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Name	Team	Age
Bill Otterson	Retired (1985, Age 34)	Died (2014, Age 63)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1969)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vince Coleman League	0	0 years (10 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B-	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	C-	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	5/4/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1969	D	D-	C	D-	B+	B+	B-
1970	D	D-	C	D	B+	B+	B-
1971	D	D-	C+	D	B+	B+	B-
1972	D+	D-	C+	D+	A-	B+	B-
1973	D+	D-	C+	D+	A-	B+	B-
1974	D+	D	C+	D+	A-	B+	B-
1975	C-	D	C+	D+	A-	A-	B
1976	C-	D	B-	D+	A-	A-	B
1977	C-	D	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1978	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1979	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1980	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1981	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1982	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1983	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1984	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B
1985	C	D+	B-	C-	A-	A-	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1985-11-01	Bill Otterson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-04-16	The Detroit Stars have waived Bill Otterson.
1970-05-25	The Detroit Stars have acquired Bill Otterson from the waiver wire.
1970-04-01	The Chicago Matildas have waived Bill Otterson.
1969-04-01	The Chicago Matildas have acquired Bill Otterson from the waiver wire. The Chicago Matildas have waived Bob Hodge.