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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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-17 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	1	Apr 11	STL		PHI	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	33	3 (1)	Apr 15	STL	@	NYM	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	34	5 (1)	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	W,9-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
4	35	12 (6)	Apr 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	36	13	Apr 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,2-2	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	37	16 (2)	May 3	STL		CIN	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	38	17	May 4	STL		ATL	L,6-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	39	19 (1)	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
9	40	21 (1)	May 8	STL		PIT	W,5-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	41	25 (3)	May 13	STL	@	HOU	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	42	26	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
12	43	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	44	29 (1)	May 17	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	45	30	May 19	STL		HOU	W,15-12	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.60	-0.021	1.72	-0.01%	-0.18	P
15	46	33 (2)	May 22	STL		NYM	L,3-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	47	36 (2)	May 25	STL	@	MON	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
17	48	38 (1)	May 27	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	49	40 (1)	May 30	STL	@	PHI	L,2-10	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	50	43 (2)	Jun 2	STL		MON	L,1-8	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	51	48 (4)	Jun 7	STL		SDP	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	52	87 (38)	Sep 18	STL	@	NYM	L,1-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	53	92 (4)	Sep 23	STL		PHI	L,4-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	54	93	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,6-14	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.21	P
24	55	99 (5)	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
							6-17		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.55	-0.023	.61	-0.02%	-0.48

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