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Octavio Dotel
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 25, 1973 in Santo Domingo, D.R.
High School: Liceo Eansino Afuera (Santo Domingo, DO)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1999
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 25 NYM NL 8 3 .727 5.38 19 14 1 0 0 0 85.1 69 52 51 12 49 1 85 6 2 3 368 82 1.383 7.3 1.3 5.2 9.0 1.73
2000 26 HOU NL 3 7 .300 5.40 50 16 25 0 0 16 125.0 127 80 75 26 61 3 142 7 0 6 563 92 1.504 9.1 1.9 4.4 10.2 2.33
2001 27 HOU NL 7 5 .583 2.66 61 4 20 0 0 2 105.0 79 35 31 5 47 2 145 2 0 4 438 174 1.200 6.8 0.4 4.0 12.4 3.09
2002 28 HOU NL 6 4 .600 1.85 83 0 22 0 0 6 97.1 58 21 20 7 27 2 118 4 0 2 376 234 0.873 5.4 0.6 2.5 10.9 4.37
2003 29 HOU NL 6 4 .600 2.48 76 0 13 0 0 4 87.0 53 25 24 9 31 2 97 3 0 2 346 176 0.966 5.5 0.9 3.2 10.0 3.13
2004 30 TOT MLB 6 6 .500 3.69 77 0 70 0 0 36 85.1 68 38 35 13 33 7 122 4 1 4 356 121 1.184 7.2 1.4 3.5 12.9 3.70
2004 30 HOU NL 0 4 .000 3.12 32 0 29 0 0 14 34.2 27 15 12 4 15 4 50 1 1 3 146 140 1.212 7.0 1.0 3.9 13.0 3.33
2004 30 OAK AL 6 2 .750 4.09 45 0 41 0 0 22 50.2 41 23 23 9 18 3 72 3 0 1 210 111 1.164 7.3 1.6 3.2 12.8 4.00
2005 31 OAK AL 1 2 .333 3.52 15 0 13 0 0 7 15.1 10 6 6 2 11 2 16 0 0 1 65 124 1.370 5.9 1.2 6.5 9.4 1.45
2006 32 NYY AL 0 0 10.80 14 0 7 0 0 0 10.0 18 13 12 2 11 1 7 0 0 3 59 42 2.900 16.2 1.8 9.9 6.3 0.64
2007 33 TOT MLB 2 1 .667 4.11 33 0 25 0 0 11 30.2 29 16 14 4 12 4 41 4 0 2 138 112 1.337 8.5 1.2 3.5 12.0 3.42
2007 33 KCR AL 2 1 .667 3.91 24 0 22 0 0 11 23.0 24 11 10 3 11 4 29 4 0 2 108 120 1.522 9.4 1.2 4.3 11.3 2.64
2007 33 ATL NL 0 0 4.70 9 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 5 5 4 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 30 91 0.783 5.9 1.2 1.2 14.1 12.00
2008 34 CHW AL 4 4 .500 3.76 72 0 10 0 0 1 67.0 52 34 28 12 29 3 92 5 0 4 288 122 1.209 7.0 1.6 3.9 12.4 3.17
2009 35 CHW AL 3 3 .500 3.32 62 0 12 0 0 0 62.1 54 26 23 7 36 1 75 0 1 4 268 141 1.444 7.8 1.0 5.2 10.8 2.08
11 Seasons 46 39 .541 3.73 562 34 218 0 0 83 770.1 617 346 319 99 347 28 940 35 4 35 3265 123 1.251 7.2 1.2 4.1 11.0 2.71
162 Game Avg. 5 4 .541 3.73 64 4 25 0 0 9 88 70 39 36 11 40 3 107 4 0 4 373 123 1.251 7.2 1.2 4.1 11.0 2.71
HOU (5 yrs) 22 24 .478 3.25 302 20 109 0 0 42 449.0 344 176 162 51 181 13 552 17 1 17 1869 141 1.169 6.9 1.0 3.6 11.1 3.05
OAK (2 yrs) 7 4 .636 3.95 60 0 54 0 0 29 66.0 51 29 29 11 29 5 88 3 0 2 275 114 1.212 7.0 1.5 4.0 12.0 3.03
CHW (2 yrs) 7 7 .500 3.55 134 0 22 0 0 1 129.1 106 60 51 19 65 4 167 5 1 8 556 130 1.322 7.4 1.3 4.5 11.6 2.57
KCR (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.91 24 0 22 0 0 11 23.0 24 11 10 3 11 4 29 4 0 2 108 120 1.522 9.4 1.2 4.3 11.3 2.64
NYM (1 yr) 8 3 .727 5.38 19 14 1 0 0 0 85.1 69 52 51 12 49 1 85 6 2 3 368 82 1.383 7.3 1.3 5.2 9.0 1.73
ATL (1 yr) 0 0 4.70 9 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 5 5 4 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 30 91 0.783 5.9 1.2 1.2 14.1 12.00
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 10.80 14 0 7 0 0 0 10.0 18 13 12 2 11 1 7 0 0 3 59 42 2.900 16.2 1.8 9.9 6.3 0.64
NL (7 yrs) 30 27 .526 3.60 330 34 113 0 0 42 542.0 418 233 217 64 231 14 649 23 3 20 2267 126 1.197 6.9 1.1 3.8 10.8 2.81
AL (6 yrs) 16 12 .571 4.02 232 0 105 0 0 41 228.1 199 113 102 35 116 14 291 12 1 15 998 114 1.380 7.8 1.4 4.6 11.5 2.51

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp 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
1999 25 NYM NL NLDS W ARI 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 9.000 27.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00
1999 25 NYM NL NLCS L ATL 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 14 2.000 12.0 0.0 6.0 15.0 2.50
2001 27 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 1.500 13.5 2.7 0.0 13.5
2008 34 CHW AL ALDS L TBR 0 0 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 20.3
3 Seasons (4 Series) 1 0 1.000 7.88 8 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 12 7 7 1 4 1 13 1 0 1 40 2.000 13.5 1.1 4.5 14.6 3.25
1 ALDS 0 0 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 20.3
2 NLDS 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 4 4 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 20 2.182 14.7 2.5 4.9 12.3 2.50
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 14 2.000 12.0 0.0 6.0 15.0 2.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 25 NYM NL 18 30 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 .125 .276 .125 .401 8 3 0 1 1 0 0 1
2000 26 HOU NL 49 40 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .031 .061 .031 .092 -76 1 0 0 7 0 0 1
2001 27 HOU NL 57 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -54 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2002 28 HOU NL 80 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 29 HOU NL 71 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 30 TOT MLB 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 30 HOU NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 30 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 33 TOT MLB 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 33 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 33 ATL NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 34 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 35 CHW AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 328 89 74 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 42 .068 .138 .068 .205 -46 5 0 1 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 44 37 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 .068 .138 .068 .205 -46 2 0 0 4 0 0
HOU (5 yrs) 287 59 50 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .040 .059 .040 .099 -75 2 0 0 8 0 0
CHW (2 yrs) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 18 30 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 .125 .276 .125 .401 8 3 0 1 1 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 314 89 74 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 42 .068 .138 .068 .205 -46 5 0 1 9 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 25 NYM NL NLDS ARI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 25 NYM NL NLCS ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 27 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 NYM NL 25 P 19 14 85.1 18 8 9 1 0 .944 1.79 0.89 .950 1.72 0.48
2000 HOU NL 26 P 50 16 125.0 19 4 14 1 1 .947 1.30 0.36 .963 1.74 0.48
2001 HOU NL 27 P 61 4 105.0 26 9 15 2 3 .923 2.06 0.39 .962 1.75 0.46
2002 HOU NL 28 P 83 0 97.1 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 0.74 0.10 .962 1.83 0.48
2003 HOU NL 29 P 76 0 87.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 0.62 0.08 .950 1.85 0.48
2004 TOT MLB 30 P 77 0 85.4 11 6 5 0 1 1.000 1.16 0.14 .955 1.74 0.46
2004 HOU NL 30 P 32 0 34.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 0.13 .975 1.84 0.47
2004 OAK AL 30 P 45 0 50.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.24 0.16 .943 1.67 0.45
2005 OAK AL 31 P 15 0 15.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.59 0.07 1.000 1.70 0.46
2006 NYY AL 32 P 14 0 10.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.14 .950 1.53 0.41
2007 TOT MLB 33 P 33 0 30.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.59 0.06 .950 1.61 0.42
2007 KCR AL 33 P 24 0 23.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.78 0.08 .950 1.60 0.42
2007 ATL NL 33 P 9 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.64 0.40
2008 CHW AL 34 P 72 0 67.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.94 0.10 .950 1.60 0.42
2009 CHW AL 35 P 62 0 62.1 6 2 3 1 0 .833 0.72 0.08 .967 1.53 0.40
11 Seasons P 562 34 770.1 108 33 68 7 5 .935 1.18 0.18 .958 1.73 0.45
11 Seasons TOT 562 34 770.1 108 33 68 7 5 .935 1.18 0.18 .894 1.73 0.45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2002 NL--83--2nd
2008 AL--72--8th
Active--562--36th
Career--562--228th

Saves s c a p y
2004 AL--22--7th
Active--83--35th
Career--83--155th

Games Finished s c a p y
2004 AL--41--10th
Active--218--30th
Career--218--194th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1970), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (880), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

March 20, 1993: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

December 23, 1999: Traded by the New York Mets with Kyle Kessel (minors) and Roger Cedeno to the Houston Astros for Derek Bell and Mike Hampton.

June 24, 2004: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Mark Teahen and Mike Wood to the Kansas City Royals. The Houston Astros sent John Buck and cash to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Carlos Beltran to the Houston Astros.

October 28, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

July 31, 2007: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Kyle Davies.

November 7, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999New York Mets$200,000
2000Houston Astros$240,000
2001Houston Astros$305,000
2002Houston Astros$435,000
2003Houston Astros$1,600,000
2004Houston Astros$2,800,000
2005Oakland Athletics$4,750,000
2006New York Yankees$2,000,000
2007Kansas City Royals$5,000,000
2008Chicago White Sox$5,000,000
2009Chicago White Sox$6,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$28,330,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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