Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1996Rd 23, Pk 684
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1996Rd 23, Pk 684
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 365
- W
- 163
- L
- 102
- ERA
- 3.36
- IP
- 2245.1
- K
- 1,852
- BB
- 520
- WHIP
- 1.21
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | HOU | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2.73 | 141.2 | 144 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | HOU | 35 | 19 | 9 | 3.01 | 233.0 | 208 | 62 | 1.19 |
| 2003 | HOU | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2.97 | 127.1 | 108 | 29 | 1.14 |
| 2004 | HOU | 36 | 20 | 10 | 3.49 | 237.0 | 206 | 62 | 1.24 |
| 2005 | HOU | 35 | 20 | 12 | 2.94 | 241.2 | 184 | 48 | 1.20 |
| 2006 | HOU | 33 | 15 | 8 | 2.98 | 220.2 | 166 | 38 | 1.17 |
| 2007 | HOU | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3.18 | 212.0 | 154 | 60 | 1.33 |
| 2008 | HOU | 32 | 17 | 10 | 3.54 | 208.2 | 165 | 47 | 1.18 |
| 2009 | HOU | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4.12 | 181.1 | 138 | 42 | 1.24 |
| 2010 |  HOU/PHI | 33 | 13 | 13 | 2.76 | 211.2 | 193 | 55 | 1.03 |
| 2011 | PHI | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3.69 | 139.0 | 93 | 33 | 1.34 |
| 2012 | TEX | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5.80 | 59.0 | 59 | 11 | 1.53 |
| 2013 | COL | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8.63 | 32.1 | 34 | 9 | 1.79 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- W
- 5
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 3.73
- IP
- 72.1
- K
- 56
- BB
- 24
- WHIP
- 1.34
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 225
- CG
- 20
- SHO
- 8
- K/9
- 7.4
- GB
- 2,648
- FB
- 2,742
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 30
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | HOU | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | HOU | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | HOU | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7.8 | 315 | 389 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2005 | HOU | 25 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 | 390 | 372 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | HOU | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | 346 | 340 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | HOU | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 375 | 314 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2008 | HOU | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7.1 | 331 | 309 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2009 | HOU | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 | 265 | 304 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2010 | HOU/PHI | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8.2 | 278 | 305 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2011 | PHI | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 218 | 243 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2012 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 87 | 103 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2013 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 43 | 63 | 0.7 | 1 |
What were Roy Oswalt's career stats?
Roy Oswalt played 13 seasons for the Astros, the Phillies, the Rangers and the Rockies. He had 163 wins and 1,852 strikeouts with a 3.36 ERA over 2,245.1 innings. His best season was 2004: 20 wins, a 3.49 ERA and 206 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2001 to 2013
Roy Oswalt finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.
All-time career rank
- 120th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,852)
- 212th in wins (pitching) (163)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2002 (7th), 2004 (2nd), 2005 (4th), 2008 (8th)
- ERA: 2001 (5th), 2006 (6th), 2007 (10th), 2010 (9th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2002 (6th), 2004 (8th)
- WHIP: 2001 (3rd), 2010 (2nd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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