What years did Otto Hess play?

Otto Hess played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1915.

Was Otto Hess a pitcher?

Yes. Otto Hess pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 580 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Otto Hess hit?

Otto Hess hit 5 career home runs with 154 hits.

What was Otto Hess's career batting average?

Otto Hess batted .216 over his career, with 154 hits in 714 at bats.

How many RBI did Otto Hess have?

Otto Hess drove in 58 runs in his career.

What was Otto Hess's career ERA?

Otto Hess finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 70-90 with 580 strikeouts.

Otto Hess

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1915)

Otto Hess was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1915 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Boston Braves, a span of 14 seasons. Across 198 career appearances, he went 70-90 with a 2.98 ERA and 580 strikeouts. He also batted .216 with 5 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 70–90

ERA 2.98

WHIP 1.27

SO 580

Pitcher PIV -5360.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 10/10/1878 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Died: 2/25/1926 in Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-08-03
Last Game: 1915-06-13

Full name: Otto C. Hess

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Career Pitching Statistics

Otto Hess — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
70	90	198	165	129	18	5	1418.0	1,355	469	25	448	580	2.98	-5360.1

Career ERA 2.98 vs. league average 2.85 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Otto Hess Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1902	CLE	AL	2	4	7	4	4	0	0	43.7	67	29	23	13	5.98	3.17 (-88%)	-600.3
1904	CLE	AL	8	7	21	16	15	4	0	151.3	134	28	31	64	1.67	2.66 (+37%)	788.6
1905	CLE	AL	10	15	26	25	22	4	0	213.7	179	75	72	109	3.16	2.82 (-12%)	654.3
1906	CLE	AL	20	17	43	36	33	7	3	333.7	274	68	85	167	1.83	2.68 (+31%)	1485.3
1907	CLE	AL	6	6	17	14	7	0	1	93.3	84	30	37	36	2.89	2.50 (-16%)	-1453.2
1908	CLE	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	7.0	11	4	1	2	5.14	—	0.0
1912	BSN	NL	12	17	33	31	21	0	0	254.0	270	106	90	80	3.76	3.36 (-12%)	-1710.7
1913	BSN	NL	7	17	29	27	19	2	0	218.3	231	93	70	80	3.83	3.07 (-25%)	-3079.2
1914	BSN	NL	5	6	14	11	7	1	1	89.0	89	30	33	24	3.03	2.93 (-4%)	-1262.7
1915	BSN	NL	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	14.0	16	6	6	5	3.86	2.90 (-33%)	-182.3
Career · 10 seasons			70	90	198	165	129	18	5	1,418.0	1,355	469	448	580	2.98	—	-5,360

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 Batting Statistics

Otto Hess — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
280	714	63	154	21	9	5	58	4	27	212	.216	.248	.291	.540	-1,314

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career OBP .248 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career SLG .291 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 11.8% below league average.

Career OPS .540 vs. league average .645 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Otto Hess Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1902	CLE	AL	7	14	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1904	CLE	AL	34	100	4	12	2	1	0	5	0	3	27	.120	.246 (-51%)	.300 (-52%)	.321 (-50%)	.622 (-51%)	-721.1
1905	CLE	AL	54	173	15	44	8	1	2	13	2	7	59	.254	.248 (+2%)	.307 (-5%)	.322 (+7%)	.629 (+1%)	-3.9
1906	CLE	AL	53	154	13	31	5	2	0	11	1	2	53	.201	.247 (-19%)	.307 (-31%)	.315 (-18%)	.622 (-24%)	-577.0
1907	CLE	AL	19	30	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	CLE	AL	9	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	BSN	NL	33	94	10	23	4	4	0	10	0	0	26	.245	.268 (-9%)	.335 (-27%)	.358 (+4%)	.694 (-11%)	-226.1
1913	BSN	NL	35	83	9	26	0	1	2	11	0	7	15	.313	.259 (+21%)	.325 (+13%)	.345 (+19%)	.670 (+16%)	213.9
1914	BSN	NL	31	47	5	11	1	0	1	6	0	1	11	.234	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BSN	NL	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			280	714	63	154	21	9	5	58	4	27	212	.216	—	—	—	—	-1,314

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

Batting — Home / Away

Otto Hess — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	134	319	38	72	3	27	.226
Away	148	397	25	82	2	18	.207

Pitching — Home / Away

Otto Hess — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	105	750.0	716	151	242	332	1.81
Away	93	664.2	636	147	209	266	1.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Otto Hess — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1915-06-13	BSN	CHC	L	2	0	1	0	0	1
1915-06-09	BSN	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-04-29	BSN	NY1	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-04-26	BSN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-04-22	BSN	PHI	L	3	1	1	1	1	1
1914-10-05	BSN	BRO	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-10-03	BSN	NY1	W	3	1	3	0	0	0
1914-09-26	BSN	CHC	W	4	1	0	0	0	1
1914-08-29	BSN	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1914-08-26	BSN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Otto Hess — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1915-06-13	BSN	CHC	—	4.2	3	1	0	1	0
1915-06-09	BSN	PIT	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
1915-04-29	BSN	NY1	—	0.1	3	3	3	1	0
1915-04-22	BSN	PHI	L	8.0	9	8	2	3	4
1914-10-05	BSN	BRO	SV	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
1914-10-03	BSN	NY1	W	6.0	7	1	0	2	0
1914-09-26	BSN	CHC	W	9.0	8	2	2	1	0
1914-08-29	BSN	STL	—	5.1	7	4	4	1	3
1914-08-22	BSN	PIT	W	9.0	7	2	2	2	3
1914-08-07	BSN	PIT	—	4.0	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Otto Hess — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	6	0	20	0	0	1
OF	51	46	71	10	5	2
P	198	91	96	380	30	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Otto Hess — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	CLE	P	7	0	4	16	3	0
1904	CLE	OF	12	10	12	4	2	0
1904	CLE	P	21	16	13	45	3	0
1905	CLE	OF	28	28	52	5	3	2
1905	CLE	P	26	25	22	62	6	0
1906	CLE	OF	5	3	4	1	0	0
1906	CLE	P	43	36	25	86	6	4
1907	CLE	OF	2	1	0	0	0	0
1907	CLE	P	17	14	6	26	2	0
1908	CLE	OF	4	4	3	0	0	0
1908	CLE	P	4	0	1	3	0	0
1912	BSN	P	33	0	11	47	3	3
1913	BSN	P	29	0	11	58	4	2
1914	BSN	1B	5	0	19	0	0	1
1914	BSN	P	14	0	3	33	2	2
1915	BSN	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1915	BSN	P	4	0	0	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Otto Hess Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	198
First Base	6
Left Field	36
Center Field	11
Right Field	5

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Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Hess

What years did Otto Hess play?: Otto Hess played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1915.
Was Otto Hess a pitcher?: Yes. Otto Hess pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 580 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Otto Hess hit?: Otto Hess hit 5 career home runs with 154 hits.
What was Otto Hess's career batting average?: Otto Hess batted .216 over his career, with 154 hits in 714 at bats.
How many RBI did Otto Hess have?: Otto Hess drove in 58 runs in his career.
What was Otto Hess's career ERA?: Otto Hess finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 70-90 with 580 strikeouts.