Will Owens - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Will Owens

William John Owens
(Bill)

Born: November 14, 1901 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: May 5, 1999 in Indianapolis, IN
(97 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 170

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Notes:

• Buried: Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)

Batting

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1923	WP	IND	21	SS	8	28	25	3	4	0	0	0	3	0		2			0	1			.160	.222	.160	.382	24
1924	WP	ECL	22	SS	12	34	34	4	7	0	0	0	2	0		0			0	0			.206	.206	.206	.412	15
1925	ABC/CAG	NNL	23	SS	51	188	173	10	31	3	0	0	11	3		8			0	7			.179	.215	.197	.412	11
1926	DM/KCM	NNL	24	SS	9	33	30	3	5	0	0	0	1	0		2			0	1			.167	.219	.167	.385	1
1927	BRG/HBG	ECL	25	SS	11	37	33	7	7	0	0	0	3	1		3			1	0			.212	.297	.212	.509	34
1928	CTG	NNL	26	SS	5	9	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	1			.429	.500	.429	.929	148
1929	MRS	NNL	27	SS	63	249	233	23	52	3	0	0	20	1		10			0	6			.223	.255	.236	.491	30
1931	DS	NNL	29	SS	13	52	48	4	12	2	0	0	4	0		4			0	0			.250	.308	.292	.599	66
1932	AB2	NSL	30	SS	6	19	18	4	8	0	2	0	4	1		1			0	0			.444	.474	.667	1.140	248
1933	ID	NN2	31	SS	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	0			.167	.286	.167	.452	25
10	11			SS	181	656	607	58	130	8	2	0	48	6		32			1	16			.214	.255	.234	.489	33
162 Game Average						587	543	52	116	7	2	0	43	5		29			1	14			.214	.255	.234	.489	33

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2	Washington Potomacs			SS	20	62	59	7	11	0	0	0	5	0		2			0	1			.186	.213	.186	.400	19
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SS	46	176	163	10	31	3	0	0	11	3		7			0	6			.190	.224	.209	.432	16
1	Chicago American Giants			SS	5	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	1			.000	.091	.000	.091	-73
1	Dayton Marcos			SS	7	27	26	3	4	0	0	0	1	0		1			0	0			.154	.185	.154	.339	-12
1	Kansas City Monarchs			SS	2	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	1			.250	.400	.250	.650	76
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SS	8	26	23	6	6	0	0	0	2	1		2			1	0			.261	.346	.261	.607	61
1	Harrisburg Giants			SS	3	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1			0	0			.100	.182	.100	.282	-26
1	Cleveland Tigers			SS	5	9	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	1			.429	.500	.429	.929	148
1	Memphis Red Sox			SS	63	249	233	23	52	3	0	0	20	1		10			0	6			.223	.255	.236	.491	30
1	Detroit Stars I			SS	13	52	48	4	12	2	0	0	4	0		4			0	0			.250	.308	.292	.599	66
2	Indianapolis ABCs II			SS	9	26	24	4	9	0	2	0	4	1		2			0	0			.375	.423	.542	.965	188

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1923	WP	IND	28		.193	.297		7.1%	7.1%								0.0%	0.4%		.000	.066
1924	WP	ECL	34		.195	.327		0.0%	7.1%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.102
1925	ABC/CAG	NNL	188		.191	.334		4.3%				8.1%					0.0%	1.3%		.017	.126
1926	DM/KCM	NNL	33		.188	.348		6.1%				8.2%					0.0%	1.4%		.000	.127
1927	BRG/HBG	ECL	37		.263	.350		8.1%				9.1%					0.0%	1.3%		.000	.119
1928	CTG	NNL	9		.394	.340		11.1%	6.8%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.115
1929	MRS	NNL	249		.229	.340		4.0%	7.6%								0.0%	1.6%		.013	.126
1931	DS	NNL	52		.295	.344		7.7%	8.9%								0.0%	0.8%		.042	.095
1932	AB2	NSL	19		.525	.308		5.3%	6.5%								0.0%	0.4%		.222	.076
1933	ID	NN2	7		.238	.333		14.3%	6.8%								0.0%	1.2%		.000	.123
10	11		656		.231	.336		4.9%	7.9%								0.0%	1.3%		.020	.118

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
2	Washington Potomacs		62		.194	.314		3.2%	7.1%								0.0%	0.8%		.000	.087
1	Indianapolis ABCs I		176		.200	.335		4.0%	8.2%								0.0%	1.3%		.018	.126
1	Chicago American Giants		12		.062	.321		8.3%	7.8%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.121
1	Dayton Marcos		27		.167	.350		3.7%	8.2%								0.0%	1.4%		.000	.128
1	Kansas City Monarchs		6		.283	.339		16.7%	8.0%								0.0%	1.4%		.000	.124
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants		26		.308	.348		7.7%	9.0%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.118
1	Harrisburg Giants		11		.156	.355		9.1%	9.2%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.121
1	Cleveland Tigers		9		.394	.340		11.1%	6.8%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.115
1	Memphis Red Sox		249		.229	.340		4.0%	7.6%								0.0%	1.6%		.013	.126
1	Detroit Stars I		52		.295	.344		7.7%	8.9%								0.0%	0.8%		.042	.095
2	Indianapolis ABCs II		26		.447	.315		7.7%	6.6%								0.0%	0.6%		.167	.088

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