Amos Otis stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1984

Center Fielder

Age 79 · 5' 11"

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Amos Otis played 17 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,998
AB
7,299
R
1,092
H
2,020
HR
193
RBI
1,007
SB
341
AVG
.277

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1967NYM1959613010.220
1969NYM4893614041.151
1970KC15962091176115833.284
1971KC14755580167157952.301
1972KC14354075158115428.293
1973KC14858389175269313.300
1974KC14655287157127318.284
1975KC1324708711694639.247
1976KC15359293165188626.279
1977KC14247885120177823.251
1978KC14148674145229632.298
1979KC151577100170189030.295
1980KC1073945699105316.251
1981KC993724910095716.269
1982KC1254757313611889.286
1983KC9835635934415.261
1984PIT40976160100.165

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
22
AB
78
R
9
H
23
HR
3
RBI
11
SB
8
AVG
.295

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,246
TB
3,105
XBH
633
HBP
33
IBB
53
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1967NYM661521000
1969NYM1021940100
1970KC700263561300
1971KC607246452200
1972KC605223413300
1973KC651282511500
1974KC632242522400
1975KC548181414100
1976KC665263605700
1977KC561207450500
1978KC567255594700
1979KC660256483800
1980KC448151293000
1981KC417155342100
1982KC524200392300
1983KC384127230300
1984PIT1092040000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
39.2
RC
1,167.3
RC/27
5.70
ISOP
.149
SECA
.286
BB/K
0.75
AB/HR
37.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1967NYM-0.53.31.7.0340.10.400
1969NYM-0.62.80.9.0540.10.200
1970KC3.9104.46.2.1400.31.056.40
1971KC5.195.36.3.1420.30.5370
1972KC2.784.55.6.1200.20.949.10
1973KC3.7105.76.8.1840.31.322.40
1974KC4.691.95.9.1540.30.9460
1975KC2.472.15.2.1380.31.452.20
1976KC2.996.85.8.1660.30.632.90
1977KC2.279.25.7.1820.40.828.10
1978KC7.1103.87.8.2260.41.222.10
1979KC3.3103.76.6.1490.30.732.10
1980KC1.2554.8.1320.30.639.40
1981KC1.953.95.1480.30.541.30
1982KC0.570.65.4.1350.20.643.20
1983KC-0.341.84.2.0960.20.4890
1984PIT-0.93.71.2.0410.10.500

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
79 yearsApr 26, 1947
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1967
Birthplace
Mobile, United States
AL Gold Glove
3x

What were Amos Otis's career stats?

Amos Otis played 17 seasons for the Mets, the Royals and the Pirates. He was a career .277 hitter with 2,020 hits, 193 home runs and 1,007 RBI. His best season was 1971: a .301 batting average, 15 home runs and 79 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1967 to 1984

Amos Otis finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 278th in hits (2,020)
  • 264th in rbi (1,007)
  • 119th in stolen bases (341)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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