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Jim
Owens		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 16, 1934 in Usa, PA, GIFFORD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 21 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1956 22 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6
1957 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6
1958 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
1959 25 PIT NL $ 3,821,429 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 6
1960 26 PIT NL $ 3,821,429 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6
1961 27 PIT NL $ 3,821,429 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 5
1962 28 WAS NL $ 3,300,000 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1963 29 WAS NL $ 3,300,000 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 6
1964 30 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7
1965 31 NYG NL $ 3,300,000 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6
1966 32 NYG NL $ 3,000,000 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6
1967 33 COL NL $ 3,000,000 4 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5
1968 34 COL NL $ 3,000,000 4 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5
1969 35 MON NL $ 2,006,000 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 4 4
1970 36 MON NL $ 2,006,000 4 5 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,821,429 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 21 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 22 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 23 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 25 PIT NL $ 3,821,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 26 PIT NL $ 3,821,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 27 PIT NL $ 3,821,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 28 WAS NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 29 WAS NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 30 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 31 NYG NL $ 3,300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 32 NYG NL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 33 COL NL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 34 COL NL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 35 MON NL $ 2,006,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 36 MON NL $ 2,006,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,821,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1955 21 NYG NL 3 2 .600 34 0 0 0 2 40.3 42 21 4 21 22 4.69 .264 .348 .390 .738 2.8
    AAA   2 4 .333 29 0 0 0 0 49.0 49 21 6 23 31 3.86 .263 .344 .392 .737  
1956 22 NYG NL 9 2 .818 81 0 0 0 8 98.3 100 37 8 30 48 3.39 .266 .319 .399 .718 10.0
1957 23 NYG NL 6 5 .545 71 0 0 0 14 87.7 92 43 15 26 56 4.41 .265 .319 .461 .780 6.1
1958 24 NYG NL 3 4 .429 43 14 0 0 4 54.3 35 11 6 11 30 1.82 .184 .228 .321 .549 8.5
  PIT NL 6 7 .462 20 6 0 0 0 130.3 120 57 19 40 91 3.94 .241 .295 .408 .703 8.1
  TOT   9 11 .450 63 20 0 0 4 184.7 155 68 25 51 121 3.31 .225 .277 .384 .661 16.6
1959 25 PIT NL 11 17 .393 40 40 1 0 0 249.7 274 153 48 97 182 5.52 .274 .338 .470 .808 5.0
1960 26 PIT NL 12 12 .500 32 32 1 0 0 214.3 206 92 25 78 167 3.86 .253 .317 .404 .721 12.5
1961 27 PIT NL 6 3 .667 39 3 0 0 4 65.7 48 23 9 32 44 3.15 .211 .308 .395 .703 7.5
1962 28 WAS NL 2 4 .333 54 4 0 0 2 89.7 77 45 17 43 73 4.52 .223 .308 .428 .735 1.6
1963 29 WAS NL 6 11 .353 29 29 2 0 0 181.0 193 93 18 67 123 4.62 .273 .335 .415 .750 3.2
1964 30 NYG NL 8 7 .533 94 1 0 0 11 111.7 109 52 18 42 66 4.19 .253 .319 .447 .765 7.4
1965 31 NYG NL 14 4 .778 88 0 0 0 15 92.3 84 38 13 43 54 3.70 .245 .328 .411 .739 11.1
1966 32 NYG NL 13 9 .591 84 0 0 0 12 107.3 106 53 19 43 74 4.44 .258 .327 .445 .772 7.7
1967 33 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 1 5.7 3 0 0 2 4 0.00 .150 .227 .150 .377 1.9
  COL NL 10 9 .526 63 0 0 0 4 68.3 61 31 7 21 58 4.08 .238 .299 .363 .662 5.7
  TOT   11 9 .550 68 0 0 0 5 74.0 64 31 7 23 62 3.77 .232 .294 .348 .642 7.6
1968 34 COL NL 1 1 .500 27 0 0 0 6 35.7 33 6 6 6 21 1.51 .252 .279 .412 .691 5.7
1969 35 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 1 4 1 13.50 .286 .462 .714 1.176 0.0
    AAA   3 4 .429 42 0 0 0 5 52.3 53 21 3 25 56 3.61 .257 .338 .364 .702  
1970 36 AAA   2 4 .333 19 14 0 0 0 57.0 57 22 8 25 55 3.47 .256 .331 .404 .734  
15 Years Sim 111 97 .534 806 129 4 0 83 1634.3 1585 758 233 606 1114 4.17 .253 .318 .421 .739 104.9
3 Years AAA 7 12 .368 90 14 0 0 5 158.3 159 64 17 73 142 3.64 .259 .337 .387 .724  
Season Average 7 6 .538 53 8 0 0 5 109.0 105 50 15 40 74 4.17 .253 .318 .421 .739  
Career Highs 14 17 .818 94 40 2 0 15 249.7 274 153 48 97 182 13.50 .286 .462 .714 1.176  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   830 363 102 270 663   .238 .293 .382 .675
vs LH   755 395 131 336 451   .272 .351 .470 .821
Home 63 44 .589 412 64 1 0 33 852.6 791 367 116 321 564 3.87 .245 .313 .406 .718
Away 48 53 .475 394 65 3 0 53 781.6 794 391 117 285 550 4.50 .262 .326 .438 .763
Mar/Apr 14 10 .583 99 16 1 0 9 209.3 190 92 36 78 149 3.96 .240 .308 .429 .737
May 17 13 .567 150 19 0 0 15 277.0 258 119 38 98 196 3.87 .247 .311 .409 .720
June 14 24 .368 135 18 0 0 15 230.6 232 125 35 93 156 4.88 .258 .328 .433 .761
July 23 20 .535 135 25 0 0 11 281.9 311 161 46 108 174 5.14 .278 .341 .469 .811
August 23 14 .622 140 25 2 0 16 306.0 282 113 37 101 221 3.32 .244 .305 .394 .699
Sep/Oct 20 16 .556 147 26 1 0 20 329.3 312 148 41 128 218 4.05 .249 .319 .400 .718
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1955 21 NYG NL 34 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1956 22 NYG NL 81 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1957 23 NYG NL 71 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1958 24 NYG NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  PIT NL 20 45 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 .067 .067 .133 .200 -1.6 0.0
  TOT   63 45 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 .067 .067 .133 .200 -1.6 0.0
1959 25 PIT NL 40 77 4 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 35 .117 .128 .169 .297 -0.4 0.0
1960 26 PIT NL 32 69 2 5 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 33 .072 .099 .159 .258 -1.3 0.0
1961 27 PIT NL 39 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1962 28 WAS NL 54 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.6 0.0
1963 29 WAS NL 29 58 2 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 22 .155 .153 .172 .325 0.0 0.0
1964 30 NYG NL 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1966 32 NYG NL 84 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1968 34 COL NL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
12 Years Sim 648 288 9 29 7 2 1 15 0 0 2 126 .101 .110 .149 .259 -5.1 0.0
162 Game Average 72 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 .101 .110 .149 .259 -1.3  
Career Highs 94 77 4 9 3 1 1 6 0 0 2 35 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   181 4 17 1 0 1 13 0 0 1 74 .094 .098 .116 .214 -5.7
vs LH   107 5 12 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 52 .112 .128 .206 .334 -0.4
Home 317 137 5 15 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 62 .109 .122 .175 .297 -1.5
Away 223 151 4 14 3 1 0 11 0 0 1 64 .093 .098 .126 .224 -4.6
RISP   68 0 10 2 0 0 14 0 0 1 32 .147 .157 .176 .334 0.2
Close/Late   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Mar/Apr 24 32 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.7
May 84 45 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 .022 .043 .044 .088 -3.5
June 77 34 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .118 .143 .176 .319 -0.1
July 65 46 2 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 .130 .130 .217 .348 0.1
August 54 60 2 7 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 29 .117 .129 .217 .346 0.5
Sep/Oct 74 71 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 .099 .099 .113 .211 -2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 21 NYG NL P 34 0 40.3 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.01    
1956 22 NYG NL P 81 0 98.3 11 21 0 0 1.000 2.93    
1957 23 NYG NL P 71 0 87.7 6 13 1 1 .950 1.95    
1958 24 NYG NL P 43 14 54.3 2 9 0 1 1.000 1.82    
  PIT NL P 20 6 130.3 6 22 1 1 .966 1.93    
  TOT   P 63 20 184.7 8 31 1 2 .975 1.90    
1959 25 PIT NL P 40 40 249.7 12 38 3 4 .943 1.80    
1960 26 PIT NL P 32 32 214.3 14 32 1 3 .979 1.93    
1961 27 PIT NL P 39 3 65.7 2 11 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1962 28 WAS NL P 54 4 89.7 6 10 1 0 .941 1.61    
1963 29 WAS NL P 29 29 181.0 7 30 1 7 .974 1.84    
1964 30 NYG NL P 94 1 111.7 8 11 0 0 1.000 1.53    
1965 31 NYG NL P 88 0 92.3 3 17 0 0 1.000 1.95    
1966 32 NYG NL P 84 0 107.3 6 16 0 0 1.000 1.84    
1967 33 NYG NL P 5 0 5.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.17    
  COL NL P 63 0 68.3 6 12 0 2 1.000 2.37    
  TOT   P 68 0 74.0 7 13 0 2 1.000 2.43    
1968 34 COL NL P 27 0 35.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.26    
1969 35 MON NL P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   806 129 1634.3 94 253 8 21 .977 1.91    
Career Highs   94 40 249.7 14 38 3 7 1.000 2.93    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1956 22 NYG NL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 3 8.7 2 0 0 4 3 0.00 .074 .194 .074 .268
1957 23 NYG NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 4 0 2 2 18.00 .500 .583 .700 1.283
1965 31 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
1968 34 COL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 3 13.7 10 4 0 6 7 2.64 .208 .296 .250 .546
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1958-7-3.31
 Losses
1959-9-17
 Winning Pct
1965-2-.778
 Saves
1957-3-14
1964-6-11
1965-3-15
1966-7-12
 Games Pitched
1956-4-81
1957-8-71
1958-8-63
1964-2-94
1965-1-88
1966-4-84
CAR-11-806
 Hits Allowed
1959-9-274
Homeruns Allowed
1959-2-48
 Walks Allowed
1959-7-97
 Hits per 9IP
1958-8-7.6
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1960-10-7.0
 WHiP
1958-5-1.12
 OAVG
1958-7-.225
OOBP
1958-5-.277
 OOPS
1958-8-.661
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1955
Earned first career win on 7/6/1955
Had first career hit on 9/18/1955, off Ray Herbert (PIT)
Won World Series with New York (N) in 1956
Traded from New York (N) to Pittsburgh on 7/1/1958 (Going to NYG: P Bob Friend. Going to PIT: RF Rocky Colavito, P Jim Owens)
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 8/1/1960, off Bob Friend (BRK)
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/8/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $3,300,000 per year
Traded from Washington to New York (N) on 2/3/1964 (Going to WAS: P Ray Rippelmeyer. Going to NYG: SS Don Blasingame, P Jim Owens)
10/13/1965: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Colorado on 5/1/1967 (Going to NYG: SS Larry Burright. Going to COL: P Jim Owens)
Released by Colorado on 2/1/1969
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/5/1969 to a 4-year deal worth $2,006,000 per year
Injured on 5/26/1969 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
 
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