Otis Starks

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 14–24
ERA 4.95
WHIP 1.57
SO 169
Pitcher PIV -526.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
— / L
Height / Weight
5'7" / 182 lb
Born
12/3/1897 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Died
7/16/1965 in New York, NY, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
19.0 17.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3.0 0 .059 .158 .059 .217

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
2 2 6 3 3 0 50.1 55 35 4 2 20 12 0.71 1.49

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 8.0 7.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1937 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Listed seasons · 2 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .125 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1936 0 1 1 1 2 0 17.1 19 14 4 1 6 2 2.08 1.44
1937 1 0 1 0 1 0 4.1 5 7 0 0 5 3 0.00 2.31
Listed seasons · 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 21.2 24 21 4 1 11 5 1.66 1.62

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
14 24 63 43 26 3 1 379.7 453 209 21 142 169 4.95 -526.1

Career ERA 4.95 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 21.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1919 HIL EAS 1 3 9 6 2 0 0 47.0 41 15 21 17 2.87 3.09 (+7%) -594.3
1921 CAG NNL 3 2 9 8 5 1 0 61.7 68 25 22 29 3.65 4.02 (+9%) -657.9
1921 SLG NNL 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 19.0 30 14 1 9 6.63 4.02 (-65%) 708.7
1922 BRG IND 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 10.0 15 8 4 6 7.20 4.18 (-72%) -78.9
1923 BRG ECL 3 1 7 4 1 1 0 38.3 35 14 11 23 3.29 4.03 (+18%) 561.9
1924 NLG ECL 1 3 7 7 3 0 0 40.3 56 29 20 19 6.47 4.13 (-57%) -671.3
1924 ACB ECL 1 5 9 5 5 0 1 62.0 74 35 22 33 5.08 4.13 (-23%) 1446.7
1927 BRG ECL 1 3 6 4 3 0 0 41.7 55 32 20 17 6.91 4.08 (-69%) -916.3
1929 ACB ANL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.3 9 6 2 0 12.46 — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 3 3 10 5 4 1 0 55.3 70 31 19 16 5.04 4.35 (-16%) -324.7
Career · 10 seasons 14 24 63 43 26 3 1 379.2 453 209 142 169 4.95 — -526

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
67 144 16 20 2 0 0 3 1 10 4 .139 .200 .153 .353 0

Career AVG .139 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career SLG .153 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 61.1% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 52.1% 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
1919 HIL EAS 9 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
1921 CAG NNL 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1921 SLG NNL 3 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1922 BRG IND 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1923 BRG ECL 7 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1924 NLG ECL 8 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 — — — — 0.0
1924 ACB ECL 11 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .087 — — — — 0.0
1927 BRG ECL 6 16 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1929 ACB ANL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 11 26 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 67 144 16 20 2 0 0 3 1 10 4 .139 — — — — 0

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9130200.154
Away6172400.235

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home939.138411100.92
Away523.22310943.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-08-28 BRNPH5L 000000000
1935-08-17 BRNPH5L 200000000
1935-08-12 BRNHOMW 501000000
1935-08-04 BRNNW1L 100000000
1935-08-03 BRNNW1W 300000000
1935-07-28 BRNNW1W 311000000
1935-07-21 BRNNSHL 000000000
1935-07-14 BRNPTCL 302000000
1935-07-13 BRNPTCL 000000000
1935-07-06 BRNPH5L 410000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1935-08-28 BRNPH5 — 0.0000000
1935-08-17 BRNPH5 L 6.0743300
1935-08-04 BRNNW1 L 4.1770120
1935-08-03 BRNNW1 W 7.0822201
1935-07-28 BRNNW1 W 7.0500230
1935-07-21 BRNNSH — 0.1122101
1935-07-14 BRNPTC — 7.0420110
1935-07-13 BRNPTC — 1.0210010
1935-07-06 BRNPH5 L 8.0977000
1935-07-01 BRNCAG W 0.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
P 63 43 8 91 9 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 HIL P 9 6 1 11 2 0
1921 CAG P 9 8 0 14 0 1
1921 SLG P 3 2 1 5 0 1
1922 BRG P 2 1 0 3 0 0
1923 BRG P 7 4 1 7 0 0
1924 NLG P 7 7 1 9 1 0
1924 ACB P 9 5 1 13 3 0
1927 BRG P 6 4 1 13 3 0
1929 ACB P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1935 BE OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1935 BE P 10 5 2 15 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 63
Left Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Otis Starks

Was Otis Starks a pitcher?
Yes. Otis Starks pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 169 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Otis Starks hit?
Otis Starks hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.