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Dave Otto

David Alan Otto

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: November 12, 1964 in Chicago, IL
High School: Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village, IL)
School: University of Missouri
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1987
Teams (by GP): Indians/Cubs/Pirates/Athletics 1987-1994

Final Game: August 10, 1994
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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
1987 22 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 23 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1989 24 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1990 25 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1991 26 CLE AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 27 CLE AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 28 PIT NL 28 19 18 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .389 .611 61 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1994 29 CHC NL 36 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 109 21 20 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .350 .550 44 7 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 31 30 0 6 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 9 .200 .200 .350 .550 44 10 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (4 yrs) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 28 19 18 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .389 .611 61 7 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 36 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 64 21 20 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .350 .550 44 7 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1993 28 PIT NL 19 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $525,000 1
1994 29 CHC NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
2 Seasons 21 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $525,000
PIT (1 yr) 19 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $525,000
CHC (1 yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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
1993 28 PIT NL 19 15 2 3.6 103 .308 .222 .270 .222 .335 .389 .411 .611 .746 61 .382 -1.2 -0.1 .500 .167 .167
1994 29 CHC NL 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .340 .000 .428 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
8 Seasons 21 17 2 3.2 103 .286 .200 .270 .200 .335 .350 .413 .550 .748 44 .327 -1.8 -0.2 .438 .150 .150
162 Game Avg. 31 25 3 3.2 103 .286 .200 .270 .200 .335 .350 .413 .550 .748 44 .327 -1.8 -0.2 .438 .150 .150
PIT (1 yr) 19 15 2 3.6 103 .308 .222 .270 .222 .335 .389 .411 .611 .746 61 .383 -1.2 -0.1 .500 .167 .167
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .340 .000 .428 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

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
1993 28 PIT NL 19 0.0% 26.3% 0.0% 10.5% 50% 3.6 4.5 1.40 1.75 68% 14% 0.0% 0%
1994 29 CHC NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50% 0%
8 Seasons 21 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 9.5% 50% 3.3 5.0 1.60 2.00 67% 13% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.1% 8.6% 6.9% 30% 1.75 5.9 40.4 8.3 0.81 1.06 73% 20% 6.5% 20%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1987 22 OAK AL 0.0
1988 23 OAK AL 0.0
1989 24 OAK AL 0.0
1990 25 OAK AL 0.0
1991 26 CLE AL 0.0
1992 27 CLE AL 0.0
1993 28 PIT NL -1.2 -0.1 19 0.2 0.6 -0.4 1.13 -0.0 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.97 -0.4 0
1994 29 CHC NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .70 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.38 -0.6 0
8 Seasons -1.8 -0.2 21 0.2 0.6 -0.5 1.09 -0.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.91 -1.0 0

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
1993 28 PIT NL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 29 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1993 28 PIT NL 19 74% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 14 5 36% 0 0 0 0 0
1994 29 CHC NL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 21 71% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 14 5 36% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 59% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 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
1993 28 PIT NL 19 63 3.32 43 68% 12% 28% 26% 33% 86% 0% 59% 66% 37% 0% 0 0 11% 2 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 1
1994 29 CHC NL 2 9 4.50 6 67% 50% 17% 17% 17% 50% 0% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 21 72 3.43 49 68% 16% 27% 24% 31% 82% 0% 56% 66% 33% 0% 0 0 10% 2 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 1
MLB Averages 3.64 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

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
1993 28 73 19 18 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .389 .611 61 7 0 0 1 0 0
1994 29 109 21 20 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .350 .550 44 7 0 0 1 0 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
1993 28 28 19 19 0 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 .263 .263 .421 .684 2 28
1994 29 51 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
2 Seasons 79 22 22 0 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 .227 .227 .364 .591 2 64
162 Game Avg. 162 45 45 0 10 2 2 0 10 0 0 12 .227 .227 .364 .591 4 64

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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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