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Spike Owen
Spike Dee Owen
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 19, 1961 in Cleburne, TX
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1983
Final Game: October 2, 1995
Relatives: Brother of Dave Owen
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Standard Batting

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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
1983 22 SEA AL 80 340 306 36 60 11 3 2 21 10 6 24 44 .196 .257 .271 .528 44 83 2 2 5 3 0 6
1984 23 SEA AL 152 590 530 67 130 18 8 3 43 16 8 46 63 .245 .308 .326 .635 78 173 5 3 9 2 0 *6
1985 24 SEA AL 118 393 352 41 91 10 6 6 37 11 5 34 27 .259 .322 .372 .694 90 131 5 0 5 2 0 *6
1986 25 TOT AL 154 593 528 67 122 24 7 1 45 4 4 51 51 .231 .300 .309 .608 66 163 13 2 9 3 1 *6
1986 25 SEA AL 112 446 402 46 99 22 6 0 35 1 3 34 42 .246 .305 .331 .636 74 133 11 1 7 2 1 *6
1986 25 BOS AL 42 147 126 21 23 2 1 1 10 3 1 17 9 .183 .283 .238 .521 44 30 2 1 2 1 0 6
1987 26 BOS AL 132 504 437 50 113 17 7 2 48 11 8 53 43 .259 .337 .343 .681 80 150 9 1 9 4 2 *6
1988 27 BOS AL 89 294 257 40 64 14 1 5 18 0 1 27 27 .249 .324 .370 .694 91 95 7 2 7 1 0 6/D
1989 28 MON NL 142 522 437 52 102 17 4 6 41 3 2 76 44 .233 .349 .332 .681 95 145 11 3 3 3 25 *6
1990 29 MON NL 149 533 453 55 106 24 5 5 35 8 6 70 60 .234 .333 .342 .675 90 155 6 0 5 5 12 *6
1991 30 MON NL 139 475 424 39 108 22 8 3 26 2 6 42 61 .255 .321 .366 .686 94 155 11 1 4 4 11 *6
1992 31 MON NL 122 446 386 52 104 16 3 7 40 9 4 50 30 .269 .348 .381 .729 108 147 10 0 4 6 3 *6
1993 32 NYY AL 103 367 334 41 78 16 2 2 20 3 2 29 30 .234 .294 .311 .605 66 104 6 0 3 1 2 6/D
1994 33 CAL AL 82 321 268 30 83 17 2 3 37 2 8 49 17 .310 .418 .422 .840 118 113 4 1 3 0 0 5/63D4
1995 34 CAL AL 82 237 218 17 50 9 3 1 28 3 2 18 22 .229 .288 .312 .600 57 68 7 0 1 0 1 564
13 Seasons 1544 5615 4930 587 1211 215 59 46 439 82 62 569 519 .246 .324 .341 .665 83 1682 96 15 67 34 57
162 Game Avg. 162 589 517 62 127 23 6 5 46 9 7 60 54 .246 .324 .341 .665 83 176 10 2 7 4 6
MON (4 yrs) 552 1976 1700 198 420 79 20 21 142 22 18 238 195 .247 .338 .354 .692 96 602 38 4 16 18 51
SEA (4 yrs) 462 1769 1590 190 380 61 23 11 136 38 22 138 176 .239 .301 .327 .628 73 520 23 6 26 9 1
BOS (3 yrs) 263 945 820 111 200 33 9 8 76 14 10 97 79 .244 .325 .335 .660 77 275 18 4 18 6 2
CAL (2 yrs) 164 558 486 47 133 26 5 4 65 5 10 67 39 .274 .363 .372 .735 92 181 11 1 4 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 103 367 334 41 78 16 2 2 20 3 2 29 30 .234 .294 .311 .605 66 104 6 0 3 1 2
AL (9 yrs) 992 3639 3230 389 791 136 39 25 297 60 44 331 324 .245 .316 .334 .650 76 1080 58 11 51 16 6
NL (4 yrs) 552 1976 1700 198 420 79 20 21 142 22 18 238 195 .247 .338 .354 .692 96 602 38 4 16 18 51

Postseason Batting

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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
1986 25 BOS AL ALCS CAL W 7 24 21 5 9 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 .429 .478 .524 1.002 11 0 0 1 0 0
1986 25 BOS AL WS NYM L 7 27 20 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 .300 .423 .300 .723 6 1 0 1 1 2
1988 27 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 15 52 41 7 15 0 1 0 5 1 0 8 8 .366 .460 .415 .875 17 1 0 2 1 2
2 ALCS 8 25 21 5 9 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 .429 .500 .524 1.024 11 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 7 27 20 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 .300 .423 .300 .723 6 1 0 1 1 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 SEA AL 22 SS 80 79 682.2 366 122 233 11 45 .970 -7.7 -13.5 -6.7 0.3 -7.1 -1 4.68 4.44 .963 4.75 4.15
1984 SEA AL 23 SS 151 148 1307.0 725 245 463 17 86 .977 3.2 2.9 4.2 -1.0 5.2 -1 4.88 4.69 .961 4.76 3.93
1985 SEA AL 24 SS 117 111 964.0 571 196 361 14 76 .975 2.4 3.0 3.4 -0.6 4.0 -1 5.20 4.76 .964 4.64 3.93
1986 TOT AL 25 SS 154 153 1323.4 767 279 467 21 133 .973 -6.4 -5.8 -9.4 -4.3 -5.0 3 5.07 4.84 .967 4.53 3.94
1986 SEA AL 25 SS 112 112 973.2 598 209 372 17 99 .972 -2.2 -2.7 -3.2 -1.2 -1.9 1 5.37 5.19 .967 4.53 3.94
1986 BOS AL 25 SS 42 41 349.2 169 70 95 4 34 .976 -4.2 -14.4 -6.2 -3.1 -3.1 2 4.25 3.93 .967 4.53 3.94
1987 BOS AL 26 SS 130 127 1117.2 525 176 336 13 69 .975 -8.9 -9.6 -6.9 -4.8 -2.2 -2 4.12 3.94 .970 4.59 4.02
1988 BOS AL 27 SS 76 71 619.0 304 102 192 10 34 .967 -2.2 -4.3 -1.2 -1.1 0.0 -1 4.27 3.87 .971 4.69 4.14
1988 BOS AL 27 DH 7
1989 MON NL 28 SS 142 140 1212.1 633 232 388 13 65 .979 -10.9 -10.8 -9.9 -6.9 -3.0 -1 4.60 4.37 .966 4.51 3.88
1990 MON NL 29 SS 148 136 1194.1 562 216 340 6 52 .989 -9.5 -9.5 -7.5 -3.6 -3.9 -2 4.19 3.76 .966 4.59 4.00
1991 MON NL 30 SS 133 119 1066.0 573 189 376 8 64 .986 11.4 12.8 11.4 3.5 7.9 0 4.77 4.25 .965 4.67 3.88
1992 MON NL 31 SS 116 112 972.0 497 188 300 9 44 .982 -5.2 -6.4 -3.2 -1.8 -1.4 -2 4.52 4.21 .969 4.59 3.86
1993 NYY AL 32 SS 96 88 797.1 442 116 312 14 44 .968 2.0 3.0 2.0 -2.6 4.6 0 4.83 4.46 .973 4.69 4.13
1993 NYY AL 32 DH 2
1994 CAL AL 33 3B 70 66 593.1 180 42 130 8 16 .956 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 1.1 -2.6 1 2.61 2.46 .948 2.64 2.34
1994 CAL AL 33 SS 5 4 36.0 12 4 8 0 4 1.000 -0.1 -3.3 -1.1 -0.2 -0.9 1 3.00 2.40 .967 4.65 4.22
1994 CAL AL 33 1B 4 1 16.0 18 17 1 0 1 1.000 1.0 75.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 10.12 4.50 .994 9.56 8.50
1994 CAL AL 33 DH 2
1994 CAL AL 33 2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 5.10 4.50
1995 CAL AL 34 3B 29 23 211.2 55 16 36 3 3 .945 -2.8 -15.9 -2.8 -1.1 -1.7 0 2.21 1.79 .953 2.61 2.19
1995 CAL AL 34 SS 25 8 105.1 63 22 38 3 7 .952 1.6 18.2 1.6 1.5 0.1 0 5.13 2.40 .975 4.71 4.16
1995 CAL AL 34 2B 16 11 100.0 48 27 21 0 7 1.000 -2.4 -28.8 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 -1 4.32 3.00 .981 5.11 4.34
13 Seasons SS 1373 1296 11397.0 6040 2087 3814 139 723 .977 -30.3 -3.2 -23.3 -21.6 -1.7 -7 4.66 4.30 .966 4.63 3.97
2 Seasons 3B 99 89 805.0 235 58 166 11 19 .953 -3.3 -4.9 -4.3 0.0 -4.3 1 2.50 2.26 .949 2.63 2.30
2 Seasons 2B 17 11 103.0 49 28 21 0 7 1.000 -2.4 -28.0 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 -1 4.28 2.88 .982 5.11 4.35
3 Seasons DH 11
1 Season 1B 4 1 16.0 18 17 1 0 1 1.000 1.0 75.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 10.12 4.50 .994 9.56 8.50
13 Seasons TOT 1493 1397 12321.0 6342 2190 4002 150 750 .976 -35.0 -3.4 -28.0 -22.8 -5.2 -7 4.52 4.15 .942 4.51 3.88
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm 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
1984 AL--8--8th
1986 AL--7--5th
1987 AL--7--9th
1991 NL--8--6th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1989 NL--25--2nd
1991 NL--11--9th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1994 AL--8--8th

AB per SO s c a p y
1989 NL--9.932--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1716), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1148), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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.

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