Jim Owens
1955–1967 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies
287G
.101AVG
.159OBP
.119SLG
More career statistics
22H
0HR
11RBI
0SB
42–68W–L
885.1IP
516K
4.31ERA
103GS
21SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 102 | 103 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,854 | 3,857 |
| Pitching · p h | 932 | 933 |
| Pitching · p k | 516 | 515 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | 251 | 218 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .101 | .159 | .119 | .278 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885.3 | 286 | 103 | 21 | 42 | 68 | 21 | 932 | 483 | 424 | 84 | 340 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 1.437 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1959-08-27 to 1959-09-04
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Three Balks | 1963-04-24 | 1 in 4,657 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1963-05-05 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1960-05-24 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 144 | 123 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 44 | .136 | .187 | .165 |
| Away | 143 | 128 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 59 | .070 | .102 | .078 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 30 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .111 | .097 | .111 |
| May | 54 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | .064 | .130 | .085 |
| June | 64 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .075 | .136 | .075 |
| July | 52 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .065 | .118 | .129 |
| August | 51 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | .132 | .114 | .158 |
| September | 35 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .176 | .256 | .176 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 39 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .125 | .135 | .167 |
| san-francisco-giants | 38 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .095 | .130 | .095 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 37 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .128 | .143 | .128 |
| chicago-cubs | 33 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .028 | .025 | .028 |
| cincinnati-reds | 32 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .111 | .333 | .111 |
| milwaukee-braves | 30 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .105 | .136 | .158 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 30 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .095 | .200 | .095 |
| new-york-mets | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .100 | .125 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 8 | 6 |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .167 | 29 | 21 |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 3 |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 75 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .120 | 221 | 135 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 44 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .068 | 150 | 83 |
| 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 27 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .074 | 106 | 38 |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 14 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 69 | 21 |
| 1963 |  Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 42 | 29 |
| 1964 |  Houston Astros | 48 | 29 | 3 | – | – | – | .103 | 118 | 88 |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 50 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 71 | 53 |
| 1966 | Houston Astros | 40 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 50 | 32 |
| 1967 | Houston Astros | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 |