Al
Olmsted
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 18, 1957 in St.Louis, MO, USA
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1981 24 HOU NL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 32.7 27 17 4 14 18 4.68 .231 .311 .402 .712 0.8
1983 26 HOU NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 1 0 2 1 3.38 .364 .462 .455 .916 0.1
1985 28 HOU NL 1 7 .125 10 9 0 0 0 44.3 68 31 3 16 25 6.29 .347 .396 .515 .912 0.0
1986 29 HOU NL 3 5 .375 17 17 0 0 0 100.0 92 46 2 61 55 4.14 .246 .349 .364 .713 3.6
4 Years Sim 5 15 .250 34 31 0 0 0 179.7 191 95 9 93 99 4.76 .274 .357 .414 .771 4.5
Season Average 1 3 .250 8 7 0 0 0 44.9 47 23 2 23 24 4.76 .274 .357 .414 .771  
Career Highs 3 7 .375 17 17 0 0 0 100.0 92 46 4 61 55 6.29 .364 .462 .515 .916  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 24 HOU NL 5 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 .100 .182 .200 .382 -0.1 0.0
1983 26 HOU NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1985 28 HOU NL 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4 0.0
1986 29 HOU NL 17 32 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .156 .182 .156 .338 0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 34 58 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 37 .103 .133 .121 .254 -1.3 0.0
162 Game Average 276 4 28 4 0 0 9 0 4 9 176 .103 .133 .121 .254 -6.1  
Career Highs 17 32 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 20 .156 .182 .200 .382 0.3  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 24 HOU NL P 5 5 32.7 4 8 0 2 1.000 3.31    
1983 26 HOU NL P 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 28 HOU NL P 10 9 44.3 2 12 0 0 1.000 2.84    
1986 29 HOU NL P 17 17 100.0 4 22 0 2 1.000 2.34    
Career Totals   34 31 179.7 10 42 0 4 1.000 2.61    
Career Highs   17 17 100.0 4 22 0 2 1.000 3.31    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Houston in 1980
Injured on 8/1/1980 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 6/2/1981, off Dennis Martinez (MON)
Earned first career win on 6/2/1981
Injured on 8/25/1985 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/6/1987 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 8/1/1988 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/9/1989 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 5/6/1990 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/27/1990 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week