Eric
Owens
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 3, 1971 in Usa, VA, DANVILLE
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1997 26 TEX AL 52 170 24 37 6 3 5 22 0 0 6 31 .218 .244 .376 .621 14.5 0.4
1998 27 TEX AL 54 156 24 36 9 0 3 15 0 0 13 38 .231 .298 .346 .644 16.1 0.8
1999 28 TEX AL 32 55 12 12 2 1 1 12 0 0 3 13 .218 .259 .345 .604 4.7 0.1
2000 29 TEX AL 15 20 8 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 .200 .273 .300 .573 1.4 0.0
2001 30 TEX AL 36 50 15 16 1 0 1 10 0 0 9 7 .320 .424 .400 .824 9.1 1.3
2002 31 TEX AL 149 496 71 123 26 7 9 58 1 0 57 117 .248 .324 .383 .707 61.7 5.2
2003 32 TEX AL 76 161 25 37 11 0 1 18 0 0 17 49 .230 .302 .317 .618 15.8 0.5
7 Years Sim 414 1108 179 265 55 12 20 139 1 0 107 257 .239 .307 .365 .671 123.3 8.2
162 Game Average 433 70 103 21 4 7 54 0 0 41 100 .239 .307 .365 .671 48.2  
Career Highs 149 496 71 123 26 7 9 58 1 0 57 117 .320 .424 .400 .824 61.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1997 26 TEX AL 3B 49 41 385.0 29 78 5 5 .955 2.50   1.2
1998 27 TEX AL 3B 45 38 352.3 27 70 5 6 .951 2.48   0.7
    1B 5 4 37.0 38 2 0 2 1.000 9.73   0.1
1999 28 TEX AL 3B 21 11 119.7 5 33 1 3 .974 2.86   0.6
    RF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
2000 29 TEX AL 3B 6 4 40.0 3 6 0 1 1.000 2.03   0.1
    RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
2001 30 TEX AL 3B 24 9 123.0 4 27 4 2 .886 2.27   0.3
    RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2002 31 TEX AL 3B 148 148 1222.7 63 255 21 23 .938 2.34   3.4
    SS 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2003 32 TEX AL 3B 55 50 418.0 22 71 2 5 .979 2.00   1.4
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 348 301 2660.7 153 540 38 45 .948 2.34   7.8
  1B 5 4 37.0 38 2 0 2 1.000 9.73   0.1
  RF 7 0 11.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64   0.0
  SS 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   362 305 2714.7 194 543 38 47 .951 2.44   7.9
Career Highs   150 148 1228.7 65 256 21 23 1.000 3.17    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1999 28 TEX AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2002 31 TEX AL 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125
Career Post-Season Batting 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .100 .000 .100
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 85th overall pick, by Texas in 1995
Had first career hit on 5/17/1997, off Mike Stanton (BAL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/17/1997, off Mike Stanton (BAL)
1/31/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/24/2002 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 3/1/2004 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/9/2005 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year