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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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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
1995 24 CIN NL 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 432 2 0 0 1 0 0 /5
1996 25 CIN NL 88 232 205 26 41 6 0 0 9 16 2 23 38 .200 .281 .229 .511 37 47 2 1 1 2 1 7/45
1997 26 CIN NL 27 61 57 8 15 0 0 0 3 3 2 4 11 .263 .311 .263 .575 52 15 2 0 0 0 0 /7849
1998 27 MIL NL 34 43 40 5 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 6 .125 .167 .250 .417 8 10 3 0 1 0 0 7/849
1999 28 SDP NL 149 485 440 55 117 22 3 9 61 33 7 38 50 .266 .327 .391 .718 88 172 12 3 2 2 2 *7893/54
2000 29 SDP NL 145 636 583 87 171 19 7 6 51 29 14 45 63 .293 .346 .381 .727 90 222 16 4 0 4 4 *978/4
2001 30 FLA NL 119 434 400 51 101 16 1 5 28 8 6 29 59 .253 .302 .335 .637 67 134 13 0 4 1 2 98/D7
2002 31 FLA NL 131 425 385 44 104 15 5 4 37 26 9 31 33 .270 .324 .366 .690 84 141 11 0 8 1 1 *798
2003 32 ANA AL 111 257 241 29 65 6 0 1 20 11 8 10 24 .270 .300 .307 .607 63 74 4 1 4 1 0 897/D
9 Seasons 806 2576 2353 305 621 86 16 26 214 126 48 182 284 .264 .318 .347 .665 75 817 63 9 21 11 10
162 Game Avg. 162 518 473 61 125 17 3 5 43 25 10 37 57 .264 .318 .347 .665 75 164 13 2 4 2 2
CIN (3 yrs) 117 296 264 34 58 6 0 0 13 19 4 27 49 .220 .293 .242 .535 43 64 4 1 2 2 1
SDP (2 yrs) 294 1121 1023 142 288 41 10 15 112 62 21 83 113 .282 .338 .385 .723 89 394 28 7 2 6 6
FLA (2 yrs) 250 859 785 95 205 31 6 9 65 34 15 60 92 .261 .313 .350 .663 75 275 24 0 12 2 3
ANA (1 yr) 111 257 241 29 65 6 0 1 20 11 8 10 24 .270 .300 .307 .607 63 74 4 1 4 1 0
MIL (1 yr) 34 43 40 5 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 6 .125 .167 .250 .417 8 10 3 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 695 2319 2112 276 556 80 16 25 194 115 40 172 260 .263 .320 .352 .672 77 743 59 8 17 10 10
AL (1 yr) 111 257 241 29 65 6 0 1 20 11 8 10 24 .270 .300 .307 .607 63 74 4 1 4 1 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
2000 NL--7--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2000 NL--29--8th

Singles s c a p y
2000 NL--139--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2000 NL--14--2nd
2003 AL--8--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
2000 NL--9.254--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 3 (1907), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1992.

March 21, 1998: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Jesus Martinez (minors) (March 26, 1998) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

March 25, 1998: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Florida Marlins.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

March 28, 2001: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Omar Ortiz (minors) and Matt Clement to the Florida Marlins for Cesar Crespo and Mark Kotsay.

December 21, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 30, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 30, 2004: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Cincinnati Reds$109,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$109,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$175,000
1998Milwaukee Brewers$180,000
1999San Diego Padres$275,000
2000San Diego Padres$370,000
2001Florida Marlins$1,250,000
2002Florida Marlins$2,166,667
2003Anaheim Angels$925,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,559,667
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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