Jim Otten
Born: July 1, 1951, Lewistown, MTHeight: 6'2" Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right
College: Arizona State
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Pitching Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1974 Chicago AL 23 0 1 5.51 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 16.1 22 81 11 10 0 10 2 1 11 1975 Chicago AL 24 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.1 4 26 5 4 1 7 0 0 3 1976 Chicago AL 25 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.0 9 29 6 3 0 2 0 0 3 1980 St. Louis NL 29 0 5 5.53 31 4 0 18 9 0 0 55.1 71 255 38 34 3 19 7 2 38 1981 St. Louis NL 30 1 0 5.30 24 0 0 14 10 0 0 35.2 44 160 23 21 3 15 5 0 20 TOTALS 1 6 5.46 64 5 0 36 23 0 0 118.2 150 551 83 72 7 53 14 3 75
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1974 Chicago AL 5 68 11 22 28 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 2 1 11 1 .324 .412 .432 1975 Chicago AL 2 17 5 4 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 1 .235 .471 .440 1976 Chicago AL 2 27 6 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 .333 .407 .379 1980 St. Louis NL 31 220 38 71 95 11 2 3 3 4 12 4 19 7 2 38 7 .323 .432 .393 1981 St. Louis NL 24 138 23 44 67 10 2 3 1 1 4 3 15 5 0 20 5 .319 .486 .403
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1974 Chicago AL 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1975 Chicago AL 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 Chicago AL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 St. Louis NL 29 31 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 1981 St. Louis NL 30 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 TOTALS 64 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1974 Chicago AL P 16.1 1 5 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.10 1 2 0 1975 Chicago AL P 5.1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.69 0 0 0 1976 Chicago AL P 6.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1 0 0 1980 St. Louis NL P 55.1 4 31 0 11 0 2 1.000 1.79 12 4 0 1981 St. Louis NL P 35.2 0 24 0 3 1 0 .750 0.76 4 3 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1970).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (21st pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 13, 1971).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the secondary phase active of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1971).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Stan Butkus (December 5, 1977).
- Placed on disabled list by St. Louis Cardinals, (August 10, 1981).
- Activated by St. Louis Cardinals, (September 1, 1981).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 14, 1981).
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