What years did Micah Owings play?

Micah Owings played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2012.

Was Micah Owings a pitcher?

Yes. Micah Owings pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 347 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Micah Owings hit?

Micah Owings hit 9 career home runs with 58 hits.

What teams did Micah Owings play for?

Micah Owings played for 3 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2008, 2011), the Cincinnati Reds (2008–2010), and the San Diego Padres (2012).

What awards did Micah Owings win?

Micah Owings won the Silver Slugger award (2007).

What were Micah Owings's career stats?

In 138 games, Micah Owings went 32-33 with a 4.86 ERA, 347 strikeouts, 483.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 58 hits and 9 home runs.

What was Micah Owings's salary?

Micah Owings's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $500,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.

What position did Micah Owings play?

Micah Owings played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Micah Owings and how much did he weigh?

Micah Owings was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Micah Owings's career ERA?

Micah Owings finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 32-33 with 347 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Micah Owings have?

Micah Owings recorded 347 career strikeouts.

Is Micah Owings in the Hall of Fame?

No. Micah Owings has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Micah Owings

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2012)

Micah Owings was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2012 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres, a span of 6 seasons. Across 138 career appearances, he went 32-33 with a 4.86 ERA and 347 strikeouts. He also batted .283 with 9 home runs. Micah Owings was a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 366.

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 32–33

ERA 4.86

WHIP 1.40

SO 347

Pitcher PIV -7706.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 220 lb
Born: 9/28/1982 in Gainesville, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-04-06
Last Game: 2012-04-25
Awards: Silver Slugger

Full name: Micah Burton Owings

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Career Pitching Statistics

Micah Owings — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	33	138	68	2	1	1	483.0	468	261	64	208	347	4.86	-7706.6

Career ERA 4.86 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 16.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Micah Owings — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	ARI	NL	8	8	29	27	2	1	0	152.2	146	73	50	106	4.30	4.47 (+4%)	-1292.2
2008	ARI	NL	6	9	22	18	0	0	0	104.2	104	69	41	87	5.93	4.32 (-37%)	-1056.5
2009	CIN	NL	7	12	26	19	0	0	1	119.2	126	71	64	68	5.34	4.32 (-24%)	-4036.2
2010	CIN	NL	3	2	22	0	0	0	0	33.1	28	20	25	35	5.40	4.08 (-32%)	-491.0
2011	ARI	NL	8	0	33	4	0	0	0	63.0	56	25	23	44	3.57	3.94 (+9%)	-830.7
2012	SDN	NL	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	9.2	8	3	5	7	2.79	4.01 (+30%)	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			32	33	138	68	2	1	1	483.0	468	261	208	347	4.86	—	-7,707

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

Micah Owings — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
183	205	27	58	14	2	9	35	0	8	72	.283	.310	.502	.813	366

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career SLG .502 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +22.3% above league average.

Career OPS .813 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +10.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Micah Owings — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	ARI	NL	35	60	9	20	7	1	4	15	2	16	.333	.268 (+24%)	.335 (+4%)	.422 (+62%)	.758 (+36%)	327.7
2008	ARI	NL	36	52	7	15	2	0	1	3	5	21	.288	.263 (+9%)	.333 (+5%)	.416 (-8%)	.749 (-2%)	-3.8
2008	CIN	NL	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	-3.8
2009	CIN	NL	41	54	7	14	4	1	3	10	1	19	.259	.262 (-1%)	.332 (-16%)	.417 (+29%)	.750 (+9%)	41.6
2010	CIN	NL	27	14	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	6	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ARI	NL	34	19	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	8	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SDN	NL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			183	205	27	58	14	2	9	35	8	72	.283	—	—	—	—	362

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

Micah Owings — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Micah Owings — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2011	NLDS2	ARI	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	NLCS	ARI	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

Micah Owings — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	3	1	0	6.2	8	2	2	3	2.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Micah Owings — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	NLDS2	ARI	1	0	2	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	1	0.00
2007	NLCS	ARI	0	1	1	1	0	3.2	6	2	2	2	4.91

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Micah Owings — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	104	14	29	7	19	.279
Away	85	101	13	29	2	16	.287

Pitching — Home / Away

Micah Owings — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	71	245.0	243	128	94	171	4.70
Away	67	238.0	225	133	114	176	5.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

Micah Owings — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2012-04-25	SDP	WAS	L	0	0
2012-04-18	SDP	COL	L	0	0
2012-04-16	SDP	COL	W	0	0
2012-04-12	SDP	AZ	L	1	1
2012-04-10	SDP	AZ	L	0	0
2012-04-06	SDP	LAD	L	1	1
2011-09-28	AZ	LAD	L	0	0
2011-09-27	AZ	LAD	W	0	0
2011-09-21	AZ	PIT	W	0	0
2011-09-20	AZ	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Micah Owings — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-04-25	SDP	WAS	—	1.2	3	1	1	2	1	0
2012-04-18	SDP	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2012-04-16	SDP	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012-04-12	SDP	AZ	L	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
2012-04-10	SDP	AZ	L	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2012-04-06	SDP	LAD	—	3.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
2011-09-28	AZ	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-27	AZ	LAD	W	1.0	4	5	4	1	1	0
2011-09-21	AZ	PIT	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
2011-09-20	AZ	PIT	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Micah Owings — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	138	68	44	56	6	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Micah Owings — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	ARI	P	29	27	6	20	2	1
2008	ARI	P	22	18	13	12	1	1
2009	CIN	P	26	19	17	11	2	0
2010	CIN	P	22	0	5	2	0	0
2011	ARI	P	33	4	3	8	1	2
2012	SDN	P	6	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Micah Owings — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	138

Awards & Honors

Micah Owings — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	Silver Slugger	P

Salary History

Micah Owings's recorded salaries total $1,762,000 over 4 seasons, 2008 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Owings's career ran from 2007 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2011.

Micah Owings — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	SDN	NL	$500,000
2010	CIN	NL	$440,000
2009	CIN	NL	$420,000
2008	ARI	NL	$402,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,762,000

College History

Micah Owings — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta	GA	2003, 2004
Tulane University	New Orleans	LA	2005

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Micah Owings: the record in brief

Micah Owings played a first major league game on April 6, 2007 and a last one on April 25, 2012. Club by club, the record runs the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007 to 2011), the Cincinnati Reds (2008 through 2010), and the San Diego Padres (2012). Owings, born on September 28, 1982, in Gainesville, GA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Owings's listed size is 6'5" and 220 pounds. The given name on file is Micah Burton Owings.

Across 138 games (68 starts), Owings recorded 32 wins against 33 losses with a 4.86 ERA. Also on Owings's record: 347 strikeouts. The league ERA over Owings's seasons was 4.19, so the 4.86 figure ran 16.0% worse than average. The best win total was 8, in 2007. 2007 was Owings's sharpest full season, a 4.30 ERA against the league's 4.47.

Owings made 3 postseason pitching appearances, with a 1-1 record and 2.70 ERA. Those appearances came in 2007 and 2011.

Owings's honors include the Silver Slugger in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Micah Owings

What years did Micah Owings play?: Micah Owings played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2012.
Was Micah Owings a pitcher?: Yes. Micah Owings pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 347 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Micah Owings hit?: Micah Owings hit 9 career home runs with 58 hits.
What teams did Micah Owings play for?: Micah Owings played for 3 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2008, 2011), the Cincinnati Reds (2008–2010), and the San Diego Padres (2012).
What awards did Micah Owings win?: Micah Owings won the Silver Slugger award (2007).
What were Micah Owings's career stats?: In 138 games, Micah Owings went 32-33 with a 4.86 ERA, 347 strikeouts, 483.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 58 hits and 9 home runs.
How much did Micah Owings earn in his career?: Micah Owings's recorded salaries total $1,762,000 over 4 seasons, 2008 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Owings's career ran from 2007 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2011.
What was Micah Owings's salary?: Micah Owings's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $500,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.
What position did Micah Owings play?: Micah Owings played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Micah Owings and how much did he weigh?: Micah Owings was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Micah Owings's career ERA?: Micah Owings finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 32-33 with 347 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Micah Owings have?: Micah Owings recorded 347 career strikeouts.
Is Micah Owings in the Hall of Fame?: No. Micah Owings has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.