Willis Otanez

Willis Alexander Otanez

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 19, 1973 in Vega Baja, P.R.
High School: Cotui (Cotui, DO)
Signed
by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1998
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Orioles 1998-1999
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.036 [*],
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Standard Batting

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
1998 25 BAL AL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1999 26 TOT AL 71 226 207 28 49 11 0 7 24 0 0 15 46 .237 .293 .391 .685 75 81 6 2 1 1 0 53/D
1999 26 BAL AL 29 89 80 7 17 3 0 2 11 0 0 6 16 .213 .273 .325 .598 56 26 3 1 1 1 0 5/3D
1999 26 TOR AL 42 137 127 21 32 8 0 5 13 0 0 9 30 .252 .307 .433 .740 87 55 3 1 0 0 0 53/D
2 Yrs 74 231 212 28 50 11 0 7 24 0 0 15 48 .236 .291 .387 .678 73 82 6 2 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 506 464 61 109 24 0 15 53 0 0 33 105 .236 .291 .387 .678 73 180 13 4 2 2 0
BAL (2 yrs) 32 94 85 7 18 3 0 2 11 0 0 6 18 .212 .269 .318 .586 53 27 3 1 1 1 0
TOR (1 yr) 42 137 127 21 32 8 0 5 13 0 0 9 30 .252 .307 .433 .740 87 55 3 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1998 25 BAL AL 3 5 -1 0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .465 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $170,000 /9
1999 26 BAL AL 29 89 -6 0 -0 -4 -0 -10 -0.9 3 -8 -0.7 .466 .494 -0.3 -0.4 -4 $200,000 5/3D
1999 26 TOR AL 42 137 -4 -2 -0 -2 -1 -9 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .480 .495 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $ 53/D
2 Seasons 74 231 -11 -1 -1 -7 -1 -20 -1.9 8 -13 -1.2 .474 .496 -0.6 -0.7 -6 $370,000
BAL (2 yrs) 32 94 -7 0 -0 -4 -0 -12 -1.1 3 -8 -0.8 .466 .497 -0.4 -0.4 -4 $370,000
TOR (1 yr) 42 137 -4 -2 -0 -2 -1 -9 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .480 .495 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 25 BAL AL 5 4 0 0.0 108 .333 .200 .269 .200 .338 .200 .429 .400 .766 6 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1999 26 TOT AL 226 166 23 3.7 112 .271 .237 .273 .293 .345 .391 .436 .685 .781 75 .332 -8.4 -0.8 .598 .227 .155 .0
1999 26 BAL AL 89 68 7 2.7 109 .238 .213 .269 .273 .341 .325 .430 .598 .771 56 .225 -5.4 -0.5 .500 .188 .113 .0
1999 26 TOR AL 137 98 16 4.3 114 .293 .252 .275 .307 .348 .433 .440 .740 .788 87 .402 -3.1 -0.3 .663 .252 .181 .0
2 Yrs 231 170 23 3.6 112 .272 .236 .273 .291 .345 .387 .436 .678 .781 73 .323 -9.1 -0.8 .589 .222 .151 .0
162 Game Avg. 506 372 50 3.6 112 .272 .236 .273 .291 .345 .387 .436 .678 .781 73 .323 -9.1 -0.8 .589 .222 .151
BAL (2 yrs) 94 72 7 2.6 109 .242 .212 .269 .269 .341 .318 .430 .586 .771 53 .207 -6.1 -0.6 .486 .176 .106 .0
TOR (1 yr) 137 98 16 4.3 114 .293 .252 .275 .307 .348 .433 .440 .740 .788 87 .402 -3.1 -0.3 .663 .252 .181 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 25 BAL AL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.5 60% 0%
1999 26 TOT AL 226 3.1% 20.4% 6.6% 8.0% 37% 3.07 4.5 29.6 8.6 0.60 0.73 69% 17% 8.8% 21%
1999 26 BAL AL 89 2.3% 18.0% 6.7% 5.6% 29% 2.67 5.0 40.0 7.3 0.63 0.79 71% 15% 7.7% 35%
1999 26 TOR AL 137 3.7% 21.9% 6.6% 9.5% 41% 3.33 4.2 25.4 9.8 0.59 0.68 67% 19% 9.3% 11%
2 Yrs 231 3.0% 20.8% 6.5% 7.8% 36% 3.20 4.4 30.3 8.8 0.63 0.76 68% 17% 8.8% 21%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.7% 9.1% 7.9% 33% 1.84 5.3 31.6 7.3 0.79 1.08 70% 21% 8.1% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1998 25 BAL AL -0.7 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .57 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.53 -0.8 0.00 1
1999 26 TOT AL -8.8 -0.8 229 -1.4 2.5 -3.9 .80 -0.7 -1.0 -9.6 -0.9 0.92 -11.6 0.79 8
1999 26 BAL AL -5.5 -0.5 91 -0.5 0.9 -1.5 .80 -0.5 -0.2 -4.5 -0.4 0.95 -6.2 0.87 4
1999 26 TOR AL -3.3 -0.3 138 -0.8 1.6 -2.4 .80 -0.3 -0.7 -5.0 -0.5 0.90 -5.3 0.72 4
2 Yrs -9.5 -0.9 234 -1.4 2.5 -3.9 .79 -0.8 -1.0 -10.1 -0.9 0.92 -12.4 0.71 9

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 25 BAL AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 26 TOT AL 0 0 36% 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 24% 12 9 3 4 4 0 5 1 2
1999 26 BAL AL 0 0 23% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1999 26 TOR AL 0 0 43% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 25% 8 6 2 3 3 0 5 1 2
2 Yrs 0 0 35% 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 24% 12 9 3 4 4 0 5 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 25 BAL AL 5 60% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 26 TOT AL 226 24% 49 2 0 8 1 0 0 0.79 7 0 6 7 0 2 5 0 1 1 100% 48 6 13% 23 3 13% 143 17 12% 7 2 29% 3 1 33% 0
1999 26 BAL AL 89 26% 17 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.87 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 21 3 14% 12 3 25% 59 9 15% 5 2 40% 1 1 100% 0
1999 26 TOR AL 137 23% 32 2 0 4 1 0 0 0.72 5 0 2 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 27 3 11% 11 0 0% 84 8 10% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
2 Yrs 231 25% 50 2 0 9 1 0 0 0.71 7 0 6 7 0 2 5 0 1 1 100% 48 6 13% 23 3 13% 143 17 12% 7 2 29% 3 1 33% 0
MLB Averages 54% 72% 10% 34% 15% 53% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 25 BAL AL 5 19 3.80 13 68% 15% 23% 38% 23% 85% 0% 58% 73% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 20% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
1999 26 TOT AL 226 856 3.79 554 65% 20% 21% 29% 29% 80% 0% 52% 73% 40% 1% 3 0 9% 21 15 5% 12 9 11% 0 0 0
1999 26 BAL AL 89 341 3.83 224 66% 20% 19% 31% 29% 80% 0% 52% 76% 38% 0% 0 0 8% 7 6 6% 5 3 13% 0 0 0
1999 26 TOR AL 137 515 3.76 330 64% 21% 22% 28% 29% 79% 0% 51% 72% 41% 2% 3 0 10% 14 9 5% 7 6 10% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 231 875 3.79 567 65% 20% 21% 29% 29% 80% 0% 52% 73% 40% 1% 3 0 9% 21 15 6% 13 10 13% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 1% 45% 80% 30% 6% 16% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 25 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 26 74 231 212 28 50 11 0 7 24 0 0 15 48 .236 .291 .387 .678 73 82 6 2 1 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 25 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1999 26 71 223 205 26 47 11 0 7 22 0 14 46 .229 .284 .385 .669 22 71
2 Yrs 74 228 210 26 47 11 0 7 22 0 14 48 .224 .278 .376 .654 22 74
162 Game Avg. 162 499 460 57 103 24 0 15 48 0 31 105 .224 .278 .376 .654 48 74

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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