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Otto
Hess		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 10, 1878 in Bern, SWITZERLAND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 23 CHA AL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10
1903 24 CHA AL $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
1904 25 CHA AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1905 26 CHA AL $ 300,000 10 4 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1906 27 CHA AL $ 985,714 10 4 3 4 8 7 7 10 10 10
1907 28 CHA AL $ 3,085,714 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1908 29 CHA AL $ 3,085,714 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1909 30 SLA AL $ 6,000,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1910 31 SLA AL $ 6,000,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1911 32 SLA AL $ 6,000,000 10 3 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 10 4 4 4 8 8 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 23 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 24 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 25 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 26 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 27 CHA AL $ 985,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 28 CHA AL $ 3,085,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 29 CHA AL $ 3,085,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 30 SLA AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 31 SLA AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 32 SLA AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1902 23 CHA AL 8 15 .348 32 32 1 0 0 210.7 210 78 5 60 63 3.33 .259 .309 .353 .662 9.4
    A   4 1 .800 5 5 4 1 0 44.0 26 5 2 8 57 1.02 .168 .209 .239 .447  
1903 24 CHA AL 20 16 .556 38 38 31 0 0 321.3 344 142 11 96 143 3.98 .274 .325 .401 .726 15.4
1904 25 CHA AL 9 5 .643 17 17 11 1 0 141.7 138 50 7 41 44 3.18 .253 .305 .385 .690 9.3
    AAA   12 3 .800 19 19 10 3 0 165.0 118 35 8 40 219 1.91 .199 .249 .291 .540  
1905 26 CHA AL 14 19 .424 39 39 21 1 0 322.0 343 150 5 82 97 4.19 .271 .314 .401 .715 10.3
1906 27 CHA AL 5 14 .263 25 25 12 0 0 192.0 178 64 1 47 91 3.00 .242 .286 .322 .608 6.6
1907 28 CHA AL 12 11 .522 27 27 16 2 0 224.3 184 73 2 82 94 2.93 .220 .289 .299 .589 12.6
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 3 2 0 52.7 31 4 0 22 70 0.68 .171 .261 .204 .466  
1908 29 CHA AL 12 15 .444 32 32 11 2 0 252.7 235 87 1 71 118 3.10 .246 .297 .336 .634 9.8
1909 30 SLA AL 12 11 .522 25 25 20 2 0 214.0 178 67 1 81 74 2.82 .228 .301 .283 .585 12.7
    AAA   2 0 1.000 3 3 1 1 0 26.7 14 1 0 4 32 0.34 .151 .186 .172 .358  
1910 31 SLA AL 20 17 .541 41 41 34 4 0 354.0 285 99 0 106 165 2.52 .223 .286 .294 .580 24.6
1911 32 SLA AL 8 7 .533 17 17 13 0 0 142.7 154 73 1 56 56 4.61 .279 .345 .361 .706 4.7
10 Years Sim 120 130 .480 293 293 170 12 0 2375.3 2249 883 34 722 945 3.35 .250 .305 .345 .650 115.4
3 Years AAA 17 4 .810 28 28 14 6 0 244.3 163 40 8 66 321 1.47 .188 .245 .260 .506  
1 Years A 4 1 .800 5 5 4 1 0 44.0 26 5 2 8 57 1.02 .168 .209 .239 .447  
4 Years Minors 21 5 .808 33 33 18 7 0 288.3 189 45 10 74 378 1.40 .185 .240 .257 .497  
Season Average 12 13 .480 29 29 17 1 0 237.5 224 88 3 72 94 3.35 .250 .305 .345 .650  
Career Highs 20 19 .643 41 41 34 4 0 354.0 344 150 11 106 165 4.61 .279 .345 .401 .726  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1645 622 21 495 625   .257 .311 .355 .666
vs LH   604 261 13 227 320   .231 .292 .321 .613
Home 61 60 .504 145 145 83 10 0 1206.6 1087 392 9 345 455 2.92 .240 .294 .316 .609
Away 59 70 .457 148 148 87 2 0 1168.6 1162 491 25 377 490 3.78 .259 .317 .375 .692
Mar/Apr 10 8 .556 24 24 14 0 0 199.3 206 87 5 57 84 3.93 .264 .314 .383 .697
May 29 20 .592 54 54 34 2 0 455.6 416 144 7 149 192 2.84 .241 .302 .339 .641
June 20 31 .392 59 59 32 1 0 472.6 453 180 3 130 187 3.43 .251 .301 .338 .640
July 20 24 .455 53 53 28 3 0 416.7 368 147 4 131 152 3.18 .237 .296 .309 .605
August 15 25 .375 44 44 29 3 0 354.0 366 157 4 109 145 3.99 .268 .322 .365 .687
Sep/Oct 26 22 .542 59 59 34 3 0 477.0 440 168 11 146 185 3.17 .247 .304 .358 .662
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1902 23 CHA AL 32 80 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 33 .075 .075 .075 .150 -4.2 0.0
1903 24 CHA AL 38 121 5 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 70 .041 .057 .050 .106 -7.2 0.0
1904 25 CHA AL 17 54 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 22 .019 .036 .019 .055 -4.3 0.0
1905 26 CHA AL 39 114 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 1 3 64 .061 .085 .088 .172 -4.7 0.0
1906 27 CHA AL 25 73 3 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 48 .082 .082 .110 .192 -2.8 0.0
1907 28 CHA AL 27 77 7 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 45 .078 .090 .130 .220 -1.8 0.0
1908 29 CHA AL 32 85 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 .024 .057 .035 .092 -5.3 0.0
1909 30 SLA AL 25 70 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 41 .057 .096 .057 .153 -2.8 0.0
1910 31 SLA AL 41 124 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 71 .008 .024 .008 .032 -11.2 0.0
1911 32 SLA AL 17 50 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 28 .040 .077 .040 .117 -2.5 0.0
10 Years Sim 293 848 38 40 7 2 0 24 7 2 12 476 .047 .066 .060 .126 -46.8 0.0
162 Game Average 468 21 22 3 1 0 13 3 1 6 263 .047 .066 .060 .126 -25.9  
Career Highs 41 124 7 7 3 1 0 5 2 1 3 71 .082 .096 .130 .220 -1.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   605 31 34 7 2 0 19 6 2 12 315 .056 .080 .074 .155 -30.7
vs LH   243 7 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 161 .025 .029 .025 .053 -19.6
Home 145 403 17 15 1 0 0 12 4 0 7 217 .037 .058 .040 .098 -26.4
Away 148 445 21 25 6 2 0 12 3 2 5 259 .056 .073 .079 .151 -23.8
RISP   243 0 11 1 2 0 24 0 0 1 135 .045 .057 .066 .123 -15.1
Close/Late   91 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 60 .088 .117 .099 .216 -3.1
Mar/Apr 24 69 5 4 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 38 .058 .097 .087 .184 -2.8
May 54 169 7 6 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 98 .036 .047 .036 .082 -12.1
June 59 170 5 13 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 103 .076 .103 .088 .191 -7.3
July 53 146 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 84 .021 .034 .027 .061 -11.1
August 44 123 11 7 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 63 .057 .079 .081 .161 -6.0
Sep/Oct 59 171 5 7 3 0 0 2 2 1 2 90 .041 .052 .058 .111 -10.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1902 23 CHA AL P 32 32 210.7 18 44 3 1 .954 2.65    
1903 24 CHA AL P 38 38 321.3 16 61 2 2 .975 2.16    
1904 25 CHA AL P 17 17 141.7 9 25 3 3 .919 2.16    
1905 26 CHA AL P 39 39 322.0 21 49 8 2 .897 1.96    
1906 27 CHA AL P 25 25 192.0 13 38 5 3 .911 2.39    
1907 28 CHA AL P 27 27 224.3 12 39 1 4 .981 2.05    
1908 29 CHA AL P 32 32 252.7 18 52 4 4 .946 2.49    
1909 30 SLA AL P 25 25 214.0 20 54 5 3 .937 3.11    
1910 31 SLA AL P 41 41 354.0 23 67 10 3 .900 2.29    
1911 32 SLA AL P 17 17 142.7 11 22 4 0 .892 2.08    
Career Totals   293 293 2375.3 161 451 45 25 .932 2.32    
Career Highs   41 41 354.0 23 67 10 4 .981 3.11    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1903 24 CHA AL 0 1 .000 3 3 1 0 0 28.0 28 12 3 7 10 3.86 .255 .299 .464 .763
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 3 3 1 0 0 28.0 28 12 3 7 10 3.86 .255 .299 .464 .763
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1903 24 CHA AL 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Career Post-Season Batting 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1910-10-2.52
 Wins
1903-4-20
1910-6-20
 Losses
1902-8-15
1903-5-16
1905-2-19
1908-9-15
1910-6-17
 Games Pitched
1903-7-38
1910-7-41
 Games Started
1903-5-38
1905-9-39
1910-2-41
 Complete Games
1903-2-31
1910-1-34
Shutouts
1908-8-2
1909-10-2
1910-3-4
 Innings Pitched
1903-4-321.3
1910-2-354.0
 Hits Allowed
1903-3-344
1905-8-343
1910-7-285
 Homeruns Allowed
1903-6-11
1904-9-7
 Strikeouts
1903-3-143
1910-6-165
 Walks Allowed
1903-2-96
1905-5-82
1910-1-106
Hits per 9IP
1906-10-8.3
1907-3-7.4
1909-6-7.5
1910-4-7.2
CAR-29-8.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1902-3-2.7
1903-6-4.0
1906-7-4.3
 OAVG
1906-9-.242
1907-3-.220
1910-7-.223
CAR-27-.250
 OOBP
1906-9-.286
1910-8-.286
CAR-42-.305
 OSLG
1910-10-.294
 OOPS
1910-9-.580
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 52    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1903-9-70
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralph Glaze (957)
  2. Irv Higginbotham (954)
  3. Ambrose Puttmann (947)
  4. Ray Fisher (941)
  5. Fred Burchell (940)
  6. Rube Waddell (939)
  7. Big Jeff Pfeffer (937)
  8. Frank Owen (931)
  9. Cowboy Jones (931)
  10. Dummy Deegan (930)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Fred Burchell (986)
  2. Dad Hale (983)
  3. Doc Scanlan (979)
  4. Lew Richie (973)
  5. Conny McGeehan (971)
  6. Frank Owen (968)
  7. John Terry (967)
  8. Ray Fisher (966)
  9. Jesse Stovall (964)
  10. Ambrose Puttmann (953)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1902
Earned first career win on 5/23/1902
Had first career hit on 6/20/1902, off Fred Mitchell (BLA)
2/13/1906: Gets a new one-year contract worth $985,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/27/1906 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/11/1907: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1907, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Injured on 6/28/1907 with a Strained Back, out for one week
1/10/1908: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/16/1909 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/1909, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Injured on 9/30/1909 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 6/13/1910, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
 
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