Bob Owchinko
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1986)
Bob Owchinko was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1986 for 6 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 11 seasons. Across 275 career appearances, he went 37-60 with a 4.28 ERA and 490 strikeouts.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 190 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1976-09-25
- Last Game
- 1986-10-01
Full name: Robert Dennis Owchinko
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SDN | NL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16.62 | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | SDN | NL | 9 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 170.0 | 191 | 84 | 67 | 101 | 4.45 | 4.00 (-11%) | -1118.0 |
| 1978 | SDN | NL | 10 | 13 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 202.1 | 198 | 80 | 78 | 94 | 3.56 | 3.69 (+3%) | -200.1 |
| 1979 | SDN | NL | 6 | 12 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149.1 | 144 | 62 | 55 | 66 | 3.74 | 4.00 (+7%) | -1434.2 |
| 1980 | CLE | AL | 2 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 114.1 | 138 | 67 | 47 | 66 | 5.27 | 3.84 (-37%) | -1486.0 |
| 1981 | OAK | AL | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 3.20 | 3.58 (+11%) | 117.8 |
| 1982 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102.0 | 111 | 59 | 52 | 67 | 5.21 | 3.86 (-35%) | -1201.8 |
| 1983 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | CIN | NL | 3 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94.0 | 91 | 43 | 39 | 60 | 4.12 | 3.81 (-8%) | -724.5 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3.60 | 3.97 (+9%) | 201.2 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 37 | 60 | 275 | 104 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 890.2 | 937 | 424 | 363 | 490 | 4.28 | — | -5,846 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275 | 163 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 66 | .135 | .199 | .153 | .352 | -946 |
Career AVG .135 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.
Career OBP .199 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.
Career SLG .153 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 60.3% below league average.
Career OPS .352 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 50.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SDN | NL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | SDN | NL | 30 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .082 | — | — | — | — | -532.4 |
| 1978 | SDN | NL | 36 | 63 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .175 | .257 (-32%) | .323 (-38%) | .378 (-46%) | .702 (-42%) | -414.1 |
| 1979 | SDN | NL | 42 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .121 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1980 | CLE | AL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | OAK | AL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | OAK | AL | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | PIT | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | CIN | NL | 49 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 275 | 163 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 66 | .135 | — | — | — | — | -946 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (550 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 135 | 95 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .105 |
| Away | 140 | 68 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .176 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 135 | 488.0 | 469 | 208 | 181 | 270 | 3.84 |
| Away | 140 | 402.2 | 468 | 216 | 182 | 220 | 4.83 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-10-01 | WSN | NYN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986-09-25 | WSN | PIT | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986-09-19 | WSN | STL | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984-09-28 | CIN | HOU | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-09-15 | CIN | LAD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-09-06 | CIN | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-09-01 | CIN | PIT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-08-31 | CIN | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-08-29 | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-08-28 | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-10-01 | WSN | NYN | — | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986-09-25 | WSN | PIT | W | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986-09-19 | WSN | STL | — | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-09-28 | CIN | HOU | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-09-15 | CIN | LAD | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-09-06 | CIN | SDP | SV | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984-09-01 | CIN | PIT | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-08-31 | CIN | PIT | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984-08-29 | CIN | CHC | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-08-28 | CIN | CHC | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SDN | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SDN | P | 30 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | SDN | P | 36 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | SDN | P | 42 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | CLE | P | 29 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | OAK | P | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | OAK | P | 54 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | PIT | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CIN | P | 49 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MON | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 275 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | MI | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
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Bob Owchinko: the record in brief
Bob Owchinko's major league career runs from a debut on September 25, 1976 to a final game on October 1, 1986. Club by club, the record runs the San Diego Padres (1976 to 1979), the Cleveland Indians (1980), the Oakland Athletics (1981 to 1982), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1983), the Cincinnati Reds (1984), and the Montreal Expos (1986). Born on January 1, 1955, in Detroit, MI, USA, Owchinko is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Owchinko's listed size is 190 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. On the record, Bob Owchinko was born Robert Dennis Owchinko.
Owchinko pitched in 275 games, starting 104, and finished with a 37-60 record and 4.28 ERA. The same table counts 490 strikeouts and 10 complete games. The league ERA over Owchinko's seasons was 3.83, so the 4.28 figure ran 12.0% worse than average. The best win total was 10, in 1978. The strikeout high was 101 in 1977. 1978 was Owchinko's sharpest full season, a 3.56 ERA against the league's 3.69.
Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Owchinko
- What years did Bob Owchinko play?
- Bob Owchinko played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1986.
- Was Bob Owchinko a pitcher?
- Yes. Bob Owchinko pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 490 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Bob Owchinko hit?
- Bob Owchinko hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
- What was Bob Owchinko's career batting average?
- Bob Owchinko batted .135 over his career, with 22 hits in 163 at bats.
- How many RBI did Bob Owchinko have?
- Bob Owchinko drove in 5 runs in his career.
- What was Bob Owchinko's career ERA?
- Bob Owchinko finished with a 4.28 career ERA, going 37-60 with 490 strikeouts.