Luis Cabrera vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Cabrera built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Cabrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.46 and 1.947 for Jim Otten. By the career numbers, Luis Cabrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cabrera and Jim Otten

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
10.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.64
10.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.36
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
39.55
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.45
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.73
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
35.65
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Luis Cabrera and Jim Otten

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.37
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cabrera and Jim Otten

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA