Rick Ownbey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: October 20, 1957 in Corona, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA) and the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA).

School: Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA)

Debut: August 17, 1982 (Age 24-301d, 14,642nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: July 3, 1986 (Age 28-256d)
vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Richard Wayne Ownbey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.11

146.2

WHIP

1.609

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1980	22	NYM-min	A,AA	9	1	.900	1.80	14	14		6	2	0	105.0	73	27	21	4	42	3	105	3	1	2				1.095	6.3	0.3	3.6	9.0	2.50	LBG,JAC CARL,TL
1981	23	NYM-min	AA	10	7	.588	2.77	20	20	0	2	2	0	133.0	110	49	41	8	62	1	125	4	1	8				1.293	7.4	0.5	4.2	8.5	2.02	JAC TL
1982	24	NYM-min	AAA	8	7	.533	3.35	23	23	0	4	1	0	150.1	107	64	56	10	112	0	122	0	3	6				1.457	6.4	0.6	6.7	7.3	1.09	TID IL
1982	24	NYM	NL	1	2	.333	3.75	8	8	0	2	0	0	50.1	44	23	21	3	43	1	28	0	3	0	232	98	4.94	1.728	7.9	0.5	7.7	5.0	0.65
1983	25	STL-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.63	16	15	0	3	1	0	104.0	100	47	42	7	51	2	77	5	5	3				1.452	8.7	0.6	4.4	6.7	1.51	LOU AA
1983	25	NYM	NL	1	3	.250	4.67	10	4	3	0	0	0	34.2	31	19	18	4	21	0	19	1	2	1	152	79	5.06	1.500	8.0	1.0	5.5	4.9	0.90
1984	26	STL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.02	17	17	0	4	2	0	96.1	75	52	43	10	61	0	111	4	4	3				1.412	7.0	0.9	5.7	10.4	1.82	LOU AA
1984	26	STL	NL	0	3	.000	4.74	4	4	0	0	0	0	19.0	23	13	10	1	8	0	11	0	0	0	88	75	3.56	1.632	10.9	0.5	3.8	5.2	1.38

1985	27	STL-min	AAA	10	9	.526	3.42	25	25	0	5	0	0	166.0	154	68	63	10	74	1	122	3	4	6				1.373	8.3	0.5	4.0	6.6	1.65	LOU AA
1986	28	STL-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.42	10	10	0	2	0	0	59.0	59	31	29	11	25	1	27	3	0	0				1.424	9.0	1.7	3.8	4.1	1.08	LOU AA
1986	28	STL	NL	1	3	.250	3.80	17	3	4	0	0	0	42.2	47	20	18	4	19	0	25	2	0	2	185	97	4.29	1.547	9.9	0.8	4.0	5.3	1.32
1987	29	KCR-min	AA	0	0		6.75	4	1	2	0	0	1	4.0	6	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0				2.250	13.5	0.0	6.8	2.3	0.33	MEM SOUL
4 Yrs				3	11	.214	4.11	39	19	7	2	0	0	146.2	145	75	67	12	91	1	83	3	5	3	657	89	4.60	1.609	8.9	0.7	5.6	5.1	0.91
162 Game Avg.				4	13	.214	4.11	46	22	8	2	0	0	172	170	88	79	14	107	1	97	4	6	4	770	89	4.60	1.609	8.9	0.7	5.6	5.1	0.91

NYM (2 yrs)				2	5	.286	4.13	18	12	3	2	0	0	85.0	75	42	39	7	64	1	47	1	5	1	384	89	4.99	1.635	7.9	0.7	6.8	5.0	0.73
STL (2 yrs)				1	6	.143	4.09	21	7	4	0	0	0	61.2	70	33	28	5	27	0	36	2	0	2	273	89	4.07	1.573	10.2	0.7	3.9	5.3	1.33

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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