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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

401

.200

RBI

OBP

.265

SLG

.274

OPS

.540

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 12	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
2	7 (2)	Apr 15	CAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
3	10 (2)	Apr 20	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-13	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
4	11	Apr 21	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
5	12	Apr 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	16 (3)	Apr 27	CAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
7	17	Apr 28	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	18	Apr 29	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	24 (5)	May 5	CAL		NYY	L,3-11	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
10	25	May 6	CAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	26	May 7	CAL		BAL	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
12	31 (4)	May 12	CAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
13	34 (2)	May 16	CAL	@	MIL	L,5-13	GF	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
14	37 (2)	May 19	CAL	@	TOR	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	40 (2)	May 22	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
16	41	May 23	CAL		TOR	W,5-4	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	44 (2)	May 26	CAL		MIL	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	52 (7)	Jun 4	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	54 (1)	Jun 6	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-2	GF	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	55	Jun 7	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	56	Jun 8	CAL		TEX	L,6-10	GS	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	61 (4)	Jun 13	CAL		KCR	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
23	68 (6)	Jun 21	CAL		DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
24	71 (2)	Jun 24	CAL		DET	W,10-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
25	73 (1)	Jun 26	CAL		CHW	L,9-11	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	77 (3)	Jul 1	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	146 (68)	Sep 15	CAL		SEA	L,2-7	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
28	151 (4)	Sep 22	CAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
29	159 (7)	Sep 30	CAL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
30	161 (1)	Oct 2	CAL	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	162	Oct 3	CAL	@	OAK	W,11-6	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
							31gm		222.0	139	15	2	156	1