 | 11.9 | 1.6 |
| Chris Devenski | 62 | 0 | 80.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 100 | 2.68 | 3.49 | 0.94 | 11.2 | 1.1 |
| Collin McHugh | 12 | 12 | 63.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3.55 | 3.82 | 1.29 | 8.8 | 1.0 |
| James Hoyt | 43 | 0 | 49.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4.38 | 3.30 | 1.32 | 12.0 | 0.8 |
| Will Harris | 46 | 0 | 45.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 2.98 | 3.33 | 0.97 | 10.3 | 0.7 |
| Joe Musgrove | 38 | 15 | 109.1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 4.77 | 4.38 | 1.33 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| Michael Feliz | 46 | 0 | 48.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 5.63 | 3.78 | 1.56 | 13.1 | 0.5 |
| Francisco Liriano | 38 | 18 | 97.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 5.66 | 4.64 | 1.63 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| Francis Martes | 32 | 4 | 54.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 5.80 | 4.45 | 1.51 | 11.4 | 0.2 |
| Luke Gregerson | 65 | 0 | 61.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 4.57 | 4.62 | 1.34 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
| Dayan Díaz | 10 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 1.62 | 13.8 | 0.1 |
| Reymin Guduan | 22 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7.88 | 4.22 | 2.25 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| J.D. Davis | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.36 | 1.20 | 16.2 | 0.1 |
| David Paulino | 6 | 6 | 29.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6.52 | 5.12 | 1.48 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Ashur Tolliver | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.60 | 4.16 | 1.60 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Norichika Aoki | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 9.16 | 3.00 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jandel Gustave | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 6.56 | 2.40 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Tyler White | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 16.16 | 2.00 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Tony Sipp | 46 | 0 | 37.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5.79 | 5.22 | 1.39 | 9.4 | -0.2 |
| Jordan Jankowski | 3 | 0 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12.46 | 11.23 | 2.08 | 10.4 | -0.3 |
| Mike Fiers | 29 | 28 | 153.1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 146 | 5.22 | 5.43 | 1.43 | 8.6 | -0.3 |
Record versus run differential
Houston Astros are 101-61, a .623 win rate, while their +196 run differential implies .611. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.