How Jim Otten's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Jim Otten posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .369, well above the relief pitcher average of .293 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1975, posting .231, well below the relief pitcher average of .292 that year. The highest point came in 1974 at .386, well above the relief pitcher average of .291 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .375 in 1976 to .380 in 1980 and .357 in 1981. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 5 seasons.
Jim Otten Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Jim Otten
| Jim Otten
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.369 |
| Season Avg. | 0.369 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.369 |
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Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Jim Otten's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Jim Otten's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Otten's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Otten's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Otten's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
