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)

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

ERA

4.31

286

103

885.1

516

WHIP

1.437

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1951	17	-3.2	Bradford	PONY	D	PHI	6	3	.667	4.33	5.58	23	13		7	1		108.0	99	67	52		93		87	6	2	7		1.778	8.3		7.8	7.3	0.94
1952	18	-2.2	Miami	KOML	D	PHI	22	7	.759	1.76	3.16	35			23	5		245.0	137	86	48	3	170		300	5	0	19		1.253	5.0	0.1	6.2	11.0	1.76
1953	19	-4.4	Terre Haute	IIIL	B	PHI	22	8	.733	2.51	3.39	42	29		21	4		244.0	167	92	68	9	139		197	3	1	14		1.254	6.2	0.3	5.1	7.3	1.42
1954	20	-7.5	Syracuse	IL	AAA	PHI	17	9	.654	2.87	3.51	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
1955	21	-6.8	Syracuse	IL	AAA	PHI	15	11	.577	3.11	3.84	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
1955	21	-7.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	8.31	8.31	3	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	13	8	8	2	7	0	6	0	0	0	43	2.308	13.5	2.1	7.3	6.2	0.86
1956	22	-6.1	Miami	IL	AAA	PHI	5	7	.417	2.86	3.63	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
1956	22	-6.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	4	.000	7.28	7.89	10	5	1	0	0	0	29.2	35	26	24	3	22	1	22	2	0	0	141	1.921	10.6	0.9	6.7	6.7	1.00

1958	24	-3.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	0	1.000	2.57	5.14	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	4	4	2	1	5	0	3	0	0	2	31	1.286	5.1	1.3	6.4	3.9	0.60
1958-59	24		Oriente	VEWL	FgW		12	2	.857									124.0							112									8.1
1959	25	-2.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	12	12	.500	3.21	3.94	31	30	1	11	1	1	221.1	203	97	79	14	73	11	135	4	0	8	925	1.247	8.3	0.6	3.0	5.5	1.85
1960	26	-1.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	14	.222	5.04	5.70	31	22	2	6	0	0	150.0	182	95	84	21	64	7	83	1	0	9	686	1.640	10.9	1.3	3.8	5.0	1.30
1961	27	-0.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	10	.333	4.47	5.23	20	17	1	3	0	0	106.2	119	62	53	8	32	2	38	0	0	7	458	1.416	10.0	0.7	2.7	3.2	1.19
1962	28	0.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	4	.333	6.33	6.85	23	12	6	1	0	0	69.2	90	53	49	12	33	1	21	0	1	3	321	1.766	11.6	1.6	4.3	2.7	0.64
1963	29	3.4	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CIN	4	2	.667	2.21	2.68	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
1963	29	0.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	2	.000	5.31	5.95	19	3	6	0	0	4	42.1	42	28	25	6	24	2	29	0	5	3	192	1.559	8.9	1.3	5.1	6.2	1.21
1964	30	1.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	8	7	.533	3.28	3.66	48	11	23	0	0	6	118.0	115	48	43	7	32	6	88	0	0	5	489	1.246	8.8	0.5	2.4	6.7	2.75
1965	31	2.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	6	5	.545	3.28	3.53	50	0	26	0	0	8	71.1	64	28	26	4	29	8	53	0	0	3	306	1.304	8.1	0.5	3.7	6.7	1.83
1966	32	6.4	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU	0	0		9.00	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
1966	32	4.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	4	7	.364	4.68	5.22	40	0	27	0	0	2	50.0	53	29	26	5	17	7	32	1	0	3	219	1.400	9.5	0.9	3.1	5.8	1.88
1967	33	5.6	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	0	1	.000	4.22	4.22	10	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	12	5	5	1	2	1	6	0	0	1	43	1.313	10.1	0.8	1.7	5.1	3.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		42	68	.382	4.31	4.91	286	103	96	21	1	21	885.1	932	483	424	84	340	46	516	8	6	44	3854	1.437	9.5	0.9	3.5	5.2	1.52
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		91	47	.659	2.75	3.67	196	121		91	16		1200.0	909	489	367	33	728	2	1015	19	3	65		1.364	6.8		5.5	7.6	1.39
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		12	2	.857									124.0							112									8.1
All Levels (16 Seasons)							145	117	.553		3.96	482	224	96	112	17	21	2209.1	1841	972	791	117	1068	48	1643	27	9	109	3854					6.7

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		41	29	.586	2.97	3.64	96	79		40	6		603.0	506	244	199	21	326	2	431	5	0	25		1.380	7.6	0.3	4.9	6.4	1.32
B (1 season)					Minors		22	8	.733	2.51	3.39	42	29		21	4		244.0	167	92	68	9	139		197	3	1	14		1.254	6.2	0.3	5.1	7.3	1.42
D (2 seasons)					Minors		28	10	.737	2.55	3.90	58	13		30	6		353.0	236	153	100	3	263		387	11	2	26		1.414	6.0		6.7	9.9	1.47