Jim Otten vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett 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. Hub Pruett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 5.46 and 1.947 for Jim Otten. By the career numbers, Hub Pruett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Otten and Hub Pruett

Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
4.63
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
9.86
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
4.78
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
41.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.65
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.627
1.627
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
35.65
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Jim Otten and Hub Pruett

Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118.2
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.37
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Otten and Hub Pruett

Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0