Jim Otten

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: July 1, 1951 in Lewistown, MT us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (21st) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (18th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

Schools: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 31, 1974 (Age 23-030d, 11,138th in MLB history)
vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1981 (Age 30-091d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: James Edward Otten

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.1

W

L

ERA

5.46

G

GS

SV

IP

118.2

SO

WHIP

1.829

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Team Record in Appearances: 0-5 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 3, Entered with runners on base: 3

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	104	Jul 31	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-14	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	3	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.61	8b 12- 0 out d7	8b end d10
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	2	107	Aug 3	CHW		TEX	L,5-12	9-GF		2	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	13.50	7	0	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-2.53	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d10
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	3	146	Sep 11	CHW		TEX	L,2-6	5-6		38	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	15.00	7	1	0	0	0	4		2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-1.53	5t 1-3 2 out d4	6t 1-3 2 out d6
4	4	152	Sep 17	CHW		MIN	L,0-8	1-9		5	8.0	5	2	2	6	7	0	1	5.73	35	8	8	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	28	2	0	2	1	0	0	.14	0.051	.00	0.00%	1.76	1t -23 2 out d6	9t -23 2 out d8
5	5	161	Sep 29	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-6	L(0-1)	11	5.1	9	3	3	3	3	0	0	5.51	26	7	4	0	0	9	38			1	1	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.26	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out d1
							0-5		W-L:0-1	3.5	16.1	22	11	10	12	11	0	1	5.51	80	1.27		0%	3%	22	38	6	33%	1	2	0	67	4	1	2	1	0	0	.39	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-4.17

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