Spike Owen
1983–1995 · bats B / throws R · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
1,544G
.246AVG
.324OBP
.341SLG
More career statistics
1,211H
46HR
439RBI
82SB
5Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,544 | 5,616 | 4,930 | 587 | 1,211 | 215 | 59 | 46 | 439 | 569 | 519 | 82 | 62 | 15 | 34 | 1,682 | .246 | .324 | .341 | .665 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1987-07-22 to 1987-08-07
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Six-Run Game | 1986-08-21 | 1 in 15,974 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1986-08-21 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1989-08-23 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 767 | 2726 | 586 | 24 | 226 | 276 | 254 | .246 | .316 | .349 |
| Away | 777 | 2890 | 625 | 22 | 213 | 293 | 265 | .245 | .318 | .334 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 203 | 697 | 150 | 5 | 47 | 68 | 62 | .243 | .313 | .344 |
| May | 255 | 917 | 184 | 13 | 78 | 117 | 90 | .235 | .328 | .357 |
| June | 302 | 1186 | 278 | 12 | 104 | 131 | 92 | .269 | .345 | .397 |
| July | 246 | 944 | 212 | 5 | 69 | 90 | 78 | .256 | .320 | .331 |
| August | 272 | 968 | 196 | 5 | 83 | 95 | 106 | .230 | .301 | .296 |
| September | 236 | 802 | 168 | 3 | 48 | 62 | 79 | .232 | .287 | .293 |
| October | 30 | 102 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | .242 | .284 | .442 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 83 | 299 | 66 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 21 | .245 | .298 | .346 |
| texas-rangers | 83 | 293 | 63 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 24 | .243 | .317 | .344 |
| minnesota-twins | 82 | 290 | 64 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 26 | .246 | .303 | .346 |
| athletics | 81 | 297 | 51 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 25 | .201 | .286 | .264 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 76 | 275 | 59 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 25 | .244 | .324 | .335 |
| kansas-city-royals | 76 | 269 | 61 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 23 | .252 | .309 | .339 |
| chicago-white-sox | 74 | 276 | 74 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 29 | .300 | .344 | .429 |
| new-york-yankees | 74 | 271 | 57 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 25 | .241 | .314 | .325 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Seattle Mariners | 80 | 306 | 60 | 2 | 21 | 10 | .196 | – | – |
| 1984 | Seattle Mariners | 152 | 530 | 130 | 3 | 43 | 16 | .245 | – | – |
| 1985 | Seattle Mariners | 118 | 352 | 91 | 6 | 37 | 11 | .259 | – | – |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners | 154 | 528 | 122 | 1 | 45 | 4 | .231 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Boston Red Sox | 132 | 437 | 113 | 2 | 48 | 11 | .259 | – | – |
| 1988 | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 257 | 64 | 5 | 18 | – | .249 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Montreal Expos | 142 | 437 | 102 | 6 | 41 | 3 | .233 | – | – |
| 1990 | Montreal Expos | 149 | 453 | 106 | 5 | 35 | 8 | .234 | – | – |
| 1991 | Montreal Expos | 139 | 424 | 108 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 1992 | Montreal Expos | 122 | 386 | 104 | 7 | 40 | 9 | .269 | – | – |
| 1993 |  New York Yankees | 103 | 334 | 78 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .234 | – | – |
| 1994 |  California Angels | 82 | 268 | 83 | 3 | 37 | 2 | .310 | – | – |
| 1995 | California Angels | 82 | 218 | 50 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .229 | – | – |