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	10	30	30	3	6	0	0	0	1	0		0				0			.200	.200	.200	.400	17
1925	ABC/CAG	NNL	23	SS	50	184	169	9	30	3	0	0	11	3		9				6			.178	.219	.195	.414	12
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	9	28	26	5	5	0	0	0	3	1		1			1	0			.192	.250	.192	.442	17
1928	CTG	NNL	26	SS	5	9	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1			0	1			.429	.500	.429	.929	147
1929	MRS	NNL	27	SS	62	249	232	24	51	3	0	0	16	1		11			0	6			.220	.255	.233	.488	30
1931	DS	NNL	29	SS	13	52	48	4	12	2	0	0	4	0		4			0	0			.250	.308	.292	.599	65
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	175	639	591	55	125	8	2	0	43	6		32			1	15			.212	.253	.232	.485	33
162 Game Average						592	547	51	116	7	2	0	40	6		30			1	14			.212	.253	.232	.485	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	18	58	55	6	10	0	0	0	4	0		2			0	1			.182	.211	.182	.392	20
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SS	45	174	159	9	30	3	0	0	11	3		9				6			.189	.232	.208	.440	19
1	Chicago American Giants			SS	5	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0				0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
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	77
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SS	6	17	16	4	4	0	0	0	2	1		0			1	0			.250	.294	.250	.544	45
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	147
1	Memphis Red Sox			SS	62	249	232	24	51	3	0	0	16	1		11			0	6			.220	.255	.233	.488	30
1	Detroit Stars I			SS	13	52	48	4	12	2	0	0	4	0		4			0	0			.250	.308	.292	.599	65
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	30		.188	.313		0.0%	6.6%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.095
1925	ABC/CAG	NNL	184		.194	.330		4.9%				8.3%					0.0%	1.3%		.018	.125
1926	DM/KCM	NNL	33		.188	.347		6.1%				8.1%					0.0%	1.4%		.000	.127
1927	BRG/HBG	ECL	28		.225	.348		3.6%				9.1%					0.0%	1.3%		.000	.120
1928	CTG	NNL	9		.394	.341		11.1%	6.8%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.116
1929	MRS	NNL	249		.228	.338		4.4%	8.3%								0.0%	1.6%		.013	.125
1931	DS	NNL	52		.295	.345		7.7%	8.9%								0.0%	0.8%		.042	.096
1932	AB2	NSL	19		.525	.308		5.3%	6.4%								0.0%	0.4%		.222	.076
1933	ID	NN2	7		.238	.332		14.3%	6.7%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.121
10	11		639		.229	.333		5.0%	8.2%								0.0%	1.3%		.020	.117

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
2	Washington Potomacs		58		.190	.305		3.4%	6.8%								0.0%	0.8%		.000	.082
1	Indianapolis ABCs I		174		.205	.331		5.2%	8.3%								0.0%	1.3%		.019	.125
1	Chicago American Giants		10		.000	.316		0.0%	7.9%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.119
1	Dayton Marcos		27		.167	.349		3.7%	8.2%								0.0%	1.4%		.000	.127
1	Kansas City Monarchs		6		.283	.337		16.7%	7.9%								0.0%	1.4%		.000	.123
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants		17		.269	.344		0.0%	9.0%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.118
1	Harrisburg Giants		11		.155	.353		9.1%	9.3%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.122
1	Cleveland Tigers		9		.394	.341		11.1%	6.8%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.116
1	Memphis Red Sox		249		.228	.338		4.4%	8.3%								0.0%	1.6%		.013	.125
1	Detroit Stars I		52		.295	.345		7.7%	8.9%								0.0%	0.8%		.042	.096
2	Indianapolis ABCs II		26		.447	.314		7.7%	6.5%								0.0%	0.6%		.167	.088

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