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Jim Owens
James Philip Owens (Bear)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 19, 1955
Final Game June 20, 1967
Born January 16, 1934 in Gifford, PA

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 21 PHI NL   0   2   3   2   0   0   0  0    8.7   13    8    8   2    7    6   0   0    43   0   0  8.31  3.96   48 2.308
 1956 22 PHI NL   0   4  10   5   0   0   1  0   29.7   35   26   24   3   22   22   2   0   141   1   0  7.28  3.73   51 1.921
 1958 24 PHI NL   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    7.0    4    4    2   1    5    3   0   2    31   0   0  2.57  3.95  154 1.286
 1959 25 PHI NL  12  12  31  30  11   1   1  1  221.3  203   97   79  14   73  135   4   8   925  11   0  3.21  4.10  128 1.247
 1960 26 PHI NL   4  14  31  22   6   0   2  0  150.0  182   95   84  21   64   83   1   9   686   7   0  5.04  3.88   77 1.640
 1961 27 PHI NL   5  10  20  17   3   0   1  0  106.7  119   62   53   8   32   38   0   7   458   2   0  4.47  4.07   91 1.416
 1962 28 PHI NL   2   4  23  12   1   0   6  0   69.7   90   53   49  12   33   21   0   3   321   1   1  6.33  3.86   61 1.766
 1963 29 CIN NL   0   2  19   3   0   0   6  4   42.3   42   28   25   6   24   29   0   3   192   2   5  5.31  3.35   63 1.559
 1964 30 HOU NL   8   7  48  11   0   0  23  6  118.0  115   48   43   7   32   88   0   5   489   6   0  3.28  3.43  105 1.246
 1965 31 HOU NL   6   5  50   0   0   0  26  8   71.3   64   28   26   4   29   53   0   3   306   8   0  3.28  3.33  101 1.304
 1966 32 HOU NL   4   7  40   0   0   0  27  2   50.0   53   29   26   5   17   32   1   3   219   7   0  4.68  3.39   72 1.400
 1967 33 HOU NL   0   1  10   0   0   0   3  0   10.7   12    5    5   1    2    6   0   1    43   1   0  4.22  3.27   78 1.313
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .382  42  68 286 103  21   1  96 21  885.3  932  483  424  84  340  516   8  44  3854  46   6  4.31  3.79   88 1.437
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  11  49  18   3   0  16  3  154.7  162   84   74  14   59   90   1   7   673   8   1  4.31  3.79   88 1.437
 Career High     12  14  50  30  11   1  27  8  221.3  203   97   84  21   73  135   4   9   925  11   5  3.21  4.10  128 1.246

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 21 PHI NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 22 PHI NL  10    6    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   3  .167  .286  .167   27    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1958 24 PHI NL   1    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .333  .000   -1    0   0   0   0   1   0
 1959 25 PHI NL  31   75    0    9   1  0   0    6   0  0   6  35  .120  .185  .133  -13   10   3   0   0   0   0
 1960 26 PHI NL  31   44    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  17  .068  .109  .068  -50    3   3   0   0   0   2
 1961 27 PHI NL  21   27    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   4  12  .074  .194  .074  -24    2   5   0   0   0   2
 1962 28 PHI NL  23   14    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  1   1   6  .143  .200  .214   13    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1963 29 CIN NL  19    8    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .125  .125  .250    4    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1964 30 HOU NL  48   29    0    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  16  .103  .103  .138  -31    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1965 31 HOU NL  50    8    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .125  .125  .125  -27    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1966 32 HOU NL  40    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     287  218    4   22   4  0   0   11   0  1  14 102  .101  .159  .119  -23   26  18   0   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        123    2   12   2  0   0    6   0  1   8  58  .101  .159  .119  -23   15  10   0   0   1   2
 Career High     50   75    1    9   1  0   0    6   0  1   6  35                          10   5   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 21 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0   104| .000  .263| .000  .334| .000  .417| .000  .751|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1956 22 PHI NL    8    6    0   0.0   101| .167  .262| .286  .328| .167  .413| .453  .741|  27  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1958 24 PHI NL    3    2    0   0.0   105| .000  .268| .333  .336| .000  .420| .333  .756|  -1  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1959 25 PHI NL   84   69    2   0.8   106| .120  .271| .185  .338| .133  .420| .318  .757| -13  .036 -12.4  -1.2   0%
 1960 26 PHI NL   49   46    0   0.0    99| .068  .263| .109  .329| .068  .404| .177  .733| -50  .000  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1961 27 PHI NL   36   32    1   0.8   104| .074  .268| .194  .334| .074  .417| .268  .751| -24  .041  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1962 28 PHI NL   18   16    1   1.7   100| .143  .266| .200  .333| .214  .404| .414  .737|  13  .137  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1963 29 CIN NL    8    7    0   0.0    92| .125  .258| .125  .320| .250  .385| .375  .705|   4  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1964 30 HOU NL   30   27    0   0.0    89| .103  .258| .103  .314| .138  .382| .241  .697| -31  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1965 31 HOU NL    9    8    0   0.0    87| .125  .249| .125  .311| .125  .376| .250  .687| -27  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1966 32 HOU NL    4    4    0   0.0    90| .000  .256| .000  .314| .000  .386| .000  .700|-100  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      251  219    4   0.5   100| .101  .265| .159  .330| .119  .406| .278  .736| -23  .017 -37.5  -3.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 21 PHI NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.83 1.03 2.07 2 8.7 1956 22 PHI NL P 10 2 5 0 2 1.000 .972 0.70 0.83 2.12 2.06 5 29.7 1958 24 PHI NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 0.80 1.29 1.93 1 7.0 1959 25 PHI NL P 31 8 33 1 4 .976 .953 1.32 0.82 1.67 1.99 30 221.3 1960 26 PHI NL P 31 6 22 2 0 .933 .962 0.90 0.87 1.68 2.09 22 150.0 1961 27 PHI NL P 20 4 13 2 3 .895 .960 0.85 0.88 1.43 2.18 17 106.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 1962 28 PHI NL P 23 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 0.57 0.82 1.68 2.07 12 69.7 1963 29 CIN NL P 19 4 9 1 0 .929 .949 0.68 0.84 2.77 2.06 3 42.3 1964 30 HOU NL P 48 2 17 2 0 .905 .955 0.40 0.84 1.45 2.14 11 118.0 1965 31 HOU NL P 50 2 11 0 0 1.000 .956 0.26 0.81 1.64 2.08 0 71.3 1966 32 HOU NL P 40 0 12 0 1 1.000 .945 0.30 0.74 2.16 1.96 0 50.0 1967 33 HOU NL P 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.78 0.00 2.02 0 10.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 27 PHI NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 1955 21 PHI NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.83 1.03 2.07 2 8.7 1956 22 PHI NL P 10 2 5 0 2 1.000 .972 0.70 0.83 2.12 2.06 5 29.7 1958 24 PHI NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 0.80 1.29 1.93 1 7.0 1959 25 PHI NL P 31 8 33 1 4 .976 .953 1.32 0.82 1.67 1.99 30 221.3 1960 26 PHI NL P 31 6 22 2 0 .933 .962 0.90 0.87 1.68 2.09 22 150.0 1961 27 PHI NL P 20 4 13 2 3 .895 .960 0.85 0.88 1.43 2.18 17 106.7 1962 28 PHI NL P 23 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 0.57 0.82 1.68 2.07 12 69.7 1963 29 CIN NL P 19 4 9 1 0 .929 .949 0.68 0.84 2.77 2.06 3 42.3 1964 30 HOU NL P 48 2 17 2 0 .905 .955 0.40 0.84 1.45 2.14 11 118.0 1965 31 HOU NL P 50 2 11 0 0 1.000 .956 0.26 0.81 1.64 2.08 0 71.3 1966 32 HOU NL P 40 0 12 0 1 1.000 .945 0.30 0.74 2.16 1.96 0 50.0 1967 33 HOU NL P 10 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.78 0.00 2.02 0 10.7 1961 27 PHI NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 286 33 132 8 10 .954 .955 0.58 0.82 103 885.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 1 0.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 287 33 132 8 10 .954 .955 0.57 0.82
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hits Allowed/9IP
1959 NL-8.25-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1959 NL-5.49-7

Saves
1965 NL-8-9

Losses
1960 NL-14-6

Wild Pitches
1959 NL-8-5
1960 NL-9-4

Adjusted ERA+
1959 NL-128-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1962: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Cookie Rojas.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

July 14, 1967: Released by the Houston Astros.


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