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All- Other Closer Game Stats Closer Share of Pitching Results
Year Rank Name HOF MVP CY Star Rookie Team Stdg Throws Age Pos RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA   WS  WS/G Adj WSQ Year Rank Name
1962 3 Don McMahon HOU 8 R 32   51 40 5 5 8 6 .571      76.67 53 4 14 13 33 69 .802   1.53     12.0 .235   13.09 1962 3 Don McMahon
     
1963 2 Hal Woodeshick a HOU 9 L 30   55 39 11 9 10 9 .526     114.00 75 3 29 25 42 94 .803   1.97     16.7 .304   18.94 1963 2 Hal Woodeshick
     
1964 7 Hal Woodeshick HOU 9 L 31   61 48 2 9 23 8 .742      78.33 73 3 32 24 32 58 .552   2.76      9.6 .157    8.61 1964 7 Hal Woodeshick
     
1965 10 Jim Owens HOU 9 R 31   50 26 6 5 8 4 .667      71.33 64 4 28 26 29 53 .570   3.28      6.5 .130    5.19 1965 10 Jim Owens
     
1966 8 Claude Raymond a HOU 8 R 29   62 42 7 5 16 7 .696      92.00 85 10 39 32 25 73 .664   3.13      9.8 .158    9.05 1966 8 Claude Raymond
     
1967 No qualifiers HOU       1967 No qualifiers
     
1968 No qualifiers HOU       1968 No qualifiers
     
1969 12 Fred Gladding HOU 5W R 33   57 43 4 8 29 6 .829      72.67 83 2 39 34 27 40 .364   4.21      5.7 .100    4.07 1969 12 Fred Gladding
     
1970 13 Fred Gladding HOU 4W R 34   63 44 7 4 18 4 .818      71.00 84 4 39 32 24 46 .426   4.06      6.8 .108    5.03 1970 13 Fred Gladding
     
1971 14 Fred Gladding HOU 4W R 35   48 32 4 5 12 4 .750      51.33 51 0 17 12 22 17 .233   2.10      6.3 .131    5.20 1971 14 Fred Gladding
     
1972 14 Jim Ray HOU 2W R 27   54 25 10 9 8 9 .471      90.33 77 10 50 43 44 50 .413   4.28      4.7 .087    2.85 1972 14 Jim Ray
1972 8 Fred Gladding HOU 2W R 36   42 32 5 6 14 2 .875      48.67 38 1 16 15 12 18 .360   2.77      8.2 .195    7.45 1972 8 Fred Gladding
     
1973 19 Jim Crawford R HOU 4W L 22   48 20 2 4 6 4 .600      70.00 69 7 41 35 33 56 .549   4.50      2.5 .052    1.35 1973 19 Jim Crawford
     
1974 7 Ken Forsch HOU 4W R 27   70 40 8 7 10 9 .526     103.33 98 3 38 32 37 48 .356   2.79     10.5 .150    9.45 1974 7 Ken Forsch
     
1975 No qualifiers HOU       1975 No qualifiers
     
1976 8 Ken Forsch a HOU 3W R 29   52 46 4 3 19 7 .731      92.00 76 5 23 22 26 49 .480   2.15     11.0 .212   11.46 1976 8 Ken Forsch
     
1977 9 Joe Sambito HOU 3W L 25   53 32 5 4 7 4 .636      85.67 67 6 27 20 23 65 .722   2.10     11.1 .209   10.95 1977 9 Joe Sambito
1977 21 Ken Forsch HOU 3W R 30   37 28 5 5 8 2 .800      54.67 56 1 24 18 18 28 .378   2.96      5.3 .143    4.32 1977 21 Ken Forsch
     
1978 13 Joe Sambito HOU 5W L 26   62 45 4 9 11 4 .733      88.00 85 5 32 30 32 96 .821   3.07      7.8 .126    6.10 1978 13 Joe Sambito
1978 11 Ken Forsch HOU 5W R 31   46 28 6 4 7 4 .636      85.00 95 0 32 29 30 39 .312   3.07      7.8 .170    7.09 1978 11 Ken Forsch
     
1979 3 Joe Sambito T21 a HOU 2W L 27   63 51 8 7 22 6 .786      91.33 80 8 20 18 23 83 .806   1.77     16.9 .268   19.71 1979 3 Joe Sambito
     
1980 7 Dave Smith R-5 HOU 1W R 25   57 35 7 5 10 5 .667     102.67 90 1 24 22 32 85 .697   1.93     13.1 .230   14.19 1980 7 Dave Smith
1980 5 Joe Sambito T5 HOU 1W L 28   64 40 8 4 17 5 .773      90.33 65 3 26 22 22 75 .862   2.19     14.5 .227   15.59 1980 5 Joe Sambito
1980 14 Frank LaCorte HOU 1W R 28   55 44 8 5 11 3 .786      83.00 61 4 29 26 43 66 .635   2.82      9.4 .171    8.78 1980 14 Frank LaCorte
     
All- Other Closer Game Stats Closer Share of Pitching Results
Year Rank Name HOF MVP CY Star Rookie Team Stdg Throws Age Pos RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA   WS  WS/G Adj WSQ Year Rank Name
1981 8 Dave Smith HOU 3W R 26   42 22 5 3 8 3 .727      75.00 54 2 26 23 23 52 .675   2.76      7.2 .171    6.79 1981 8 Dave Smith
1981 6 Joe Sambito HOU 3W L 29   49 32 5 5 10 3 .769      63.67 43 4 17 13 22 41 .631   1.84      8.4 .171    7.93 1981 6 Joe Sambito
     
1982 23 Frank LaCorte HOU 5W R 30   55 29 1 5 7 4 .636      76.33 71 5 44 38 46 51 .436   4.48      1.6 .029    0.62 1982 23 Frank LaCorte
1982 20 Dave Smith HOU 5W R 27   48 29 5 4 11 3 .786      61.33 65 4 27 24 29 28 .298   3.52      5.7 .119    4.47 1982 20 Dave Smith
     
1983 12 Bill Dawley a R HOU 3W R 25   48 37 6 6 14 2 .875      79.67 51 9 26 25 22 60 .822   2.82     10.0 .208   10.20 1983 12 Bill Dawley
1983 10 Frank DiPino R-6 HOU 3W L 26   53 32 3 4 20 9 .690      71.33 52 2 21 21 20 67 .931   2.65     11.5 .217   11.98 1983 10 Frank DiPino
     
1984 10 Bill Dawley HOU T2W R 26   60 27 11 4 5 5 .500      98.00 82 5 24 21 35 47 .402   1.93     11.3 .188   11.13 1984 10 Bill Dawley
1984 24 Frank DiPino HOU T2W L 27   57 44 4 9 14 4 .778      75.33 74 3 32 28 36 65 .591   3.35      5.3 .093    3.66 1984 24 Frank DiPino
     
1985 7 Dave Smith HOU T3W R 30   64 46 9 5 27 6 .818      79.33 69 3 26 20 17 40 .465   2.27     12.8 .200   12.91 1985 7 Dave Smith
     
1986 10 Charlie Kerfeld R-4 HOU 1W R 22   61 29 11 2 7 5 .583      93.67 71 5 32 27 42 77 .681   2.59     11.5 .189   11.35 1986 10 Charlie Kerfeld
1986 9 Dave Smith T17 a HOU 1W R 31   54 51 4 7 33 6 .846      56.00 39 5 17 17 22 46 .754   2.73     11.2 .207   11.61 1986 9 Dave Smith
     
1987 4 Dave Smith HOU 3W R 32   50 44 2 3 24 5 .828      60.00 39 0 13 11 21 73 1.217   1.65     14.4 .288   17.15 1987 4 Dave Smith
     
1988 11 Juan Agosto HOU 5W L 30   75 33 10 2 4 6 .400      91.67 74 6 27 23 30 33 .317   2.26     10.6 .141    9.34 1988 11 Juan Agosto
1988 16 Dave Smith HOU 5W R 33   51 39 4 5 27 5 .844      57.33 60 1 26 17 19 38 .481   2.67      7.2 .141    6.34 1988 16 Dave Smith
     
1989 6 Danny Darwin HOU 3W R 33   68 26 11 4 7 4 .636     122.00 92 8 34 32 33 104 .832   2.36     14.1 .207   14.30 1989 6 Danny Darwin
1989 12 Dave Smith HOU 3W R 34   52 44 3 4 25 4 .862      58.00 49 1 20 17 19 31 .456   2.64      9.7 .187    9.33 1989 12 Dave Smith
     
1990 8 Dave Smith a HOU T4W R 35   49 42 6 6 23 5 .821      60.33 45 4 18 16 20 50 .769   2.39     11.7 .239   12.94 1990 8 Dave Smith
     
1991 17 Al Osuna R HOU 6W L 25   71 32 7 6 12 9 .571      81.67 59 5 39 31 46 68 .648   3.42      7.7 .108    6.25 1991 17 Al Osuna
1991 23 Curt Schilling HOU 6W R 24   56 34 3 5 8 3 .727      75.67 79 2 35 32 39 71 .602   3.81      4.4 .079    3.04 1991 23 Curt Schilling
     
1992 1 Doug Jones T14 a HOU 4W R 35   80 70 11 8 36 6 .857     111.67 96 5 29 23 17 93 .823   1.85     18.2 .228   21.49 1992 1 Doug Jones
1992 7 Xavier Hernandez HOU 4W R 26   77 25 9 1 7 3 .700     111.00 81 5 31 26 42 96 .780   2.11     11.4 .148   10.86 1992 7 Xavier Hernandez
     
1993 8 Xavier Hernandez HOU 3W R 27   72 29 4 5 9 8 .529      96.67 75 6 37 28 28 101 .981   2.61     11.7 .163   10.68 1993 8 Xavier Hernandez
1993 16 Doug Jones HOU 3W R 36   71 60 4 10 26 8 .765      85.33 102 7 46 43 21 66 .537   4.54      6.0 .085    3.94 1993 16 Doug Jones
     
1994 13 John Hudek a R-2 HOU 2C R 27   42 33 0 2 16 2 .889      39.33 24 5 14 13 18 39 .929   2.97      6.2 .148    5.52 1994 13 John Hudek
     
1995 9 Todd Jones HOU 2C R 27   68 40 6 5 15 5 .750      99.67 89 8 38 34 52 96 .681   3.07      9.5 .140    8.29 1995 9 Todd Jones
     
1996 22 Xavier Hernandez HOU 2C R 30   58 27 5 5 6 4 .600      74.67 69 11 39 35 26 78 .821   4.22      5.4 .093    3.80 1996 22 Xavier Hernandez
1996 21 Todd Jones HOU 2C R 28   51 37 6 3 17 6 .739      57.33 61 5 30 28 32 44 .473   4.40      5.2 .102    3.94 1996 21 Todd Jones
1996 14 Billy Wagner R HOU 2C L 24   37 20 2 2 9 4 .692      51.67 28 6 16 14 30 67 1.155   2.44      7.5 .203    8.00 1996 14 Billy Wagner
     
All- Other Closer Game Stats Closer Share of Pitching Results
Year Rank Name HOF MVP CY Star Rookie Team Stdg Throws Age Pos RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA   WS  WS/G Adj WSQ Year Rank Name
1997 4 Billy Wagner HOU 1C L 25   62 49 7 8 23 6 .793      66.33 49 5 23 21 30 106 1.342   2.85     10.9 .176   11.56 1997 4 Billy Wagner
     
1998 11 Billy Wagner HOU 1C L 26   58 50 4 3 30 5 .857      60.00 46 6 19 18 25 97 1.366   2.70     10.9 .188   11.04 1998 11 Billy Wagner
     
1999 1 Billy Wagner 16 T4 a HOU 1C L 27   66 55 4 1 39 3 .929      74.67 35 5 14 13 23 124 2.138   1.57     20.5 .311   26.47 1999 1 Billy Wagner
     
2000 17 Octavio Dotel HOU 4C R 26 SP   34 25 2 2 16 7 .696      34.00 26 6 17 16 19 49 1.089   4.24      6.1 .179    6.29 2000 17 Octavio Dotel
2000 24 Billy Wagner HOU 4C L 28   28 19 2 4 6 9 .400      27.67 28 6 19 19 18 28 .609   6.18      1.4 .050    0.76 2000 24 Billy Wagner
     
2001 3 Billy Wagner a HOU T1C L 29   64 58 2 5 39 2 .951      62.67 44 5 19 19 20 79 1.234   2.73     13.4 .209   15.36 2001 3 Billy Wagner
     
2002 5 Octavio Dotel HOU 2C R 28   83 22 6 4 6 4 .600      97.33 58 7 21 20 27 118 1.388   1.85     17.4 .210   17.86 2002 5 Octavio Dotel
2002 4 Billy Wagner HOU 2C L 30   70 61 4 2 35 6 .854      75.00 51 7 21 21 22 88 1.205   2.52     17.0 .243   18.78 2002 4 Billy Wagner
     
2003 2 Billy Wagner T23 a HOU 2C L 31   78 67 1 4 44 3 .936      86.00 52 8 18 17 23 105 1.400   1.78     19.6 .251   22.06 2003 2 Billy Wagner
     
2004 1 Brad Lidge T8 HOU 2C R 27   80 44 6 5 29 4 .879      94.67 57 8 21 20 30 157 1.805   1.90     23.4 .293   27.92 2004 1 Brad Lidge
2004 16 Octavio Dotel HOU 2C R 30   32 29 0 4 14 3 .824      34.67 27 4 15 12 15 50 1.190   3.12      5.0 .156    4.36 2004 16 Octavio Dotel
     
2005 5 Brad Lidge T30 a HOU 2C R 28   70 65 4 4 42 4 .913      70.67 58 5 21 18 23 103 1.272   2.29     15.0 .214   16.12 2005 5 Brad Lidge
     
2006 21 Brad Lidge HOU 2C R 29   78 52 1 5 32 6 .842      75.00 69 10 47 44 36 104 .990   5.28      6.9 .088    5.14 2006 21 Brad Lidge
2006 7 Dan Wheeler HOU 2C R 28   75 25 3 5 9 3 .750      71.33 58 5 22 20 24 68 .829   2.52     12.0 .160   12.02 2006 7 Dan Wheeler
     
2007 18 Chad Qualls HOU 4C R 28   79 16 6 5 5 5 .500      82.67 84 10 29 28 25 78 .716   3.05      9.6 .122    8.13 2007 18 Chad Qualls
2007 12 Brad Lidge HOU 4C R 30   66 34 5 3 19 8 .704      67.00 54 9 29 25 30 88 1.048   3.36     10.5 .159   10.17 2007 12 Brad Lidge
2007 22 Dan Wheeler HOU 4C R 29   45 25 1 4 11 4 .733      49.67 46 8 28 28 13 56 .949   5.07      4.4 .098    3.34 2007 22 Dan Wheeler
     
2008 2 Jose Valverde T24 HOU 3C R 28   74 71 6 3 44 7 .863      72.00 62 10 28 27 23 83 .976   3.38     14.2 .192   15.74 2008 2 Jose Valverde
     
2009 11 LaTroy Hawkins HOU 5C R 36   65 34 1 4 11 4 .733      63.33 60 7 16 15 16 45 .592   2.13      9.7 .149    9.13 2009 11 LaTroy Hawkins
2009 8 Jose Valverde HOU 5C R 29   52 45 4 2 25 4 .862      54.00 40 5 15 14 21 56 .918   2.33     11.1 .213   12.50 2009 8 Jose Valverde
     
2010 6 Brandon Lyon HOU 4C R 30   79 28 6 6 20 2 .909      78.00 68 2 28 27 31 54 .545   3.12     14.2 .180   14.40 2010 6 Brandon Lyon
2010 24 Matt Lindstrom HOU 4C R 30   58 41 2 5 23 6 .793      53.33 68 5 26 26 20 43 .489   4.39      3.9 .067    2.42 2010 24 Matt Lindstrom
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