How Jim Otten's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Jim Otten posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .319, well above the relief pitcher average of .255 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1975, posting .235, near the relief pitcher average of .260 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at .333, well above the relief pitcher average of .255 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .333 in 1976 to .323 in 1980 and .319 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 and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Jim Otten
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Opposing Batting Average | Jim Otten
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| Career | 0.319 | 0.369 |
| Season Avg. | 0.319 | 0.369 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.319 | 0.369 |
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Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Jim Otten's Opposing Batting Average 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 by Team
Jim Otten's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Otten Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Otten's career Opposing Batting Average 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 Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Otten's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Otten's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
