Magglio Ordonez was born on Monday, January 28, 1974, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. Ordonez was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 29, 1997, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Magglio Ordonez baseball stats page.
"In a country that celebrates its baseball players like royalty, Ordonez was now among the chosen ones. A couple years ago, kids on Caracas ballfields would all yell: 'I'm Andres (Galarraga)' or 'I'm Omar (Vizquel).' Suddenly, 'I'm Magglio' was added to the mix. After a six-year journey that included minor league stops in Sarasota, Hickory, Prince William, Birmingham and Nashville, Ordonez realized he had arrived. 'It was exciting,' Ordonez said. 'I get to the airport and everyone is like, `Oh, it's Magglio.' It's a good feeling. When you get used to that, it makes you work even harder: That's what I have done this year -- work harder and see what happens next.'" - Sullivan, Paul. Sports Writer. Baseball Digest. October 2000.
Magglio OrdonezMagglio Ordonez Autograph on a 2004 Absolute Memorabilia Tools of the Trade Baseball Card (#84) |
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Magglio OrdonezMagglio Ordonez Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Magglio OrdonezMagglio Ordonez Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1997 | 23 | White Sox | 21 | 69 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 | .338 | .580 |
1998 | 24 | White Sox | 145 | 535 | 70 | 151 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 65 | 28 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | .282 | .326 | .415 |
1999 | 25 | White Sox | 157 | 624 | 100 | 188 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 117 | 47 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | .301 | .349 | .510 |
2000 | 26 | White Sox | 153 | 588 | 102 | 185 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 126 | 60 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 28 | .315 | .371 | .546 |
2001 | 27 | White Sox | 160 | 593 | 97 | 181 | 40 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 113 | 70 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .305 | .382 | .533 |
2002 | 28 | White Sox | 153 | 590 | 116 | 189 | 47 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 135 | 53 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | .320 | .381 | .597 |
2003 | 29 | White Sox | 160 | 606 | 95 | 192 | 46 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 99 | 57 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | .317 | .380 | .546 |
2004 | 30 | White Sox | 52 | 202 | 32 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .292 | .351 | .485 |
2005 | 31 | Tigers | 82 | 305 | 38 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | .302 | .359 | .436 |
2006 | 32 | Tigers | 155 | 593 | 82 | 177 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 104 | 45 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .298 | .350 | .477 |
2007 | 33 | Tigers | 157 | 595 | 117 | 216 | 54 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 139 | 76 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | .363 | .434 | .595 |
2008 | 34 | Tigers | 146 | 561 | 72 | 178 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 103 | 53 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 27 | .317 | .376 | .494 |
2009 | 35 | Tigers | 131 | 465 | 54 | 144 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 51 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .310 | .376 | .428 |
2010 | 36 | Tigers | 84 | 323 | 56 | 98 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .303 | .378 | .474 |
2011 | 37 | Tigers | 92 | 329 | 33 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .255 | .303 | .331 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,848 | 6,978 | 1,076 | 2,156 | 426 | 21 | 294 | 7 | 1,236 | 651 | 36 | 852 | 3 | 65 | 45 | 242 | .309 | .369 | .502 |
Magglio OrdonezMagglio Ordonez Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1997 White Sox | RF | 19 | 17 | 462 | 44 | 2.3 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1998 White Sox | CF | 22 | 20 | 456 | 50 | 2.3 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.96 |
1998 White Sox | RF | 136 | 118 | 3,222 | 288 | 2.1 | 283 | 276 | 7 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.37 |
1999 White Sox | RF | 153 | 153 | 4,024 | 346 | 2.3 | 343 | 331 | 12 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.30 |
2000 White Sox | RF | 152 | 150 | 3,968 | 297 | 2.0 | 292 | 280 | 12 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 1.99 |
2001 White Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2001 White Sox | RF | 155 | 151 | 3,985 | 301 | 1.9 | 296 | 285 | 11 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.01 |
2002 White Sox | RF | 150 | 149 | 3,867 | 295 | 2.0 | 291 | 283 | 8 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.03 |
2003 White Sox | CF | 4 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
2003 White Sox | RF | 154 | 154 | 3,974 | 325 | 2.1 | 323 | 316 | 7 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.19 |
2004 White Sox | RF | 43 | 43 | 1,092 | 97 | 2.3 | 96 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.37 |
2005 Tigers | RF | 81 | 79 | 2,016 | 145 | 1.8 | 144 | 139 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.93 |
2006 Tigers | RF | 148 | 147 | 3,804 | 274 | 1.9 | 267 | 258 | 9 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.90 |
2007 Tigers | RF | 143 | 142 | 3,663 | 266 | 1.9 | 265 | 261 | 4 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 1.95 |
2008 Tigers | RF | 135 | 134 | 3,432 | 233 | 1.7 | 228 | 220 | 8 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.79 |
2009 Tigers | RF | 104 | 102 | 2,388 | 157 | 1.5 | 155 | 149 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 1.75 |
2010 Tigers | RF | 71 | 71 | 1,827 | 145 | 2.0 | 142 | 135 | 7 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.10 |
2011 Tigers | RF | 69 | 68 | 1,413 | 92 | 1.3 | 92 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,713 | 1,678 | 43,137 | 3,305 | 1.9 | 3,261 | 3,156 | 105 | 44 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.04 | |
CF Totals | 27 | 23 | 534 | 56 | 2.1 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.83 | |
15 Years | 1,740 | 1,701 | 43,671 | 3,361 | 1.9 | 3,317 | 3,209 | 108 | 44 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.05 |
Magglio OrdonezMagglio Ordonez Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1997 White Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 8.6 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1998 White Sox | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 10.1 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1999 White Sox | 13 | 6 | .684 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.8 | 9.8 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
2000 White Sox | 18 | 4 | .818 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
2001 White Sox | 25 | 7 | .781 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
2002 White Sox | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 | 7.7 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
2003 White Sox | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2004 White Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22.4 | 9.2 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
2005 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38.1 | 8.7 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
2006 Tigers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 24.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
2007 Tigers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
2008 Tigers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 26.7 | 7.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
2009 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 51.7 | 7.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
2010 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26.9 | 8.5 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
2011 Tigers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 65.8 | 8.0 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 94 | 50 | .653 | 36 | 0 | 104 | 23.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
Magglio OrdonezMagglio Ordonez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1997 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $175,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $305,000.00 | Stats | - |
2000 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $425,000.00 | Stats | - |
2001 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $3,750,000.00 | Stats | - |
2002 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $6,500,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $9,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2004 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $14,000,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $7,200,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $16,200,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
2007 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $13,200,000.00 | Stats | - |
2008 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $15,768,174.00 | - | - |
2009 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $18,971,596.00 | - | - |
2010 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $18,000,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Detroit Tigers | 30 | $10,000,000.00 | - | - |
Magglio Ordonez Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that on October 14, 2006, Magglio Ordonez completed the Detroit Tigers sweep of the ALCS with a three-run homer against Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics, with two outs on a 1–0 count in the bottom of the 9th inning, the eighth time in Major League history that a post-season series has ended with a home run?
Did you know that Magglio Ordonez was the first Chicago White Sox outfielder to win two Silver Slugger Awards? Albert Belle was their first outfielder to capture a Silver Slugger Award (1998), but didn't win another with Chicago. Ordonez won his first in 2000 (.315 batting average), then his second in 2002 (.320 batting average) - the first two time recipient in White Sox history.
Did you know that Magglio Ordonez, as a White Sox player, had three seasons (1999, 2000, 2002) with 100+ runs scored and 100+ runs batted in (he also had one additional, in 2007, with the Detroit Tigers)? The only White Sox player with more, Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, who had nine.
Did you know that Magglio Ordonez two home runs in the same inning on August 12, 2007, becoming the second batter in Tigers' history to achieve this feat; Al Kaline had done so on April 17, 1955.
Did you know that that only two players from Venezuela have ever hit more career home runs than Magglio Ordonez? Maggs finished his career with 294 home runs, third most amongst Venezuelan ballplayers, behind Andres Galarraga and Miguel Cabrera.
Did you know that Magglio Ordonez was named to a list of all-time players from Venezuela in 2013? Baseball expert Scott Kendrick ranked them as follows: 1. Miguel Cabrera, 2. Johan Santana, 3. Omar Vizquel, 4. Luis Aparicio, 5. Dave Concepcion, 6. Magglio Ordonez, 7. Bobby Abreu, 8. Felix Hernandez, 9. Andres Galarraga. Share your opinion with us on Baseball Fever.
Magglio Ordonez | 2008 Upper Deck Franchise History (#20)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Magglio Ordonez had one of his best seasons in 2007, and it was truly historical in Detroit Tigers' history: his .363 batting average was the highest in Major League Baseball that year, he won the American League batting title, and he was the first Tigers player to accomplish the feat since Norm Cash won a batting title in 1961. Maggs 54 doubles were also the most in Major League Baseball that year and it was the most by a Tiger since George Kell hit 56 in 1950. His 139 RBIs was the highest by a Tiger since Rocky Colavito had 140 in 1961. Maggs on base percentage was .434 and only two other Tiger batters in the past 60 years have hit for a higher on base percentage: Tony Phillips in 1993 (.443) and Norm Cash in 1961 (.487).
Mayor Magglio Ordonez | Crane Press | December 9, 2013Baseball Almanac Research Library
Magglio Ordonez was a teammate (2006-2007) with Sean Casey, aka The Mayor, towards the end of his career, and after leaving the field, Ordonez actually became a mayor himself! Maggs, in December 2013, was named the Mayor of Sotillo, a municipality in eastern Venezuela.