Jorge Orta was born on Sunday, November 26, 1950, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Orta was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1972, 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 Jorge Orta baseball stats page.
"Baseball always has been my life, from the very first when I was a boy growing up in Mexico. My father was a very good baseball player in Cuba and Mexico as a young man. He moved to Mexico before I was born, but he always loved baseball and I inherited that from him." - Jorge Orta in Baseball Digest (March 1988)
Jorge OrtaJorge Orta Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#738) |
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Jorge OrtaJorge Orta 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 |
Jorge OrtaJorge Orta 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 |
1972 | 22 | White Sox | 51 | 124 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .202 | .244 | .315 |
1973 | 23 | White Sox | 128 | 425 | 46 | 113 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .266 | .323 | .376 |
1974 | 24 | White Sox | 139 | 525 | 73 | 166 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 67 | 40 | 1 | 88 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .316 | .365 | .440 |
1975 | 25 | White Sox | 140 | 542 | 64 | 165 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 48 | 7 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .304 | .363 | .450 |
1976 | 26 | White Sox | 158 | 636 | 74 | 174 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 72 | 38 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | .274 | .316 | .410 |
1977 | 27 | White Sox | 144 | 564 | 71 | 159 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 46 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .282 | .334 | .417 |
1978 | 28 | White Sox | 117 | 420 | 45 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 53 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | .274 | .340 | .421 |
1979 | 29 | White Sox | 113 | 325 | 49 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .262 | .348 | .437 |
1980 | 30 | Indians | 129 | 481 | 78 | 140 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 71 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .291 | .379 | .403 |
1981 | 31 | Indians | 88 | 338 | 50 | 92 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .272 | .312 | .376 |
1982 | 32 | Dodgers | 86 | 115 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .295 | .313 |
1983 | 33 | Blue Jays | 103 | 245 | 30 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .237 | .287 | .408 |
1984 | 34 | Royals | 122 | 403 | 50 | 120 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .298 | .343 | .457 |
1985 | 35 | Royals | 110 | 300 | 32 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .267 | .317 | .383 |
1986 | 36 | Royals | 106 | 336 | 35 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .277 | .321 | .411 |
1987 | 37 | Royals | 21 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .226 | .380 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 1,755 | 5,829 | 733 | 1,619 | 267 | 63 | 130 | 1 | 745 | 500 | 46 | 715 | 33 | 67 | 29 | 125 | .278 | .334 | .412 |
Jorge OrtaJorge Orta Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1972 White Sox | 2B | 14 | 8 | 255 | 48 | 3.4 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.87 |
1972 White Sox | 3B | 9 | 6 | 168 | 23 | 2.6 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 3.21 |
1972 White Sox | SS | 18 | 14 | 390 | 72 | 4.0 | 69 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.78 |
1973 White Sox | 2B | 122 | 116 | 3,108 | 572 | 4.7 | 554 | 254 | 300 | 18 | 75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.81 |
1973 White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
1974 White Sox | 2B | 123 | 116 | 3,174 | 628 | 5.1 | 610 | 297 | 313 | 18 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.19 |
1974 White Sox | SS | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1975 White Sox | 2B | 135 | 134 | 3,603 | 724 | 5.4 | 708 | 354 | 354 | 16 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.31 |
1976 White Sox | 3B | 49 | 49 | 1,308 | 143 | 2.9 | 133 | 31 | 102 | 10 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 2.75 |
1976 White Sox | LF | 76 | 74 | 1,953 | 163 | 2.1 | 158 | 149 | 9 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.18 |
1976 White Sox | RF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1977 White Sox | 2B | 139 | 136 | 3,606 | 641 | 4.6 | 622 | 287 | 335 | 19 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.66 |
1978 White Sox | 2B | 114 | 114 | 2,922 | 574 | 5.0 | 565 | 275 | 290 | 9 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.22 |
1979 White Sox | 2B | 41 | 34 | 837 | 135 | 3.3 | 132 | 57 | 75 | 3 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 4.26 |
1980 Indians | CF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.24 |
1980 Indians | RF | 118 | 118 | 3,030 | 275 | 2.3 | 270 | 260 | 10 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.41 |
1981 Indians | CF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1981 Indians | RF | 86 | 80 | 2,214 | 160 | 1.9 | 159 | 148 | 11 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 1.94 |
1982 Dodgers | LF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1982 Dodgers | RF | 16 | 16 | 339 | 35 | 2.2 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.63 |
1983 Blue Jays | LF | 5 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.95 |
1983 Blue Jays | RF | 12 | 9 | 174 | 14 | 1.2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
1984 Royals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Royals | LF | 14 | 14 | 342 | 25 | 1.8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.89 |
1984 Royals | RF | 12 | 12 | 294 | 26 | 2.2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 689 | 658 | 17,508 | 3,322 | 4.8 | 3,237 | 1,544 | 1,693 | 85 | 414 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.99 | |
RF Totals | 246 | 237 | 6,099 | 516 | 2.1 | 508 | 485 | 23 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.25 | |
LF Totals | 97 | 91 | 2,367 | 193 | 2.0 | 187 | 178 | 9 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.13 | |
3B Totals | 58 | 55 | 1,476 | 166 | 2.9 | 153 | 33 | 120 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 2.80 | |
SS Totals | 22 | 14 | 414 | 74 | 3.4 | 71 | 29 | 42 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 4.63 | |
CF Totals | 3 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.43 | |
13 Years | 1,115 | 1,057 | 27,927 | 4,279 | 3.8 | 4,164 | 2,277 | 1,887 | 115 | 444 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 4.03 |
Jorge OrtaJorge Orta 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 |
1972 White Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 11 | 4 | n/a | 41.3 | 3.4 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1973 White Sox | 8 | 8 | .500 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 70.8 | 4.9 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1974 White Sox | 9 | 5 | .643 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 52.5 | 6.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1975 White Sox | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 49.3 | 8.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1976 White Sox | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 45.4 | 8.3 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1977 White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 11.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1978 White Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32.3 | 10.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1979 White Sox | 1 | 5 | .167 | 25 | 1 | 62 | 29.5 | 9.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1980 Indians | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 48.1 | 10.9 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1981 Indians | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1982 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 69 | 0 | n/a | 57.5 | 8.8 | 14.4 | - | - | - |
1983 Blue Jays | 1 | 2 | .333 | 29 | 3 | 70 | 24.5 | 8.4 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1984 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 0 | 83 | 44.8 | 10.3 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1985 Royals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 36 | 0 | 85 | 75.0 | 10.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1986 Royals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 22 | 1 | 87 | 37.3 | 9.9 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1987 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | 6.3 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 79 | 60 | .568 | 262 | 12 | 451 | 44.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Jorge OrtaJorge Orta Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1972 Chicago White Sox | 6 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Chicago White Sox | 6 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Chicago White Sox | 6 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Chicago White Sox | 6 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1976 Chicago White Sox | 6 | $72,500.00 | - | - |
1977 Chicago White Sox | 6 | $122,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Chicago White Sox | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 Chicago White Sox | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 Cleveland Indians | 6 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1981 Cleveland Indians | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Kansas City Royals | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Kansas City Royals | 3 | $450,000.00 | - | Stats |
1986 Kansas City Royals | 3 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Kansas City Royals | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
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