Jim Otten Stats

Jim Otten was born on Sunday, July 1, 1951, in Lewistown, Montana. Otten was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 31, 1974, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Jim Otten baseball stats page.
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Jim Otten

Jim Otten Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#624)

Jim Otten Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#624)
 

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Birth Name:   James Edward Otten
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   07-01-1951  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lewistown, Montana
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Arizona State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   07-31-1974 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1981
Draft:   1973 : 2nd Round (45th)
Jim Otten

Jim Otten 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
1974 23 White Sox 5 1 2 0 1 .000 5.51 0 0 0 16.1 81 22 10 11 0 12 2 11 3 1 0 -
1975 24 White Sox 2 0 1 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 5.1 26 4 4 5 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 -
1976 25 White Sox 2 0 1 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 6.0 29 9 3 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 -
1980 29 Cardinals 31 4 9 0 5 .000 5.53 0 0 0 55.1 255 71 34 38 3 26 7 38 1 2 1 -
1981 30 Cardinals 24 0 10 1 0 1.000 5.30 0 0 0 35.2 160 44 21 23 3 20 5 20 4 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 64 5 23 1 6 .143 5.46 0 0 0 118.2 551 150 72 83 7 67 14 75 8 3 1 -
Jim Otten

Jim Otten Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 23 White Sox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 24 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 25 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 29 Cardinals 31 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1981 30 Cardinals 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 64 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
Jim Otten

Jim Otten Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 White Sox P 5 1 49 2 0.4 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.10
1975 White Sox P 2 0 16 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1976 White Sox P 2 0 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1980 Cardinals P 31 4 166 11 0.4 11 0 11 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79
1981 Cardinals P 24 0 107 4 0.2 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.76
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 64 5 356 18 0.3 17 0 17 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.29
5 Years 64 5 356 18 0.3 17 0 17 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.29
Jim Otten

Jim Otten Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.92 6.06 6.61
1975 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.43 5.06 11.81
1976 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 4.50 3.00
1980 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.46 6.18 4.23
1981 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 5.05 5.05
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0.0 1.12 5.69 5.08
Jim Otten

Jim Otten Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1974 Chicago White Sox 38 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Chicago White Sox 38 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Chicago White Sox 38 $19,000.00 - -
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 34 Undetermined - -
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 40 Undetermined - -




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