Otis Clymer
1905–1913 · bats B / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
389G
.267AVG
.322OBP
.332SLG
More career statistics
355H
2HR
98RBI
83SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,330 | 1,332 |
| Batting · Doubles | 42 | 43 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 8 | 9 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 21 | 139 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,463 | 1,470 |
| Batting · RBI | 98 | 87 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 83 | 82 |
| Batting · Walks | 99 | 102 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | 1,463 | 1,330 | 182 | 355 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 98 | 99 | 21 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 441 | .267 | .322 | .332 | .654 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1907-07-04 to 1907-08-01
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1908-10-02 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1905-07-17 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1905-07-11 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 188 | 690 | 179 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 62 | .287 | .338 | .340 |
| Away | 201 | 780 | 176 | 2 | 39 | 48 | 77 | .249 | .287 | .325 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 286 | 64 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 24 | .249 | .308 | .319 |
| May | 73 | 268 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 33 | .233 | .291 | .263 |
| June | 45 | 160 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 12 | .248 | .281 | .338 |
| July | 75 | 296 | 98 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 26 | .360 | .395 | .463 |
| August | 68 | 232 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 21 | .259 | .289 | .296 |
| September | 50 | 185 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 20 | .216 | .265 | .246 |
| October | 12 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .256 | .302 | .462 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 39 | 146 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | .243 | .288 | .331 |
| cincinnati-reds | 37 | 146 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | .241 | .295 | .293 |
| chicago-white-sox | 36 | 136 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | .277 | .287 | .323 |
| st-louis-browns | 33 | 124 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 11 | .330 | .363 | .420 |
| new-york-yankees | 30 | 122 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 9 | .242 | .344 | .374 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 28 | 108 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 | .253 | .333 | .297 |
| cleveland-guardians | 27 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .225 | .235 | .263 |
| new-york-giants | 26 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .273 | .300 | .299 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 365 | 108 | – | 16 | 23 | .296 | – | – |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 45 | 11 | – | 3 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 80 | 273 | 80 | 1 | 16 | 22 | .293 | – | – |
| 1908 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 110 | 368 | 93 | 1 | 36 | 19 | .253 | – | – |
| 1909 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 46 | 139 | 27 | – | 4 | 7 | .194 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs | 45 | 142 | 36 | – | 12 | 10 | .254 | – | – |