Jeff Luhnow

Overview

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Astros	GM	2012–2020	8	+41.9	+5.24	+80.5	+56.8	+169.6	-0.3	-49.4	+1.3	1.74	0.506	5	2	1	+119
2012 55–107				-16.7		-8.4	-1.6						0.340				-4
2013 51–111				-11.7		-11.9	-3.4						0.315				-9
2014 70–92				-1.1		-0.4	+7.8						0.432				+23
2015 86–76				+8.7		+15.2	+18.4						0.531	✓			+58
2016 84–78				+6.0		+12.3	+14.5						0.519				+47
2017 101–61				+18.0		+20.5	+13.5						0.623	✓	✓	★	+46
2018 103–59				+17.4		+23.7	+10.0						0.636	✓			+34
2019 107–55				+21.3		+29.6	+14.3						0.660	✓	✓		+47
2020 29–31				+0.0		+0.0	-16.7						0.483	✓			-122
Career total (1985+ data)			9	+41.9		+80.5	+56.8	+169.6	-0.3	-49.4	+1.3	1.74	0.506	5	2	1	+119

Roster Construction

Players acquired — 129 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Alex Bregman	3B	HOU	Draft	2015	9	+39.6	+4.4	–
Yordan Álvarez	DH/OF	HOU	Trade	2016	8	+28.8	+3.6	–
Carlos Correa	SS	HOU	Draft	2012	9	+27.4	+3.0	–
Kyle Tucker	OF	HOU	Draft	2015	6	+20.9	+3.5	–
Framber Valdez	P	HOU	Intl FA	2015	8	+20.4	+2.6	–
Lance McCullers	P	HOU	Draft	2012	8	+14.6	+1.8	–
Gerrit Cole	P	HOU	Trade	2018	2	+13.2	+6.6	4.0
Justin Verlander	P	HOU	Trade	2017	6	+13.0	+2.2	3.1
Collin McHugh	P	HOU	Trade	2014	6	+12.1	+2.0	0.8
Yuli Gurriel	1B	HOU	Intl FA	2016	5	+10.6	+2.1	–
Michael Brantley	OF	HOU	Free agency	2018	5	+8.5	+1.7	0.6
Ryan Pressly	P	HOU	Trade	2018	7	+8.0	+1.1	0.8
Cristian Javier	P	HOU	Intl FA	2015	6	+7.3	+1.2	–
Chas McCormick	OF	HOU	Draft	2017	3	+7.3	+2.4	–
Jake Marisnick	OF	HOU	Trade	2014	6	+6.9	+1.2	0.3
Jake Meyers	OF	HOU	Draft	2017	5	+6.7	+1.3	–
Josh Reddick	OF	HOU	Free agency	2016	3	+6.7	+2.2	10.8
Luis García	P	HOU	Intl FA	2017	5	+5.9	+1.2	–
Charlie Morton	P	HOU	Free agency	2016	2	+5.9	+3.0	8.7
Bryan Abreu	P	HOU	Intl FA	2013	6	+5.6	+0.9	–
Will Harris	P	HOU	Trade	2015	5	+5.2	+1.0	1.9
Zack Greinke	P	HOU	Trade	2019	3	+5.0	+1.7	0.3
Brad Peacock	P	HOU	Trade	2013	6	+4.9	+0.8	0.0
Evan Gattis	C/DH	HOU	Trade	2015	4	+4.8	+1.2	1.3
José Urquidy	P	HOU	Intl FA	2015	5	+4.2	+0.8	–
Chris Devenski	P	HOU	Trade	2012	3	+4.1	+1.4	–
Aledmys Díaz	SS	HOU	Trade	2018	4	+3.8	+0.9	0.3
Colby Rasmus	OF	HOU	Free agency	2015	2	+3.8	+1.9	14.9
Luis Valbuena	3B	HOU	Trade	2015	2	+3.5	+1.7	7.9
Ken Giles	P	HOU	Trade	2015	3	+3.2	+1.1	9.7
Max Stassi	C	HOU	Trade	2013	4	+3.2	+0.8	–
Brian McCann	C	HOU	Trade	2016	2	+2.8	+1.4	7.3
Chris Carter	1B/DH	HOU	Trade	2013	3	+2.7	+0.9	0.0
Robinson Chirinos	C	HOU	Free agency	2018	1	+2.5	+2.5	0.4
Luke Gregerson	P	HOU	Free agency	2014	2	+2.2	+1.1	5.7
Scott Feldman	P	HOU	Free agency	2013	3	+2.1	+0.7	0.4
Dexter Fowler	OF	HOU	Trade	2013	1	+2.1	+2.1	0.6
Wade Miley	P	HOU	Free agency	2019	1	+2.0	+2.0	0.3
Justin Maxwell	OF	HOU	Trade	2012	2	+2.0	+1.0	0.0
Mike Fiers	P	HOU	Trade	2015	2	+2.0	+1.0	2.7
Roberto Osuna	P	HOU	Trade	2018	3	+1.8	+0.6	0.5
Joe Musgrove	P	HOU	Trade	2012	2	+1.6	+0.8	–
Tony Sipp	P	HOU	Free agency	2014	3	+1.6	+0.5	0.3
Tyler White	1B	HOU	Draft	2013	2	+1.4	+0.7	–
Érik Bédard	P	HOU	Free agency	2013	1	+1.3	+1.3	0.0
Jed Lowrie	2B/SS	HOU	Free agency	2014	2	+1.1	+0.6	0.0
Héctor Rondón	P	HOU	Free agency	2017	1	+1.1	+1.1	1.1
Myles Straw	OF	HOU	Draft	2015	3	+1.0	+0.3	–
Brooks Raley	P	HOU	Trade	2020	2	+1.0	+0.5	4.1
Martín Maldonado	C	HOU	Free agency	2019	5	+0.9	+0.2	0.6
Hank Conger	C	HOU	Trade	2015	1	+0.9	+0.9	4.5
Doug Fister	P	HOU	Free agency	2016	1	+0.7	+0.7	4.9
Scott Moore	1B/3B	HOU	Trade	2012	1	+0.7	+0.7	0.0
Robbie Grossman	OF	HOU	Trade	2012	2	+0.6	+0.3	–
Josh James	P	HOU	Draft	2014	3	+0.6	+0.2	–
Pat Neshek	P	HOU	Free agency	2014	2	+0.6	+0.3	0.8
Joe Smith	P	HOU	Free agency	2017	2	+0.6	+0.3	0.2
José Veras	P	HOU	Trade	2013	2	+0.6	+0.3	0.0
Rogelio Armenteros	P	HOU	Intl FA	2014	1	+0.5	+0.5	–
Tony Kemp	2B/OF	HOU	Draft	2013	2	+0.5	+0.2	–
Gregorio Petit	2B/SS	HOU	Free agency	2014	1	+0.5	+0.5	0.2
Nori Aoki	OF	HOU	Trade	2017	1	+0.5	+0.5	1.5
Seth Martinez	P	HOU	Rule 5	2020	3	+0.4	+0.1	–
Tyler Greene	2B/SS	HOU	Trade	2012	1	+0.4	+0.4	0.0
Roberto Hernández	P	HOU	Free agency	2015	1	+0.3	+0.3	1.3
Édgar González	P	HOU	Free agency	2012	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.0
James Hoyt	P	HOU	Trade	2015	1	+0.3	+0.3	–
Chris Snyder	C	HOU	Free agency	2012	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.0
Joe Thatcher	P	HOU	Free agency	2015	1	+0.3	+0.3	1.3
Francis Martes	P	HOU	Trade	2014	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Enoli Paredes	P	HOU	Intl FA	2015	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Fernando Rodriguez	P	HOU	Trade	2012	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
David Paulino	P	HOU	Trade	2013	2	+0.1	+0.1	–
Peter Solomon	P	HOU	Draft	2017	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Asher Wojciechowski	P	HOU	Trade	2012	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Óliver Pérez	P	HOU	Trade	2015	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.5
Carlos Gómez	OF	HOU	Trade	2015	1	+0.1	+0.1	3.7
Sam Deduno	P	HOU	Trade	2014	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.1
Dan Straily	P	HOU	Trade	2015	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.3
Brandon Bailey	P	HOU	Trade	2017	–	-0.0	–	–
Ronnie Dawson	DH	HOU	Draft	2016	–	-0.0	–	–
Alex De Goti	2B	HOU	Draft	2016	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Chase De Jong	P	HOU	Free agency	2020	–	-0.0	–	–
Dayán Díaz	P	HOU	Free agency	2017	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Tyler Ivey	P	HOU	Draft	2017	–	-0.0	–	–
Colin Moran	1B/3B	HOU	Trade	2014	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
Cy Sneed	P	HOU	Trade	2015	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
Blake Taylor	P	HOU	Trade	2019	2	+0.0	+0.0	–
Abraham Toro	2B/3B	HOU	Draft	2016	2	-0.0	-0.0	–
Danny Worth	2B/SS	HOU	Free agency	2016	–	-0.0	–	–
Francisco Liriano	P	HOU	Trade	2017	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.1
Travis Buck	OF	HOU	Trade	2012	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Ashur Tolliver	P	HOU	Trade	2017	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Joe Biagini	P	HOU	Trade	2019	–	-0.1	–	–
Humberto Castellanos	P	HOU	Draft	2020	–	-0.1	–	–
Dean Deetz	P	HOU	Draft	2014	–	-0.1	–	–
Kent Emanuel	P	HOU	Draft	2013	–	-0.1	–	–
Ryan Hartman	P	HOU	Draft	2016	–	-0.1	–	–
Chia-Jen Lo	P	HOU	Draft	2013	–	-0.1	–	–
Jack Mayfield	3B	HOU	Intl FA	2013	1	-0.1	-0.1	–
Rudy Owens	P	HOU	Trade	2012	–	-0.1	–	–
Carlos Sanabria	P	HOU	Intl FA	2014	–	-0.1	–	–
Brandon Laird	1B/3B	HOU	Trade	2012	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
Brandon Bielak	P	HOU	Draft	2017	2	-0.2	-0.1	–
Juan Centeno	C	HOU	Free agency	2016	–	-0.2	–	–
Kevin Chapman	P	HOU	Trade	2012	2	-0.2	-0.1	–
Derek Fisher	OF	HOU	Draft	2014	2	-0.2	-0.1	–
Jordan Jankowski	P	HOU	Draft	2012	–	-0.2	–	–
Andre Scrubb	P	HOU	Trade	2019	1	-0.2	-0.2	–
Fernando Martínez	OF	HOU	Trade	2012	1	-0.2	-0.2	0.0
Cody Clark	C	HOU	Trade	2013	–	-0.3	–	–
Trevor Crowe	OF	HOU	Free agency	2012	–	-0.3	–	–
Matt Dominguez	3B	HOU	Trade	2012	2	-0.3	-0.1	0.0
Dustin Garneau	C	HOU	Free agency	2019	–	-0.3	–	–
Taylor Jones	1B/DH	HOU	Draft	2016	–	-0.3	–	–
Cionel Pérez	P	HOU	Intl FA	2016	1	-0.3	-0.3	–
Brady Rodgers	P	HOU	Draft	2012	–	-0.3	–	–
Preston Tucker	OF	HOU	Draft	2012	1	-0.3	-0.3	–
J. D. Davis	3B	HOU	Draft	2014	1	-0.4	-0.4	–
Garrett Stubbs	C	HOU	Draft	2015	–	-0.4	–	–
Héctor Ambriz	P	HOU	Free agency	2012	1	-0.5	-0.5	0.0
Corbin Martin	P	HOU	Draft	2017	–	-0.5	–	–
Nivaldo Rodriguez	P	HOU	Intl FA	2016	–	-0.5	–	–
L. J. Hoes	OF	HOU	Trade	2013	2	-0.6	-0.3	0.0
Armando Galarraga	P	HOU	Free agency	2012	–	-0.7	–	–
Marc Krauss	1B/OF	HOU	Trade	2012	–	-0.8	–	–
A. J. Reed	1B/DH	HOU	Draft	2014	–	-0.9	–	–
Anthony Bass	P	HOU	Trade	2013	–	-1.0	–	–
Carlos Beltrán	OF	HOU	Free agency	2016	1	-1.2	-1.2	20.4

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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