Jim Otten vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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. Adrian Zabala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 5.46 and 1.947 for Jim Otten. By the career numbers, Adrian Zabala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Otten and Adrian Zabala

Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.02
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
35
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Jim Otten and Adrian Zabala

Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118.2
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.37
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Otten and Adrian Zabala

Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
7.25
7.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA