Amos Otis Stats

Amos Otis was born on Saturday, April 26, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama. Otis was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1967, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Amos Otis baseball stats page.

"I think this guy (Amos Otis) has great pride. He has learned how to play the game. He has matured in his approach to baseball and to life. I have great rapport with the guy. The only trouble is that people don't know him. I think he is a super individual." - Kansas City Royals Manager Jack McKeon in Baseball Digest (July 1975, Joe McGuff)

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Amos Otis

Amos Otis Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#75)

Amos Otis Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#75)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Amos Joseph Otis
Nickname:   Famous Amos
Born On:   04-26-1947
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mobile, Alabama
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   166
First Game:   09-06-1967 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-05-1984
Draft:   1965 : 5th Round (95th)
Amos Otis

Amos Otis Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Amos Otis Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1967 Mets 19 59 6 13 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 13 1 0 1 0 .220 .292 .254
1969 Mets 48 93 6 14 3 1 0 0 4 6 1 27 3 0 0 0 .151 .202 .204
1970 Royals 159 620 91 176 36 9 11 0 58 68 3 67 6 5 1 8 .284 .353 .424
1971 Royals 147 555 80 167 26 4 15 0 79 40 2 74 2 8 2 18 .301 .345 .443
1972 Royals 143 540 75 158 28 2 11 0 54 50 3 59 6 6 3 6 .293 .352 .413
1973 Royals 148 583 89 175 21 4 26 0 93 63 5 47 1 3 1 10 .300 .368 .484
1974 Royals 146 552 87 157 31 9 12 0 73 58 4 67 8 12 2 16 .284 .348 .438
1975 Royals 132 470 87 116 26 6 9 0 46 66 1 48 4 4 4 8 .247 .342 .385
1976 Royals 153 592 93 165 40 2 18 0 86 55 7 100 5 8 5 13 .279 .341 .444
1977 Royals 142 478 85 120 20 8 17 0 78 71 5 88 3 9 0 13 .251 .342 .433
1978 Royals 141 486 74 145 30 7 22 1 96 66 7 54 1 10 4 10 .298 .380 .525
1979 Royals 151 577 100 170 28 2 18 0 90 68 8 92 7 5 3 12 .295 .369 .444
1980 Royals 107 394 56 99 16 3 10 0 53 39 0 70 2 10 3 9 .251 .316 .383
1981 Royals 99 372 49 100 22 3 9 0 57 31 1 59 3 9 2 7 .269 .321 .417
1982 Royals 125 475 73 136 25 3 11 1 88 37 3 65 1 9 2 17 .286 .335 .421
1983 Royals 98 356 35 93 16 3 4 0 41 27 3 63 0 1 0 7 .261 .313 .357
1984 Pirates 40 97 6 16 4 0 0 0 10 7 0 15 1 4 0 4 .165 .213 .206
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 1,998 7,299 1,092 2,020 374 66 193 2 1,007 757 53 1,008 54 103 33 158 .277 .343 .425
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Amos Otis Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1967 Mets 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Mets OF 16 - - 24 1.5 24 22 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Mets 3B 3 - 66 7 2.3 6 3 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.45 -
1969 Mets CF 19 - 360 33 1.7 33 32 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48 -
1969 Royals LF 16 - 207 14 0.9 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83 -
1970 Royals CF 159 - 4,241 407 2.6 403 388 15 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.57 -
1971 Royals CF 144 - 3,724 418 2.9 414 404 10 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .990 3.00 -
1972 Royals CF 137 - 3,570 360 2.6 357 351 6 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.70 -
1973 Royals CF 135 - 3,481 345 2.6 340 330 10 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.64 -
1974 Royals CF 143 - 3,773 439 3.1 433 425 8 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .986 3.10 -
1975 Royals CF 130 - 3,294 323 2.5 319 310 9 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.61 -
1976 Royals CF 152 - 3,978 381 2.5 378 373 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.57 -
1977 Royals CF 140 - 3,544 339 2.4 336 326 10 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.56 -
1978 Royals CF 136 - 3,455 393 2.9 391 382 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 3.06 -
1979 Royals CF 146 - 3,799 399 2.7 396 385 11 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.81 -
1980 Royals CF 105 - 2,738 320 3.0 316 310 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 3.12 -
1981 Royals CF 86 - 2,275 261 3.0 261 257 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.10 -
1981 Royals LF 12 - 312 38 3.2 36 34 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 3.12 -
1981 Royals RF 1 - 24 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38 -
1982 Royals CF 125 - 3,167 314 2.5 313 308 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .997 2.67 -
1983 Royals CF 55 - 1,395 158 2.9 158 154 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.06 -
1983 Royals RF 41 - 1,033 86 2.1 85 83 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.22 -
1984 Pirates LF 32 - 667 56 1.8 54 49 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.19 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 1,812 0 46,794 4,890 2.7 4,848 4,735 113 42 34 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.80 --
LF Totals 60 0 1,186 108 1.8 104 97 7 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.37 --
RF Totals 42 0 1,057 89 2.1 88 86 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.25 --
OF Totals 16 0 0 24 1.5 24 22 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 4 0 66 8 2.0 7 4 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.86 --
17 Years 1,957 - 49,103 5,119 2.6 5,071 4,944 127 48 36 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.79 --
Amos Otis

Amos Otis Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1967 Mets 0 4 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 59.0 - - -
1969 Mets 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 23.3 - - -
1970 Royals 33 2 .943 - - n/a 56.4 9.3 10.7 - - -
1971 Royals 52 8 .867 - - n/a 37.0 7.5 7.0 - - -
1972 Royals 28 12 .700 - - n/a 49.1 9.2 10.0 - - -
1973 Royals 13 9 .591 - - 14 22.4 12.4 6.3 - - -
1974 Royals 18 5 .783 - - 2 46.0 8.2 7.6 - - -
1975 Royals 39 11 .780 - - 0 52.2 9.8 10.2 - - -
1976 Royals 26 7 .788 - - 0 32.9 5.9 6.9 - - -
1977 Royals 23 7 .767 - - 0 28.1 5.4 6.1 - - -
1978 Royals 32 8 .800 - - 1 22.1 9.0 5.1 - - -
1979 Royals 30 5 .857 - - 4 32.1 6.3 6.4 - - -
1980 Royals 16 1 .941 - - 0 39.4 5.6 7.4 - - -
1981 Royals 16 7 .696 - - 1 41.3 6.3 6.5 - - -
1982 Royals 9 5 .643 - - 0 43.2 7.3 5.4 - - -
1983 Royals 5 2 .714 - - 1 89.0 5.7 8.7 - - -
1984 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 9.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 341 93 .786 - - 23 37.8 7.2 7.2 - - -
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Amos Otis Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1967 New York Mets 25 Undetermined - -
1969 New York Mets 25 Undetermined - -
1970 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined Stats -
1971 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined Stats -
1972 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined Stats -
1973 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined Stats -
1974 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1975 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 26 $155,000.00 Stats -
1977 Kansas City Royals 26 $170,000.00 - -
1978 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1979 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1980 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - Stats
1981 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1982 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1983 Kansas City Royals 26 Undetermined - -
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 26 Undetermined - -


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