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).

High School: Flathead HS (Kalispell, MT)

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

Debut: July 31, 1974 (Age 23-030d, 13,522nd in major league 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

ERA

5.46

118.2

WHIP

1.829

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Team Record in Appearances: 2-29 / in Starts: 0-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 8

1980 Pitching Game Log

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1980 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	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	10	41	May 27	STL		NYM	L,5-9	5-5		99	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	20.75	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.002	.04	0.00%	0.31	5t -2- 2 out d7	5t 3 out d7
2	11	42	May 28	STL		NYM	L,5-6	8-8		0	0.2	0	3	3	3	1	0	0	27.00	15.75	5	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.012	.14	0.00%	-0.28	8t --- 0 out a5	8t 123 2 out a5
3	12	43	May 30	STL		MON	L,4-10	8-9		1	1.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	23.14	9.61	9	2	2	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	.05	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-2.98	8t --- 0 out d5	9t --3 1 out d8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	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
4	13	50	Jun 7	STL	@	MON	L,1-2	13-GF(13)	L(0-1)	7	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	23.63	8.75	4	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	-0.373	.95	-0.07%	-1.68	13b --- 0 out tie	13b end d 1
5	14	51	Jun 8(1)	STL	@	MON	L,4-6	7-8		0	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	18.00	6.75	5	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.008	.03	0.00%	0.26	7b --- 0 out d3	8b -2- 1 out d3
6	15	59	Jun 16	STL		ATL	L,3-6	5-7		7	3.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	10.29	3.61	10	1	3	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.064	.04	0.01%	1.40	5t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
7	16	64	Jun 21	STL	@	CIN	L,5-8	GS-6		4	6.0	6	2	2	4	4	1	0	6.92	4.52	27	4	9	0	2	6	52			2	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.21	0.121	.16	0.01%	0.71	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a1
8	17	71	Jun 28(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-7	L(0-2)	6	7.0	7	2	2	1	5	0	0	5.40	3.55	27	5	9	0	3	7	59			1	2	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.05	0.077	.39	0.02%	1.35	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	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
9	18	77	Jul 3(2)	STL		PHI	L,1-8	GS-2	L(0-3)	4	1.2	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	6.65	3.54	12	3	0	0	0	7	25			1	0	0	11	1	1	1	1	0	0	.78	-0.308	.24	-0.06%	-3.38	1t start tie	2t -2- 2 out d4
10	19	80	Jul 6	STL		PHI	L,3-8	8-9		2	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.65	3.53	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.03	0.00%	0.44	8t --- 0 out d4	9t 1-- 1 out d4
11	20	85	Jul 13(2)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-10	GS-2	L(0-4)	6	1.2	5	5	5	1	3	0	1	8.03	3.48	12	1	1	0	0	5	27			1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.29	-0.342	.27	-0.04%	-4.59	1b start tie	2b 1-3 2 out d5
12	21	89	Jul 18	STL		SFG	L,7-8	9-GF		4	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.92	3.59	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.05	0.026	.16	0.00%	0.31	9t -2- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
13	22	90	Jul 19	STL		SFG	L,4-7	5-6		0	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.86	3.47	7	2	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.022	.04	0.00%	-0.23	5t -2- 2 out d3	6t 3 out d4
14	23	94	Jul 23	STL		LAD	W,7-3	9-9		3	0.1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	8.44	3.61	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.009	.02	0.00%	-1.06	9t --- 0 out a6	9t 123 1 out a6
15	24	98	Jul 29	STL	@	SFG	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.85	3.41	7	1	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.014	.01	0.00%	0.87	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
16	25	100	Jul 31	STL	@	SFG	L,4-6	6-6		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.76	3.41	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	0.063	.37	0.01%	0.40	6b 12- 2 out tie	6b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	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
17	26	108	Aug 10	STL		NYM	L,1-4	9-GF		9	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.50	3.39	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
18	27	113	Aug 15	STL		CHC	L,4-5	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.26	3.36	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.55	0.034	.02	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
19	28	114	Aug 16	STL		CHC	L,4-9	4-5		0	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.09	3.27	9	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	.64	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.07	4t --- 0 out d3	5t 3 out d4
20	29	115	Aug 17	STL		CHC	L,2-6	7-8		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	6.69	3.21	7	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.93	7t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d6
21	30	118	Aug 20	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	12-GF(12)		2	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.62	3.37	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.45	-0.309	.04	0.00%	-0.77	12b -2- 1 out tie	12b end d 1
22	31	120	Aug 23	STL	@	ATL	L,2-7	4-7		2	4.0	8	2	1	1	2	0	0	6.18	3.29	20	7	3	1	1	7		2	0	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.82	4b 12- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d6
23	32	123	Aug 26	STL		HOU	L,2-7	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.02	3.35	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
24	33	128	Aug 31	STL		ATL	L,2-6	6-8	L(0-5)	4	2.1	5	4	4	2	0	0	0	6.54	3.46	13	4	2	0	0	5		0	0	1	0	0	11	3	0	2	1	0	0	1.23	-0.202	.01	0.00%	-1.48	6t --- 0 out tie	8t 12- 1 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	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
25	34	132	Sep 5	STL	@	HOU	W,7-5	6-7		4	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.25	3.49	8	6	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.92	0.119	.00	0.00%	0.82	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out tie
26	35	133	Sep 6(1)	STL	@	HOU	L,5-9	3-3		0	0.2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	6.15	3.48	5	2	1	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.32	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-3.08	3b 123 0 out d3	3b -2- 2 out d8
27	36	138	Sep 10	STL		PIT	L,6-7	3-5		3	3.0	3	1	1	1	5	0	0	5.96	3.29	12	3	0	0	0	3		1	1	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.54	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.31	3t --3 0 out d2	5t 3 out d4
28	37	143	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	5-6		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.72	3.27	6	4	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.94	5b --- 0 out d7	6b 3 out d7
29	38	152	Sep 24	STL	@	PIT	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.61	3.28	6	0	2	1	1	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.20	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
30	39	158	Sep 30	STL	@	MON	L,2-7	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	5.57	3.43	8	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.11	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
31	40	161	Oct 4	STL		NYM	L,2-5	6-7		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.53	3.60	7	1	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.24	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.07	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d4
							2-29		W-L:0-5	3.3	55.1	71	38	34	26	38	3	2	5.53	3.60	255	1.18		6%	8%	69	41	12	42%	12	4	0	220	11	2	7	7	4	3	.68	-1.148	.11	-0.13%	-8.05

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