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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, MT
Schools: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1974
Final Game: September 30, 1981
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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
1974 22 CHW AL 0 1 .000 5.51 5 1 2 0 0 0 16.1 22 11 10 0 12 2 11 1 0 3 81 68 2.082 12.1 0.0 6.6 6.1 0.92
1975 23 CHW AL 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 5 4 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 26 58 2.063 6.8 1.7 11.8 5.1 0.43
1976 24 CHW AL 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 9 6 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 29 80 1.833 13.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
1980 28 STL NL 0 5 .000 5.53 31 4 9 0 0 0 55.1 71 38 34 3 26 7 38 2 1 1 255 67 1.753 11.5 0.5 4.2 6.2 1.46
1981 29 STL NL 1 0 1.000 5.30 24 0 10 0 0 0 35.2 44 23 21 3 20 5 20 0 0 4 160 67 1.794 11.1 0.8 5.0 5.0 1.00
5 Seasons 1 6 .143 5.46 64 5 23 0 0 0 118.2 150 83 72 7 67 14 75 3 1 8 551 67 1.829 11.4 0.5 5.1 5.7 1.12
162 Game Avg. 1 6 .143 5.46 63 5 23 0 0 0 117 148 82 71 7 66 14 74 3 1 8 543 67 1.829 11.4 0.5 5.1 5.7 1.12
CHW (3 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.53 9 1 4 0 0 0 27.2 35 22 17 1 21 2 17 1 0 3 136 68 2.024 11.4 0.3 6.8 5.5 0.81
STL (2 yrs) 1 5 .167 5.44 55 4 19 0 0 0 91.0 115 61 55 6 46 12 58 2 1 5 415 67 1.769 11.4 0.6 4.5 5.7 1.26
AL (3 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.53 9 1 4 0 0 0 27.2 35 22 17 1 21 2 17 1 0 3 136 68 2.024 11.4 0.3 6.8 5.5 0.81
NL (2 yrs) 1 5 .167 5.44 55 4 19 0 0 0 91.0 115 61 55 6 46 12 58 2 1 5 415 67 1.769 11.4 0.6 4.5 5.7 1.26
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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
1980 28 STL NL 31 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 29 STL NL 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
5 Seasons 55 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 1 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 24 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 CHW AL 22 P 5 1 16.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.10 0.40 .950 1.82 0.82
1975 CHW AL 23 P 2 0 5.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.69 0.50 .900 1.86 0.85
1976 CHW AL 24 P 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.85
1980 STL NL 28 P 31 4 55.1 11 0 11 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.79 0.35 .945 1.90 0.69
1981 STL NL 29 P 24 0 35.2 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.76 0.13 .975 1.97 0.68
5 Seasons P 64 5 118.2 18 0 17 1 2 .944 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.27 .950 1.90 0.71
5 Seasons TOT 64 5 118.2 18 0 17 1 2 .944 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.27 .894 1.90 0.71

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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.

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