Brad Ausmus

(1969- )

Brad Ausmus is a retired major league baseball player who played catcher for the Houston Astros. He was drafted in 1987 by the New York Yankees, but chose to chase his childhood dream and attend Dartmouth College. The Yankees allowed him to play for one of their minor league teams while he was at college. Given NCAA rules barring paid professional athletes from playing college sports, the MLB-drafted minor leaguer Ausmus could not actually play for Dartmouth's team, the Big Green, and instead served as a volunteer coach and bullpen catcher. He has played in over 1700 career games as a catcher for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. In 1999, he had his best statistical hitting season and made the all-star team while with the Detroit Tigers. In 2005 he played in the World Series while with the Houston Astros. Brad Ausmus was known as a great defensive catcher, winning gold glove awards in 2001, 2002 and 2006, all with the Astros. Ausmus was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

 

Brad Ausmus Statistics (Not including Postseason)

 

Season
Team
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
1993
San Diego Padres
49
160
18
41
8
1
5
12
6
28
2
0
.256
.283
.413
.696
1994
San Diego Padres
101
327
45
82
12
1
7
24
30
63
5
1
.251
.314
.358
.672
1995
San Diego Padres
103
328
44
96
16
4
5
34
31
56
16
5
.293
.353
.412
.765
1996
San Diego Padres/Detroit Tigers
125
375
46
83
16
0
5
35
39
72
4
8
.215
.295
.291
.589
1997
Houston Astros
130
425
45
113
25
1
4
44
38
78
14
6
.266
.326
.358
.684
1998
Houston Astros
128
412
62
111
10
4
6
45
53
60
10
3
.269
.356
.357
.713
1999
Detroit Tigers
127
458
62
126
25
6
9
54
51
71
12
9
.275
.365
.415
.780
2000
Detroit Tigers
150
523
75
139
25
3
7
51
69
79
11
5
.266
.357
.365
.722
2001
Houston Astros
128
422
45
98
23
4
5
34
30
64
4
1
.232
.284
.341
.625
2002
Houston Astros
130
447
57
115
19
3
6
50
38
71
2
3
.257
.322
.353
.675
2003
Houston Astros
143
450
43
103
12
2
4
47
46
66
5
3
.229
.303
.291
.594
2004
Houston Astros
129
403
38
100
14
1
5
31
33
56
2
2
.248
.306
.325
.631
2005
Houston Astros
134
387
35
100
19
0
3
47
51
48
5
3
.258
.351
.331
.682
2006
Houston Astros
139
439
37
101
16
1
2
39
45
71
3
1
.230
.308
.285
.593
2007
Houston Astros
117
349
38
82
16
3
3
25
37
74
6
1
.235
.318
.324
.642
2008
Houston Astros
81
216
15
47
8
0
3
24
25
41
0
2
.218
.303
.296
.599
Total
- -
1914
6121
705
1537
264
34
79
596
622
998
101
53
.251
.325
.344
.669

 

Updated at the end of his career.