Otto Miller

Born: 6/1/1889 in Minden, NE, USA

Died: 3/29/1962 in Brooklyn, NY, USA

MLB Debut: 1910-07-16 | Final Game: 1922-09-24

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 196 lbs

Full name: Lowell Otto Miller

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Biography

Otto Miller was a professional baseball player born in 1889, who played primarily as a position player in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1922. Over the course of his career, he appeared in 927 games, where he amassed a total of 695 hits, which included five home runs and 231 runs batted in (RBIs). Miller concluded his playing career with a batting average of .245 and demonstrated his speed on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases. Miller's career unfolded during a transformative period in baseball, bridging the pre-Deadball Era and the early stages of the live-ball era, a time when offensive statistics began to rise significantly. Known for his versatility on the field, he contributed to his teams not just with his bat but also with his ability to steal bases, making him a valuable asset in strategizing runs. While not a household name, Miller's contributions to the teams he played for reflected the evolving nature of the game in the early 20th century, a time when the sport began to embrace a more aggressive style of play. He retired from baseball on September 24, 1922, leaving behind a legacy as a dependable player of his time.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
927	2836	229	695	97	33	5	231	40	104	301	0.245	0.275	0.308	0.583	-7531.6

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.

Career OBP .275 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 15.9% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .350 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.583 vs. league average 0.677 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	BRO	NL	31	66	5	11	3	0	0	2	1	2	19	0.167	.249 (-33%)	.317 (-36%)	.326 (-35%)	.644 (-36%)	-373.3
1911	BRO	NL	25	62	7	13	2	2	0	8	2	0	4	0.210	.266 (-21%)	.336 (-38%)	.356 (-14%)	.693 (-26%)	-292.4
1912	BRO	NL	98	316	35	88	18	1	1	31	11	18	50	0.278	.268 (+4%)	.335 (-3%)	.358 (-2%)	.694 (-3%)	-175.2
1913	BRO	NL	104	320	26	87	11	7	0	26	7	10	31	0.272	.259 (+5%)	.325 (-10%)	.345 (+1%)	.670 (-4%)	-374.6
1914	BRO	NL	54	169	17	39	6	1	0	9	0	7	20	0.231	.255 (-10%)	.322 (-19%)	.339 (-18%)	.661 (-18%)	-547.7
1915	BRO	NL	84	254	20	57	4	6	0	25	3	6	28	0.224	.250 (-10%)	.318 (-23%)	.332 (-14%)	.651 (-18%)	-897.1
1916	BRO	NL	73	216	16	55	9	2	1	17	6	7	29	0.255	.248 (+2%)	.314 (-10%)	.326 (+1%)	.640 (-5%)	-245.4
1917	BRO	NL	92	274	19	63	5	4	1	17	5	14	29	0.230	.248 (-8%)	.312 (-13%)	.323 (-11%)	.635 (-12%)	-597.1
1918	BRO	NL	75	228	8	44	6	1	0	8	1	9	20	0.193	.255 (-24%)	.318 (-28%)	.326 (-30%)	.645 (-29%)	-1137.1
1919	BRO	NL	51	164	18	37	5	0	0	5	2	7	14	0.226	.262 (-14%)	.322 (-20%)	.347 (-26%)	.670 (-23%)	-644.4
1920	BRO	NL	90	301	16	87	9	2	0	33	0	9	18	0.289	.271 (+6%)	.331 (-6%)	.363 (-8%)	.694 (-7%)	-432.5
1921	BRO	NL	91	286	22	67	8	6	1	27	2	9	26	0.234	.286 (-18%)	.344 (-24%)	.395 (-20%)	.739 (-22%)	-1294.3
1922	BRO	NL	59	180	20	47	11	1	1	23	0	6	13	0.261	.285 (-9%)	.345 (-18%)	.397 (-12%)	.743 (-15%)	-520.6

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	22	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.136

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1920	WS	BRO	6	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.143
1916	WS	BRO	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.125

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	0	28	2	0	2
C	890	19	3870	1053	135	85

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	BRO	C	28	19	116	37	2	2
1911	BRO	C	22	0	61	28	7	0
1912	BRO	C	94	0	455	141	15	11
1913	BRO	1B	1	0	12	0	0	1
1913	BRO	C	103	0	448	148	18	13
1914	BRO	1B	1	0	3	1	0	0
1914	BRO	C	50	0	233	65	11	5
1915	BRO	C	83	0	363	91	9	8
1916	BRO	C	69	0	311	85	13	6
1917	BRO	C	91	0	412	95	11	8
1918	BRO	1B	1	0	13	1	0	1
1918	BRO	C	62	0	276	77	10	6
1919	BRO	C	51	0	223	58	10	5
1920	BRO	C	89	0	418	65	7	8
1921	BRO	C	91	0	338	107	13	10
1922	BRO	C	57	0	216	56	9	3