Was Otto Jacobs a pitcher?

No. Otto Jacobs was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Otto Jacobs hit?

Otto Jacobs hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Otto Jacobs

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918)

AVG .205

HR 0

RBI 3

H 15

OPS .530

PIV -202

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 4/19/1889 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 11/19/1955 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1918-06-13
Last Game: 1918-08-24

Full name: Otto Albert Jacobs

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
29	73	4	15	3	1	0	3	0	5	8	.205	.256	.274	.530	-202

Career AVG .205 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 19.5% below league average.

Career OBP .256 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career SLG .274 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career OPS .530 vs. league average .645 across their career seasons — 17.8% below 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
1918	CHA	AL	29	73	4	15	3	1	0	3	0	5	8	.205	.255 (-19%)	.318 (-20%)	.326 (-16%)	.645 (-18%)	-202.2
Career · 1 season			29	73	4	15	3	1	0	3	0	5	8	.205	—	—	—	—	-202

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	12	28	2	10	0	3	.357
Away	17	45	2	5	0	0	.111

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1918-08-24	CHW	PHA	L	4	0	0	0	1
1918-08-23	CHW	PHA	W	4	0	0	1	2
1918-08-21	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	1
1918-08-11	CHW	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0
1918-08-07	CHW	NYY	W	2	0	2	0	0
1918-08-03	CHW	PHA	W	2	1	1	1	0
1918-07-21	CHW	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	1
1918-07-20	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1918-07-16	CHW	PHA	L	4	0	2	0	0
1918-07-15	CHW	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	21	0	64	21	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1918	CHA	C	21	0	64	21	4	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	21

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Jacobs

Was Otto Jacobs a pitcher?: No. Otto Jacobs was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Otto Jacobs hit?: Otto Jacobs hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.