How Jim Otten's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Jim Otten totaled 6 career Losses, well below the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Losses season came in 1975, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.1 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 5, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 0 in 1976 to 5 in 1980 and 0 in 1981, holding steady over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Otten Lifetime Losses

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Jim Otten Losses Per Season

Jim Otten's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Jim Otten Losses by Team

Jim Otten's career Losses totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Otten career Losses by team bar chart

Jim Otten Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Otten's career Losses, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Otten Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Otten Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Otten's seasonal Losses 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 Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Otten Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Otten's MLB career with Losses 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.
Jim Otten Losses season-by-season breakdown table