Buddy Bell vs Jorge Orta

Buddy BellJorge Orta

Buddy Bell and Jorge Orta compared on their MLB careers: Buddy Bell played 18 seasons, 1972 to 1989, Jorge Orta 16 seasons, 1972 to 1987. Buddy Bell has .279 batting average to Jorge Orta's .278. Jorge Orta won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Buddy Bell and Jorge Orta career totals
2,405GP1,755
8,995AB5,829
1,151R733
2,514H1,619
201HR130
1,106RBI745
55SB79
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Buddy Bell and Jorge Orta all-time places
99th (2,514)Hits—
195th (1,106)RBI—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Buddy Bell: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×6, AL Silver Slugger
  • Jorge Orta: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Buddy Bell and Jorge Orta season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1972.2559361972.202311
2nd1973.26814591973.266640
3rd1974.2627461974.3161067
4th1975.27110591975.3041183
5th1976.2817601976.2741472
6th1977.29211641977.2821184
7th1978.2826621978.2741353
8th1979.299181011979.2621146
9th1980.32917831980.2911064
10th1981.29410641981.272534
11th1982.29613671982.21728
12th1983.27714661983.2371038
13th1984.31511831984.298950
14th1985.22910681985.267445
15th1986.27820751986.277946
16th1987.28417701987.18024
17th1988.241740————
18th1989.18303————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI