Chris Owings
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2023)
Chris Owings was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2023 for 6 teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 11 seasons. In 723 career games, he hit .239 with 550 hits, 37 home runs, and 220 RBI.
- 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
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 185 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2013-09-03
Full name: Christopher Scott Owings
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723 | 2,305 | 262 | 550 | 124 | 27 | 37 | 220 | 79 | 143 | 610 | .239 | .286 | .364 | .650 | -4,185 |
Career AVG .239 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .286 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.
Career SLG .364 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.
Career OPS .650 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 10.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ARI | NL | 20 | 55 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .291 | .253 (+15%) | .317 (+14%) | .396 (-4%) | .714 (+4%) | 49.7 |
| 2014 | ARI | NL | 91 | 310 | 34 | 81 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 67 | .261 | .251 (+4%) | .313 (-4%) | .386 (+5%) | .700 (+1%) | -39.0 |
| 2015 | ARI | NL | 147 | 515 | 59 | 117 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 26 | 144 | .227 | .254 (-11%) | .316 (-17%) | .404 (-20%) | .721 (-19%) | -1600.6 |
| 2016 | ARI | NL | 119 | 437 | 52 | 121 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 87 | .277 | .255 (+8%) | .321 (-2%) | .417 (avg) | .738 (-1%) | -171.4 |
| 2017 | ARI | NL | 97 | 362 | 41 | 97 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 12 | 17 | 87 | .268 | .254 (+5%) | .324 (-8%) | .425 (+4%) | .750 (-1%) | -179.2 |
| 2018 | ARI | NL | 106 | 281 | 34 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 75 | .206 | .247 (-17%) | .318 (-15%) | .409 (-26%) | .727 (-21%) | -947.5 |
| 2019 | KCA | AL | 41 | 135 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 55 | .133 | .252 (-47%) | .322 (-40%) | .434 (-49%) | .757 (-45%) | -1020.7 |
| 2019 | BOS | AL | 26 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .156 | — | — | — | — | -1020.7 |
| 2020 | COL | NL | 17 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .268 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | COL | NL | 21 | 43 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | .326 | — | — | — | — | 307.6 |
| 2022 | BAL | AL | 27 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | .107 | .242 (-56%) | .311 (-19%) | .394 (-64%) | .706 (-44%) | -355.6 |
| 2023 | PIT | NL | 11 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .160 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 723 | 2,305 | 262 | 550 | 124 | 27 | 37 | 220 | 79 | 143 | 610 | .239 | — | — | — | — | -4,977 | ||
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KCA | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21.60 | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 3 seasons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12.27 | — | 0 | ||
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 (726 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 369 | 1144 | 146 | 292 | 22 | 128 | .255 |
| Away | 354 | 1161 | 116 | 258 | 15 | 92 | .222 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2.2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 |
| Away | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-31 | PIT | SFG | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-05-29 | PIT | SFG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-28 | PIT | SEA | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-05-24 | PIT | TEX | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-05-19 | PIT | AZ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-17 | PIT | DET | W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-05-14 | PIT | BAL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-13 | PIT | BAL | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-10 | PIT | COL | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-05-09 | PIT | COL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 3 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-29 | PIT | SFG | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-05-31 | BAL | SEA | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-16 | KCR | TEX | — | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 215 | 184 | 304 | 509 | 5 | 123 |
| 3B | 33 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| OF | 165 | 137 | 253 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 263 | 237 | 296 | 627 | 35 | 128 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ARI | 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ARI | SS | 13 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | ARI | 2B | 18 | 18 | 32 | 48 | 0 | 11 |
| 2014 | ARI | SS | 61 | 59 | 77 | 165 | 11 | 36 |
| 2015 | ARI | 2B | 115 | 101 | 154 | 289 | 4 | 65 |
| 2015 | ARI | SS | 35 | 29 | 37 | 62 | 1 | 10 |
| 2016 | ARI | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | ARI | OF | 49 | 47 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | ARI | SS | 70 | 65 | 92 | 175 | 8 | 43 |
| 2017 | ARI | 2B | 22 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | ARI | OF | 26 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | ARI | SS | 54 | 51 | 43 | 140 | 11 | 18 |
| 2018 | ARI | 2B | 9 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | ARI | 3B | 15 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | ARI | OF | 60 | 46 | 83 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | KCA | 2B | 13 | 13 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | KCA | 3B | 12 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | KCA | OF | 14 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KCA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KCA | SS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | BOS | 2B | 12 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | BOS | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BOS | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BOS | SS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | COL | 2B | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | COL | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | COL | OF | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | COL | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | COL | 2B | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | COL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | COL | OF | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | COL | SS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | BAL | 2B | 11 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | BAL | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | OF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | SS | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | PIT | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | PIT | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | PIT | SS | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 3 |
| Second Base | 215 |
| Third Base | 33 |
| Shortstop | 263 |
| Left Field | 12 |
| Center Field | 76 |
| Right Field | 79 |
| Designated Hitter | 2 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rookie of the Month | April |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ARI | NL | $530,500 |
| 2015 | ARI | NL | $512,500 |
| 2014 | ARI | NL | $500,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,543,000 | ||
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Chris Owings: the record in brief
Chris Owings's entire major league record comes from the period beginning September 3, 2013. By club, Owings's seasons break down as the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013 through 2018), the Kansas City Royals (2019), the Boston Red Sox (2019), the Colorado Rockies (2020 to 2021), the Baltimore Orioles (2022), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2023). The bio lists Owings as a shortstop who batted and threw right-handed. Owings is listed at 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds. Owings was born on August 12, 1991, in Charleston, SC, USA. Chris Owings was the playing name; the full given name is Christopher Scott.
Owings finished with 550 hits from 2,305 at bats in 723 games, which works out to .239, plus 37 homers, 220 runs batted in, and 79 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .286 and the slugging percentage .364, for an OPS of .650. Against a .250 league average for those years, Owings's .239 average was near the norm. The OPS comparison is .650 to a league .728, 10.8% below average. 2017 was Owings's biggest home run year, with 12.
Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Owings
- What years did Chris Owings play?
- Chris Owings played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2023.
- Was Chris Owings a pitcher?
- No. Chris Owings was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
- How many home runs did Chris Owings hit?
- Chris Owings hit 37 career home runs with 550 hits.
- What was Chris Owings's career batting average?
- Chris Owings batted .239 over his career, with 550 hits in 2,305 at bats.
- How many RBI did Chris Owings have?
- Chris Owings drove in 220 runs in his career.
- What was Chris Owings's career ERA?
- Chris Owings finished with a 12.27 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.