What years did Frank Owen play?

Frank Owen played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1909.

Was Frank Owen a pitcher?

Yes. Frank Owen pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 443 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Frank Owen hit?

Frank Owen hit 2 career home runs with 77 hits.

What teams did Frank Owen play for?

Frank Owen played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1901) and the Chicago White Sox (1903–1909).

What were Frank Owen's career stats?

In 194 games, Frank Owen went 82-67 with a 2.55 ERA, 443 strikeouts, 1,368.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 77 hits and 2 home runs.

What position did Frank Owen play?

Frank Owen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Frank Owen and how much did he weigh?

Frank Owen was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 160 pounds.

What was Frank Owen's career ERA?

Frank Owen finished with a 2.55 career ERA, going 82-67 with 443 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Frank Owen have?

Frank Owen recorded 443 career strikeouts.

Is Frank Owen in the Hall of Fame?

No. Frank Owen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Frank Owen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1909)

Frank Owen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1909 for the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 9 seasons. Across 194 career appearances, he went 82-67 with a 2.55 ERA and 443 strikeouts. He also batted .159 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1856.9.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 82–67

ERA 2.55

WHIP 1.13

SO 443

Pitcher PIV 1856.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 12/23/1879 in Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Died: 11/24/1942 in Dearborn, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-04-26
Last Game: 1909-05-12

Full name: Frank Malcolm Owen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Frank Owen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
82	67	194	155	119	16	2	1368.1	1,249	388	17	298	443	2.55	1856.9

Career ERA 2.55 vs. league average 2.75 across their career seasons — 7.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Frank Owen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1901	DET	AL	1	3	8	5	3	0	0	56.0	70	27	30	17	4.34	3.49 (-24%)	-1240.2
1903	CHA	AL	8	12	26	20	15	1	1	167.1	167	65	44	66	3.50	3.10 (-13%)	655.6
1904	CHA	AL	21	15	37	36	34	4	1	315.0	243	68	61	103	1.94	2.66 (+27%)	1071.4
1905	CHA	AL	21	13	42	38	32	3	0	334.0	276	78	56	125	2.10	2.82 (+25%)	2033.0
1906	CHA	AL	22	13	42	36	27	7	0	293.0	289	76	54	66	2.33	2.68 (+13%)	-153.8
1907	CHA	AL	2	3	11	4	2	0	0	47.0	43	13	13	15	2.49	2.50 (avg)	-173.9
1908	CHA	AL	6	7	25	14	5	1	0	140.0	142	53	37	48	3.41	2.40 (-42%)	-307.3
1909	CHA	AL	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	16.0	19	8	3	3	4.50	2.55 (-77%)	-27.9
Career · 8 seasons			82	67	194	155	119	16	2	1,368.1	1,249	388	298	443	2.55	—	1,857

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

Frank Owen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
195	483	33	77	12	0	2	26	5	34	123	.159	.218	.197	.414	-1,995

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Career OBP .218 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career SLG .197 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career OPS .414 vs. league average .632 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Frank Owen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	DET	AL	9	20	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	7	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	CHA	AL	26	57	3	7	0	0	3	0	7	21	.123	.261 (-53%)	.316 (-31%)	.345 (-64%)	.662 (-48%)	-387.4
1904	CHA	AL	37	107	10	23	2	2	7	2	10	25	.215	.246 (-13%)	.300 (-4%)	.321 (-10%)	.622 (-7%)	-80.7
1905	CHA	AL	42	124	8	18	2	0	4	2	5	26	.145	.248 (-42%)	.307 (-42%)	.322 (-50%)	.629 (-46%)	-807.9
1906	CHA	AL	42	103	7	14	4	0	7	0	8	27	.136	.247 (-45%)	.307 (-33%)	.315 (-45%)	.622 (-39%)	-556.5
1907	CHA	AL	11	16	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	CHA	AL	25	50	3	9	3	0	4	1	3	15	.180	.240 (-25%)	.298 (-24%)	.306 (-22%)	.605 (-23%)	-162.6
1909	CHA	AL	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			195	483	33	77	12	2	26	5	34	123	.159	—	—	—	—	-1,995

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

Frank Owen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Frank Owen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1906	WS	CHA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Frank Owen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	6.0	6	2	3	2	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Frank Owen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1906	WS	CHA	0	0	1	0	0	6.0	6	2	3	2	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Frank Owen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	97	231	16	34	0	15	.147
Away	98	250	17	43	2	16	.172

Pitching — Home / Away

Frank Owen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	96	691.2	587	63	145	244	0.82
Away	98	686.1	669	104	154	206	1.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Frank Owen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-05-12	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-05-08	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1909-05-05	CHW	CLE	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
1908-09-14	CHW	CLE	L	2	0	1	1	2	0	0
1908-09-06	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1908-08-31	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-08-20	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1908-08-18	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-08-08	CHW	NYY	L	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1908-08-04	CHW	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Frank Owen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1909-05-12	CHW	MIN	L	4.0	6	2	1	1	1	0
1909-05-08	CHW	CLE	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1909-05-05	CHW	CLE	W	9.0	10	5	5	2	2	0
1908-09-14	CHW	CLE	L	7.0	12	7	0	1	2	1
1908-09-06	CHW	CLE	—	11.0	5	1	0	1	6	0
1908-08-31	CHW	SLA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1908-08-20	CHW	PHA	—	3.0	2	1	0	0	2	0
1908-08-18	CHW	PHA	—	1.0	1	4	0	1	1	0
1908-08-08	CHW	NYY	L	8.0	6	4	0	2	4	0
1908-08-04	CHW	BOS	—	2.0	2	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank Owen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	1	0
P	194	130	92	527	14	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank Owen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	DET	OF	1	0	0	0	1	0
1901	DET	P	8	0	7	24	1	2
1903	CHA	P	26	0	11	68	3	4
1904	CHA	P	37	36	21	130	0	8
1905	CHA	P	42	38	20	120	3	1
1906	CHA	P	42	36	22	110	3	1
1907	CHA	P	11	4	5	16	0	0
1908	CHA	P	25	14	6	54	4	2
1909	CHA	P	3	2	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Frank Owen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	194
Left Field	1

College History

Frank Owen — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Michigan State University	East Lansing	MI	1897

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Career Spans

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Frank Owen: the record in brief

April 26, 1901 and May 12, 1909 bracket Frank Owen's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1901) and the Chicago White Sox (1903 to 1909). The bio lists Owen as a pitcher who switch-hit and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 160 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. The birth record reads December 23, 1879, in Ypsilanti, MI, USA. Owen died on November 24, 1942, in Dearborn, MI, USA. The given name on file is Frank Malcolm Owen.

Across 194 games (155 starts), Owen recorded 82 wins against 67 losses with a 2.55 ERA. The same table counts 443 strikeouts, 119 complete games, and 16 shutouts. Against a 2.75 league ERA for the same years, Owen was 7.3% better. The best win total was 22, in 1906. 1905 produced Owen's most strikeouts, 125. In 1904, one of the busiest seasons, Owen posted a 1.94 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.66.

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Owen

What years did Frank Owen play?: Frank Owen played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1909.
Was Frank Owen a pitcher?: Yes. Frank Owen pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 443 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Owen hit?: Frank Owen hit 2 career home runs with 77 hits.
What teams did Frank Owen play for?: Frank Owen played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1901) and the Chicago White Sox (1903–1909).
What were Frank Owen's career stats?: In 194 games, Frank Owen went 82-67 with a 2.55 ERA, 443 strikeouts, 1,368.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 77 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Frank Owen play?: Frank Owen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Frank Owen and how much did he weigh?: Frank Owen was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 160 pounds.
What was Frank Owen's career ERA?: Frank Owen finished with a 2.55 career ERA, going 82-67 with 443 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Frank Owen have?: Frank Owen recorded 443 career strikeouts.
Is Frank Owen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Frank Owen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.