Jim Owens

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: January 16, 1934 in Gifford, PA us

Died: September 8, 2020 in Houston, TX

High School: Bradford HS (Bradford, PA)

Debut: April 19, 1955 (Age 21-093d, 8,849th in MLB history)
vs. BRO 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: June 20, 1967 (Age 33-155d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: James Philip Owens

Nicknames: Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

W

L

ERA

4.31

G

286

GS

103

SV

IP

885.1

SO

516

WHIP

1.437

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1951	17	PHI-min	D	6	3	.667	4.33	23	13					108.0	99	67	52		93									1.778	8.3		7.8			BDF PONY
1952	18	PHI-min	D	22	7	.759	1.76	35						245.0	137	86	48	3	170									1.253	5.0	0.1	6.2			MIM KOML
1953	19	PHI-min	B	22	8	.733	2.51	42	29					244.0	167	92	68	9	139									1.254	6.2	0.3	5.1			TER IIIL
1954	20	PHI-min	AAA	17	9	.654	2.87	36	31		14	5		223.0	183	87	71	4	127		150	2	0	9				1.390	7.4	0.2	5.1	6.1	1.18	SYR IL
1955	21	PHI-min	AAA	15	11	.577	3.11	31	27		18	0		211.0	171	90	73	10	124		161	2	0	13				1.398	7.3	0.4	5.3	6.9	1.30	SYR IL
1955	21	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	8.31	3	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	13	8	8	2	7	0	6	0	0	0	43	50	6.41	2.308	13.5	2.1	7.3	6.2	0.86
1956	22	PHI-min	AAA	5	7	.417	2.86	15	14		6	1		104.0	94	42	33	4	57		62	1	0	1				1.452	8.1	0.3	4.9	5.4	1.09	MIA IL
1956	22	PHI	NL	0	4	.000	7.28	10	5	1	0	0	0	29.2	35	26	24	3	22	1	22	2	0	0	141	51	4.63	1.921	10.6	0.9	6.7	6.7	1.00
1957			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1958	24	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	4	4	2	1	5	0	3	0	0	2	31	164	5.62	1.286	5.1	1.3	6.4	3.9	0.60
1959	25	PHI	NL	12	12	.500	3.21	31	30	1	11	1	1	221.1	203	97	79	14	73	11	135	4	0	8	925	127	3.19	1.247	8.3	0.6	3.0	5.5	1.85
1960	26	PHI	NL	4	14	.222	5.04	31	22	2	6	0	0	150.0	182	95	84	21	64	7	83	1	0	9	686	77	4.54	1.640	10.9	1.3	3.8	5.0	1.30
1961	27	PHI	NL	5	10	.333	4.47	20	17	1	3	0	0	106.2	119	62	53	8	32	2	38	0	0	7	458	90	3.74	1.416	10.0	0.7	2.7	3.2	1.19
1962	28	PHI	NL	2	4	.333	6.33	23	12	6	1	0	0	69.2	90	53	49	12	33	1	21	0	1	3	321	61	5.67	1.766	11.6	1.6	4.3	2.7	0.64
1963	29	CIN-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.21	8	7		2	0		57.0	44	17	14	2	13	1	53	0	0	0				1.000	6.9	0.3	2.1	8.4	4.08	SDG PCL
1963	29	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	5.31	19	3	6	0	0	4	42.1	42	28	25	6	24	2	29	0	5	3	192	63	4.65	1.559	8.9	1.3	5.1	6.2	1.21
1964	30	HOU	NL	8	7	.533	3.28	48	11	23	0	0	6	118.0	115	48	43	7	32	6	88	0	0	5	489	105	2.70	1.246	8.8	0.5	2.4	6.7	2.75
1965	31	HOU	NL	6	5	.545	3.28	50	0	26	0	0	8	71.1	64	28	26	4	29	8	53	0	0	3	306	102	2.98	1.304	8.1	0.5	3.7	6.7	1.83
1966	32	HOU-min	AAA	0	0		9.00	6	0		0	0		8.0	14	8	8	1	5	1	5	0	0	2				2.375	15.8	1.1	5.6	5.6	1.00	OKC PCL
1966	32	HOU	NL	4	7	.364	4.68	40	0	27	0	0	2	50.0	53	29	26	5	17	7	32	1	0	3	219	74	3.65	1.400	9.5	0.9	3.1	5.8	1.88
1967	33	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	4.22	10	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	12	5	5	1	2	1	6	0	0	1	43	81	3.20	1.313	10.1	0.8	1.7	5.1	3.00
12 Yrs				42	68	.382	4.31	286	103	96	21	1	21	885.1	932	483	424	84	340	46	516	8	6	44	3854	88	3.79	1.437	9.5	0.9	3.5	5.2	1.52
162 Game Avg.				7	12	.382	4.31	50	18	17	4	0	4	155	163	84	74	15	59	8	90	1	1	8	674	88	3.79	1.437	9.5	0.9	3.5	5.2	1.52

PHI (7 yrs)				24	46	.343	4.54	119	89	11	21	1	1	593.0	646	345	299	61	236	22	308	7	1	29	2605	88	4.07	1.487	9.8	0.9	3.6	4.7	1.31
HOU (4 yrs)				18	20	.474	3.60	148	11	79	0	0	16	250.0	244	110	100	17	80	22	179	1	0	12	1057	95	2.99	1.296	8.8	0.6	2.9	6.4	2.24
CIN (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.31	19	3	6	0	0	4	42.1	42	28	25	6	24	2	29	0	5	3	192	63	4.65	1.559	8.9	1.3	5.1	6.2	1.21

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