Otto Briggs

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .284
HR 6
RBI 192
H 595
OPS .716
PIV -288
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 155 lb
Born
4/7/1891 in Kings Mountain, NC, USA
Died
10/28/1943 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Full name: Otto Richard Briggs

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
167.0 152.0 23.0 47.0 9.0 1.0 0 5.0 7.0 1.0 3.0 .309 .360 .382 .742

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
551 2,093 381 595 72 27 6 192 81 230 16 .284 .363 .353 .716 -288

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .363 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career SLG .353 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 9.2% below league average.

Career OPS .716 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1915 ABC WES 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1919 HIL EAS 8 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .150 — — — — 0.0
1920 HIL EAS 13 52 3 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 .231 .271 (-15%) .331 (-22%) .363 (-31%) .694 (-27%) -213.7
1921 HIL EAS 45 174 39 53 9 5 1 21 5 25 0 .305 .286 (+6%) .344 (+16%) .395 (+9%) .739 (+12%) 432.6
1922 HIL IND 39 159 22 40 3 4 1 15 5 14 1 .252 .285 (-12%) .345 (-8%) .397 (-15%) .743 (-11%) -289.5
1923 HIL ECL 61 260 52 74 10 0 3 29 13 18 0 .285 .282 (+1%) .344 (avg) .390 (-8%) .734 (-4%) -135.5
1924 HIL ECL 57 221 37 64 12 2 0 15 11 28 0 .290 .283 (+2%) .345 (+12%) .389 (-7%) .734 (+2%) 200.6
1925 HIL ECL 71 283 65 92 11 2 0 22 19 35 0 .325 .288 (+13%) .349 (+14%) .407 (-7%) .756 (+3%) 284.0
1926 HIL ECL 88 346 67 98 9 3 0 31 20 47 14 .283 .279 (+1%) .345 (+10%) .390 (-16%) .735 (-4%) -8.1
1927 HIL ECL 75 252 48 70 8 9 1 34 4 24 0 .278 .282 (-2%) .344 (avg) .392 (avg) .736 (avg) -12.0
1928 HIL EAS 59 218 22 61 6 1 0 12 1 21 1 .280 .280 (avg) .342 (+1%) .395 (-20%) .737 (-10%) -300.2
1929 ACB ANL 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1929 HIL ANL 2 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1930 HIL IND 28 92 21 23 3 1 0 8 1 13 0 .250 .293 (-15%) .354 (-3%) .429 (-29%) .784 (-17%) -245.8
1934 PBG NN2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 551 2,093 381 595 72 27 6 192 81 230 16 .284 — — — — -287

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 72 6 22 5 0 0 4 4 1 .306

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NWS HIL 6 29 2 12 2 0 0 2 1 0 .414
1924 NWS HIL 10 43 4 10 3 0 0 2 3 1 .233

Game Log & Splits

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away3113300.273

Last 3 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-07-31 HILBLSL 310000000
1927-05-09 HILCUEL 523100000
1924-09-03 HILHAEW 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
OF 545 468 742 52 26 7
PH 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 ABC 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1919 HIL OF 6 4 8 1 0 0
1920 HIL OF 13 13 20 2 0 0
1921 HIL OF 45 45 85 0 2 0
1922 HIL OF 39 39 67 13 1 0
1923 HIL OF 61 61 94 7 2 0
1924 HIL OF 57 57 74 2 4 0
1925 HIL OF 71 1 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL OF 88 88 151 10 7 3
1927 HIL OF 74 69 115 10 7 3
1928 HIL OF 59 59 91 4 0 1
1929 ACB OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1929 HIL OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1930 HIL OF 28 28 33 3 3 0
1934 PBG PH 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1
Left Field 1
Center Field 63
Right Field 481

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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 96
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    .283 avg, 5 HR
  3. 95
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  4. 94
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    .277 avg, 11 HR
  5. 92
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  6. 87
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    .278 avg, 8 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Briggs

Was Otto Briggs a pitcher?
No. Otto Briggs was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Otto Briggs hit?
Otto Briggs hit 6 career home runs with 595 hits.