Eric Owens
Eric Blake Owens
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 3, 1971 in Danville, VA
High School: Tunstall (Dry Fork, VA)
School: Ferrum College
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1995
Final Game: September 27, 2003
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 CIN NL 24 3B 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.35
1996 CIN NL 25 LF 52 37 337.0 69 65 3 1 1 .986 -7.0 -24.9 -7.0 -1.4 -5.6 0 1.82 1.31 .975 1.85 1.45
1996 CIN NL 25 OF 52 37 337.0 68 64 3 1 1 .985 -7.0 -24.9 -7.0 -1.4 -5.6 0 1.79 1.29 .978 2.13 1.80
1996 CIN NL 25 2B 6 4 33.1 18 10 7 1 0 .944 -0.5 -18.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 -1 4.59 2.83 .983 5.08 4.40
1996 CIN NL 25 3B 5 3 20.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -18.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 2.25 1.00 .940 2.70 2.20
1997 CIN NL 26 OF 18 10 95.2 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -0.7 -8.8 0.3 0.5 -0.2 -1 1.32 0.78 .980 2.13 1.77
1997 CIN NL 26 LF 9 5 50.2 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -0.5 -11.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 -1 1.60 1.00 .980 1.95 1.48
1997 CIN NL 26 CF 8 4 37.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -9.7 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.22 0.63 .980 2.41 2.02
1997 CIN NL 26 2B 2 2 16.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.06 4.30
1997 CIN NL 26 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.60
1998 MIL NL 27 OF 16 8 73.0 15 13 2 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -8.2 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 1 1.85 0.94 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 MIL NL 27 LF 10 2 25.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 9.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.78 0.50 .980 1.88 1.38
1998 MIL NL 27 CF 5 5 35.2 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.7 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 1 2.27 1.80 .989 2.52 2.16
1998 MIL NL 27 2B 4 0 10.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.7 -84.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.90 0.25 1.000 5.13 4.38
1998 MIL NL 27 RF 2 1 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -90.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 0.75 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.65
1999 SDP NL 28 OF 116 83 800.0 205 199 4 2 1 .990 0.1 0.2 2.1 -4.5 6.6 -2 2.28 1.75 .981 2.26 1.86
1999 SDP NL 28 LF 69 34 386.2 84 82 2 0 0 1.000 5.0 15.5 5.0 -0.6 5.6 0 1.96 1.22 .976 2.00 1.48
1999 SDP NL 28 CF 47 36 275.1 87 83 2 2 1 .977 0.2 0.9 1.2 -1.9 3.1 -1 2.78 1.81 .984 2.63 2.20
1999 SDP NL 28 RF 27 13 138.0 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 -5.1 -44.3 -4.1 -2.0 -2.1 -1 2.22 1.26 .979 2.16 1.72
1999 SDP NL 28 1B 12 12 81.0 81 77 4 0 7 1.000 0.7 10.4 0.7 -0.7 1.4 0 9.00 6.75 .993 9.20 7.64
1999 SDP NL 28 3B 4 3 21.0 7 1 4 2 0 .714 -1.8 -102.9 -1.8 -1.4 -0.4 0 2.14 1.25 .971 2.70 2.30
1999 SDP NL 28 2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 5.10 4.20
2000 SDP NL 29 OF 144 138 1238.1 321 315 6 0 2 1.000 7.6 7.4 5.6 -0.9 6.6 2 2.33 2.23 .981 2.25 1.86
2000 SDP NL 29 RF 68 61 508.0 131 128 3 0 2 1.000 2.9 6.9 1.9 0.5 1.4 1 2.32 1.93 .979 2.18 1.75
2000 SDP NL 29 LF 65 45 447.1 114 113 1 0 0 1.000 6.0 16.1 4.0 -1.5 5.6 2 2.29 1.75 .975 1.91 1.41
2000 SDP NL 29 CF 34 32 283.0 76 74 2 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -5.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 -1 2.42 2.24 .987 2.64 2.24
2000 SDP NL 29 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.30
2001 FLA NL 30 OF 106 91 841.1 189 180 6 3 1 .984 -0.6 -0.9 -1.6 -2.9 1.2 1 1.99 1.75 .982 2.20 1.86
2001 FLA NL 30 RF 72 60 551.0 117 110 5 2 1 .983 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.6 1.6 1 1.88 1.60 .981 2.11 1.73
2001 FLA NL 30 CF 37 31 288.1 72 70 1 1 0 .986 -0.4 -1.7 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0 2.22 1.92 .986 2.59 2.18
2001 FLA NL 30 DH 1
2001 FLA NL 30 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
2002 FLA NL 31 OF 121 89 863.0 239 223 10 6 1 .975 8.3 11.5 8.3 6.3 2.0 0 2.43 1.93 .983 2.19 1.84
2002 FLA NL 31 LF 75 50 477.1 131 122 7 2 0 .985 11.3 28.4 10.3 6.0 4.3 1 2.43 1.72 .977 1.92 1.51
2002 FLA NL 31 RF 39 23 235.1 59 54 2 3 0 .949 0.3 1.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 1 2.14 1.44 .983 2.07 1.67
2002 FLA NL 31 CF 22 16 150.1 49 47 1 1 1 .980 -3.3 -26.3 -1.3 1.0 -2.3 -2 2.87 2.18 .988 2.57 2.13
2003 ANA AL 32 OF 97 60 576.2 172 164 3 5 2 .971 -1.7 -3.5 1.3 -2.7 4.0 -3 2.61 1.72 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 ANA AL 32 CF 48 31 298.1 101 100 0 1 0 .990 -2.1 -8.4 -2.1 -3.4 1.3 0 3.02 2.08 .990 2.78 2.45
2003 ANA AL 32 RF 42 25 232.1 61 55 3 3 2 .951 -0.5 -2.6 1.5 -0.2 1.7 -2 2.25 1.38 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 ANA AL 32 LF 10 4 46.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.9 23.5 1.9 0.9 1.0 -1 1.76 0.90 .990 2.17 1.84
2003 ANA AL 32 DH 2
8 Seasons OF 670 516 4825.0 1224 1172 34 18 8 .985 5.5 1.4 7.5 -5.4 12.9 -2 2.25 1.80 .982 2.23 1.88
8 Seasons LF 291 177 1772.1 423 405 13 5 1 .988 15.7 10.6 14.7 4.0 10.8 1 2.12 1.44 .977 1.93 1.48
7 Seasons RF 251 184 1684.2 404 383 13 8 5 .980 -3.2 -2.3 -3.2 -4.9 1.7 0 2.12 1.58 .980 2.13 1.73
7 Seasons CF 201 155 1368.0 399 386 8 5 2 .987 -7.0 -6.1 -4.0 -4.5 0.4 -3 2.59 1.96 .987 2.64 2.25
5 Seasons 2B 14 6 63.1 21 12 7 2 0 .905 -1.6 -30.3 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -1 2.70 1.36 .986 5.09 4.36
1 Season 1B 12 12 81.0 81 77 4 0 7 1.000 0.7 10.4 0.7 -0.7 1.4 0 9.00 6.75 .993 9.20 7.64
3 Seasons 3B 11 6 45.0 12 2 8 2 0 .833 -2.3 -61.3 -2.3 -1.3 -1.0 0 2.00 0.91 .958 2.70 2.26
2 Seasons DH 3
9 Seasons TOT 780 540 5014.1 1340 1265 53 22 15 .984 2.3 0.6 5.3 -7.6 12.9 -2 -1 2.37 1.69 .965 2.35 1.92
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 CIN NL 24 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1996 CIN NL 25 88 44 88 62 0 0 0 6 5 0 52 0 0 52 0 31 5
1997 CIN NL 26 27 12 27 20 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 8 1 18 0 8 1
1998 MIL NL 27 34 8 34 20 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 5 2 16 0 10 5
1999 SDP NL 28 149 98 149 129 0 0 12 1 4 0 69 47 27 116 0 27 7
2000 SDP NL 29 145 138 145 144 0 0 0 1 0 0 65 34 68 144 0 2 1
2001 FLA NL 30 119 91 119 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 72 106 0 13 4
2002 FLA NL 31 131 89 131 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 22 39 121 0 16 1
2003 ANA AL 32 111 60 111 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 48 42 97 0 12 14
9 Seasons 806 540 806 701 0 0 12 14 11 0 291 201 251 670 0 120 38
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1996 CIN NL 25 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 6 2 10 3 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 26 11 42.3% 12 3 11.5% 0 1472 62% 72% 36% 134 49%
1997 CIN NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 246 48% 72% 26% 24 33%
1998 MIL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 108 52% 74% 39% 10 50%
1999 SDP NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9 8 0 10 4 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 7 6 0 34 23 67.6% 11 0 0.0% 2 1733 57% 74% 39% 162 51%
2000 SDP NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 13 0 10 4 0 7 6 0 5 1 0 8 8 0 44 32 72.7% 12 0 0.0% 1 2001 50% 75% 40% 198 58%
2001 FLA NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40% 70% 50% 2 0%
2002 FLA NL 31 2 0 2 0 1 7 0 1 2 2 22 20 1 12 5 2 11 5 1 5 3 0 15 13 0 65 46 70.8% 15 4 6.2% 3 2114 53% 73% 39% 233 55%
2003 ANA AL 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 42.9% 4 0 0.0% 0 196 51% 79% 37% 20 45%
8 Seasons 5 0 4 1 2 13 0 4 4 2 60 52 3 48 19 2 30 17 1 19 6 0 34 30 1 191 124 64.9% 60 7 3.7% 6 7880 54% 74% 38% 783 53%
MLB Averages 61.1% 2.5% 56% 74% 38% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1997 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 40% 66% 49% 2 50%
1998 MIL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 57% 84% 41% 4 25%
1999 SDP NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 4 28.6% 10 0 0.0% 0 615 58% 75% 39% 68 50%
2000 SDP NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 35 22 0 23 10 1 6 2 0 6 1 1 12 3 1 82 38 46.3% 41 3 3.7% 0 2361 50% 74% 39% 273 47%
2001 FLA NL 30 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 20 10 0 19 6 2 7 7 0 7 0 0 8 6 0 61 29 47.5% 30 2 3.3% 3 2420 49% 71% 36% 225 51%
2002 FLA NL 31 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 10 6 0 11 8 0 4 2 1 4 2 0 6 3 0 35 21 60.0% 13 1 2.9% 1 1071 56% 74% 38% 111 50%
2003 ANA AL 32 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 16 11 0 10 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 33 13 39.4% 19 1 3.0% 2 1016 49% 75% 41% 115 49%
7 Seasons 8 0 7 1 2 13 1 1 3 6 85 51 0 70 25 4 21 13 1 17 3 1 32 13 1 225 105 46.7% 113 7 3.1% 6 7569 51% 73% 38% 798 49%
MLB Averages 46.2% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1997 CIN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 170 64% 69% 26% 14 36%
1998 MIL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8 6 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 50.0% 7 0 0.0% 2 172 58% 78% 41% 20 50%
1999 SDP NL 28 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 17 10 0 12 3 0 5 3 0 5 0 0 11 4 1 50 20 40.0% 29 1 2.0% 1 1251 63% 75% 38% 180 47%
2000 SDP NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 12 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 6 3 0 28 11 39.3% 16 1 3.6% 1 1296 55% 71% 35% 131 58%
2001 FLA NL 30 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8 5 1 10 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 27 13 48.1% 13 1 3.7% 0 1227 52% 72% 35% 127 56%
2002 FLA NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 4 2 0 20 6 30.0% 14 0 0.0% 1 697 53% 72% 42% 73 64%
2003 ANA AL 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 12 0 12 4 0 5 2 0 6 0 0 12 9 0 54 27 50.0% 26 0 0.0% 0 1318 46% 77% 45% 199 50%
7 Seasons 5 0 3 2 1 8 0 5 1 1 75 41 2 48 10 0 15 8 0 24 4 0 38 23 1 200 86 43.0% 110 3 1.5% 5 6131 54% 74% 38% 744 53%
MLB Averages 41.9% 2.0% 56% 74% 38% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1996 CIN NL 25 162 64% 71% 33% 10 90% 0 9 2 4 3 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CIN NL 26 72 74% 79% 21% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 MIL NL 27 45 71% 64% 33% 1 0% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 SDP NL 28 15 40% 67% 27% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 SDP NL 29 6 33% 83% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 300 66% 72% 30% 12 83% 0 11 3 4 4 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1999 SDP NL 28 353 59% 74% 33% 21 90% 0 77 5 71 1 10 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 353 59% 74% 33% 21 90% 0 77 5 71 1 10 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93% 82%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1995 CIN NL 24 16 56% 81% 31% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CIN NL 25 107 39% 74% 29% 6 83% 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1999 SDP NL 28 95 54% 82% 36% 8 63% 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 218 47% 78% 32% 14 71% 0 2 2 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 88% 60%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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