Amos Otis
Amos Joseph Otis
(A.O.)
 
Born: April 26, 1947 in Mobile, AL
66 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 165
(legend)
Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1965 - (Round 5)
- High School: Williamson (Mobile, AL)

Comparison

Comparison
Center Fielders
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Willie Mays
1951 - 1973
CF
156.1
Pl
KOR
Y
 
136.4
18.1
0.0
-1.6
2 Andre Dawson
1976 - 1996
CF
64.4
Pl
 
54.5
0.9
0.0
-9.0
3 Willie Davis
1960 - 1979
CF
60.7
 
47.5
10.9
0.0
-2.2
4 Jimmy Wynn
1963 - 1977
CF
55.7
 
57.5
-6.6
0.0
-4.8
5 Chet Lemon
1975 - 1990
CF
55.3
 
45.9
8.4
0.0
-1.1
6 Vada Pinson
1958 - 1975
CF
54.2
 
54.8
-5.8
0.0
-5.2
7 Cesar Cedeno
1970 - 1986
CF
52.6
 
52.8
-4.6
0.0
-4.4
8 Fred Lynn
1974 - 1990
CF
49.9
 
52.9
-3.7
0.0
-0.7
9 Dale Murphy
1976 - 1993
CF
46.3
 
48.1
-7.6
0.0
-5.8
10 Willie Wilson
1976 - 1994
CF
45.9
 
34.6
10.0
0.0
-1.3
11 Al Oliver
1968 - 1985
CF
43.2
 
46.4
-13.3
0.0
-10.2
12 Amos Otis
1967 - 1984
CF
42.6
 
46.6
-4.3
0.0
-0.3
13 Paul Blair
1964 - 1980
CF
37.9
 
18.7
18.6
0.0
-0.6
14 Garry Maddox
1972 - 1986
CF
36.7
VN
 
24.4
11.1
0.0
-1.2
15 Rick Monday
1966 - 1984
CF
33.2
 
45.5
-14.7
0.0
-2.4
16 Dwayne Murphy
1978 - 1989
CF
33.0
 
27.8
5.6
0.0
0.4
17 Mickey Rivers
1970 - 1984
CF
32.3
 
32.3
-1.2
0.0
-1.3
18 Bobby Murcer
1965 - 1983
CF
32.0
VN
 
42.8
-16.2
0.0
-5.4
19 George Hendrick
1971 - 1988
CF
28.9
 
34.6
-12.3
0.0
-6.6
20 Cesar Tovar
1965 - 1976
CF
28.2
 
26.1
-0.1
0.1
-2.2
21 Billy North
1971 - 1981
CF
26.7
 
22.7
3.5
0.0
-0.5
22 Tommie Agee
1962 - 1973
CF
25.5
 
18.2
5.7
0.0
-1.6
23 Larry Hisle
1968 - 1982
CF
24.9
 
27.0
-6.1
0.0
-4.0
24 Al Bumbry
1972 - 1985
CF
24.5
VN
 
24.3
-2.1
0.0
-2.3
25 Matty Alou
1960 - 1974
CF
23.3
 
26.2
-7.4
0.1
-4.5
26 Ruppert Jones
1976 - 1987
CF
22.6
 
19.7
1.2
0.0
-1.7
27 Jerry Mumphrey
1974 - 1988
CF
22.4
 
22.9
-3.3
0.0
-2.8
28 Jose Cardenal
1963 - 1980
CF
20.8
 
25.6
-10.5
0.0
-5.8
29 Gorman Thomas
1973 - 1986
CF
19.8
 
22.4
-5.2
0.0
-2.6
30 Ron LeFlore
1974 - 1982
CF
17.8
 
26.3
-9.5
0.0
-0.9
31 Mickey Stanley
1964 - 1978
CF
17.3
 
15.4
1.2
0.0
-0.8
32 Del Unser
1968 - 1982
CF
16.6
 
13.0
0.4
0.0
-3.3
33 Johnny Grubb
1972 - 1987
CF
16.6
 
23.4
-11.6
0.0
-4.8
34 Vic Davalillo
1963 - 1980
CF
16.1
 
12.4
1.5
0.0
-2.2
35 Rick Miller
1971 - 1985
CF
15.6
 
11.1
2.9
0.0
-1.6
36 Lee Mazzilli
1976 - 1989
CF
15.4
 
22.1
-10.2
0.0
-3.5
37 Ken Berry
1962 - 1975
CF
15.2
 
7.8
5.1
0.0
-2.3
38 Elliott Maddox
1970 - 1980
CF
14.9
 
12.6
1.3
0.0
-1.0
39 Ken Henderson
1965 - 1980
CF
14.8
 
14.0
-4.0
0.0
-4.7
40 Dave May
1967 - 1978
CF
13.6
 
11.0
-0.0
0.0
-2.6
41 Cesar Geronimo
1969 - 1983
CF
13.1
 
5.7
5.8
0.0
-1.7
42 Lyman Bostock
1975 - 1978
CF
13.1
 
13.4
-1.1
0.0
-0.8
43 Rick Manning
1975 - 1987
CF
11.6
 
12.9
-1.2
0.0
0.0
44 Ken Landreaux
1977 - 1987
CF
10.3
 
15.2
-6.5
0.0
-1.5
45 Bobby Tolan
1965 - 1979
CF
10.2
 
8.4
-2.1
0.0
-3.9
46 Juan Beniquez
1971 - 1988
CF
10.0
 
10.2
-2.8
0.0
-2.6
47 Omar Moreno
1975 - 1986
CF
9.4
 
6.0
2.3
0.0
-1.1
48 Rudy Law
1978 - 1986
CF
9.2
 
9.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.6
49 Gary Thomasson
1972 - 1980
CF
7.0
 
5.9
-2.3
0.0
-3.3
50 Steve Brye
1970 - 1978
CF
5.5
 
3.8
0.1
0.0
-1.6
 
  Amos Otis
1967 - 1984
CF
42.6
 
46.6
-4.3
0.0
-0.3
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