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Jim Otten

James Edward Otten


Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 1, 1951 in Lewistown, Montana, US
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ)

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (21st) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (18th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

Major League Stats

Minors Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1973 21 Knoxville SOUL AA CHW 4 8 .333 4.80 14 12 4 0 0 75.0 90 50 40 9 43 0 50 0 0 1 1.773 10.8 1.1 5.2 6.0 1.16
1974 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA CHW 13 5 .722 3.22 26 24 7 3 0 151.0 132 64 54 9 62 3 120 4 0 9 1.285 7.9 0.5 3.7 7.2 1.94
1974 22 Knoxville SOUL AA CHW 6 3 .667 4.20 15 13 1 1 0 75.0 80 41 35 7 29 0 54 2 0 4 1.453 9.6 0.8 3.5 6.5 1.86
1974 22 Iowa AA AAA CHW 7 2 .778 2.25 11 11 6 2 0 76.0 52 23 19 2 33 3 66 2 0 5 1.118 6.2 0.2 3.9 7.8 2.00
1975 23 Denver AA AAA CHW 9 9 .500 4.11 28 19 8 1 3 151.0 131 79 69 9 71 3 114 5 1 9 1.338 7.8 0.5 4.2 6.8 1.61
1976 24 Iowa AA AAA CHW 6 6 .500 2.91 38 14 3 1 7 133.0 140 51 43 11 45 3 79 4 1 6 1.391 9.5 0.7 3.0 5.3 1.76
1977 25 Iowa AA AAA CHW 5 9 .357 4.68 34 13 1 0 2 100.0 114 60 52 10 48 3 70 1 0 8 1.620 10.3 0.9 4.3 6.3 1.46
1978 26 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA STL 7 5 .583 4.21 21 14 2 0 0 109.0 110 61 51 18 63 6 84 5 1 7 1.587 9.1 1.5 5.2 6.9 1.33
1978 26 Arkansas TL AA STL 2 0 1.000 1.89 3 3 0 0 0 19.0 20 5 4 1 13 1 19 1 0 2 1.737 9.5 0.5 6.2 9.0 1.46
1978 26 Springfield AA AAA STL 5 5 .500 4.70 18 11 2 0 0 90.0 90 56 47 17 50 5 65 4 1 5 1.556 9.0 1.7 5.0 6.5 1.30
1979 27 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-A STL 6 5 .545 3.87 34 4 4 0 8 86.0 77 40 37 6 50 5 67 6 1 5 1.477 8.1 0.6 5.2 7.0 1.34
1979 27 St. Petersburg FLOR A STL 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 4 0 5 1 0 1 1.222 7.0 0.0 4.0 5.0 1.25
1979 27 Springfield AA AAA STL 5 5 .500 4.21 33 3 3 0 8 77.0 70 39 36 6 46 5 62 5 1 4 1.506 8.2 0.7 5.4 7.2 1.35
1980 28 Springfield AA AAA STL 6 0 1.000 1.69 7 7 1 1 0 48.0 31 11 9 2 19 0 40 2 0 3 1.042 5.8 0.4 3.6 7.5 2.11
8 Seasons 56 47 .544 3.75 202 107 30 6 20 853.0 825 416 355 74 401 23 624 27 4 48 1.437 8.7 0.8 4.2 6.6 1.56
AAA (7 seasons) AAA 43 36 .544 3.67 169 78 24 5 20 675.0 628 319 275 57 312 22 496 23 4 40 1.393 8.4 0.8 4.2 6.6 1.59
AA (3 seasons) AA 12 11 .522 4.21 32 28 5 1 0 169.0 190 96 79 17 85 1 123 3 0 7 1.627 10.1 0.9 4.5 6.6 1.45
A (1 season) A 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 4 0 5 1 0 1 1.222 7.0 0.0 4.0 5.0 1.25
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 21 Knoxville SOUL AA CHW 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA CHW 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1974 22 Knoxville SOUL AA CHW 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1974 22 Iowa AA AAA CHW 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 23 Denver AA AAA CHW 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1976 24 Iowa AA AAA CHW 39 43 38 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .158 .200 .158 .358 6 0 3 0
1977 25 Iowa AA AAA CHW 38 34 30 4 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 13 .200 .226 .400 .626 12 0 3 0
1978 26 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA STL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 Arkansas TL AA STL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 Springfield AA AAA STL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 27 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-A STL 34 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0
1979 27 St. Petersburg FLOR A STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 27 Springfield AA AAA STL 33 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 2 0 0 0
1980 28 Springfield AA AAA STL 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2 0 0 0
8 Seasons 210 82 73 7 14 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 26 .192 .224 .301 .525 22 0 6 0
AAA (7 seasons) AAA 176 81 72 7 14 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 25 .194 .227 .306 .532 22 0 6 0
AA (3 seasons) AA 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
A (1 season) A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Minors Fielding

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
1973 21 Knoxville SOUL AA CHW P 14 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 0.64
1974 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA CHW P 26 31 10 20 1 1 .968 1.15
1974 22 Knoxville SOUL AA CHW P 15 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.13
1974 22 Iowa AA AAA CHW P 11 14 5 8 1 0 .929 1.18
1975 23 Denver AA AAA CHW P 28 27 10 16 1 1 .963 0.93
1976 24 Iowa AA AAA CHW P 38 28 9 19 0 3 1.000 0.74
1977 25 Iowa AA AAA CHW P 34 14 2 11 1 1 .929 0.38
1978 26 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA STL P 21 22 5 17 0 1 1.000 1.05
1978 26 Arkansas TL AA STL P 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33
1978 26 Springfield AA AAA STL P 18 21 5 16 0 1 1.000 1.17
1979 27 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-A STL P 34 9 1 7 1 0 .889 0.24
1979 27 St. Petersburg FLOR A STL P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
1979 27 Springfield AA AAA STL P 33 8 1 6 1 0 .875 0.21
1980 28 Springfield AA AAA STL P 7 8 0 8 0 1 1.000 1.14
8 Seasons 202 148 38 106 4 9 .973 0.71

Sabr ID: f5d094a8

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