Smoky Owens
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Smoky Owens was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Bats / Throws
- — / R
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1939 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .321 | .571 |
| 1940 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1942 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 |
| Listed seasons · 4 | 65 | 59 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 | — | — | — |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | GS | CG | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| 1939 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90.2 | 64 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1.79 | 0.93 |
| 1940 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0.00 | 1.68 |
| 1942 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 92.0 | 79 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 0.00 | 1.06 |
| Listed seasons · 4 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 199.0 | 160 | 79 | 18 | 4 | 49 | 36 | 0.81 | 1.05 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Smoky Owens
- Did Smoky Owens pitch?
- Yes. Smoky Owens has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 199.0 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
- Is Smoky Owens in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Smoky Owens has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.