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Spike Owen
Spike Dee Owen

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
School University of Texas at Austin

Debut June 25, 1983
  vs. TOR 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1995
Born April 19, 1961 in Cleburne, TX

Brother of Dave Owen

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 22 SEA AL  80  306   36   60  11  3   2   21  10  6  24  44  .196  .257  .271   44   83   5   3   0   2   2
 1984 23 SEA AL 152  530   67  130  18  8   3   43  16  8  46  63  .245  .308  .326   78  173   9   2   0   3   5
 1985 24 SEA AL 118  352   41   91  10  6   6   37  11  5  34  27  .259  .322  .372   90  131   5   2   0   0   5
 1986 25 TOT AL 154  528   67  122  24  7   1   45   4  4  51  51  .231  .300  .309   66  163   9   3   1   2  13
         SEA AL 112  402   46   99  22  6   0   35   1  3  34  42  .246  .305  .331   74  133   7   2   1   1  11
         BOS AL  42  126   21   23   2  1   1   10   3  1  17   9  .183  .283  .238   44   30   2   1   0   1   2
 1987 26 BOS AL 132  437   50  113  17  7   2   48  11  8  53  43  .259  .337  .343   80  150   9   4   2   1   9
 1988 27 BOS AL  89  257   40   64  14  1   5   18   0  1  27  27  .249  .324  .370   91   95   7   1   0   2   7
 1989 28 MON NL 142  437   52  102  17  4   6   41   3  2  76  44  .233  .349  .332   95  145   3   3  25   3  11
 1990 29 MON NL 149  453   55  106  24  5   5   35   8  6  70  60  .234  .333  .342   90  155   5   5  12   0   6
 1991 30 MON NL 139  424   39  108  22  8   3   26   2  6  42  61  .255  .321  .366   94  155   4   4  11   1  11
 1992 31 MON NL 122  386   52  104  16  3   7   40   9  4  50  30  .269  .348  .381  108  147   4   6   3   0  10
 1993 32 NYY AL 103  334   41   78  16  2   2   20   3  2  29  30  .234  .294  .311   66  104   3   1   2   0   6
 1994 33 CAL AL  82  268   30   83  17  2   3   37   2  8  49  17  .310  .418  .422  118  113   3   0   0   1   4
 1995 34 CAL AL  82  218   17   50   9  3   1   28   3  2  18  22  .229  .288  .312   57   68   1   0   1   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1544 4930  587 1211 215 59  46  439  82 62 569 519  .246  .324  .341   83 1682  67  34  57  15  96
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        517   62  127  23  6   5   46   9  7  60  54  .246  .324  .341   83  176   7   4   6   2  10
 Career High    154  530   67  130  24  8   7   48  16  8  76  63  .310  .418  .422  118  173   9   6  25   3  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 22 SEA AL  340  262   23   2.4   101| .196  .270| .257  .333| .271  .408| .528  .740|  44  .230 -24.6  -2.5  62%
 1984 23 SEA AL  590  424   56   3.5    95| .245  .261| .308  .324| .326  .394| .634  .718|  78  .390 -16.0  -1.6  66%
 1985 24 SEA AL  393  278   44   4.2    99| .259  .261| .322  .327| .372  .406| .694  .733|  90  .463  -5.4  -0.5  68%
 1986 25 TOT AL  593  435   50   3.1   101| .231  .262| .300  .330| .309  .408| .609  .738|  66  .317 -24.6  -2.4  50%
         SEA AL  446  326   40   3.3   100| .246  .262| .305  .329| .331  .408| .636  .737|  74  .344 -14.7  -1.4  25%
         BOS AL  147  109   10   2.4   101| .183  .263| .283  .331| .238  .410| .521  .740|  44  .235  -9.9  -1.0  75%
 1987 26 BOS AL  504  354   52   3.9   108| .259  .268| .337  .337| .343  .431| .680  .769|  80  .392 -12.5  -1.2  57%
 1988 27 BOS AL  294  209   31   4.0    99| .249  .265| .324  .331| .370  .399| .694  .730|  91  .452  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1989 28 MON NL  522  354   53   4.0    92| .233  .256| .349  .324| .332  .382| .681  .705|  95  .499  -0.3   0.0  60%
 1990 29 MON NL  533  369   55   4.0    95| .234  .260| .333  .325| .342  .390| .675  .715|  90  .457  -3.4  -0.3  57%
 1991 30 MON NL  475  341   48   3.8    93| .255  .256| .321  .324| .366  .384| .687  .708|  94  .453  -3.3  -0.3  25%
 1992 31 MON NL  446  306   53   4.7    91| .269  .258| .348  .323| .381  .380| .729  .703| 108  .557   5.6   0.6  69%
 1993 32 NYY AL  367  268   31   3.1   100| .234  .263| .294  .333| .311  .402| .605  .735|  66  .307 -16.2  -1.6  60%
 1994 33 CAL AL  321  200   48   6.4   112| .310  .274| .418  .346| .422  .436| .840  .782| 118  .583   9.6   0.9  20%
 1995 34 CAL AL  237  178   19   2.8   109| .229  .269| .288  .343| .312  .425| .600  .768|  57  .248 -14.3  -1.3  60%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5615 3978  563   3.8    99| .246  .263| .324  .330| .341  .402| .665  .731|  83  .416 -108.6 -10.5  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 22 SEA AL SS 80 122 233 11 45 .970 .963 4.44 4.15 4.68 4.75 79 682.7 1984 23 SEA AL SS 151 245 463 17 86 .977 .962 4.69 3.93 4.88 4.76 148 1307.0 1985 24 SEA AL SS 117 196 361 14 76 .975 .964 4.76 3.93 5.20 4.64 111 964.0 1986 25 TOT AL SS 154 279 467 21 133 .973 .967 4.84 3.94 5.07 4.53 153 1323.4 SEA AL SS 112 209 372 17 99 .972 .967 5.19 3.94 5.37 4.53 112 973.7 BOS AL SS 42 70 95 4 34 .976 .967 3.93 3.94 4.25 4.53 41 349.7 1987 26 BOS AL SS 130 176 336 13 69 .975 .970 3.94 4.02 4.12 4.59 127 1117.7 1988 27 BOS AL SS 76 102 192 10 34 .967 .971 3.87 4.14 4.27 4.69 71 619.0 DH 7 1989 28 MON NL SS 142 232 388 13 65 .979 .966 4.37 3.88 4.60 4.51 140 1212.3 1990 29 MON NL SS 148 216 340 6 52 .989 .967 3.76 4.00 4.19 4.59 136 1194.3 1991 30 MON NL SS 133 189 376 8 64 .986 .966 4.25 3.88 4.77 4.67 119 1066.0 1992 31 MON NL SS 116 188 300 9 44 .982 .969 4.21 3.86 4.52 4.59 112 972.0 1993 32 NYY AL SS 96 116 312 14 44 .968 .973 4.46 4.13 4.83 4.69 88 797.3 DH 2 1994 33 CAL AL 3B 70 42 130 8 16 .956 .948 2.46 2.34 2.61 2.64 66 593.3 SS 5 4 8 0 4 1.000 .968 2.40 4.22 3.00 4.65 4 36.0 1B 4 17 1 0 1 1.000 .994 4.50 8.50 10.12 9.56 1 16.0 DH 2 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 3.00 5.10 0 3.0 1995 34 CAL AL 3B 29 16 36 3 3 .945 .952 1.79 2.19 2.21 2.61 23 211.7 SS 25 22 38 3 7 .952 .974 2.40 4.16 5.13 4.71 8 105.3 2B 16 27 21 0 7 1.000 .982 3.00 4.34 4.32 5.11 11 100.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 33 CAL AL 1B 4 17 1 0 1 1.000 .994 4.50 8.50 10.12 9.56 1 16.0 1994 33 CAL AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 3.00 5.10 0 3.0 1995 34 CAL AL 2B 16 27 21 0 7 1.000 .982 3.00 4.34 4.32 5.11 11 100.0 1994 33 CAL AL 3B 70 42 130 8 16 .956 .948 2.46 2.34 2.61 2.64 66 593.3 1995 34 CAL AL 3B 29 16 36 3 3 .945 .952 1.79 2.19 2.21 2.61 23 211.7 1988 27 BOS AL DH 7 1993 32 NYY AL DH 2 1994 33 CAL AL DH 2 1983 22 SEA AL SS 80 122 233 11 45 .970 .963 4.44 4.15 4.68 4.75 79 682.7 1984 23 SEA AL SS 151 245 463 17 86 .977 .962 4.69 3.93 4.88 4.76 148 1307.0 1985 24 SEA AL SS 117 196 361 14 76 .975 .964 4.76 3.93 5.20 4.64 111 964.0 1986 25 TOT AL SS 154 279 467 21 133 .973 .967 4.84 3.94 5.07 4.53 153 1323.4 SEA AL SS 112 209 372 17 99 .972 .967 5.19 3.94 5.37 4.53 112 973.7 BOS AL SS 42 70 95 4 34 .976 .967 3.93 3.94 4.25 4.53 41 349.7 1987 26 BOS AL SS 130 176 336 13 69 .975 .970 3.94 4.02 4.12 4.59 127 1117.7 1988 27 BOS AL SS 76 102 192 10 34 .967 .971 3.87 4.14 4.27 4.69 71 619.0 1989 28 MON NL SS 142 232 388 13 65 .979 .966 4.37 3.88 4.60 4.51 140 1212.3 1990 29 MON NL SS 148 216 340 6 52 .989 .967 3.76 4.00 4.19 4.59 136 1194.3 1991 30 MON NL SS 133 189 376 8 64 .986 .966 4.25 3.88 4.77 4.67 119 1066.0 1992 31 MON NL SS 116 188 300 9 44 .982 .969 4.21 3.86 4.52 4.59 112 972.0 1993 32 NYY AL SS 96 116 312 14 44 .968 .973 4.46 4.13 4.83 4.69 88 797.3 1994 33 CAL AL SS 5 4 8 0 4 1.000 .968 2.40 4.22 3.00 4.65 4 36.0 1995 34 CAL AL SS 25 22 38 3 7 .952 .974 2.40 4.16 5.13 4.71 8 105.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*1373 2087 3814 139 723 .977 .967 4.30 3.97 4.66 4.63 1296 11397.0 3B* 99 58 166 11 19 .953 .949 2.26 2.30 2.50 2.63 89 805.0 2B* 17 28 21 0 7 1.000 .982 2.88 4.35 4.28 5.11 11 103.0 DH 11 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 4 17 1 0 1 1.000 .994 4.50 8.50 10.12 9.56 1 16.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1493 2190 4002 150 750 .976 .966 4.15 3.88 4.52 4.51 1397 12321
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  BOS CAL     W   7  21   5   9  0  1  0   3   2   2  .429  .478  .524   1  0   1   0   0 
        WS    BOS NYM     L   7  20   2   6  0  0  0   2   5   6  .300  .423  .300   0  0   1   1   0 
 1988   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   8  21   5   9  0  1  0   3   3   2  .429  .500  .524   1  0   1   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  15  41   7  15  0  1  0   5   8   8  .366  .460  .415   1  0   2   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
1984 AL-8-8
1986 AL-7-5
1987 AL-7-9
1991 NL-8-6

Intentional Walks
1989 NL-25-2
1991 NL-11-9

Caught Stealing
1994 AL-8-8

At Bats per Strikeout
1989 NL-9.9-8

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1792) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1114) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

August 19, 1986: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Dave Henderson to the Boston Red Sox for players to be named later, Rey Quinones, and cash. The Boston Red Sox sent Mike Brown (August 22, 1986), Mike Trujillo (August 22, 1986), and John Christensen (September 25, 1986) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

December 8, 1988: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Dan Gakeler to the Montreal Expos for John Dopson and Luis Rivera.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

December 9, 1993: Traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the California Angels for Jose Musset (minors).

November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Seattle Mariners$114,400
1986Boston Red Sox$255,000
1988Boston Red Sox$525,000
1989Montreal Expos$565,000
1990Montreal Expos$933,333
1992Montreal Expos$1,190,001
1993New York Yankees$2,250,000
1994California Angels$1,250,000
1995California Angels$3,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,582,734

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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