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Jim
Otten		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 1, 1951 in Usa, MT, LEWISTOWN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1978   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 22 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 7
1975 23 TOR AL   5 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
1976 24 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 8
1977 25 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 8 9 8
1978 26 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 9 9 9
1979 27 TOR AL $ 514,286 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 8
1980 28 TOR AL $ 514,286 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 7 8 8
1981 29 TOR AL $ 514,286 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 7 7 7
1983 31 TOR AL   5 4 5 4 2 3 3 7 7 7
1984 32 TOR AL   5 4 5 4 2 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 5 4 2 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 514,286 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1974 22 TOR AL 4 6 .400 52 0 0 0 6 102.0 99 50 8 67 41 4.41 .261 .366 .376 .742 7.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 0 16.3 19 7 0 10 8 3.86 .311 .408 .377 .785  
1975 23 AAA   12 6 .667 39 0 0 0 17 47.7 41 19 5 25 35 3.59 .233 .328 .364 .692  
1976 24 TOR AL 5 5 .500 43 0 0 0 8 55.0 64 29 4 29 26 4.75 .296 .381 .444 .825 3.9
1977 25 TOR AL 3 3 .500 18 0 0 0 0 35.0 37 24 4 28 22 6.17 .270 .385 .423 .808 0.1
    AAA   3 3 .500 65 0 0 0 6 61.3 62 19 1 30 52 2.79 .270 .354 .339 .693  
1978 26 TOR AL 11 5 .688 55 0 0 0 4 129.7 116 63 12 63 59 4.37 .243 .332 .375 .707 8.1
1979 27 TOR AL 3 6 .333 48 0 0 0 1 96.3 102 54 8 53 47 5.05 .270 .362 .407 .769 2.0
1980 28 AAA   1 4 .200 56 0 0 0 5 57.0 61 29 4 19 38 4.58 .269 .325 .383 .708  
1981 29 AAA   3 1 .750 24 0 0 0 0 46.7 39 17 3 31 38 3.28 .228 .347 .316 .662  
1982 30 AAA   3 1 .750 28 0 0 0 0 57.0 58 24 4 21 40 3.79 .262 .326 .380 .707  
1983 31 AA   2 4 .333 78 0 0 0 8 70.0 61 31 4 23 70 3.99 .230 .292 .332 .624  
1984 32 AA   4 2 .667 76 0 0 0 8 71.0 50 19 1 35 54 2.41 .205 .305 .246 .551  
5 Years Sim 26 25 .510 216 0 0 0 19 418.0 418 220 36 240 195 4.74 .263 .358 .397 .755 21.1
6 Years AAA 22 15 .595 228 0 0 0 28 286.0 280 115 17 136 211 3.62 .258 .340 .359 .700  
2 Years AA 6 6 .500 154 0 0 0 16 141.0 111 50 5 58 124 3.19 .218 .298 .291 .589  
8 Years Minors 28 21 .571 382 0 0 0 44 427.0 391 165 22 194 335 3.48 .245 .327 .337 .664  
Season Average 5 5 .500 43 0 0 0 3 83.6 83 44 7 48 39 4.74 .263 .358 .397 .755  
Career Highs 11 6 .688 55 0 0 0 8 129.7 116 63 12 67 59 6.17 .296 .385 .444 .825  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   214 122 19 112 116   .249 .336 .386 .722
vs LH   204 98 17 128 79   .279 .387 .410 .797
Home 16 13 .552 117 0 0 0 7 227.3 237 129 24 126 108 5.11 .272 .364 .422 .786
Away 10 12 .455 99 0 0 0 12 190.7 181 91 12 114 87 4.30 .252 .355 .366 .721
Mar/Apr 4 3 .571 31 0 0 0 4 58.3 55 27 3 36 28 4.17 .251 .357 .356 .713
May 8 6 .571 36 0 0 0 3 75.7 78 31 6 41 34 3.69 .264 .353 .392 .745
June 5 5 .500 34 0 0 0 2 75.0 69 43 5 39 39 5.16 .247 .340 .362 .702
July 2 2 .500 33 0 0 0 4 59.0 67 40 11 30 31 6.10 .286 .367 .496 .863
August 2 6 .250 36 0 0 0 1 67.3 63 35 4 42 22 4.68 .257 .366 .371 .737
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 46 0 0 0 5 82.7 86 44 7 52 41 4.79 .273 .376 .406 .782
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 22 TOR AL P 52 0 102.0 1 19 2 2 .909 1.76    
1976 24 TOR AL P 43 0 55.0 1 11 0 1 1.000 1.96    
1977 25 TOR AL P 18 0 35.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.51    
1978 26 TOR AL P 55 0 129.7 7 18 1 0 .962 1.74    
1979 27 TOR AL P 48 0 96.3 6 8 0 0 1.000 1.31    
Career Totals   216 0 418.0 16 57 3 3 .961 1.57    
Career Highs   55 0 129.7 7 19 2 2 1.000 1.96    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1978-3-.688
 Games Pitched
1978-7-55
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jesse Jefferson (981)
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  5. Tom Timmermann (970)
  6. Mel Queen (969)
  7. Roric Harrison (968)
  8. Ernie Camacho (968)
  9. Marty Bystrom (967)
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 88th overall pick, by Toronto in 1974
Earned first career win on 5/6/1974
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $514,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $514,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/5/1980 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5-6 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $514,286 through salary arbitration
 
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