Amos Otis
Amos Joseph Otis
Born: April 26, 1947
Mobile, AL USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1967-1984
Draft: Round 5 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Williamson HS (Mobile, AL)
Minor League Statistics
Amos Otis compiled a career batting average of .277 with 193 home runs and 1007 RBI in his 1998-game career with the New York Mets, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 19 | 66 | 59 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .220 | .292 | .254 | .547 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | 48 | 102 | 93 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .151 | .202 | .204 | .406 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 159 | 700 | 620 | 91 | 176 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 33 | 2 | 68 | 67 | .284 | .353 | .424 | .777 | 263 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 147 | 607 | 555 | 80 | 167 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 79 | 52 | 8 | 40 | 74 | .301 | .345 | .443 | .789 | 246 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 143 | 605 | 540 | 75 | 158 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 28 | 12 | 50 | 59 | .293 | .352 | .413 | .765 | 223 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 148 | 651 | 583 | 89 | 175 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 93 | 13 | 9 | 63 | 47 | .300 | .368 | .484 | .851 | 282 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 146 | 632 | 552 | 87 | 157 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 73 | 18 | 5 | 58 | 67 | .284 | .348 | .438 | .786 | 242 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 132 | 548 | 470 | 87 | 116 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 11 | 66 | 48 | .247 | .342 | .385 | .727 | 181 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 153 | 665 | 592 | 93 | 165 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 86 | 26 | 7 | 55 | 100 | .279 | .341 | .444 | .785 | 263 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 142 | 561 | 478 | 85 | 120 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 23 | 7 | 71 | 88 | .251 | .342 | .433 | .775 | 207 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 141 | 567 | 486 | 74 | 145 | 30 | 7 | 22 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 66 | 54 | .298 | .380 | .525 | .905 | 255 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 151 | 660 | 577 | 100 | 170 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 90 | 30 | 5 | 68 | 92 | .295 | .369 | .444 | .813 | 256 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 107 | 448 | 394 | 56 | 99 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 70 | .251 | .316 | .383 | .699 | 151 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 99 | 417 | 372 | 49 | 100 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 59 | .269 | .321 | .417 | .738 | 155 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 125 | 524 | 475 | 73 | 136 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 88 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 65 | .286 | .335 | .421 | .756 | 200 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 98 | 384 | 356 | 35 | 93 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 63 | .261 | .313 | .357 | .669 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 109 | 97 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .165 | .213 | .206 | .419 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 1998 | 8246 | 7299 | 1092 | 2020 | 374 | 66 | 193 | 1007 | 341 | 93 | 757 | 1008 | .277 | .343 | .425 | .768 | 3105 | 158 | 33 | 54 | 103 | 53 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 16 | 16 | 139.7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.547 | 1.500 |
| 1967 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 35 | 17 | 189.0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 | 1.400 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.455 | 2.000 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 159 | 158 | 1414.0 | 388 | 15 | 4 | 6 | .990 | 2.565 | 2.535 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 144 | 142 | 1241.0 | 404 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .990 | 3.002 | 2.875 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 137 | 137 | 1190.0 | 351 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 2.700 | 2.606 |
| 1973 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 135 | 134 | 1160.3 | 330 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .986 | 2.637 | 2.519 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 143 | 140 | 1257.7 | 425 | 8 | 6 | 3 | .986 | 3.099 | 3.028 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 130 | 121 | 1098.0 | 310 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .988 | 2.615 | 2.454 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 152 | 151 | 1326.0 | 373 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .992 | 2.566 | 2.487 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 140 | 129 | 1181.3 | 326 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .991 | 2.560 | 2.400 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 136 | 133 | 1151.7 | 382 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 3.056 | 2.875 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 146 | 143 | 1266.3 | 385 | 11 | 3 | 5 | .992 | 2.814 | 2.712 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 105 | 104 | 912.7 | 310 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .988 | 3.116 | 3.010 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 97 | 97 | 870.3 | 294 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 3.102 | 3.093 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 125 | 124 | 1055.7 | 308 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .997 | 2.668 | 2.504 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 96 | 96 | 809.3 | 233 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 2.658 | 2.490 |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 32 | 24 | 222.3 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .964 | 2.186 | 1.688 |
| Totals | 1932 | 1869 | 16509.3 | 4940 | 129 | 48 | 35 | .991 | 2.763 | 2.624 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .125 | .222 | .188 | .410 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 4 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .429 | .529 | .571 | 1.101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .478 | .538 | .957 | 1.495 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 86 | 78 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .295 | .360 | .487 | .848 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | CF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | CF | 5 | 4 | 38.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.842 | 2.400 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | CF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.118 | 2.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | CF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | CF | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.635 | 3.500 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | CF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 22 | 21 | 178.0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 3.236 | 2.909 |
Awards
1971 - AL Gold Glove OF
1973 - AL Gold Glove OF
1973 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1974 - AL Gold Glove OF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
