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Eric Owens
Eric Blake Owens

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Ferrum College

Debut June 6, 1995
  vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 2003
Born February 3, 1971 in Danville, VA

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1992. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 24 CIN NL   2    2    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  432    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1996 25 CIN NL  88  205   26   41   6  0   0    9  16  2  23  38  .200  .281  .229   37   47   1   2   1   1   2
 1997 26 CIN NL  27   57    8   15   0  0   0    3   3  2   4  11  .263  .311  .263   52   15   0   0   0   0   2
 1998 27 MIL NL  34   40    5    5   2  0   1    4   0  0   2   6  .125  .167  .250    8   10   1   0   0   0   3
 1999 28 SDP NL 149  440   55  117  22  3   9   61  33  7  38  50  .266  .327  .391   88  172   2   2   2   3  12
 2000 29 SDP NL 145  583   87  171  19  7   6   51  29 14  45  63  .293  .346  .381   90  222   0   4   4   4  16
 2001 30 FLA NL 119  400   51  101  16  1   5   28   8  6  29  59  .253  .302  .335   67  134   4   1   2   0  13
 2002 31 FLA NL 131  385   44  104  15  5   4   37  26  9  31  33  .270  .324  .366   84  141   8   1   1   0  11
 2003 32 ANA AL 111  241   29   65   6  0   1   20  11  8  10  24  .270  .300  .307   63   74   4   1   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      806 2353  305  621  86 16  26  214 126 48 182 284  .264  .318  .347   75  817  21  11  10   9  63
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        473   61  125  17  3   5   43  25 10  37  57  .264  .318  .347   75  164   4   2   2   2  13
 Career High    149  583   87  171  22  7   9   61  33 14  45  63  .293  .346  .391   90  222   8   4   4   4  16
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 24 CIN NL    3    1    2  53.8   107|1.000  .270|1.000  .340|1.000  .421|2.000  .761| 432  .988   0.9   0.1   0%
 1996 25 CIN NL  232  171   17   2.7   108| .200  .271| .281  .340| .229  .424| .510  .764|  37  .252 -18.7  -1.8  88%
 1997 26 CIN NL   61   46    4   2.3   110| .263  .273| .311  .345| .263  .428| .574  .773|  52  .206  -4.2  -0.4  60%
 1998 27 MIL NL   43   39    1   0.7   107| .125  .269| .167  .340| .250  .424| .417  .764|   8  .027  -5.6  -0.5   0%
 1999 28 SDP NL  485  346   58   4.5   108| .266  .266| .327  .340| .391  .428| .718  .767|  88  .424  -7.5  -0.7  82%
 2000 29 SDP NL  636  446   75   4.5   109| .293  .263| .346  .339| .381  .430| .727  .770|  90  .422  -7.5  -0.7  67%
 2001 30 FLA NL  434  323   38   3.1   109| .253  .265| .302  .336| .335  .434| .637  .770|  67  .298 -19.8  -1.9  57%
 2002 31 FLA NL  425  310   45   3.9   105| .270  .262| .324  .336| .366  .417| .690  .753|  84  .405  -9.4  -0.9  74%
 2003 32 ANA AL  257  193   21   2.9   105| .270  .265| .300  .331| .307  .425| .607  .756|  63  .269 -13.2  -1.2  57%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2576 1875  261   3.7   108| .264  .265| .318  .338| .347  .427| .665  .765|  75  .360 -84.9  -8.0  72%

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

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
1995 24 CIN NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 4.0 1996 25 CIN NL LF 52 65 3 1 1 .986 .976 1.31 1.45 1.82 1.85 37 337.0 2B 6 10 7 1 0 .944 .983 2.83 4.40 4.59 5.08 4 33.3 3B 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 1.00 2.20 2.25 2.70 3 20.0 1997 26 CIN NL OF 18 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 0.78 1.77 1.32 2.13 10 95.7 LF 9 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.00 1.48 1.60 1.95 5 50.7 CF 8 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 2.02 1.22 2.41 4 37.0 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.06 2 16.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 2.02 1 8.0 1998 27 MIL NL OF 16 13 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.94 1.78 1.85 2.17 8 73.0 LF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.38 1.78 1.89 2 25.3 CF 5 7 2 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 2.16 2.27 2.52 5 35.7 2B 4 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.25 4.38 0.90 5.13 0 10.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.75 2.10 1 12.0 1999 28 SDP NL OF 116 199 4 2 1 .990 .981 1.75 1.86 2.28 2.26 83 800.0 LF 69 82 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.22 1.48 1.96 2.00 34 386.7 CF 47 83 2 2 1 .977 .984 1.81 2.20 2.78 2.63 36 275.3 RF 27 34 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.26 1.72 2.22 2.16 13 138.0 1B 12 77 4 0 7 1.000 .993 6.75 7.64 9.00 9.20 12 81.0 3B 4 1 4 2 0 .714 .962 1.25 2.30 2.14 2.70 3 21.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 3.00 5.10 0 3.0 2000 29 SDP NL OF 144 315 6 0 2 1.000 .981 2.23 1.86 2.33 2.25 138 1238.3 RF 68 128 3 0 2 1.000 .979 1.93 1.75 2.32 2.18 61 508.0 LF 65 113 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.75 1.41 2.29 1.91 45 447.3 CF 34 74 2 0 0 1.000 .987 2.24 2.24 2.42 2.64 32 283.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 2001 30 FLA NL OF 106 180 6 3 1 .984 .982 1.75 1.86 1.99 2.20 91 841.3 RF 72 110 5 2 1 .983 .981 1.60 1.73 1.88 2.11 60 551.0 CF 37 70 1 1 0 .986 .986 1.92 2.18 2.22 2.59 31 288.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 DH 1 2002 31 FLA NL OF 121 223 10 6 1 .975 .983 1.93 1.84 2.43 2.19 89 863.0 LF 75 122 7 2 0 .985 .977 1.72 1.51 2.44 1.92 50 476.3 RF 39 54 2 3 0 .949 .982 1.44 1.67 2.13 2.07 23 236.3 CF 22 47 1 1 1 .980 .988 2.18 2.13 2.87 2.57 16 150.3 2003 32 ANA AL OF 97 164 3 5 2 .971 .985 1.72 2.08 2.61 2.35 60 576.7 CF 48 100 0 1 0 .990 .990 2.08 2.45 3.02 2.78 31 298.3 RF 42 55 3 3 2 .951 .980 1.38 1.79 2.25 2.11 25 232.3 LF 10 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 0.90 1.84 1.76 2.17 4 46.0 DH 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 28 SDP NL 1B 12 77 4 0 7 1.000 .993 6.75 7.64 9.00 9.20 12 81.0 1996 25 CIN NL 2B 6 10 7 1 0 .944 .983 2.83 4.40 4.59 5.08 4 33.3 1997 26 CIN NL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.06 2 16.0 1998 27 MIL NL 2B 4 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.25 4.38 0.90 5.13 0 10.0 1999 28 SDP NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 3.00 5.10 0 3.0 2000 29 SDP NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1995 24 CIN NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 4.0 1996 25 CIN NL 3B 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 1.00 2.20 2.25 2.70 3 20.0 1999 28 SDP NL 3B 4 1 4 2 0 .714 .962 1.25 2.30 2.14 2.70 3 21.0 1997 26 CIN NL CF 8 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 2.02 1.22 2.41 4 37.0 1998 27 MIL NL CF 5 7 2 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 2.16 2.27 2.52 5 35.7 1999 28 SDP NL CF 47 83 2 2 1 .977 .984 1.81 2.20 2.78 2.63 36 275.3 2000 29 SDP NL CF 34 74 2 0 0 1.000 .987 2.24 2.24 2.42 2.64 32 283.0 2001 30 FLA NL CF 37 70 1 1 0 .986 .986 1.92 2.18 2.22 2.59 31 288.3 2002 31 FLA NL CF 22 47 1 1 1 .980 .988 2.18 2.13 2.87 2.57 16 150.3 2003 32 ANA AL CF 48 100 0 1 0 .990 .990 2.08 2.45 3.02 2.78 31 298.3 2001 30 FLA NL DH 1 2003 32 ANA AL DH 2 1996 25 CIN NL LF 52 65 3 1 1 .986 .976 1.31 1.45 1.82 1.85 37 337.0 1997 26 CIN NL LF 9 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.00 1.48 1.60 1.95 5 50.7 1998 27 MIL NL LF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.38 1.78 1.89 2 25.3 1999 28 SDP NL LF 69 82 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.22 1.48 1.96 2.00 34 386.7 2000 29 SDP NL LF 65 113 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.75 1.41 2.29 1.91 45 447.3 2001 30 FLA NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 2002 31 FLA NL LF 75 122 7 2 0 .985 .977 1.72 1.51 2.44 1.92 50 476.3 2003 32 ANA AL LF 10 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 0.90 1.84 1.76 2.17 4 46.0 1996 25 CIN NL OF 52 64 3 1 1 .985 .978 1.29 1.80 1.79 2.13 37 337.0 1997 26 CIN NL OF 18 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 0.78 1.77 1.32 2.13 10 95.7 1998 27 MIL NL OF 16 13 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.94 1.78 1.85 2.17 8 73.0 1999 28 SDP NL OF 116 199 4 2 1 .990 .981 1.75 1.86 2.28 2.26 83 800.0 2000 29 SDP NL OF 144 315 6 0 2 1.000 .981 2.23 1.86 2.33 2.25 138 1238.3 2001 30 FLA NL OF 106 180 6 3 1 .984 .982 1.75 1.86 1.99 2.20 91 841.3 2002 31 FLA NL OF 121 223 10 6 1 .975 .983 1.93 1.84 2.43 2.19 89 863.0 2003 32 ANA AL OF 97 164 3 5 2 .971 .985 1.72 2.08 2.61 2.35 60 576.7 1997 26 CIN NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 2.02 1 8.0 1998 27 MIL NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 0.75 2.10 1 12.0 1999 28 SDP NL RF 27 34 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.26 1.72 2.22 2.16 13 138.0 2000 29 SDP NL RF 68 128 3 0 2 1.000 .979 1.93 1.75 2.32 2.18 61 508.0 2001 30 FLA NL RF 72 110 5 2 1 .983 .981 1.60 1.73 1.88 2.11 60 551.0 2002 31 FLA NL RF 39 54 2 3 0 .949 .982 1.44 1.67 2.13 2.07 23 236.3 2003 32 ANA AL RF 42 55 3 3 2 .951 .980 1.38 1.79 2.25 2.11 25 232.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 670 1172 34 18 8 .985 .982 1.80 1.88 2.25 2.23 516 4825.0 291 201 251# LF* 291 405 13 5 1 .988 .977 1.44 1.48 2.12 1.93 177 1771.3 RF* 251 383 13 8 5 .980 .980 1.58 1.73 2.11 2.13 184 1685.7 CF* 201 386 8 5 2 .987 .987 1.96 2.25 2.59 2.64 155 1368.0 2B* 14 12 7 2 0 .905 .984 1.36 4.36 2.70 5.09 6 63.3 1B* 12 77 4 0 7 1.000 .993 6.75 7.64 9.00 9.20 12 81.0 3B* 11 2 8 2 0 .833 .952 0.91 2.26 2.00 2.70 6 45.0 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 707 1263 53 22 15 .984 .982 1.86 2.03 2.36 2.39 540 5014
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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
2000 NL-7-7

Stolen Bases
2000 NL-29-8

Singles
2000 NL-139-2

Caught Stealing
2000 NL-14-2
2003 AL-8-9

At Bats per Strikeout
2000 NL-9.3-8

Gray Ink: Batting - 3 (1984) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3105) (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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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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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