Amos Otis vs Andy Van Slyke

Amos Otis Andy Van Slyke

Amos Otis and Andy Van Slyke compared on their MLB careers: Amos Otis played 17 seasons, 1967 to 1984, Andy Van Slyke 13 seasons, 1983 to 1995. Amos Otis has .277 batting average to Andy Van Slyke's .274. Amos Otis won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Amos Otis and Andy Van Slyke career totals

1,998	GP	1,658
7,299	AB	5,711
1,092	R	835
2,020	H	1,562
193	HR	164
1,007	RBI	792
341	SB	245
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Amos Otis and Andy Van Slyke postseason

22	GP	31
78	AB	100
9	R	8
23	H	19
3	HR	1
11	RBI	10
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Amos Otis and Andy Van Slyke all-time places

278th (2,020)	Hits	—
264th (1,007)	RBI	—
119th (341)	Stolen bases	248th (245)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Amos Otis: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×3
Andy Van Slyke: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Gold Glove ×5

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Amos Otis and Andy Van Slyke season by season

1st	1967	.220	0	1	1983	.262	8	38
2nd	1969	.151	0	4	1984	.244	7	50
3rd	1970	.284	11	58	1985	.259	13	55
4th	1971	.301	15	79	1986	.270	13	61
5th	1972	.293	11	54	1987	.293	21	82
6th	1973	.300	26	93	1988	.288	25	100
7th	1974	.284	12	73	1989	.237	9	53
8th	1975	.247	9	46	1990	.284	17	77
9th	1976	.279	18	86	1991	.265	17	83
10th	1977	.251	17	78	1992	.324	14	89
11th	1978	.298	22	96	1993	.310	8	50
12th	1979	.295	18	90	1994	.246	6	30
13th	1980	.251	10	53	1995	.224	6	24
14th	1981	.269	9	57	—	—	—	—
15th	1982	.286	11	88	—	—	—	—
16th	1983	.261	4	41	—	—	—	—
17th	1984	.165	0	10	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


22	GP	31
78	AB	100
9	R	8
23	H	19
3	HR	1
11	RBI	10
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.6


22	GP	31
78	AB	100
9	R	8
23	H	19
3	HR	1
11	RBI	10
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.6


22	GP	31
78	AB	100
9	R	8
23	H	19
3	HR	1
11	RBI	10
8	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.8	OPS	0.6