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Astros HOUGM: Al Rosen
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | 5.0 |
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 4.3 |
| Jose Cruz | 3.1 |
| Bob Knepper | 2.9 |
| Mark Bailey | 2.4 |
| Kevin Bass | 2.2 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Astros. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 1985 | +4.3 | +75.2 | 1.4 | +73.9 | $0.3M | 2.19× | – |
| Bill Doran | 1985 | +5.0 | +55.3 | 0.3 | +55.0 | $0.1M | 1.38× | – |
| Bob Knepper | 1985 | +2.9 | +45.2 | 0.8 | +44.3 | $0.3M | 1.96× | – |
| Jose Cruz | 1985 | +3.1 | +39.8 | 0.8 | +39.0 | $0.3M | 1.60× | – |
| Mike Scott | 1985 | +2.0 | +24.0 | 0.4 | +23.7 | $0.2M | 1.49× | – |
| Kevin Bass | 1985 | +2.2 | +21.8 | 0.2 | +21.7 | $0.1M | 1.22× | – |
| Dave Smith | 1985 | +1.3 | +14.4 | 0.5 | +13.9 | $0.4M | 1.34× | – |
| Craig Reynolds | 1985 | +2.0 | +14.1 | 0.3 | +13.8 | $0.2M | 0.89× | – |
| Glenn Davis | 1985 | +1.9 | +12.0 | 0.1 | +12.0 | $0.0M | 0.81× | – |
| Denny Walling | 1985 | +1.5 | +10.2 | 0.3 | +9.9 | $0.2M | 0.85× | – |
| Terry Puhl | 1985 | +0.9 | +6.2 | 0.5 | +5.7 | $0.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Alan Ashby | 1985 | +1.4 | +5.6 | 0.4 | +5.2 | $0.3M | 0.52× | – |
| Joe Niekro↔ | 1985 | +0.7 | +5.9 | 0.8 | +5.1 | $1.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Dickie Thon | 1985 | +0.7 | +3.3 | 0.7 | +2.6 | $1.0M | 0.61× | – |
| Phil Garner | 1985 | +0.7 | +3.2 | 0.7 | +2.4 | $1.1M | 0.58× | – |
| Enos Cabell↔ | 1985 | +0.4 | +1.9 | 0.1 | +1.7 | $0.4M | 0.56× | – |
| Bill Dawley | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.0 | 0.3 | -2.3 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Harry Spilman | 1985 | -0.7 | -3.2 | 0.2 | -3.4 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Frank DiPino | 1985 | -0.9 | -9.7 | 0.3 | -9.9 | – | 1.34× | – |
| Bert Pena | 1985 | +0.2 | +0.7 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Charlie Kerfeld | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.7 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Chris Jones | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Eric Bullock | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| German Rivera | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Jeff Calhoun | 1985 | +0.7 | +3.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jeff Heathcock | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.7 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 1985 | +1.1 | +7.3 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jim Deshaies | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jim Pankovits | 1985 | +0.4 | +2.0 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| John Mizerock | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Julio Solano | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Bailey | 1985 | +2.4 | +14.6 | – | – | – | 0.76× | – |
| Mark Knudson | 1985 | +0.2 | +2.0 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Mark Ross | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mike Madden | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ron Mathis | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tim Tolman | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Ty Gainey | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.9 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Total | — | +32.2 | +343.6 | 9.1 | +314.3 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.
HOU · Al Rosen
+$9.6M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$9.6M
HOU · Al Rosen
+$19.2M
NYY · Clyde King
−$19.2M
HOU · Al Rosen
+$48.8M
CHC · Dallas Green
−$48.8M
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan Jr. | 38 | 19.000 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bob Knepper | 31 | 9.000 | $850k | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $43k | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Cruz | 37 | 15.000 | $796k | $755k | $755k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joe Niekro | 40 | 18.000 | $754k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Phil Garner | 36 | 12.000 | $745k | $600k | $279k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dickie Thon | 27 | 6.000 | $675k | $600k | $675k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Terry Puhl | 28 | 8.000 | $542k | $850k | $900k | $950k | $950k | $800k | FREE AGENT |
| Alan Ashby | 33 | 12.000 | $417k | $525k | $575k | $450k | $550k | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Scott | 30 | 6.000 | $360k | $667k | $692k | $667k | $1.3M | $2.0M | $2.4M |
| Craig Reynolds | 32 | 10.000 | $350k | $417k | $417k | $500k | $600k | FREE AGENT | |
| Denny Walling | 31 | 10.000 | $342k | $367k | $595k | $445k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Harry Spilman | 30 | 7.000 | $160k | FREE AGENT | $191k | $150k | |||
| Enos Cabell | 35 | 13.000 | $150k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Mumphrey | 32 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Smith | 30 | 5.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Doran | 27 | 3.000 | $325k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Frank DiPino | 28 | 4.000 | $255k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevin Bass | 26 | 3.000 | $155k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dawley | 27 | 2.000 | $295k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Glenn Davis | 24 | 1.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mark Bailey | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Bullock | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Jeff Calhoun | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jim Deshaies | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ty Gainey | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Jeff Heathcock | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Jones | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Charlie Kerfeld | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Knudson | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Madden | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Ron Mathis | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| John Mizerock | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jim Pankovits | 29 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bert Pena | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| German Rivera | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark Ross | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Julio Solano | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Tolman | 29 | – | — |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.