Otto Vélez

Positions: Rightfielder, Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: November 29, 1950 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 4, 1973 (Age 22-279d, 13,425th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 7, 1983 (Age 32-251d)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein • Previously: Norm Kaplan, Dave Pinter

Full Name: Otoniel Vélez

Nicknames: Otto the Swatto

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

1802

452

.251

244

RBI

272

OBP

.369

SLG

.441

OPS

.810

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-52 / in Starts: 25-47
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 302 PAs	28
Actual Runners on Base	170 (79-57-34)
Avg. MLBer w/ 302 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	183 (90-61-31)

Most Driven In
Self	11
L Moseby	3
D GarcÃa	3
A Griffin	3
B Bonnell	2
J Mayberry	2
D Ainge	1
J Barfield	1

Most Driven In By
Self	11
A Woods	4
L Moseby	4
T Cox	2
B Martinez	2
G Bell	1
K Macha	1
B Bonnell	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	520	1	Apr 9	TOR	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	3	.77	0.120	.54	0.05%	1.12	DH
2	521	2	Apr 11	TOR	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.625	.400	1.025	3	.92	-0.081	.61	-0.03%	-0.37	DH
3	522	3	Apr 12	TOR	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.417	.222	.639	5	.38	-0.038	.24	-0.01%	-0.84	DH
4	523	4	Apr 13	TOR		NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.438	.333	.771	5	.96	0.127	.64	0.05%	0.69	DH
5	524	5	Apr 15	TOR		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.450	.333	.783	5	.90	0.067	.64	0.03%	0.80	DH
6	525	6	Apr 16	TOR		DET	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.417	.278	.694	3	1.71	-0.144	1.18	-0.06%	-1.00	DH
7	526	7	Apr 17	TOR		DET	L,5-8	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.448	.455	.903	5	1.18	0.254	.73	0.09%	3.01	DH
8	527	8	Apr 18	TOR		DET	L,3-4	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.417	.871	3	1.12	0.080	.59	0.03%	0.85	DH
9	528	9	Apr 19	TOR		DET	W,9-1	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.486	.423	.910	3	.76	-0.016	.36	-0.01%	0.32	DH
10	529	10	Apr 20	TOR		MIL	L,4-5	CG(12)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.419	.344	.762	3	1.20	-0.176	.58	-0.05%	-1.02	DH
11	530	12 (1)	Apr 22	TOR		MIL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.404	.333	.738	5	.87	-0.021	.33	-0.01%	-0.46	DH
12	531	13	Apr 24	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.392	.308	.700	5	2.06	-0.240	.75	-0.05%	-1.16	DH
13	532	14	Apr 25	TOR	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.364	.279	.643	5	.57	-0.055	.19	-0.01%	-0.93	DH
14	533	15	Apr 26	TOR	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.390	.289	.679	5	1.00	-0.032	.41	-0.01%	-0.11	DH
15	534	16	Apr 27	TOR	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.375	.280	.655	6	1.73	-0.065	.77	-0.02%	0.19	DH
16	535	17	Apr 28	TOR	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.397	.358	.756	4	.94	0.145	.37	0.03%	1.14	DH
17	536	18	Apr 29	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-0	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.394	.345	.740	3	.96	-0.032	.45	-0.01%	-0.31	DH
18	537	19	Apr 30	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.378	.328	.706	5	.55	-0.042	.26	-0.01%	-0.57	DH
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
19	538	21 (1)	May 2 (2)	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.385	.317	.701	4	.88	0.017	.34	0.00%	0.01	DH
20	539	22	May 3	TOR	@	BAL	W,4-2	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.392	.317	.709	4	.33	-0.011	.13	0.00%	-0.35	PH
21	540	23	May 6	TOR		CLE	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.388	.311	.699	6	1.91	-0.049	.67	-0.01%	-0.43	PH
22	541	24	May 7	TOR		CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.393	.359	.752	4	.61	0.103	.17	0.02%	0.75	DH
23	542	25	May 8	TOR		BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.386	.343	.730	4	1.37	-0.058	.42	-0.01%	-0.40	DH
24	543	34 (8)	May 17 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.366	.319	.685	4	1.75	-0.226	.21	-0.02%	-1.13	DH
25	544	36 (1)	May 18	TOR		CHW	L,2-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.381	.333	.715	4	.46	0.043	.03	0.00%	0.98	DH
26	545	37	May 19	TOR		CHW	W,9-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.392	.405	.797	3	1.02	0.154	.04	0.00%	1.86	DH
27	546	38	May 20	TOR		CHW	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.205	.374	.386	.759	3	1.74	-0.192	.07	-0.01%	-0.84	DH
28	547	39	May 22	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.360	.368	.728	3	1.12	-0.127	.04	0.00%	-1.07	DH
29	548	40	May 23	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG(15)	7	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.373	.370	.742	3	2.03	0.092	.04	0.00%	0.75	DH
30	549	41	May 24 (1)	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG(12)	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.385	.366	.751	4	1.83	0.130	.04	0.00%	0.70	DH
31	550	42	May 24 (2)	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.196	.373	.351	.724	3	.28	0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.34	DH
32	551	43	May 25	TOR	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.372	.343	.716	6	1.02	0.024	.02	0.00%	0.06	DH
33	552	44	May 26	TOR	@	CAL	W,8-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.373	.369	.742	4	.88	0.078	.01	0.00%	0.75	DH
34	553	45	May 27	TOR	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.196	.370	.364	.734	5	.60	-0.060	.01	0.00%	-0.86	DH
35	554	46	May 29	TOR		OAK	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.366	.369	.736	6	.45	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.34	DH
36	555	47	May 30	TOR		OAK	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.370	.377	.747	6	.86	0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.11	DH
37	556	48	May 31	TOR		OAK	L,5-6	GS-9	5	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.377	.398	.776	4	1.59	0.187	.04	0.00%	0.51	DH
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
38	557	49	Jun 1	TOR		CAL	L,0-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.381	.392	.772	6	1.27	-0.028	.03	0.00%	0.01	DH
39	558	50	Jun 2	TOR		CAL	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.203	.373	.382	.756	6	1.58	-0.152	.03	0.00%	-0.84	DH
40	559	51	Jun 3	TOR		CAL	L,6-17	CG	4	4	3	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.383	.449	.832	4	.48	0.108	.01	0.00%	2.18	DH
41	560	52	Jun 5	TOR	@	TEX	L,4-5	GS-9	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.383	.447	.830	3	2.10	-0.107	.02	0.00%	-0.59	DH
42	561	53	Jun 6	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.380	.437	.817	3	.61	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.39	DH
43	562	54	Jun 7	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.378	.434	.812	3	2.05	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.56	DH
44	563	57 (2)	Jun 10	TOR		KCR	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.375	.436	.811	3	1.18	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.47	DH
45	564	58	Jun 11	TOR		KCR	L,5-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.372	.427	.799	4	1.12	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.76	DH
Aug		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
46	565	59	Aug 10	TOR	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.375	.449	.824	3	1.26	0.257	1.59	0.19%	1.06	DH
47	566	60	Aug 11	TOR	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225	.372	.464	.836	4	.78	0.208	.81	0.13%	2.00	DH
48	567	61	Aug 12	TOR	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.380	.464	.844	3	.78	0.127	1.05	0.10%	1.15	DH
49	568	62	Aug 14	TOR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.379	.458	.838	3	1.40	-0.139	2.08	-0.12%	-0.78	DH
50	569	63	Aug 15	TOR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.382	.452	.834	3	1.23	-0.039	2.29	-0.04%	-0.31	DH
51	570	69 (5)	Aug 21	TOR		CHW	W,5-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.385	.452	.837	8	7.92	0.278	13.11	0.28%	1.00	PH
52	571	71 (1)	Aug 23	TOR		CHW	L,2-13	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.379	.444	.823	4	.41	-0.031	.59	-0.03%	-0.68	DH
53	572	72	Aug 24	TOR		TEX	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.382	.442	.823	5	.70	0.010	.71	0.01%	0.05	DH
54	573	73	Aug 25	TOR		TEX	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.386	.442	.828	5	.85	0.080	.75	0.04%	0.53	DH
55	574	74	Aug 27	TOR		KCR	L,5-11	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.388	.462	.849	4	.95	0.079	.65	0.03%	0.95	1B
56	575	75	Aug 28	TOR		KCR	W,4-3	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.394	.471	.865	3	1.46	0.235	.73	0.07%	1.66	DH
57	576	76	Aug 29	TOR		KCR	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.392	.466	.858	4	1.45	-0.092	.96	-0.04%	-0.61	DH
58	577	77	Aug 31	TOR	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	.388	.456	.843	4	1.15	0.033	.55	0.01%	0.23	DH
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
59	578	78	Sep 1	TOR	@	TEX	W,9-3	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.385	.448	.833	4	.56	-0.030	.33	-0.01%	-0.41	DH
60	579	79	Sep 2	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.379	.439	.817	4	1.15	-0.112	.84	-0.05%	-0.89	DH
61	580	80	Sep 3	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.372	.429	.802	4	1.68	-0.226	.76	-0.06%	-1.23	DH
62	581	85 (4)	Sep 8	TOR	@	MIN	L,0-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.375	.429	.804	2	2.76	0.012	.92	0.00%	0.11	PH
63	582	86	Sep 9	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.378	.432	.810	9	2.22	0.068	.47	0.01%	0.78	PH
64	583	88 (1)	Sep 11	TOR		SEA	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.223	.376	.430	.806	5	.10	-0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.76	PH
65	584	89	Sep 12	TOR		SEA	W,3-0	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.377	.431	.808	5	.13	-0.003	.02	0.00%	0.05	PH
66	585	90	Sep 14	TOR		MIN	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.375	.424	.799	4	.73	-0.008	.09	0.00%	-0.05	DH
67	586	91	Sep 15	TOR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.373	.421	.794	5	.66	-0.058	.04	0.00%	-0.72	DH
68	587	92	Sep 16	TOR		MIN	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.220	.367	.415	.782	5	.79	-0.081	.08	-0.01%	-0.93	DH
69	588	93	Sep 18	TOR		CAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.369	.426	.795	5	1.17	0.104	.05	0.00%	1.33	DH
70	589	94	Sep 19	TOR		CAL	W,6-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.371	.422	.793	5	.74	-0.067	.05	0.00%	-0.90	DH
71	590	95	Sep 20	TOR		CAL	W,6-3	CG	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.377	.437	.813	5	.69	0.161	.07	0.01%	1.41	DH
72	591	96	Sep 22 (1)	TOR		OAK	L,2-3	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.379	.433	.811	5	1.59	0.058	.11	0.00%	0.28	DH
73	592	97	Sep 22 (2)	TOR		OAK	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.377	.429	.806	5	1.60	-0.168	.05	0.00%	-0.97	DH
74	593	98	Sep 23	TOR		OAK	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.371	.422	.793	5	.34	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.64	DH
75	594	99	Sep 25	TOR	@	CAL	L,5-11	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.370	.416	.786	5	.23	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.48	DH
76	595	100	Sep 26	TOR	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.213	.365	.409	.773	5	1.13	-0.175	.00	0.00%	-1.57	DH
77	596	101	Sep 27	TOR	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.370	.409	.779	5	.89	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.43	DH
78	597	102	Sep 29	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.368	.411	.779	5	1.01	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.01	DH
79	598	103	Sep 30	TOR	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.365	.406	.770	5	.97	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.60	DH
80	599	104	Oct 2	TOR	@	SEA	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.363	.404	.768	9	.41	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
							28-52		302	240	32	51	9	2	11	28	55	3	60	3	2	2	3	5	0	3	.213	.363	.404	.768		1.09	-0.034	.41	0.52%	0.48

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