Going back to recent years in my mind, I didn’t remember a long-term closer pitching for the Astros, that is, a pitcher who saves for Houston for at least three years in a row. I needed to go to Stathead and search for it.
Since 2000, the only pitchers to close for the Astros for at least three consecutive years are Billy Wagner and Brad Lidge. The latter compiled 122 saves in H-Town from 2004 to 2007. Since those two’s stints, it’s been name after name for the squad.
After Lidge’s departure, 11 men have saved a minimum of 15 games.