How Jim Otten's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jim Otten posted a career ERA of 5.46, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1976, posting 4.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.46 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 6.75, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.59 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.5 in 1976 to 5.53 in 1980 and 5.3 in 1981. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. 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 ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jim Otten
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| Career | 5.46 | 5.98 | 4.27 |
| Season Avg. | 5.46 | 5.98 | 4.27 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.46 | 5.98 | 4.27 |
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Jim Otten ERA Per Season
Jim Otten's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Jim Otten's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Otten ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Otten's career ERA 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Otten's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Otten's MLB career with ERA 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.
