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	14-15 / in Starts: 12-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	48 (26-15-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (25-16-9)

Most Driven In
L Sojo	1
D Winfield	1
L Stevens	1
M Venable	0
J Howell	0

Most Driven In By
L Polonia	2
D Schofield	2
D Hill	2
W Joyner	1
G Disarcina	0

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 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	48	3 (2)	Apr 11	CAL	@	SEA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.58	-0.020	.92	-0.02%	-0.42	C
2	49	5 (1)	Apr 13	CAL	@	MIN	W,15-9	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.75	0.025	1.26	0.03%	0.25	C
3	50	9 (3)	Apr 17	CAL		OAK	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						C
4	51	13 (3)	Apr 21	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	8	1.44	-0.132	2.39	-0.13%	-1.08	C
5	52	18 (4)	Apr 27	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	1.90	-0.086	2.85	-0.08%	-0.69	C
May		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
6	53	24 (5)	May 5	CAL		BAL	W,6-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	8	.70	-0.004	.74	0.00%	-0.11	C
Jun		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
7	54	61 (36)	Jun 16	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	1.57	-0.064	2.09	-0.05%	-0.20	C
8	55	63 (1)	Jun 18	CAL	@	MIL	L,6-10	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	.28	0.006	.39	0.01%	0.10	C
9	56	66 (2)	Jun 21	CAL	@	DET	L,2-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						C
10	57	68 (1)	Jun 23	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	2						C
11	58	69	Jun 24	CAL	@	KCR	W,9-4	1-GF	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.320	.628	9	.42	0.061	.61	0.05%	1.03	C
12	59	70	Jun 25	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582	9	1.46	-0.064	2.20	-0.06%	-0.54	C
13	60	71	Jun 26	CAL	@	KCR	W,10-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582	6						C
14	61	73 (1)	Jun 29	CAL		TEX	L,4-7	10-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582	5						PR
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
15	62	135 (61)	Sep 7	CAL		MIL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.267	.525	8	.60	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.49	C
16	63	139 (3)	Sep 11	CAL		TEX	L,9-11	GS-9	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.286	.353	.639	9	1.54	0.101	.00	0.00%	0.57	C
17	64	140	Sep 12	CAL		CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.389	.705	9	.74	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.59	C
18	65	142 (1)	Sep 14	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.375	.685	8	.75	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.71	C
19	66	144 (1)	Sep 17	CAL	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.326	.386	.712	7	.62	0.120	.00	0.00%	0.85	C
20	67	145	Sep 19 (1)	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-10	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.340	.370	.710	8	1.10	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.41	C
21	68	147 (1)	Sep 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.352	.354	.706	9	1.11	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
22	69	148	Sep 21	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.345	.333	.678	8	.82	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
23	70	153 (4)	Sep 26	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259	.355	.333	.688	8	1.03	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
24	71	154	Sep 27	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.338	.316	.654	7	.75	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
25	72	155	Sep 28	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.333	.300	.633	7	.68	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.53	C
26	73	158 (2)	Oct 1	CAL	@	TOR	L,2-5	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.329	.295	.624	8	1.66	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.45	C
27	74	159	Oct 2	CAL	@	TOR	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.324	.281	.606	8	1.44	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.86	C
28	75	160	Oct 4	CAL		KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.325	.273	.597	8	.72	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
29	76	162 (1)	Oct 6	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.313	.261	.573	7	.61	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.49	C
							14-15		84	69	7	14	4	0	0	3	10	0	17	1	4	0	2	2	0	1	.203	.313	.261	.573		.93	-0.449	.49	-0.25%	-4.56

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