Team fielding report -- 1979 Houston Astros
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979
| Primary |
| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Ken Forsch | 9 | 9 | 69.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.000 | | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| | Joe Niekro | 12 | 12 | 83.2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| | J.R. Richard | 12 | 12 | 80.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| | Rick Williams | 11 | 5 | 49.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| | Frank Riccelli | 11 | 2 | 21.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| | Vern Ruhle | 9 | 6 | 39.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Joaquin Andujar | 18 | 3 | 46.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.000 | | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| | Joe Sambito | 25 | 0 | 30.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Bo McLaughlin | 15 | 0 | 19.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Randy Niemann | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Gary Wilson | 3 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | George Throop | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Tom Dixon | 5 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Bert Roberge | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 135 | 52 | 467.2 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 1.000 | | 29 | 12 | .707 |
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| c | Alan Ashby | 47 | 41 | 357.0 | 243 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 260 | .981 | 6 | 22 | 7 | .759 |
| | Bruce Bochy | 24 | 11 | 110.2 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 68 | .985 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| | Total | 71 | 52 | 467.2 | 305 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 328 | .982 | 7 | 29 | 12 | .707 |
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| 1b | Bob Watson | 45 | 44 | 387.0 | 344 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 376 | .992 | | | | |
| | Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 8 | 70.0 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Art Howe | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Enos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 58 | 52 | 467.2 | 416 | 32 | 3 | 38 | 451 | .993 | | | | |
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| 2b | Art Howe | 41 | 36 | 311.0 | 71 | 117 | 6 | 17 | 194 | .969 | | | | |
| | Julio Gonzalez | 13 | 10 | 90.0 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Rafael Landestoy | 14 | 6 | 62.0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jimmy Sexton | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 69 | 52 | 467.2 | 115 | 171 | 6 | 33 | 292 | .979 | | | | |
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| 3b | Enos Cabell | 50 | 50 | 430.2 | 40 | 87 | 8 | 6 | 135 | .941 | | | | |
| | Art Howe | 9 | 2 | 29.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .923 | | | | |
| | Julio Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Jimmy Sexton | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 65 | 52 | 467.2 | 45 | 94 | 9 | 7 | 148 | .939 | | | | |
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| ss | Craig Reynolds | 48 | 48 | 430.2 | 70 | 135 | 13 | 22 | 218 | .940 | | | | |
| | Jimmy Sexton | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Julio Gonzalez | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 54 | 52 | 467.2 | 80 | 145 | 13 | 24 | 238 | .945 | | | | |
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| lf | Jose Cruz | 51 | 51 | 450.2 | 128 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 134 | .970 | | | | |
| | Terry Puhl | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Dennis Walling | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jesus Alou | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jeff Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 59 | 52 | 467.2 | 141 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 147 | .973 | | | | |
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| cf | Cesar Cedeno | 39 | 35 | 319.1 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jeff Leonard | 8 | 8 | 64.2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Terry Puhl | 11 | 9 | 83.2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 58 | 52 | 467.2 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 1.000 | | | | |
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| rf | Terry Puhl | 40 | 39 | 342.0 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jeff Leonard | 12 | 10 | 83.1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .962 | | | | |
| | Dennis Walling | 11 | 3 | 40.1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .900 | | | | |
| | Jesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 64 | 52 | 467.2 | 130 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 140 | .986 | | | | |
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| | Total | 52 | 52 | 467.2 | 1403 | 519 | 43 | 41 | 1965 | .978 | 7 | | | |