1951
Born July 1, 1951
Lewistown, MT, USA
Jim Otten Notable
Jim Otten divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1974, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1981.
He went 1 and 6 with a 5.46 earned run average, pitching 118 innings in 64 games. He struck out 75. Across 64 games he batted .143, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in Lewistown, MT, USA on July 1, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CHW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | STL | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1981 | STL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CHW | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5.51 |
| 1975 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6.75 |
| 1976 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 |
| 1980 | STL | 0 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 55.1 | 71 | 34 | 26 | 38 | 5.53 |
| 1981 | STL | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5.30 |
| Career | — | 1 | 6 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 118.2 | 150 | 72 | 67 | 75 | 5.46 |
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