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).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21 | Knoxville Sox | Southern League | AA | CHW | |||
| 1974 | 22 | Iowa Oaks | American Association | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1974 | 22 | Knoxville Sox | Southern League | AA | CHW | |||
| 1974 | 22 | Chicago White Sox | American League | MLB | CHW | 1 | 1974-07-31 | 1974-09-29 |
| 1975 | 23 | Denver Bears | American Association | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1975 | 23 | Chicago White Sox | American League | MLB | CHW | 1 | 1975-04-10 | 1975-04-16 |
| 1976 | 24 | Iowa Oaks | American Association | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1976 | 24 | Chicago White Sox | American League | MLB | CHW | 1 | 1976-05-13 | 1976-05-17 |
| 1977 | 25 | Iowa Oaks | American Association | AAA | CHW | |||
| 1978 | 26 | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | AA | STL | |||
| 1978 | 26 | Springfield Redbirds | American Association | AAA | STL | |||
| 1979 | 27 | St. Petersburg Cardinals | Florida State League | A | STL | |||
| 1979 | 27 | Springfield Redbirds | American Association | AAA | STL | |||
| 1980 | 28 | Springfield Redbirds | American Association | AAA | STL | |||
| 1980 | 28 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | MLB | STL | 1 | 1980-05-27 | 1980-10-04 |
| 1981 | 29 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | MLB | STL | 1 | 1981-04-11 | 1981-09-30 |
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