Mike Lamb

Full Name: Michael Robert Lamb Primary Position: 3B,1B Height/Weight: 6' 1"/185 First Game: April 23, 2000 Birthdate: August 9, 1975 MLB Experience: 7 years Birthplace: West Covina, California Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

Mike Lamb (Michael Robert Lamb) was born on August 9, 1975 in West Covina, California. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 2000 for the Texas Rangers. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 6 home runs and 47 RBI. Lamb played for the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros over the course of his 7 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Mike Lamb's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2006, when he hit for a .307 average. However, others believe that it was 2000, when he hit for a .278 average.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2000	TEX	A	138	493	65	137	6	47	.278	.328	.373	25	2	34	60	4	5	0	6	10
2001	TEX	A	76	284	42	87	4	35	.306	.348	.412	18	0	14	27	5	1	2	1	6
2002	TEX	A	115	314	54	89	9	33	.283	.354	.411	13	0	33	48	3	2	0	5	7
2003	TEX	A	28	38	3	5	0	2	.132	.190	.132	0	0	2	7	1	0	1	0	1
2004	HOU	N	112	278	38	80	14	58	.288	.356	.511	14	3	31	63	0	0	1	3	4
2005	HOU	N	125	322	41	76	12	53	.236	.284	.419	13	5	22	65	1	0	1	1	10
2006	HOU	N	126	381	70	117	12	45	.307	.361	.475	22	3	35	55	0	0	2	6	10
2007	HOU	N	124	311	45	90	11	40	.289	.366	.453	14	2	36	45	3	1	0	5	5
2008	MIN	A	81	236	20	55	1	32	.233	.276	.322	12	3	17	32	0	0	0	4	3
2008	MIL	N	11	11	2	3	0	0	.273	.273	.273	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	TOT		92	247	22	58	1	32	.235	.276	.320	12	3	17	33	0	0	0	4	3
Total	NL		498	1303	196	366	49	196	.281	.342	.462	63	13	124	229	4	1	4	15	29
Total	AL		438	1365	184	373	20	149	.273	.325	.374	68	5	100	174	13	8	3	16	27
Total			936	2668	380	739	69	345	.277	.333	.417	131	18	224	403	17	9	7	31	56

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2000	TEX	A	3B	135	129	1137	118	230	33	24	0	0	0	0	0	.913
2000	TEX	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	TEX	A	3B	74	71	634.1	52	139	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	.914
2002	TEX	A	1B	52	38	335.2	358	28	5	36	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2002	TEX	A	3B	14	13	108	12	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.914
2002	TEX	A	C	3	1	7	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.000
2002	TEX	A	DH	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	TEX	A	LF	12	5	51.2	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
2002	TEX	A	2B	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	TEX	A	OF	16	5	57.2	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.917
2002	TEX	A	RF	5	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	LF	2	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	1B	5	0	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	3B	1	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	TEX	A	OF	2	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	DH	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	HOU	N	1B	10	7	65	76	4	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	HOU	N	2B	7	5	40.1	9	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.955
2004	HOU	N	3B	57	53	453.2	41	106	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	.919
2004	HOU	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	HOU	N	1B	68	47	428	428	28	5	38	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2005	HOU	N	LF	12	11	90	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	HOU	N	3B	15	12	103.1	16	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2005	HOU	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	HOU	N	OF	13	12	97	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	HOU	N	RF	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	HOU	N	1B	68	54	503	475	41	5	48	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2006	HOU	N	3B	36	30	263.2	24	70	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	.940
2006	HOU	N	2B	2	0	7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	HOU	N	3B	58	46	416.1	29	88	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	.936
2007	HOU	N	1B	43	22	225.2	198	29	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2007	HOU	N	OF	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	HOU	N	RF	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	MIN	A	3B	55	51	458.2	41	88	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2008	MIN	A	DH	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	MIN	A	1B	9	5	52.1	46	8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2008	MIL	N	3B	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
2008	TOT		3B	56	51	460.2	41	90	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	.963
Total			1B	255	173	1615.2	1587	139	18	158	1	0	0	0	0	.990
Total			C	3	1	7	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	32	18	161.1	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.960
Total			2B	10	5	49.1	11	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.963
Total			DH	42	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	7	1	13.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	446	405	3578.2	333	777	87	71	0	0	0	0	0	.927
Total			LF	26	17	147.2	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957

Transactions

• Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1996).
• Selected by Texas Rangers in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1997 - signed June 6, 1997).
• Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees in exchange for Jose Garcia (February 5, 2004).
• Traded by New York Yankees to Houston Astros in exchange for Juan DeLeon (March 25, 2004).
• Signed with the Twins for two seasons (December 14, 2007)