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Jim Otten
James Edward Otten

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School Arizona State University

Debut July 31, 1974
  vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 30, 1981
Born July 1, 1951 in Lewistown, MT

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1974 22 CHW AL   0   1   5   1   0   0   2  0   16.3   22   11   10   0   12   11   1   3    81   2   0  5.51  3.77   68 2.082
 1975 23 CHW AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    5.3    4    5    4   1    7    3   0   0    26   0   0  6.75  3.90   58 2.063
 1976 24 CHW AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    6.0    9    6    3   0    2    3   0   0    29   0   0  4.50  3.59   80 1.833
 1980 28 STL NL   0   5  31   4   0   0   9  0   55.3   71   38   34   3   26   38   2   1   255   7   1  5.53  3.72   67 1.753
 1981 29 STL NL   1   0  24   0   0   0  10  0   35.7   44   23   21   3   20   20   0   4   160   5   0  5.30  3.56   67 1.794
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .143   1   6  64   5   0   0  23  0  118.7  150   83   72   7   67   75   3   8   551  14   1  5.46  3.68   67 1.829
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   5  63   4   0   0  22  0  116.7  147   81   70   6   66   73   2   7   543  13   0  5.46  3.68   67 1.829
 Career High      1   5  31   4   0   0  10  0   55.3   71   38   34   3   26   38   2   4   255   7   1  5.53  3.72   67 1.753

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 28 STL NL  31    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   11    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 29 STL NL  24    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       64    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .143  -21    1   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         18    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -21    3   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     31    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           1   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 28 STL NL    5    4    0   0.0    98| .200  .271| .200  .334| .200  .394| .400  .728|  11  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1981 29 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0    94| .000  .266| .000  .332| .000  .381| .000  .712|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons         8    7    0   0.0    97| .143  .270| .143  .334| .143  .390| .286  .724| -21  .000  -1.2  -0.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 22 CHW AL P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.82 1.10 1.82 1 16.3 1975 23 CHW AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.85 1.70 1.87 0 5.3 1976 24 CHW AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.85 0.00 1.80 0 6.0 1980 28 STL NL P 31 0 11 0 2 1.000 .948 0.35 0.69 1.79 1.90 4 55.3 1981 29 STL NL P 24 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.12 0.68 0.76 1.97 0 35.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 22 CHW AL P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.82 1.10 1.82 1 16.3 1975 23 CHW AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.85 1.70 1.87 0 5.3 1976 24 CHW AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.85 0.00 1.80 0 6.0 1980 28 STL NL P 31 0 11 0 2 1.000 .948 0.35 0.69 1.79 1.90 4 55.3 1981 29 STL NL P 24 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.12 0.68 0.76 1.97 0 35.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 64 0 17 1 2 .944 .950 0.27 0.71 1.29 1.90 5 118.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 64 0 17 1 2 .944 .950 0.27 0.71 1.29 1.90 5 119
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Transactions 

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 13, 1971: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase Active), but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.

December 5, 1977: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Stan Butkus (minors).

October 14, 1981: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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