Otto Velez stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1983

Designated Hitter

Age 75 · 6' 0"

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Otto Velez played 11 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1983.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
637
AB
1,802
R
244
H
452
HR
78
RBI
272
SB
6
AVG
.251

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.
1973NYY2377915270.195
1974NYY27679142100.209
1975NYY6802010.250
1976NYY499411252100.266
1977TOR120360509216624.256
1978TOR9124829669381.266
1979TOR99274457915480.288
1980TOR104357549620620.269
1981TOR80240325111280.213
1982TOR2852410151.192
1983CLE102512010.080

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

Career Postseason

GP
4
AB
4
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.000

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,174
TB
795
XBH
176
HBP
11
IBB
17
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.
1973NYY922560000
1974NYY842340100
1975NYY10200000
1976NYY1173780100
1977TOR434165381100
1978TOR300111252100
1979TOR325145363200
1980TOR417174352800
1981TOR30297223300
1982TOR651420000
1983CLE28200000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
9.0
RC
318.8
RC/27
6.20
ISOP
.190
SECA
.375
BB/K
0.81
AB/HR
23.1
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.
1973NYY0.393.8.1300.30.638.50
1974NYY-0.19.64.7.1340.40.633.50
1975NYY0.01.15.0000.3000
1976NYY0.917.56.8.1280.40.9470
1977TOR1.665.76.4.2030.40.822.50
1978TOR2.145.26.4.1810.41.127.60
1979TOR2.758.78.2410.41.018.30
1980TOR1.366.76.8.2180.40.617.90
1981TOR0.839.55.4.1920.40.921.80
1982TOR-0.26.54.2.0770.30.9520
1983CLE-0.4-0.4-0.5.0000.10.500

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

Bio

Age
75 yearsNov 29, 1950
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Ponce, Puerto Rico

What were Otto Velez's career stats?

Otto Velez played 11 seasons for the Yankees, the Blue Jays and the Guardians. He was a career .251 hitter with 452 hits, 78 home runs and 272 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .288 batting average, 15 home runs and 48 RBI.

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