Willis Otanez

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: April 19, 1973 in Cotui, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Miguel Angel Garcia (Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 25, 1998 (Age 25-128d, 17,326th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1999 (Age 26-167d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Willis Alexander Otanez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

212

.236

RBI

OBP

.291

SLG

.387

OPS

.678

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
1991	18	LAD-min	Rk	58	248	222	38	64	9	2	6	39	3	3	19	34	.288	.344	.428	.772		95	7	2	1	4	0		GRF · PION
1992	19	LAD-min	A+	117	426	390	27	86	18	0	3	27	2	4	24	60	.221	.271	.290	.561		113	10	4	5	3	0		VRO · FLOR
1993	20	LAD-min	A+	95	362	325	34	85	11	2	10	39	1	4	29	63	.262	.324	.400	.724		130	9	2	4	2	1		BAK · CALL
1994	21	LAD-min	A+	131	540	476	77	132	27	1	19	72	4	2	53	98	.277	.350	.458	.808		218	10	4	0	7	2		VRO · FLOR
1995	22	LAD-min	A+,AA	119	497	454	47	116	28	1	11	60	1	2	34	84	.256	.306	.394	.700		179	18	2	0	7	3		VRO,SAN · FLOR,TL
1996	23	BAL-min	AA	138	559	506	60	134	27	2	24	75	3	7	45	97	.265	.323	.468	.792		237	17	1	2	5	2		BOW · EL
1997	24	BAL-min	AAA,AA,Rk	76	302	271	38	69	20	0	10	41	0	1	26	58	.255	.318	.439	.757		119	12	1	0	4	0		ROC,BOW,OLS · IL,EL,GULF
1998	25	BAL-min	AAA	124	537	481	87	137	24	2	27	100	1	0	41	104	.285	.343	.511	.855		246	8	6	1	8	6		ROC · IL
1998	25	BAL	AL	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	/9H
1999	26	TOT	AL	71	226	207	28	49	11	0	7	24	0	0	15	46	.237	.293	.391	.685	75	81	6	2	1	1	0	53H/D
1999	26	BAL	AL	29	89	80	7	17	3	0	2	11	0	0	6	16	.213	.273	.325	.598	56	26	3	1	1	1	0	5/H3D
1999	26	TOR	AL	42	137	127	21	32	8	0	5	13	0	0	9	30	.252	.307	.433	.740	87	55	3	1	0	0	0	53/HD
2000	27	TOR-min	AA,AAA	49	198	179	19	46	8	0	7	33	0	0	16	31	.257	.318	.419	.737		75	6	1	0	2	1		KNX,SYR · SOUL,IL
2001	28	ATL-min	AA	93	359	308	39	82	14	2	12	43	2	2	42	60	.266	.357	.442	.798		136	14	4	0	5	3		GRV · SOUL
2003	30	BAL-min	AA	16	63	55	6	13	3	0	0	9	0	0	7	13	.236	.333	.291	.624		16	1	1	0	0	0		BOW · EL
2 Yrs				74	231	212	28	50	11	0	7	24	0	0	15	48	.236	.291	.387	.678	73	82	6	2	1	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	506	464	61	109	24	0	15	53	0	0	33	105	.236	.291	.387	.678	73	180	13	4	2	2	0

BAL (2 yrs)				32	94	85	7	18	3	0	2	11	0	0	6	18	.212	.269	.318	.586	53	27	3	1	1	1	0
TOR (1 yr)				42	137	127	21	32	8	0	5	13	0	0	9	30	.252	.307	.433	.740	87	55	3	1	0	0	0

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