Jim Abbott vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Owens a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Jim Owens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 103), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 81). Jim Owens was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Jim Owens

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.91
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.05
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.58
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.01
36.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.25
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
38.77
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.73
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Jim Owens

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.92
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Jim Owens

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
8.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.65
-8.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
243.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0