Chris Sampson was born on Tuesday, May 23, 1978, in Channelview, Texas. Sampson was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 2, 2006, with the Houston Astros. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Chris Sampson baseball stats page.
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Chris Sampson![]() Chris Sampson Autograph on a 2006 Bowman (#106) |
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Chris SampsonChris Sampson Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 2006 | 28 | Astros | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 130 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | Astros | 24 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.2 | 522 | 138 | 62 | 64 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | Astros | 54 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.1 | 478 | 118 | 55 | 60 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 | 31 | Astros | 49 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.04 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55.1 | 248 | 66 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2010 | 32 | Astros | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 139 | 43 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 174 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 358.2 | 1,517 | 390 | 176 | 190 | 40 | 87 | 14 | 176 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 31 | ||
Chris SampsonChris Sampson Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2006 | 28 | Astros | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | 29 | Astros | 22 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
| 2008 | 30 | Astros | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .174 | .136 |
| 2009 | 31 | Astros | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2010 | 32 | Astros | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 170 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .143 | .127 | ||
Chris SampsonChris Sampson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2006 Astros | P | 12 | 3 | 102 | 15 | 1.3 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.97 |
| 2007 Astros | P | 24 | 19 | 366 | 50 | 2.1 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.69 |
| 2008 Astros | P | 54 | 11 | 351 | 23 | 0.4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.69 |
| 2009 Astros | P | 49 | 0 | 165 | 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 2010 Astros | P | 35 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 174 | 33 | 1,074 | 101 | 0.6 | 100 | 53 | 47 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.51 | |
| 5 Years | 174 | 33 | 1,074 | 101 | 0.6 | 100 | 53 | 47 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.51 | |
Chris SampsonChris Sampson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2006 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 3.97 | 1.32 |
| 2007 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.70 | 3.77 | 2.22 |
| 2008 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.65 | 4.68 | 1.76 |
| 2009 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.57 | 5.37 | 3.42 |
| 2010 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.75 | 2.37 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.02 | 4.42 | 2.18 |
Chris SampsonChris Sampson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2006 Houston Astros | 43 | $327,000.00 | - | - |
| 2007 Houston Astros | 43 | $380,000.00 | - | - |
| 2008 Houston Astros | 43 | $401,000.00 | - | - |
| 2009 Houston Astros | 43 | $449,000.00 | - | - |
| 2010 Houston Astros | 43 | $815,000.00 | - | - |
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