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: 6-17

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 14

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 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	41	1	Apr 11	STL		PHI	L,2-5	8-8		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.60	2	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.33	0.045	.27	0.02%	1.91	8t -23 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
2	42	3	Apr 15	STL	@	NYM	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	3.60	8	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.27	0.020	.23	0.01%	0.85	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 2
3	43	5	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	W,9-5	7-GF		1	2.1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	3.54	10	1	3	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.020	.30	0.01%	-1.39	7b 123 2 out a7	9b end a 4
4	44	12	Apr 29(1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		11	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.48	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.005	.16	0.00%	-0.66	8b --3 2 out d4	8b end d 5
5	45	13	Apr 29(2)	STL	@	CHC	T,2-2	10-11		-1	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.31	7	0	4	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	0.064	1.97	0.03%	0.26	10b --- 0 out tie	11b -2- 1 out tie
May				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
6	46	16	May 3	STL		CIN	W,5-4	8-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.23	3	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.100	1.33	0.06%	0.45	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out tie
7	47	17	May 4	STL		ATL	L,6-9	6-7		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.70	5	0	3	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.052	.45	0.03%	1.30	6t 12- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d3
8	48	19	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10	7-GF		1	2.1	6	4	4	1	0	1	0	3.00	4.02	13	1	5	1	0	6		2	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.002	.09	0.00%	-2.70	7t 12- 2 out d4	9t end d 8
9	49	21	May 8	STL		PIT	W,5-4	6-6	H(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	3.98	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.05	-0.066	3.42	-0.04%	-0.72	6t 12- 0 out a3	6t 1-3 1 out a2
10	50	25	May 13	STL	@	HOU	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.70	3.95	5	0	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.10	0.004	.10	0.00%	0.41	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
11	51	26	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	8-8	W(1-0)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.51	3.44	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.06	0.00%	0.41	8b --- 0 out d3	8b 3 out d3
12	52	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11	6-6		0	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	4.20	4.47	6	1	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.72	-0.156	.78	-0.10%	-3.66	6b -23 1 out d1	6b 3 out d6
13	53	29	May 17	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	6-6	H(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.11	4.62	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.20	0.011	2.46	0.01%	0.12	6b 12- 1 out a3	6b 123 2 out a3
14	54	30	May 19	STL		HOU	W,15-12	3-4		1	2.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.19	4.56	11	7	0	0	0	3		2	0	1	1	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	.66	-0.107	.70	-0.07%	-0.65	3t -23 0 out d4	4t 3 out d5
15	55	33	May 22	STL		NYM	L,3-9	3-4		2	2.0	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	5.12	4.57	9	3	1	0	1	2		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.15	-0.286	1.27	-0.19%	-3.29	3t 123 0 out a1	4t 3 out d5
16	56	36	May 25	STL	@	MON	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.79	4.44	5	4	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.14	0.01%	1.00	7b -23 2 out d4	8b end d 4
17	57	38	May 27	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.57	4.26	3	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.006	.46	-0.01%	0.40	8b 12- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
18	58	40	May 30	STL	@	PHI	L,2-10	6-GF(8)		2	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.13	3.93	8	3	2	0	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.53	6b -23 2 out d8	8b end d10
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
19	59	43	Jun 2	STL		MON	L,1-8	4-6		2	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.00	3.64	11	3	3	0	2	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.005	.08	0.00%	0.34	4t --- 0 out d7	6t 3 out d8
20	60	48	Jun 7	STL		SDP	L,1-5	8-GF		4	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.72	3.70	8	1	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.14	0.009	.16	0.01%	0.89	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Sept				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
21	61	87	Sep 18	STL	@	NYM	L,1-8	7-8		99	1.1	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.75	3.69	8	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.12	-0.007	.32	-0.01%	-1.63	7b --- 0 out d3	8b 123 1 out d4
22	62	92	Sep 23	STL		PHI	L,4-9	7-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.60	3.78	5	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.009	.74	0.02%	0.45	7t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
23	63	93	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,6-14	3-6		0	3.1	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	4.93	4.04	16	7	3	0	0	6		2	1	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.004	.04	-0.01%	-2.26	3t 12- 2 out d9	6t 3 out d13
24	64	99	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	5.30	4.25	8	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.095	2.34	-0.30%	-1.55	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 3
							6-17		W-L:1-0,Hld:2	1.7	35.2	44	23	21	20	20	3	0	5.30	4.25	160	1.22		5%	9%	40		29	48%	4	3	0	138	10	2	5	5	1	2	.45	-0.391	.59	-0.53%	-10.28

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