Ed Ott Stats

Ed Ott was born on Wednesday, July 11, 1951, in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Ott was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 10, 1974, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Ott baseball stats page.

"Your basic George Foster home run - it probably killed four people and broke three seats." - Pittsburg Pirates Catcher Ed Ott (1979)

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Ed Ott

Ed Ott Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#28)

Ed Ott Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#28)
 

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Birth Name:   Nathan Edward Ott
Nickname:   Ed or The Otter
Born On:   07-11-1951  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Muncy, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Muncy High School (Muncy, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   198
First Game:   06-10-1974 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-02-1981
Draft:   1970 : 23rd Round (541st)
Ed Ott

Ed Ott Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ed Ott

Ed Ott Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 23 Pirates 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 24 Pirates 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1976 25 Pirates 27 39 2 12 2 0 0 0 5 3 1 5 0 1 0 0 .308 .349 .359
1977 26 Pirates 104 311 40 82 14 3 7 0 38 32 6 41 0 2 2 4 .264 .334 .395
1978 27 Pirates 112 379 49 102 18 4 9 0 38 27 6 56 1 3 0 7 .269 .315 .409
1979 28 Pirates 117 403 49 110 20 2 7 1 51 26 8 62 6 4 0 8 .273 .314 .385
1980 29 Pirates 120 392 35 102 14 0 8 0 41 33 8 47 4 1 0 9 .260 .317 .357
1981 30 Angels 75 258 20 56 8 1 2 0 22 17 1 42 4 2 1 7 .217 .266 .279
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 567 1,792 196 465 76 10 33 1 195 138 30 254 15 13 3 35 .259 .311 .368
Ed Ott

Ed Ott Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 Pirates RF 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1975 Pirates C 2 0 15 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.60
1976 Pirates C 8 5 161 26 3.3 26 20 6 0 1 1 3 4 1.000 4.36
1977 Pirates C 90 78 2,138 513 5.7 504 455 49 9 6 8 40 29 .982 6.36
1978 Pirates C 97 92 2,514 594 6.1 579 537 42 15 7 10 67 26 .975 6.22
1978 Pirates LF 4 4 96 9 2.3 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.25
1979 Pirates C 116 103 2,871 669 5.8 665 612 53 4 6 7 72 33 .994 6.25
1980 Pirates C 117 105 2,833 653 5.6 642 569 73 11 5 6 82 49 .983 6.12
1980 Pirates LF 3 0 27 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1981 Angels C 72 68 1,810 330 4.6 323 287 36 7 1 4 45 31 .979 4.82
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 502 451 12,342 2,787 5.6 2,741 2,482 259 46 26 37 309 172 .983 6.00
LF Totals 7 4 123 12 1.7 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.41
RF Totals 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
8 Years 511 455 12,471 2,800 5.5 2,753 2,494 259 47 26 37 309 172 .983 5.96
Ed Ott

Ed Ott Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Pirates 0 0 .000 5 1 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1975 Pirates 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1976 Pirates 0 0 .000 20 0 n/a 0.0 7.8 7.8 - - -
1977 Pirates 7 7 .500 22 1 n/a 44.4 7.6 8.2 - - -
1978 Pirates 4 1 .800 16 0 n/a 42.1 6.8 10.0 - - -
1979 Pirates 0 1 .000 4 1 n/a 57.6 6.5 7.9 - - -
1980 Pirates 1 6 .143 8 0 n/a 49.0 8.3 9.6 - - -
1981 Angels 2 1 .667 6 0 0 129.0 6.1 11.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 14 16 .467 85 3 0 54.3 7.1 9.2 - - -
Ed Ott

Ed Ott Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 $28,000.00 - -
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - Stats
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1981 California Angels 14 Undetermined - -


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