How Jim Otten's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jim Otten posted a career Component ERA of 5.98, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1980, posting 5.65, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.66 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 7.17, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.82 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.8 in 1976 to 5.65 in 1980 and 5.99 in 1981. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. The Component ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Jim Otten Lifetime Component ERA
Stats similar to Component ERA for Jim Otten
| Jim Otten
Component ERA |
|---|
| Career | 5.98 |
| Season Avg. | 5.98 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.98 |
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Jim Otten Component ERA Per Season
Jim Otten's Component 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 Component ERA by Team
Jim Otten's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Otten Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Otten's career Component 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 Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Otten's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Otten's MLB career with Component 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.
