Turk Lown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1962)

Turk Lown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1962 for the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 12 seasons. Across 504 career appearances, he went 55-61 with a 4.12 ERA, 574 strikeouts, and 73 saves. He also batted .164 with 1 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 55–61
ERA 4.12
WHIP 1.52
SO 574
Pitcher PIV -13402.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
5/30/1924 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died
7/8/2016 in Pueblo, CO, USA
MLB Debut
1951-04-24
Last Game
1962-09-22

Full name: Omar Joseph Lown

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Career Pitching Statistics

Turk Lown — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
55 61 504 49 10 1 73 1032.0 978 472 105 590 574 4.12 -13402.6

Career ERA 4.12 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Turk Lown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1951 CHN NL 4 9 31 18 3 1 0 127.0 125 77 90 39 5.46 4.04 (-35%) -4470.1
1952 CHN NL 4 11 33 19 5 0 0 156.2 154 76 93 73 4.37 3.70 (-18%) -2636.2
1953 CHN NL 8 7 49 12 2 0 3 148.1 166 85 84 76 5.16 4.14 (-25%) -3416.3
1954 CHN NL 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 22.0 23 15 15 16 6.14 3.90 (-57%) 175.4
1956 CHN NL 9 8 61 0 0 0 13 110.2 95 44 78 74 3.58 3.96 (+10%) -1061.7
1957 CHN NL 5 7 67 0 0 0 12 93.0 74 39 51 51 3.77 3.83 (+2%) -1324.7
1958 CHN NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 3 4 4.50 — 0.0
1958 CIN NL 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 11.2 12 7 12 9 5.40 3.86 (-40%) -696.0
1958 CHA AL 3 3 27 0 0 0 8 40.2 49 18 28 40 3.98 3.86 (-3%) 991.9
1959 CHA AL 9 2 60 0 0 0 15 93.1 73 30 42 63 2.89 3.90 (+26%) -874.4
1960 CHA AL 2 3 45 0 0 0 5 67.1 60 29 34 39 3.88 3.82 (-2%) -378.2
1961 CHA AL 7 5 59 0 0 0 11 101.0 87 31 35 50 2.76 4.03 (+31%) -682.7
1962 CHA AL 4 2 42 0 0 0 6 56.1 58 19 25 40 3.04 3.96 (+23%) 970.6
Career · 13 seasons 55 61 504 49 10 1 73 1,032.0 978 472 590 574 4.12 — -13,403

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Turk Lown — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
506 214 13 35 4 2 1 10 0 13 48 .164 .211 .215 .426 -829

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 36.7% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career SLG .215 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Career OPS .426 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Turk Lown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1951 CHN NL 31 39 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 .205 — — — — 0.0
1952 CHN NL 33 50 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 2 11 .140 .252 (-45%) .326 (-47%) .369 (-46%) .696 (-46%) -373.5
1953 CHN NL 49 48 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 .125 — — — — -456.0
1954 CHN NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1956 CHN NL 61 23 2 5 0 1 1 2 0 2 11 .217 — — — — 0.0
1957 CHN NL 67 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1958 CHN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1958 CIN NL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1958 CHA AL 27 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .333 — — — — 0.0
1959 CHA AL 60 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
1960 CHA AL 45 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1961 CHA AL 60 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 CHA AL 42 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 506 214 13 35 4 2 1 10 0 13 48 .164 — — — — -829

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Turk Lown — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Turk Lown — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1959 WS CHA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Turk Lown — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 0 0 3.1 2 0 1 3 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Turk Lown — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1959 WS CHA 0 0 3 0 0 3.1 2 0 1 3 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Turk Lown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25511451917.167
Away25110081603.160

Pitching — Home / Away

Turk Lown — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home254558.15152323103103.74
Away250473.24632392812644.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

Turk Lown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1962-09-22 CHWNYYW 000000000
1962-09-20 CHWBOSW 000000000
1962-09-15 CHWTEXL 000000000
1962-09-12 CHWMINW 000000000
1962-09-07 CHWTEXL 000000000
1962-09-03 CHWCLEL 000000000
1962-09-02 CHWDETW 000000000
1962-08-31 CHWDETL 000000000
1962-08-30 CHWDETW 100000001
1962-08-29 CHWMINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Turk Lown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1962-09-22 CHWNYY — 0.1200010
1962-09-20 CHWBOS W 1.0000000
1962-09-15 CHWTEX — 2.0000010
1962-09-12 CHWMIN SV 1.0100010
1962-09-07 CHWTEX — 0.2433000
1962-09-03 CHWCLE — 1.0000000
1962-09-02 CHWDET SV 0.1000000
1962-08-31 CHWDET — 0.1211010
1962-08-30 CHWDET W 0.2000000
1962-08-29 CHWMIN — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Turk Lown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 504 0 74 198 11 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Turk Lown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1951 CHN P 31 0 9 23 0 1
1952 CHN P 33 0 12 33 1 2
1953 CHN P 49 0 12 33 0 4
1954 CHN P 15 0 2 6 1 0
1956 CHN P 61 0 9 13 1 1
1957 CHN P 67 0 5 22 1 4
1958 CHN P 4 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CIN P 11 0 2 0 1 0
1958 CHA P 27 0 4 5 0 1
1959 CHA P 60 0 2 21 1 0
1960 CHA P 45 0 4 13 2 1
1961 CHA P 59 0 6 15 2 1
1962 CHA P 42 0 7 14 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Turk Lown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 504

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Turk Lown (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Don Stanhouse
    38-54, 3.84 ERA
  2. 96
    Jerry Johnson
    48-51, 4.31 ERA
  3. 93
    Ray Moore
    63-59, 4.06 ERA
  4. 91
    Ed Farmer
    30-43, 4.30 ERA
  5. 90
    Greg Cadaret
    38-32, 3.99 ERA
  6. 89
    Sammy Stewart
    59-48, 3.59 ERA

Turk Lown: the record in brief

The profile opens with Turk Lown's first major league game on April 24, 1951; the last one listed came on September 22, 1962. By club, Lown's seasons break down as the Chicago Cubs (1951 through 1958), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), and the Chicago White Sox (1958 to 1962). Lown played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 30, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY, USA and a listed size of 6'0" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on July 8, 2016, in Pueblo, CO, USA. Lown's full given name, per the bio, is Omar Joseph Lown.

Lown's career pitching line is 55 wins, 61 losses and a 4.12 ERA over 504 appearances. Also on Lown's record: 574 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 73 saves. Lown's 4.12 ERA was close to the 3.92 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 9, in 1956. 1953 produced Lown's most strikeouts, 76. Lown saved 15 games in 1959, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Turk Lown

What years did Turk Lown play?
Turk Lown played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1962.
Was Turk Lown a pitcher?
Yes. Turk Lown pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 574 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Turk Lown hit?
Turk Lown hit 1 career home run with 35 hits.
What teams did Turk Lown play for?
Turk Lown played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1951–1954, 1956–1958), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), and the Chicago White Sox (1958–1962).
What were Turk Lown's career stats?
In 504 games, Turk Lown went 55-61 with a 4.12 ERA, 574 strikeouts, 1,032.0 innings pitched, and 73 saves. At the plate he had 35 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Turk Lown play?
Turk Lown played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Turk Lown and how much did he weigh?
Turk Lown was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
What was Turk Lown's career ERA?
Turk Lown finished with a 4.12 career ERA, going 55-61 with 574 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Turk Lown have?
Turk Lown recorded 574 career strikeouts.
Is Turk Lown in the Hall of Fame?
No. Turk Lown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.