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 Houston Astros Batting Leaders (1976) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Bob Watson .313
2. Jose Cruz .303
3. Cesar Cedeno .297
4. Leon Roberts .289
5. Greg Gross .286
6. Enos Cabell .273
7. Rob Andrews .256
8. Cliff Johnson .226
9. Wilbur Howard .220
10. Roger Metzger .210
Home Runs
1. Cesar Cedeno 18
2. Bob Watson 16
3. Cliff Johnson 10
4. Leon Roberts 7
5. Jose Cruz 4
6. Ed Herrmann 3
7. J.R. Richard 2
7. Enos Cabell 2
9. Larry Dierker 1
9. Joe Niekro 1
Runs Batted In
1. Bob Watson 102
2. Cesar Cedeno 83
3. Jose Cruz 61
4. Cliff Johnson 49
5. Enos Cabell 43
6. Leon Roberts 33
7. Roger Metzger 29
8. Greg Gross 27
9. Ed Herrmann 25
10. Rob Andrews 23
On-Base Average
1. Jose Cruz .377
1. Bob Watson .377
3. Greg Gross .375
4. Cliff Johnson .359
5. Cesar Cedeno .357
6. Leon Roberts .347
7. Rob Andrews .312
8. Enos Cabell .309
9. Roger Metzger .286
10. Ed Herrmann .273
Slugging Percentage
1. Bob Watson .458
2. Cesar Cedeno .454
3. Leon Roberts .443
4. Jose Cruz .401
5. Cliff Johnson .399
6. Greg Gross .329
6. Enos Cabell .329
8. Rob Andrews .300
9. Wilbur Howard .293
10. Roger Metzger .270
Runs Scored
1. Cesar Cedeno 89
2. Enos Cabell 85
3. Bob Watson 76
4. Greg Gross 52
5. Jose Cruz 49
6. Rob Andrews 42
7. Roger Metzger 37
8. Cliff Johnson 36
9. Leon Roberts 31
10. Wilbur Howard 26
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bob Watson .835
2. Cesar Cedeno .811
3. Leon Roberts .790
4. Jose Cruz .778
5. Cliff Johnson .758
6. Greg Gross .704
7. Enos Cabell .638
8. Rob Andrews .612
9. Roger Metzger .556
10. Ed Herrmann .541
Isolated Power
1. Cliff Johnson .173
2. Cesar Cedeno .157
3. Leon Roberts .154
4. Bob Watson .145
5. Jose Cruz .098
6. Wilbur Howard .073
7. Ed Herrmann .064
8. Roger Metzger .060
9. Enos Cabell .056
10. Rob Andrews .044
Steals
1. Cesar Cedeno 58
2. Enos Cabell 35
3. Jose Cruz 28
4. Rob Andrews 7
4. Wilbur Howard 7
6. Larry Milbourne 6
7. Bob Watson 3
8. Greg Gross 2
9. Leon Roberts 1
9. Ken Boswell 1
Hits
1. Bob Watson 183
2. Cesar Cedeno 171
3. Enos Cabell 160
4. Jose Cruz 133
5. Greg Gross 122
6. Rob Andrews 105
7. Roger Metzger 101
8. Cliff Johnson 72
9. Leon Roberts 68
10. Ed Herrmann 54
Doubles
1. Bob Watson 31
2. Cesar Cedeno 26
3. Jose Cruz 21
3. Cliff Johnson 21
5. Enos Cabell 13
5. Roger Metzger 13
7. Greg Gross 12
8. Leon Roberts 11
9. Rob Andrews 8
9. Ken Boswell 8
Triples
1. Roger Metzger 8
2. Enos Cabell 7
3. Rob Andrews 5
3. Cesar Cedeno 5
3. Jose Cruz 5
6. Greg Gross 3
6. Jerry Davanon 3
6. Skip Jutze 3
6. Bob Watson 3
10. Leon Roberts 2
Walks
1. Greg Gross 64
2. Cliff Johnson 62
2. Bob Watson 62
4. Cesar Cedeno 55
5. Jose Cruz 53
6. Roger Metzger 52
7. Rob Andrews 33
8. Enos Cabell 29
9. Ed Herrmann 22
10. Jerry Davanon 21
Sacrifice Hits
1. Roger Metzger 8
2. Mike Cosgrove 5
2. Greg Gross 5
2. Rob Andrews 5
5. Joe Niekro 4
6. Larry Dierker 3
6. Enos Cabell 3
6. Ed Herrmann 3
9. Joaquin Andujar 2
9. Ken Forsch 2
Total Bases
1. Bob Watson 268
2. Cesar Cedeno 261
3. Enos Cabell 193
4. Jose Cruz 176
5. Greg Gross 140
6. Roger Metzger 130
7. Cliff Johnson 127
8. Rob Andrews 123
9. Leon Roberts 104
10. Ed Herrmann 71
Games Played
1. Bob Watson 157
2. Roger Metzger 152
3. Cesar Cedeno 150
4. Enos Cabell 144
5. Jose Cruz 133
6. Greg Gross 128
7. Rob Andrews 109
8. Cliff Johnson 108
9. Wilbur Howard 94
10. Ken Boswell 91
At Bats
1. Enos Cabell 586
2. Bob Watson 585
3. Cesar Cedeno 575
4. Roger Metzger 481
5. Jose Cruz 439
6. Greg Gross 426
7. Rob Andrews 410
8. Cliff Johnson 318
9. Ed Herrmann 265
10. Leon Roberts 235
Plate Appearances
1. Bob Watson 660
2. Cesar Cedeno 635
3. Enos Cabell 619
4. Roger Metzger 535
5. Greg Gross 496
6. Jose Cruz 494
7. Rob Andrews 443
8. Cliff Johnson 384
9. Ed Herrmann 293
10. Leon Roberts 259
Strikeouts
1. Enos Cabell 79
2. Bob Watson 64
3. Roger Metzger 63
4. Cliff Johnson 59
5. Cesar Cedeno 51
6. Jose Cruz 46
7. Leon Roberts 43
8. Ed Herrmann 40
9. Greg Gross 39
10. J.R. Richard 33
Strikeout Percent
1. Rob Andrews 6.6%
2. Cesar Cedeno 8.9%
3. Greg Gross 9.2%
4. Jose Cruz 10.5%
5. Bob Watson 10.9%
6. Roger Metzger 13.1%
7. Enos Cabell 13.5%
8. Wilbur Howard 14.7%
9. Ed Herrmann 15.1%
10. Leon Roberts 18.3%
Steal Success
1. Larry Milbourne 85.7%
2. Enos Cabell 81.4%
3. Cesar Cedeno 79.5%
4. Jose Cruz 71.8%
5. Rob Andrews 70.0%
6. Wilbur Howard 58.3%
Secondary Average
1. Cliff Johnson .368
2. Cesar Cedeno .353
3. Jose Cruz .282
4. Bob Watson .256
5. Leon Roberts .238
6. Greg Gross .197
7. Roger Metzger .170
8. Enos Cabell .166
9. Ed Herrmann .147
9. Wilbur Howard .147
Hit By Pitch
1. Ed Herrmann 4
1. Cliff Johnson 4
1. Bob Watson 4
4. Leon Roberts 3
5. Enos Cabell 2
6. J.R. Richard 1
6. Cesar Cedeno 1
6. Jerry Davanon 1
6. Larry Milbourne 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Bob Watson 50
2. Cesar Cedeno 49
3. Cliff Johnson 33
4. Jose Cruz 30
5. Enos Cabell 22
6. Roger Metzger 21
7. Leon Roberts 20
8. Greg Gross 15
9. Rob Andrews 13
10. Ed Herrmann 11
Runs Created
1. Bob Watson 100
2. Cesar Cedeno 94
3. Jose Cruz 69
4. Enos Cabell 60
5. Greg Gross 56
6. Cliff Johnson 47
7. Leon Roberts 37
8. Rob Andrews 35
8. Roger Metzger 35
10. Jerry Davanon 18
Runs Created / 27
1. Bob Watson 6.31
2. Leon Roberts 5.81
3. Cesar Cedeno 5.78
4. Jose Cruz 5.70
5. Cliff Johnson 4.98
6. Greg Gross 4.60
7. Enos Cabell 3.58
8. Rob Andrews 2.87
9. Roger Metzger 2.35
10. Ed Herrmann 2.19
Home Run Percent
1. Cesar Cedeno 3.1%
1. Cliff Johnson 3.1%
3. Leon Roberts 3.0%
4. Bob Watson 2.7%
5. Ed Herrmann 1.1%
6. Jose Cruz 0.9%
7. Wilbur Howard 0.5%
8. Enos Cabell 0.3%
Intentional Walks
1. Roger Metzger 10
1. Bob Watson 10
3. Cesar Cedeno 9
4. Cliff Johnson 6
5. Jose Cruz 5
6. Greg Gross 3
7. Ken Boswell 2
7. Ed Herrmann 2
9. Leon Roberts 1
9. Rob Andrews 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Bob Watson 9
2. Greg Gross 6
3. Cesar Cedeno 4
4. Larry Dierker 2
4. J.R. Richard 2
4. Leon Roberts 2
4. Ken Boswell 2
4. Enos Cabell 2
4. Jose Cruz 2
4. Ed Herrmann 2
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Rob Andrews 16
1. Cesar Cedeno 16
3. Enos Cabell 13
4. Bob Watson 12
5. Roger Metzger 11
6. Cliff Johnson 9
7. Greg Gross 8
7. Ken Boswell 8
9. Jose Cruz 6
9. Ed Herrmann 6

 Houston Astros Pitching Leaders (1976) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. J.R. Richard 20
2. Larry Dierker 13
3. Joaquin Andujar 9
4. Tom Griffin 5
4. Dan Larson 5
6. Ken Forsch 4
6. Bo McLaughlin 4
6. Joe Niekro 4
9. Mike Cosgrove 3
9. Mark Lemongello 3
Earned Run Average
1. Ken Forsch 2.15
2. J.R. Richard 2.75
3. Bo McLaughlin 2.85
4. Gene Pentz 2.97
5. Dan Larson 3.02
6. Joe Niekro 3.36
7. Joaquin Andujar 3.60
8. Larry Dierker 3.69
9. Mike Cosgrove 5.52
Strikeouts
1. J.R. Richard 214
2. Larry Dierker 112
3. Joe Niekro 77
4. Joaquin Andujar 59
5. Ken Forsch 49
6. Dan Larson 42
7. Gene Pentz 36
8. Mike Cosgrove 34
9. Tom Griffin 33
10. Bo McLaughlin 32
Saves
1. Ken Forsch 19
2. Gene Pentz 5
3. Larry Hardy 3
4. Bo McLaughlin 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Ken Forsch 9.98
2. Bo McLaughlin 10.03
3. Dan Larson 10.62
4. J.R. Richard 11.51
5. Larry Dierker 11.65
6. Joaquin Andujar 12.43
6. Joe Niekro 12.43
8. Gene Pentz 13.15
9. Mike Cosgrove 16.46
Winning Percentage
1. Ken Forsch .571
1. J.R. Richard .571
3. Gene Pentz .500
4. Larry Dierker .481
5. Joaquin Andujar .474
6. Bo McLaughlin .444
7. Mike Cosgrove .429
8. Dan Larson .385
9. Joe Niekro .333
Save Success
1. Ken Forsch 100.0%
1. Larry Hardy 100.0%
1. Gene Pentz 100.0%
Complete Games
1. J.R. Richard 14
2. Joaquin Andujar 9
3. Larry Dierker 7
4. Dan Larson 5
5. Bo McLaughlin 4
6. Mike Cosgrove 1
6. Mark Lemongello 1
Shutouts
1. Joaquin Andujar 4
1. Larry Dierker 4
3. J.R. Richard 3
4. Bo McLaughlin 2
5. Mike Cosgrove 1
Starts
1. J.R. Richard 39
2. Larry Dierker 28
3. Joaquin Andujar 25
4. Mike Cosgrove 16
5. Dan Larson 13
5. Joe Niekro 13
7. Bo McLaughlin 11
8. Gilberto Rondon 7
9. Mark Lemongello 4
10. Tom Griffin 2
Appearances
1. Ken Forsch 52
2. Gene Pentz 40
3. J.R. Richard 39
4. Joe Niekro 36
5. Joaquin Andujar 28
5. Larry Dierker 28
7. Mike Cosgrove 22
8. Tom Griffin 20
9. Gilberto Rondon 19
9. Paul Siebert 19
Innings Pitched
1. J.R. Richard 291.0
2. Larry Dierker 187.2
3. Joaquin Andujar 172.1
4. Joe Niekro 118.0
5. Dan Larson 92.1
6. Ken Forsch 92.0
7. Mike Cosgrove 89.2
8. Bo McLaughlin 79.0
9. Gene Pentz 63.2
10. Gilberto Rondon 53.2
Opp. OPS
1. Dan Larson .559
2. Ken Forsch .568
3. J.R. Richard .576
4. Larry Dierker .611
5. Bo McLaughlin .617
6. Joe Niekro .630
7. Joaquin Andujar .633
8. Gene Pentz .681
9. Mike Cosgrove .755
Defense Independent ERA
1. Dan Larson 3.45
2. Ken Forsch 3.55
3. Larry Dierker 3.68
4. J.R. Richard 3.75
5. Bo McLaughlin 3.90
6. Joe Niekro 4.03
7. Joaquin Andujar 4.24
8. Gene Pentz 4.40
9. Mike Cosgrove 5.12
Innings / Game
1. J.R. Richard 7.46
2. Dan Larson 7.10
3. Larry Dierker 6.70
4. Joaquin Andujar 6.15
5. Bo McLaughlin 4.65
6. Mike Cosgrove 4.08
7. Joe Niekro 3.28
8. Ken Forsch 1.77
9. Gene Pentz 1.59
Opp. Batting Average
1. J.R. Richard .208
2. Ken Forsch .221
3. Dan Larson .231
4. Joe Niekro .234
5. Larry Dierker .240
5. Bo McLaughlin .240
7. Joaquin Andujar .250
8. Gene Pentz .251
9. Mike Cosgrove .290
Opp. Slugging
1. J.R. Richard .267
2. Dan Larson .269
3. Ken Forsch .288
4. Larry Dierker .296
5. Joaquin Andujar .305
6. Joe Niekro .312
7. Bo McLaughlin .331
8. Gene Pentz .344
9. Mike Cosgrove .364
Opp. On-Base
1. Ken Forsch .280
2. Bo McLaughlin .286
3. Dan Larson .290
4. J.R. Richard .309
5. Larry Dierker .315
6. Joe Niekro .318
7. Joaquin Andujar .328
8. Gene Pentz .337
9. Mike Cosgrove .391
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. J.R. Richard 6.62
2. Joe Niekro 5.87
3. Larry Dierker 5.37
4. Gene Pentz 5.09
5. Ken Forsch 4.79
6. Dan Larson 4.09
7. Bo McLaughlin 3.65
8. Mike Cosgrove 3.41
9. Joaquin Andujar 3.08
Hits / 9 IP
1. J.R. Richard 6.84
2. Ken Forsch 7.43
3. Dan Larson 7.90
4. Bo McLaughlin 8.09
5. Joe Niekro 8.16
6. Larry Dierker 8.20
7. Joaquin Andujar 8.51
8. Gene Pentz 8.76
9. Mike Cosgrove 10.64
Walks / 9 IP
1. Bo McLaughlin 1.94
2. Ken Forsch 2.54
3. Dan Larson 2.73
4. Larry Dierker 3.45
5. Joaquin Andujar 3.92
6. Joe Niekro 4.27
7. Gene Pentz 4.38
8. J.R. Richard 4.67
9. Mike Cosgrove 5.82
Hit Batters
1. Larry Dierker 6
2. J.R. Richard 4
3. Jose Sosa 3
4. Mike Cosgrove 2
4. Ken Forsch 2
4. Bo McLaughlin 2
7. Joaquin Andujar 1
7. Tom Griffin 1
7. Dan Larson 1
7. Joe Niekro 1
Homers Allowed
1. J.R. Richard 14
2. Larry Dierker 9
3. Joaquin Andujar 8
3. Joe Niekro 8
5. Mike Cosgrove 6
5. Bo McLaughlin 6
5. Gilberto Rondon 6
8. Ken Forsch 5
8. Gene Pentz 5
10. Tom Griffin 4

 Houston Astros Fielding Leaders (1976) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Ken Forsch 1.000
1. Gene Pentz 1.000
3. Bob Watson .990
4. Leon Roberts .987
4. Ed Herrmann .987
6. Skip Jutze .986
6. Roger Metzger .986
8. Cesar Cedeno .980
9. Greg Gross .978
10. Rob Andrews .977
Outfield Assists
1. Greg Gross 13
2. Cesar Cedeno 9
3. Jose Cruz 2
3. Wilbur Howard 2
5. Leon Roberts 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Mike Barlow 1.000
1. Mike Cosgrove 1.000
1. Ken Forsch 1.000
1. Larry Hardy 1.000
1. Dan Larson 1.000
1. Bo McLaughlin 1.000
1. Gene Pentz 1.000
1. Gilberto Rondon 1.000
1. Joe Sambito 1.000
1. Jose Sosa 1.000
Fielding Average (C)
1. Ed Herrmann .987
2. Skip Jutze .986
3. Cliff Johnson .977
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Bob Watson .990
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Rob Andrews .977
2. Larry Milbourne .965
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Enos Cabell .958
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Roger Metzger .986
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Leon Roberts .987
2. Jose Cruz .968
3. Wilbur Howard .938
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno .980
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Greg Gross .978
2. Jose Cruz .966
Range Factor (P)
1. Jose Sosa 5.25
2. Mike Barlow 3.27
3. Joe Sambito 2.38
4. Bo McLaughlin 2.28
5. Gene Pentz 2.11
6. J.R. Richard 2.10
7. Ken Forsch 2.05
7. Larry Hardy 2.05
9. Joaquin Andujar 2.04
10. Dan Larson 1.96
Range Factor (C)
1. Ed Herrmann 6.20
2. Cliff Johnson 5.85
3. Skip Jutze 5.57
Range Factor (1B)
1. Bob Watson 10.00
Range Factor (2B)
1. Rob Andrews 5.87
2. Larry Milbourne 5.44
Range Factor (3B)
1. Enos Cabell 2.94
Range Factor (SS)
1. Roger Metzger 5.00
Range Factor (LF)
1. Jose Cruz 2.43
2. Wilbur Howard 2.26
3. Leon Roberts 1.77
Range Factor (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno 2.79
Range Factor (RF)
1. Jose Cruz 2.29
2. Greg Gross 2.10
Runners Thrown Out
1. Ed Herrmann 26
2. Cliff Johnson 22
3. Skip Jutze 10
RTO%
1. Skip Jutze 29.4%
2. Ed Herrmann 28.3%
3. Cliff Johnson 22.4%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Ed Herrmann 0.90
1. Skip Jutze 0.90
3. Cliff Johnson 1.26