NAME     : Octavio Dotel
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/25/1973
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 175
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,100,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .958)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 48
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 10
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 11, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 10
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.45  1  3  3  49  3  54.2  47  29  27  25  53 
  At Home        5.20  1  2  1  23  1  27.2  26  18  16  16  23 
  Away           3.67  0  1  2  26  2  27.0  21  11  11   9  30 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   1  0   0.1   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar       10.29  1  1  0   8  0   7.0  10   8   8   3   6 
  May            3.18  0  0  2  12  0  11.1  10   6   4   4  15 
  June           3.93  0  1  0  14  2  18.1  15   8   8   9  19 
  July           3.78  0  1  1  11  1  16.2  11   7   7   7  12 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   4  0   1.1   1   0   0   2   1 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1999   5.40  8  3  0  19  0   0  85.0  51  49  85  NYN
  2000   5.40  3  7 16  50  0   0 125.0  75  61 142  HOU
  2001   2.66  7  5  2  61  0   0 105.0  31  47 145  HOU
  2002   6.02  7 10  4  95  0   0 116.2  78  75 137  HOU
 
  Total ERA   : 4.86
  Total Wins  : 26
  Total Losses: 28
  Total Saves : 25
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 562
  Total BB's  : 257
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Houston to Toronto on 1/25/2003 (Going to HOU: P  A. Wainwright, P  D. Bridges. Going to TOR: P  O. Dotel)...