John Orton Stats

John Orton was born on Wednesday, December 8, 1965, in Santa Cruz, California. Orton was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 20, 1989, with the California Angels. 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 John Orton baseball stats page.
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John Orton

John Orton Autograph on a 1990 Score (#64)

John Orton Autograph on a 1990 Score (#64)
 

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Birth Name:   John Andrew Orton
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-08-1965  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santa Cruz, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Soquel High School (Soquel, CA)
College:   Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   192
First Game:   08-20-1989 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-04-1993
Draft:   1987 : 1st Round (25th)
John Orton

John Orton Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Orton

John Orton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1989 24 Angels 16 39 4 7 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 17 1 0 0 0 .179 .220 .205
1990 25 Angels 31 84 8 16 5 0 1 0 6 5 0 31 2 0 1 2 .190 .244 .286
1991 26 Angels 29 69 7 14 4 0 0 0 3 10 0 17 4 0 1 2 .203 .313 .261
1992 27 Angels 43 114 11 25 3 0 2 0 12 7 0 32 2 0 2 1 .219 .276 .298
1993 28 Angels 37 95 5 18 5 0 1 0 4 7 0 24 2 0 1 1 .189 .252 .274
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 156 401 35 80 18 0 4 0 29 31 0 121 11 0 5 6 .200 .265 .274
John Orton

John Orton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1989 Angels C 16 13 354 84 5.3 83 76 7 1 3 0 7 5 .988 6.33
1990 Angels C 31 23 666 156 5.0 154 139 15 2 1 1 15 8 .987 6.24
1991 Angels C 28 22 617 169 6.0 168 145 23 1 3 1 16 11 .994 7.35
1992 Angels C 43 40 1,033 266 6.2 261 238 23 5 3 1 22 18 .981 6.82
1993 Angels C 35 33 804 205 5.9 201 184 17 4 4 1 17 9 .980 6.75
1993 Angels LF 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 153 131 3,474 880 5.8 867 782 85 13 14 4 77 51 .985 6.74
LF Totals 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
5 Years 154 131 3,483 881 5.7 868 783 85 13 14 4 77 51 .985 6.73
John Orton

John Orton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1989 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 9.8 - - -
1990 Angels 0 1 .000 0 0 0 84.0 2.7 14.0 - - -
1991 Angels 0 1 .000 0 1 1 0.0 4.1 23.0 - - -
1992 Angels 1 1 .500 0 0 0 57.0 3.6 9.5 - - -
1993 Angels 1 2 .333 3 0 0 95.0 4.0 23.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 2 5 .286 3 1 1 100.3 3.3 13.8 - - -
John Orton

John Orton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1989 California Angels 14 $68,000.00 - -
1990 California Angels 14 $100,000.00 - -
1991 California Angels 14 $120,000.00 - -
1992 California Angels 14 $130,000.00 - -
1993 California Angels 14 $160,000.00 - -




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