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Marv Owen

Marvin James Owen (Freck)

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 22, 1906 in Agnew, CA
High School: Bellarmine Prep (San Jose, CA)
School: Santa Clara University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1931
Teams (by GP): Tigers/WhiteSox/RedSox 1931-1940

Final Game: August 2, 1940
Died: June 22, 1991 in Mountain View, CA
Buried: Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, CA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1931 25 DET AL 105 420 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 2 2 29 38 .223 .282 .308 .590 53 116 2 12 563/4
1933 27 DET AL 138 613 550 77 144 24 9 2 65 2 2 44 56 .262 .321 .349 .670 76 192 4 15 *5
1934 28 DET AL 154 637 565 79 179 34 9 8 96 3 3 59 37 .317 .385 .451 .837 115 255 4 9 *5 MVP-9
1935 29 DET AL 134 544 483 52 127 24 5 2 71 1 4 43 37 .263 .326 .346 .672 77 167 2 16 *5
1936 30 DET AL 154 655 583 72 172 20 4 9 105 9 6 53 41 .295 .361 .389 .750 85 227 7 12 *5/3
1937 31 DET AL 107 441 396 48 114 22 5 1 45 3 4 41 24 .288 .358 .376 .734 84 149 2 2 *5
1938 32 CHW AL 141 631 577 84 162 23 6 6 55 6 4 45 31 .281 .337 .373 .710 75 215 4 5 *5
1939 33 CHW AL 58 218 194 22 46 9 0 0 15 4 5 16 15 .237 .302 .284 .585 49 55 3 2 6 5
1940 34 BOS AL 20 65 57 4 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 4 .211 .308 .211 .518 35 12 3 0 0 /53
9 Seasons 1011 4224 3782 473 1040 167 44 31 497 30 30 338 283 .275 .339 .367 .706 80 1388 6 27 77
162 Game Avg. 162 677 606 76 167 27 7 5 80 5 5 54 45 .275 .339 .367 .706 80 222 4 12
DET (6 yrs) 792 3310 2954 363 820 135 38 25 421 20 21 269 233 .278 .342 .374 .717 84 1106 21 66
CHW (2 yrs) 199 849 771 106 208 32 6 6 70 10 9 61 46 .270 .328 .350 .678 69 270 3 6 11
BOS (1 yr) 20 65 57 4 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 4 .211 .308 .211 .518 35 12 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1931 25 DET AL 420 -30 -1 0 0 -2 2 14 -17 -1.6 -15 -1.5 -0.1 $ 563/4
1933 27 DET AL 613 -21 2 0 0 -5 3 19 -2 -0.2 3 0.3 -0.5 $ *5
1934 28 DET AL 637 19 -1 0 0 -6 3 21 36 3.5 42 4.1 -0.6 $ *5 MVP-9
1935 29 DET AL 544 -15 -2 0 0 -2 3 18 2 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ *5
1936 30 DET AL 655 -13 -3 0 0 0 3 21 8 1.0 8 0.7 0.3 $ *5/3
1937 31 DET AL 441 -8 -2 0 0 4 2 14 10 1.1 6 0.6 0.5 $ *5
1938 32 CHW AL 631 -23 1 0 0 4 3 19 4 0.6 0 0.0 0.6 $ *5
1939 33 CHW AL 218 -15 -2 0 0 -1 1 7 -10 -0.9 -9 -0.9 0.0 $ 5
1940 34 BOS AL 65 -5 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ /53
9 Seasons 4224 -111 -8 0 0 -8 20 135 28 3.5 36 3.4 0.1 $
DET (6 yrs) 3310 -68 -7 0 0 -11 16 107 37 4.1 48 4.6 -0.5 $
CHW (2 yrs) 849 -38 -1 0 0 3 4 26 -6 -0.3 -9 -0.9 0.6 $
BOS (1 yr) 65 -5 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1931 25 DET AL 420 307 32 2.8 111 .241 .223 .290 .282 .358 .308 .415 .590 .773 53 .262 -27.8 -2.7 .498 .162 .085 2.4
1933 27 DET AL 613 423 60 3.8 108 .289 .262 .283 .321 .355 .349 .408 .670 .763 76 .400 -20.2 -2.0 .588 .167 .087 2.0
1934 28 DET AL 637 398 97 6.5 112 .329 .317 .288 .385 .362 .451 .415 .837 .777 115 .616 13.2 1.2 .817 .239 .135 4.4
1935 29 DET AL 544 376 53 3.8 108 .282 .263 .282 .326 .354 .346 .408 .672 .762 77 .372 -16.3 -1.5 .581 .166 .083 1.3
1936 30 DET AL 655 429 80 5.0 121 .306 .295 .299 .361 .374 .389 .439 .750 .813 85 .450 -14.1 -1.3 .695 .190 .094 9.0
1937 31 DET AL 441 288 52 4.8 119 .305 .288 .292 .358 .368 .376 .436 .734 .804 84 .456 -9.6 -0.9 .668 .189 .088 1.5
1938 32 CHW AL 631 424 71 4.4 121 .289 .281 .294 .337 .373 .373 .438 .710 .811 75 .418 -23.8 -2.2 .635 .173 .092 6.0
1939 33 CHW AL 218 162 16 2.6 116 .257 .237 .290 .302 .366 .284 .429 .585 .795 49 .230 -15.2 -1.4 .462 .124 .046 .0
1940 34 BOS AL 65 48 4 2.2 114 .226 .211 .284 .308 .358 .211 .431 .518 .789 35 .186 -5.5 -0.5 .417 .140 .000
9 Seasons 4224 2855 465 4.3 114 .291 .275 .290 .339 .364 .367 .423 .706 .787 80 .425 -119.4 -11.3 .631 .181 .092 30.5
162 Game Avg. 677 457 75 4.3 114 .291 .275 .290 .339 .364 .367 .423 .706 .787 80 .425 -119.4 -11.3 .631 .181 .092 5
DET (6 yrs) 3310 2221 374 4.5 113 .295 .278 .289 .342 .362 .374 .420 .717 .782 84 .443 -74.9 -7.1 .647 .188 .097 22.2
CHW (2 yrs) 849 586 87 3.9 120 .281 .270 .293 .328 .371 .350 .436 .678 .807 69 .371 -39.0 -3.6 .588 .161 .080 7.5
BOS (1 yr) 65 48 4 2.2 114 .226 .211 .284 .308 .358 .211 .431 .518 .789 35 .186 -5.5 -0.5 .417 .140 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 28 DET AL WS STL L 7 30 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 .069 .100 .069 .169 2 0 1 0 0 0
1935 29 DET AL WS CHC W 6 24 20 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .050 .174 .050 .224 1 0 1 1 0 1
2 Seasons (2 Series) 13 54 49 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 8 .061 .132 .061 .193 3 0 2 1 0 1
2 WS 13 54 49 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 8 .061 .132 .061 .193 3 0 2 1 0 1

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1931 25 DET AL 420 0.7% 9.1% 6.9% 4.8% 24% 1.31 9.9 125.7 9.7 80%
1933 27 DET AL 613 0.3% 9.1% 7.2% 5.7% 24% 1.27 9.8 275.0 8.5 80%
1934 28 DET AL 637 1.3% 5.8% 9.3% 8.0% 29% 0.63 15.3 70.6 5.9 82%
1935 29 DET AL 544 0.4% 6.8% 7.9% 5.7% 24% 0.86 13.1 241.5 6.8 82%
1936 30 DET AL 655 1.4% 6.3% 8.1% 5.0% 19% 0.77 14.2 64.8 5.6 81%
1937 31 DET AL 441 0.2% 5.4% 9.3% 6.4% 25% 0.59 16.5 396.0 8.8 84%
1938 32 CHW AL 631 1.0% 4.9% 7.1% 5.6% 22% 0.69 18.6 96.2 10.5 86%
1939 33 CHW AL 218 0.0% 6.9% 7.3% 4.1% 20% 0.94 12.9 12.9 82%
1940 34 BOS AL 65 0.0% 6.2% 12.3% 0.0% 0% 0.50 14.3 9.5 82%
9 Seasons 4224 0.7% 6.7% 8.0% 5.7% 23% 0.84 13.4 122.0 7.6 82%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.6% 8.4% 6.9% 28% 1.03 10.4 64.0 7.8 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1931 25 105 420 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 2 2 29 38 .223 .282 .308 .590 53 116 2 12
1932 26 105 420 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 2 2 29 38 .223 .282 .308 .590 53 116 2 12
1933 27 243 1033 927 112 228 35 15 5 104 4 4 73 94 .246 .305 .332 .637 67 308 6 27
1934 28 397 1670 1492 191 407 69 24 13 200 7 7 132 131 .273 .336 .377 .713 85 563 10 36
1935 29 531 2214 1975 243 534 93 29 15 271 8 11 175 168 .270 .333 .370 .703 83 730 12 52
1936 30 685 2869 2558 315 706 113 33 24 376 17 17 228 209 .276 .340 .374 .714 84 957 19 64
1937 31 792 3310 2954 363 820 135 38 25 421 20 21 269 233 .278 .342 .374 .717 84 1106 21 66
1938 32 933 3941 3531 447 982 158 44 31 476 26 25 314 264 .278 .341 .374 .715 82 1321 25 71
1939 33 991 4159 3725 469 1028 167 44 31 491 30 30 330 279 .276 .339 .369 .709 80 1376 3 27 77
1940 34 1011 4224 3782 473 1040 167 44 31 497 30 30 338 283 .275 .339 .367 .706 80 1388 6 27 77

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1931 25 110 414 385 31 79 10 6 3 34 2 27 40 .205 .261 .286 .547 28 105
1933 27 147 622 575 72 142 24 9 2 60 2 43 60 .247 .304 .330 .634 56 138
1934 28 162 639 578 72 172 33 9 8 87 3 57 39 .298 .365 .427 .792 88 154
1935 29 142 549 504 50 127 24 5 2 68 1 43 39 .252 .313 .331 .645 52 134
1936 30 161 639 585 59 155 18 4 8 86 8 48 43 .265 .327 .350 .678 66 154
1937 31 111 439 399 41 106 20 5 1 39 3 38 25 .266 .333 .348 .681 46 107
1938 32 149 635 589 71 150 21 6 6 46 6 42 33 .255 .309 .341 .650 60 141
1939 33 61 216 199 19 43 8 0 0 13 4 15 16 .216 .278 .256 .534 14 58
1940 34 21 65 58 3 11 0 0 0 5 0 7 4 .190 .277 .190 .467 3 20
9 Seasons 1064 4218 3872 418 985 158 44 30 438 29 320 299 .254 .316 .341 .657 413 1011
162 Game Avg. 162 642 590 64 150 24 7 5 67 4 49 46 .254 .316 .341 .657 63 1011

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1934 AL (9, 16%)
0.16 Career Shares (804th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1938 AL  0.6 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1934 AL  154 (1st)
1936 AL  154 (6th)

Triples s c a p y
1934 AL  9 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1933 AL  56 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1933 AL  4 (3rd)
1934 AL  4 (3rd)
1936 AL  7 (4th)
1938 AL  4 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1931 AL  12 (3rd)
1933 AL  15 (5th)
1935 AL  16 (4th)
1936 AL  12 (5th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1933 AL  423 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (733), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 3 (2044), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1206), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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