NAME     : Tyler Houston
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 1/17/1971
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 218
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,330,000 through 2002
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at First Base : E  (Fielding Pct. : .991)
  Range at Third Base : A  (Fielding Pct. : .958)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 9  (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Good)
  Getting BB's         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .305 28  78 417 127 14  1  61  3  0  33  99 .365 .544 
  vs RHP        .301 19  55 289  87  6  1  43  0  0  28  74 .357 .526 
  vs LHP        .313  9  23 128  40  8  0  18  0  0   5  25 .338 .586 
  At Home       .326  9  32 193  63  9  1  22  0  0  11  36 .357 .523 
  Away          .286 19  46 224  64  5  0  39  0  0  22  63 .347 .563 
  R.I.S.P.      .316  7  46  98  31  2  0   0  0  0  10  19 .360 .551 
  Pinch Hitting .667  0   1   3   2  1  0   2  0  0   1   0 .750 1.000 
  Close/Late    .263  2   6  38  10  2  0   6  0  0   9   7 .408 .474 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .250  0   2  20   5  0  0   3  0  0   2   5 .318 .250 
  Apr/Mar       .293  7  18  99  29  2  0  17  0  0   9  26 .345 .525 
  May           .320  5  18 100  32  4  0   8  0  0   5  25 .343 .510 
  June          .324 11  27 105  34  4  0  20  0  0   7  18 .368 .676 
  July          .275  5  14 102  28  4  1  13  0  0  10  28 .336 .480 
  August        .364  0   1  11   4  0  0   3  0  0   2   2 .462 .364 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1996  .317  3  27  79 142  45  9  1  21  3  2   9  27 .358 .458   CHN,ATL
  1997  .260  2  28  72 196  51 10  0  15  1  0   9  35 .293 .342   CHN
  1998  .255  9  33  95 255  65  7  1  26  2  2  13  53 .291 .396   CHN
  1999  .148  1   3  13  27   4  1  0   2  0  0   3  11 .233 .296   CLE
  1999  .233  9  27 100 249  58  9  1  26  1  1  28  67 .310 .386   CHN
  2000  .250 18  43 101 284  71 15  0  30  2  1  17  72 .292 .493   ML4
  2001  .289 12  38  75 235  68  7  0  36  0  0  18  62 .340 .472   ML4
 
  Total AB  : 1805
  Total AVG : .271
  Total Hits: 489
  Total HR  : 82
  Total RBI : 277
  Total Runs: 217
  Total SB  : 12
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...