John Orton

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 8, 1965 in Santa Cruz, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 17th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Soquel HS (Soquel, CA) and the California Angels in the 1st round (25th) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

High School: Soquel HS (Soquel, CA)

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: August 20, 1989 (Age 23-255d, 15,672nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 4, 1993 (Age 27-208d)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Andrew Orton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

401

.200

RBI

OBP

.265

SLG

.274

OPS

.540

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-6 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-5-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
J Howell	1
C Washington	1
J Ray	1
W Joyner	1

Most Driven In By
C Washington	3
M McLemore	1
D White	0

1989 Batting Game Log

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1989 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	122 (121)	Aug 20	CAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.060	3.01	-0.14%	-0.60	C
2	2	126 (3)	Aug 24	CAL	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	8	1.16	0.214	4.08	0.45%	3.08	C
3	3	128 (1)	Aug 26	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	8	1.62	-0.040	6.43	-0.10%	0.17	C
4	4	129	Aug 27	CAL	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.462	.928	8	1.40	-0.109	5.43	-0.25%	-0.61	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	134 (4)	Sep 1	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-11	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.429	.866	7	.06	-0.002	.19	0.00%	-0.15	C
6	6	139 (4)	Sep 6	CAL		MIL	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.375	.764	8	.71	-0.037	1.16	-0.04%	-0.44	C
7	7	141 (1)	Sep 8	CAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.333	.316	.649	8	.70	-0.019	.52	-0.01%	-0.13	C
8	8	142	Sep 9	CAL		BOS	W,8-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	8	.73	-0.055	.84	-0.04%	-0.35	C
9	9	145 (2)	Sep 13	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	8-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.273	.564	7	3.21	0.105	5.47	0.11%	0.60	C
10	10	147 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.269	.555	9	.61	-0.004	.86	0.00%	-0.04	C
11	11	148	Sep 16	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	8	1.54	-0.081	3.76	-0.12%	-0.70	C
12	12	152 (3)	Sep 20	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	7						C
13	13	154 (1)	Sep 23 (1)	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.226	.468	8	.62	-0.050	.71	-0.03%	-0.56	C
14	14	159 (4)	Sep 28	CAL		KCR	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.206	.428	8	1.02	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
15	15	161 (1)	Sep 30	CAL		TEX	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.194	.405	8	.96	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
16	16	162	Oct 1	CAL		TEX	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.179	.220	.205	.425	9	1.07	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.97	C
							10-6		42	39	4	7	1	0	0	4	2	0	17	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.179	.220	.205	.425		1.05	-0.145	2.44	-0.17%	0.13

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