Sylvester Owens
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Sylvester 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 118.0 | 110.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.0 | .282 | .313 | .382 | .695 |
| 1938 | 106.0 | 96.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .250 | .291 | .292 | .583 |
| 1939 | 46.0 | 43.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.0 | .302 | .348 | .419 | .767 |
| 1940 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3.0 | .190 | .320 | .333 | .653 |
| 1941 | 103.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2.0 | .120 | .146 | .120 | .266 |
| 1942 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .409 | .316 | .725 |
| Listed seasons · 6 | 420 | 389 | 30 | 90 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 9 | .231 | — | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions about Sylvester Owens
- Is Sylvester Owens in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Sylvester Owens has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.