Jorge Orta stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1987

Designated Hitter

Age 75 · 5' 10"

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Jorge Orta played 16 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1987.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,755
AB
5,829
R
733
H
1,619
HR
130
RBI
745
SB
79
AVG
.278

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.
1972CHW5112420253113.202
1973CHW128425461136408.266
1974CHW1395257316610679.316
1975CHW14054264165118316.304
1976CHW15863674174147224.274
1977CHW1445647115911844.282
1978CHW1174204511513531.274
1979CHW113325498511461.262
1980CLE1294817814010646.291
1981CLE8833850925344.272
1982LAD861151325280.217
1983TOR103245305810381.237
1984KC122403501209500.298
1985KC11030032804452.267
1986KC10633635939460.277
1987KC215039240.180

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

Career Postseason

GP
8
AB
18
R
1
H
2
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
0
AVG
.111

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,458
TB
2,402
XBH
460
HBP
29
IBB
46
GIDP
0
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.
1972CHW1333971000
1973CHW469160251300
1974CHW578231433100
1975CHW602244474700
1976CHW688261515200
1977CHW621235462300
1978CHW477177344300
1979CHW377142321200
1980CLE564194312200
1981CLE370127221300
1982LAD1293671300
1983TOR268100190000
1984KC438184392800
1985KC330115262500
1986KC361138250300
1987KC531960100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
11.9
RC
843.5
RC/27
5.20
ISOP
.134
SECA
.223
BB/K
0.70
AB/HR
44.8
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.
1972CHW-0.48.82.3.1130.20.241.30
1973CHW0.353.54.4.1110.20.470.80
1974CHW3.886.96.3.1240.20.552.50
1975CHW2.691.56.3.1460.20.749.30
1976CHW1.6885.1370.20.545.40
1977CHW0.482.35.3.1350.20.951.30
1978CHW0.964.35.5.1480.21.132.30
1979CHW0.451.65.5.1750.31.329.50
1980CLE2.480.96.1.1120.31.648.10
1981CLE-0.141.84.4.1040.20.567.60
1982LAD-0.211.23.3.0960.20.957.50
1983TOR-0.6304.2.1710.20.724.50
1984KC1.564.76.1590.20.744.80
1985KC-0.4394.6.1170.20.8750
1986KC0.0454.9.1340.20.737.30
1987KC-0.34.42.9.2000.30.4250

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

Bio

Age
75 yearsNov 26, 1950
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
Mazatlan, Mexico

What were Jorge Orta's career stats?

Jorge Orta played 16 seasons for the White Sox, the Guardians, the Dodgers, the Blue Jays and the Royals. He was a career .278 hitter with 1,619 hits, 130 home runs and 745 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .316 batting average, 10 home runs and 67 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1972 to 1987

Jorge Orta finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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