Ed Ott
[edit] Biography
Ed Ott (Nathan Edward Ott) was born on July 11, 1951 in Muncy, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on June 10, 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 7 home runs and 38 RBI. Ott played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Ed Ott's best season was 1979, when he knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 27
| 39
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .308
| .349
| .359
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 104
| 311
| 40
| 82
| 7
| 38
| .264
| .334
| .395
| 14
| 3
| 32
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 4
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 112
| 379
| 49
| 102
| 9
| 38
| .269
| .315
| .409
| 18
| 4
| 27
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 7
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 117
| 403
| 49
| 110
| 7
| 51
| .273
| .314
| .385
| 20
| 2
| 26
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 8
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 120
| 392
| 35
| 102
| 8
| 41
| .260
| .317
| .357
| 14
| 0
| 33
| 47
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 9
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 75
| 258
| 20
| 56
| 2
| 22
| .217
| .266
| .279
| 8
| 1
| 17
| 42
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 492
| 1534
| 176
| 409
| 31
| 173
| .267
| .319
| .383
| 68
| 9
| 121
| 212
| 2
| 11
| 12
| 29
| 28
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 75
| 258
| 20
| 56
| 2
| 22
| .217
| .266
| .279
| 8
| 1
| 17
| 42
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 567
| 1792
| 196
| 465
| 33
| 195
| .259
| .311
| .368
| 76
| 10
| 138
| 254
| 3
| 15
| 14
| 30
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| C
| 8
| 5
| 53.2
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| C
| 90
| 78
| 712.2
| 455
| 49
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 40
| 29
| 2
| .982
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| C
| 97
| 92
| 838
| 537
| 42
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 67
| 26
| 0
| .975
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| C
| 116
| 103
| 957
| 612
| 53
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 72
| 33
| 2
| .994
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 9.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 9.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| C
| 117
| 105
| 944.1
| 569
| 73
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 82
| 49
| 2
| .983
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| C
| 72
| 68
| 603.1
| 287
| 36
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 45
| 31
| 2
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 502
| 451
| 4114
| 2482
| 259
| 46
| 26
| 0
| 37
| 309
| 172
| 8
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 7
| 4
| 41.2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 4
| 44
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Mickey Mahler to California Angels in exchange for Jason Thompson (April 1, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by California Angels (January 29, 1982).
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