Joe Orsulak stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1997

Left Fielder · #19

Age 64 · 6' 1"

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Joe Orsulak played 14 MLB seasons, 1983 to 1997.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,494
AB
4,293
R
559
H
1,173
HR
57
RBI
405
SB
93
AVG
.273

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1983PIT71102010.182
1984PIT32671217033.254
1985PIT1213975411902124.300
1986PIT1384016010021924.249
1988BAL125379481098279.288
1989BAL123390591117555.285
1990BAL1244134911111576.269
1991BAL143486571355436.278
1992BAL117391451134395.289
1993NYM134409591168355.284
1994NYM9629239768424.260
1995NYM10829041821371.283
1996MIA12021723482191.221
1997WSH1061501334170.227

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,714
TB
1,604
XBH
280
HBP
23
IBB
34
GIDP
69
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1983PIT12200000
1984PIT732231000
1985PIT436145201350
1986PIT437137271240
1988BAL416160323270
1989BAL446164342680
1990BAL465164281970
1991BAL521174284190
1992BAL428149254530
1993NYM441163272160
1994NYM3181031132110
1995NYM317108221230
1996MIA2346290140
1997WSH17051140020

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
3.6
RC
523.8
RC/27
4.20
ISOP
.100
SECA
.182
BB/K
0.79
AB/HR
75.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1983PIT-0.3-0.2-0.5.000-0.1000
1984PIT0.16.43.2.0750.10.100
1985PIT0.651.64.6.0650.21.000
1986PIT-0.542.33.5.0920.20.7200.50
1988BAL0.751.44.7.1350.20.847.40
1989BAL1.858.85.2.1360.21.255.70
1990BAL2.255.74.7.1280.21.037.50
1991BAL1.655.84.1.0800.10.697.20
1992BAL0.752.24.9.0920.20.897.80
1993NYM0.653.74.8.1150.21.151.10
1994NYM-1.529.13.3.0920.20.836.50
1995NYM-0.735.34.3.0900.10.52900
1996MIA-1.115.82.4.0650.10.4108.50
1997WSH-0.616.13.6.1130.21.11500

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
64 yearsMay 31, 1962
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Glen Ridge, NJ

What were Joe Orsulak's career stats?

Joe Orsulak played 14 seasons for the Pirates, the Orioles, the Mets, the Marlins and the Nationals. He was a career .273 hitter with 1,173 hits, 57 home runs and 405 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .300 batting average, 0 home runs and 21 RBI.

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