Ed Ott

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: July 11, 1951 in Muncy, PA us

Died: March 3, 2024 in Danville, PA

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, 13,498th 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

.260

196

RBI

195

OBP

.311

SLG

.368

OPS

.680

OPS+

Summary of 33 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	31
CAL	2

Platoon
vs RHP	27
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	16

Outs
0	13
2	11
1	9

11 Opps
HOU	6
NYM	5
LAD	5
STL	4
PHI	2
ATL	2
SDP	2
MON	2
CHC	2
TOR	2
SFG	1

28 Pitchers
Bob Welch	3
Nino Espinosa	2
Joe Niekro	2
J.R. Richard	2
Bob Myrick	1
Joaquín Andújar	1
Phil Niekro	1
Burt Hooton	1
Luis Leal	1
Lynn McGlothen	1
Kevin Kobel	1
Rudy May	1
Buzz Capra	1
Willie Hernández	1
Don Sutton	1
Charlie Williams	1
John D'Acquisto	1
John Urrea	1
Mark Littell	1
Bob Forsch	1
Jim Clancy	1
Ray Burris	1
Pete Vuckovich	1
Eric Rasmussen	1
Steve Rogers	1
Tug McGraw	1
Ed Glynn	1
Ken Forsch	1

12 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	17
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	19
8	7
7	4

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	29
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
1--	7
-2-	2
123	1

45 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	23
1 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	10

Inning
1	1
2	7
3	2
4	3
5	4
6	4
7	6
8	4
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	10
4-6	11
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	3
+1	8
Tied	7
-1	5
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	3

Ahead	13
Tied	7
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	31
LF	2

OrderPos
7th	20
6th	7
5th	3
2nd	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-05-02	PIT	@	ATL	Buzz Capra	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	2	0.095	57%		Home Run (Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	1977-06-14	PIT	@	LAD	Don Sutton	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	2	2	0.128	63%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	1977-06-19 (2)	PIT	@	SFG	Charlie Williams	behind 2-5	t 6	0	1--	2	6	2	0.164	33%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Stargell Scores
4	4	4	1	1977-07-04 (2)	PIT		STL	John Urrea	behind 1-3	b 7	2	1--	2	7	2	0.349	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Oliver Scores
5	5	5	1	1977-07-26	PIT		HOU	J.R. Richard	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.098	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1977-09-20	PIT	@	NYM	Nino Espinosa	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	2	0.116	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1977-09-23	PIT	@	CHC	Willie Hernández	tied 0-0	t 8	2	1--	2	6	2	0.391	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Oliver Scores/unER; E. Ott Scores/unER
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1978-04-26	PIT	@	NYM	Bob Myrick	tied 0-0	t 11	0	---	1	6	2	0.355	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	1978-05-05	PIT		LAD	Burt Hooton	behind 1-6	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.023	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1978-06-14	PIT	@	HOU	J.R. Richard	behind 0-4	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.055	13%		Home Run (Deep CF)
11	11	4	1	1978-06-16	PIT	@	ATL	Phil Niekro	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.078	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Stennett Scores
12	12	5	1	1978-06-26	PIT		STL	Mark Littell	ahead 10-8	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.052	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	6	1	1978-07-27	PIT	@	SDP	Eric Rasmussen	behind 0-3	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.086	26%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	7	1	1978-08-20 (2)	PIT		HOU	Joe Niekro	behind 0-1	b 4	2	---	1	5	7	0.146	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	8	2	1978-08-20 (2)	PIT		HOU	Joe Niekro	ahead 2-1	b 6	1	---	1	5	7	0.115	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	9	1	1978-09-04 (1)	PIT		NYM	Kevin Kobel	ahead 5-4	b 8	1	1--	2	5	2	0.099	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Stargell Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1979-04-06	PIT		MON	Steve Rogers	behind 0-2	b 5	1	---	1	7	2	0.126	38%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	2	1	1979-04-14	PIT		STL	Bob Forsch	tied 3-3	b 6	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.275	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Milner Scores
19	19	3	1	1979-05-21	PIT	@	MON	Rudy May	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.117	87%		Home Run (Deep CF)
20	20	4	1	1979-06-27	PIT		NYM	Ed Glynn	behind 3-4	b 7	2	1--	2	6	2	0.458	76%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. Easler Scores
21	21	5	1	1979-07-04	PIT	@	STL	Pete Vuckovich	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.062	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	6	1	1979-08-11	PIT	@	PHI	Tug McGraw	ahead 9-8	t 8	2	123	4	7	2	0.211	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Stargell Scores; J. Milner Scores; R. Stennett Scores
23	23	7	1	1979-08-14	PIT		SDP	John D'Acquisto	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	1	7	2	0.075	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1980-05-07	PIT		LAD	Bob Welch	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.119	63%		Home Run (Deep CF)
25	25	2	1	1980-06-15	PIT		HOU	Joaquín Andújar	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.056	94%		Home Run
26	26	3	1	1980-07-04 (1)	PIT		CHC	Lynn McGlothen	behind 0-4	b 5	1	---	1	7	2	0.060	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	4	1	1980-07-28	PIT	@	LAD	Bob Welch	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.106	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	5	2	1980-07-28	PIT	@	LAD	Bob Welch	ahead 4-3	t 6	2	1--	2	7	2	0.216	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Easler Scores
29	29	6	1	1980-08-09	PIT		PHI	Nino Espinosa	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.119	53%		Home Run
30	30	7	1	1980-09-01 (1)	PIT		HOU	Ken Forsch	behind 2-5	b 2	0	---	1	7	2	0.091	32%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	8	1	1980-09-21	PIT		NYM	Ray Burris	behind 1-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.163	56%		Home Run
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1981-06-02	CAL	@	TOR	Luis Leal	ahead 1-0	t 9	2	1--	2	9	2	0.140	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Grich Scores
33	33	2	1	1981-09-19	CAL	@	TOR	Jim Clancy	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.108	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)