Ed Ott

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: July 11, 1951 in Muncy, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Muncy HS (Muncy, PA).

High School: Muncy HS (Muncy, PA)

Debut: June 10, 1974 (Age 22-334d, 13,505th in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1981 (Age 30-083d)
vs. TEX 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Nathan Edward Ott

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1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

1792

465

.259

196

RBI

195

OBP

.311

SLG

.368

OPS

.680

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1970	18	PIT-min	A-	61	245	206	38	60	9	5	0	24	6	1	34	43	.291	.397	.383	.780		79		2	3	0			NFL · NYPL
1971	19	PIT-min	A	105	404	356	58	104	12	6	10	48	10	2	37	64	.292	.364	.444	.808		158		5	3	3			MOE · WCRS
1972	20	PIT-min	A	133	545	450	84	137	18	10	7	63	8	2	85	58	.304	.417	.436	.852		196		5	0	5			SAL · CARL
1973	21	PIT-min	AAA	126	498	440	56	115	18	3	6	52	1	2	45	62	.261	.331	.357	.687		157		4	2	7			CHL · IL
1974	22	PIT-min	AAA	121	470	423	57	112	13	7	14	49	3	5	40	69	.265	.330	.428	.758		181		2	3	2			CHL · IL
1974	22	PIT	NL	7	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H9
1975	23	PIT-min	AAA	121	481	425	66	121	21	5	10	55	1	3	49	54	.285	.362	.428	.790		182		4	0	3			CHL · IL
1975	23	PIT	NL	5	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H2
1976	24	PIT	NL	27	43	39	2	12	2	0	0	5	0	0	3	5	.308	.349	.359	.708	102	14	0	0	0	1	1	H/2
1977	25	PIT	NL	104	347	311	40	82	14	3	7	38	7	7	32	41	.264	.334	.395	.730	94	123	4	2	0	2	6	2H
1978	26	PIT	NL	112	410	379	49	102	18	4	9	38	4	1	27	56	.269	.315	.409	.724	98	155	7	0	1	3	6	2H/7
1979	27	PIT	NL	117	439	403	49	110	20	2	7	51	0	1	26	62	.273	.314	.385	.699	86	155	8	0	6	4	8	*2/H
1980	28	PIT	NL	120	430	392	35	102	14	0	8	41	1	6	33	47	.260	.317	.357	.674	86	140	9	0	4	1	8	*2/H7
1981	29	CAL	AL	75	282	258	20	56	8	1	2	22	2	1	17	42	.217	.266	.279	.545	59	72	7	1	4	2	1	*2/H
1982			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1983	31	CAL-min	A	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		1		0	0	0	0		RWD · CALL
1984	32	CAL-min	AAA	14	51	47	6	15	3	0	0	7	0	0	4	3	.319	.373	.383	.756		18		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
8 Yrs				567	1961	1792	196	465	76	10	33	195	14	16	138	254	.259	.311	.368	.680	86	660	35	3	15	13	30
162 Game Avg.				162	560	512	56	133	22	3	9	56	4	5	39	73	.259	.311	.368	.680	86	189	10	1	4	4	9

PIT (7 yrs)				492	1679	1534	176	409	68	9	31	173	12	15	121	212	.267	.319	.383	.702	90	588	28	2	11	11	29
CAL (1 yr)				75	282	258	20	56	8	1	2	22	2	1	17	42	.217	.266	.279	.545	59	72	7	1	4	2	1

NL (7 yrs)				492	1679	1534	176	409	68	9	31	173	12	15	121	212	.267	.319	.383	.702	90	588	28	2	11	11	29
AL (1 yr)				75	282	258	20	56	8	1	2	22	2	1	17	42	.217	.266	.279	.545	59	72	7	1	4	2	1

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