Dave Otto
David Alan Otto
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
Final Game: August 10, 1994
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Standard Fielding

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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
1987 OAK AL 22 P 3 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.33 1.000 1.80 0.67
1988 OAK AL 23 P 3 2 10.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.67 .950 1.80 0.67
1989 OAK AL 24 P 1 1 6.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.35 1.00 1.000 1.89 0.70
1990 OAK AL 25 P 2 0 2.1 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 7.71 1.00 .950 1.93 0.60
1991 CLE AL 26 P 18 14 100.0 18 1 16 1 0 .944 1.53 0.94 .956 1.80 0.58
1992 CLE AL 27 P 18 16 80.1 18 3 14 1 1 .944 1.90 0.94 .956 1.71 0.56
1993 PIT NL 28 P 28 8 68.0 17 4 13 0 1 1.000 2.25 0.61 .953 1.84 0.54
1994 CHC NL 29 P 36 0 45.0 7 1 5 1 1 .857 1.20 0.17 .957 1.86 0.54
8 Seasons P 109 41 318.1 66 11 52 3 4 .955 1.78 0.58 .956 1.80 0.56
8 Seasons TOT 109 41 318.1 66 11 52 3 4 .955 1.78 0.58 .911 1.80 0.56

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1987 OAK AL 22 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 OAK AL 23 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAK AL 24 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 OAK AL 25 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 CLE AL 26 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CLE AL 27 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 PIT NL 28 28 8 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CHC NL 29 36 0 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 109 8 64 109 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1987 OAK AL 22 24 83% 42% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 OAK AL 23 46 72% 35% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAK AL 24 27 78% 41% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1990 OAK AL 25 13 62% 54% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
1991 CLE AL 26 441 82% 40% 17 94% 1 1 1 0 16 13 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 86%
1992 CLE AL 27 387 83% 38% 15 100% 0 3 1 1 14 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1993 PIT NL 28 318 81% 40% 15 100% 0 4 1 2 13 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1994 CHC NL 29 209 80% 43% 8 63% 0 1 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
8 Seasons 1465 81% 40% 59 93% 1 11 3 5 52 39 6 3 0 0 3 1 4 3 4 0 15 93%
MLB Averages 77% 31% 91% 86%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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