Mickey Owen
1937–1954 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals, WHK
1,209G
.255AVG
.317OBP
.322SLG
929H
14HR
381RBI
37SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,209 | 4,070 | 3,648 | 337 | 929 | 163 | 21 | 14 | 381 | 326 | 178 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1,176 | .255 | .317 | .322 | .639 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1942-05-05 to 1942-05-19
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1939-07-16 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1938-04-27 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1944-08-21 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 617 | 2051 | 483 | 5 | 196 | 178 | 97 | .266 | .322 | .331 |
| Away | 592 | 2019 | 446 | 9 | 185 | 148 | 81 | .244 | .294 | .314 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 287 | 67 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 13 | .260 | .310 | .345 |
| May | 210 | 730 | 181 | 3 | 81 | 57 | 31 | .277 | .326 | .369 |
| June | 185 | 633 | 143 | 2 | 72 | 53 | 29 | .254 | .310 | .318 |
| July | 258 | 843 | 175 | 4 | 76 | 69 | 29 | .232 | .289 | .291 |
| August | 272 | 890 | 217 | 2 | 67 | 69 | 43 | .270 | .321 | .336 |
| September | 193 | 655 | 141 | 2 | 57 | 54 | 30 | .240 | .298 | .295 |
| October | 10 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .219 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 180 | 627 | 147 | 2 | 51 | 53 | 28 | .262 | .319 | .315 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 175 | 589 | 161 | 4 | 63 | 41 | 21 | .299 | .343 | .388 |
| cincinnati-reds | 170 | 564 | 120 | 1 | 45 | 51 | 34 | .240 | .303 | .306 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 164 | 582 | 129 | 1 | 71 | 41 | 23 | .247 | .292 | .310 |
| boston-braves | 161 | 532 | 120 | 0 | 47 | 38 | 21 | .247 | .297 | .296 |
| chicago-cubs | 131 | 430 | 102 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 13 | .267 | .316 | .338 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 107 | 370 | 67 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 18 | .204 | .259 | .237 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 89 | 294 | 67 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 14 | .258 | .327 | .392 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 234 | 54 | – | 21 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 397 | 106 | 4 | 36 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 344 | 89 | 3 | 35 | 6 | .259 | – | – |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 117 | 307 | 81 | – | 27 | 4 | .264 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 128 | 386 | 89 | 1 | 44 | 2 | .231 | – | – |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 133 | 420 | 109 | – | 45 | 10 | .260 | – | – |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 106 | 365 | 95 | – | 54 | 4 | .260 | – | – |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 130 | 461 | 126 | 1 | 42 | 4 | .273 | – | – |
| 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 84 | 24 | – | 11 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Chicago Cubs | 62 | 198 | 54 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 86 | 259 | 63 | 2 | 21 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 58 | 125 | 23 | – | 15 | 1 | .184 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Boston Red Sox | 32 | 68 | 16 | 1 | 11 | – | .235 | – | – |