What years did Otto Deininger play?

Otto Deininger played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1909.

Was Otto Deininger a pitcher?

No. Otto Deininger was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did Otto Deininger hit?

Otto Deininger hit 0 career home runs with 46 hits.

What was Otto Deininger's career batting average?

Otto Deininger batted .263 over his career, with 46 hits in 175 at bats.

How many RBI did Otto Deininger have?

Otto Deininger drove in 16 runs in his career.

What was Otto Deininger's career ERA?

Otto Deininger finished with a 9.75 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.

Otto Deininger

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1909)

Otto Deininger was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1909 for the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 8 seasons. In 58 career games, he hit .263 with 46 hits and 16 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .263

HR 0

RBI 16

H 46

OPS .642

PIV 10

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 180 lb
Born: 10/10/1877 in Wasseralfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died: 9/25/1950 in Boston, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-04-26
Last Game: 1909-10-07

Full name: Otto Charles Deininger

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Career Batting Statistics

Otto Deininger — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
58	175	22	46	10	1	0	16	5	11	19	.263	.310	.331	.642	10

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .331 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .642 vs. league average .629 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Otto Deininger — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1902	BOS	AL	2	6	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	PHI	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	PHI	NL	55	169	22	44	9	0	16	5	11	17	.260	.244 (+7%)	.306 (+1%)	.312 (avg)	.618 (+1%)	10.0
Career · 3 seasons			58	175	22	46	10	1	16	5	11	19	.263	—	—	—	—	10

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Otto Deininger — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	12.0	19	13	3	9	2	9.75	-1549.0

Career ERA 9.75 vs. league average 3.17 across their career seasons — 207.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Otto Deininger — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1902	BOS	AL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	12.0	19	13	9	2	9.75	3.17 (-207%)	-1549.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	2	1	0	0	0	12.0	19	13	9	2	9.75	—	-1,549

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.

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Otto Deininger — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	22	62	8	15	0	4	.242
Away	35	113	14	31	0	9	.274

Pitching — Home / Away

Otto Deininger — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	5.0	7	3	2	1	5.40
Away	1	7.0	12	10	7	1	12.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

Otto Deininger — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-10-07	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1909-09-25	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1909-09-15	PHI	BRO	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
1909-09-14	PHI	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-13	PHI	BRO	W	3	0	1	1	3	1	0
1909-09-11	PHI	BSN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1909-09-11	PHI	BSN	L	3	0	2	0	1	1	0
1909-09-09	PHI	BSN	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1909-09-08	PHI	BSN	W	5	1	2	0	1	0	0
1909-09-08	PHI	BSN	W	4	1	1	0	1	0	2

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Otto Deininger — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1902-05-30	BOS	DET	—	5.0	7	5	3	2	1	0
1902-04-26	BOS	MIN	—	7.0	12	11	10	7	1	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Otto Deininger — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	0	0	1	0
OF	46	42	82	5	1	0
P	2	0	0	1	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Otto Deininger — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	BOS	P	2	0	0	1	0	1
1908	PHI	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909	PHI	2B	1	0	0	0	1	0
1909	PHI	OF	45	42	82	5	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Otto Deininger — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
Second Base	1
Left Field	2
Center Field	38
Right Field	6

Otto Deininger: the record in brief

April 26, 1902 and October 7, 1909 bracket Otto Deininger's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Boston Americans (1902) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1908 through 1909). Deininger played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on October 10, 1877, in Wasseralfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Deininger was listed at 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on September 25, 1950, in Boston, MA, USA. Deininger's full given name, per the bio, is Otto Charles Deininger.

Deininger's career batting table shows 58 games, 175 at bats and 46 hits, a .263 average, plus 16 runs batted in. Deininger got on base at a .310 rate and slugged .331 (.642 OPS). Set against a .250 league average for the same years, Deininger's .263 average sits 5.1% above it. No season topped the 44 hits of 1909. The Lg AVG column puts Deininger's 1909 at .260 against .244, the widest margin among the busiest seasons at 7%.

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Deininger

What years did Otto Deininger play?: Otto Deininger played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1909.
Was Otto Deininger a pitcher?: No. Otto Deininger was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Otto Deininger hit?: Otto Deininger hit 0 career home runs with 46 hits.
What was Otto Deininger's career batting average?: Otto Deininger batted .263 over his career, with 46 hits in 175 at bats.
How many RBI did Otto Deininger have?: Otto Deininger drove in 16 runs in his career.
What was Otto Deininger's career ERA?: Otto Deininger finished with a 9.75 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.