J.R. Towles

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: February 11, 1984 in Crosby, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 32nd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crosby HS (Crosby, TX), the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Collin College (Dallas, TX) and the Houston Astros in the 20th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Central Texas College (Gainesville, TX).

High School: Crosby HS (Crosby, TX)

Schools: Collin College (Dallas, TX), North Central Texas College (Gainesville, TX)

Debut: September 5, 2007 (Age 23-206d, 19,204th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2011 (Age 27-228d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Burton Rocks

Full Name: Justin Richard Towles

Pronunciation: \TOLLS\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

428

.187

RBI

OBP

.267

SLG

.315

OPS

.583

OPS+

Summary of 11 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
HOU	11

Platoon
vs RHP	9
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	7
Home	4

Outs
0	8
2	3

6 Opps
CHC	3
PHI	2
FLA	2
STL	2
COL	1
MIL	1

10 Pitchers
Pedro Martinez	2
Rich Hill	1
Ricky Nolasco	1
Aaron Cook	1
Jeff Samardzija	1
Burke Badenhop	1
Randy Wolf	1
Aaron Miles	1
Jeff Gray	1
Kelvin Jiménez	1

5 Parks
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	9
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	3
1	2
2	2
5	2
6	1
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	9
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	2
-2-	1

14 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	8
1 on	3
Any on	3

Inning
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	1
6	1
8	2
9	1

1-3	4
4-6	4
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	2
+1	1
Tied	6
-4..	1

Ahead	4
Tied	6
Behind	1

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	2
1-1	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
2-1	1
0-2	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	11

OrderPos
8th	11

Leverage
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	3

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-09-20	HOU	@	STL	Aaron Miles	ahead 16-1	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Ransom Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2008-04-04	HOU	@	CHC	Rich Hill	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	0.222	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Loretta Scores
3	3	2	1	2008-04-07	HOU		STL	Kelvin Jiménez	ahead 2-0	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	8	2	0.033	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	3	1	2008-04-13	HOU		FLA	Burke Badenhop	tied 0-0	b 2	2	-2-	6,(1-2) SCBFFX	2	8	2	0.190	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Erstad Scores
5	5	4	1	2008-04-19	HOU		COL	Aaron Cook	tied 1-1	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	8	2	0.117	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2009-09-30	HOU	@	PHI	Pedro Martinez	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	2	0.105	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	2	2	2009-09-30	HOU	@	PHI	Pedro Martinez	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	8	2	0.107	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2010-04-17	HOU	@	CHC	Jeff Gray	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	2	0.085	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2011-04-08	HOU		FLA	Ricky Nolasco	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.125	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2011-04-24	HOU	@	MIL	Randy Wolf	behind 0-4	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	0.017	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	3	1	2011-05-30	HOU	@	CHC	Jeff Samardzija	tied 6-6	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	2	0.172	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)