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

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

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 11	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	16 (11)	Apr 25	TOR		CLE	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
3	17	Apr 26	TOR	@	KCR	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
4	18	Apr 27	TOR	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	24 (5)	May 5	TOR	@	SEA	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	29 (4)	May 12	TOR		SEA	W,8-3	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
7	31 (1)	May 15	TOR		CAL	W,10-6	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	33 (1)	May 18	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	37 (3)	May 21 (2)	TOR		NYY	L,1-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
10	42 (4)	May 26	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
11	44 (1)	May 28 (1)	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
12	48 (3)	May 31	TOR	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49	Jun 2	TOR		TEX	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	50	Jun 3	TOR		TEX	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	52 (1)	Jun 9	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
16	53	Jun 10	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	57 (3)	Jun 13 (2)	TOR		MIN	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
18	58	Jun 14 (1)	TOR		MIL	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
19	59	Jun 14 (2)	TOR		MIL	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	61 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	TOR	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
21	64 (2)	Jun 20	TOR		DET	L,3-4	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF RF
22	65	Jun 21	TOR		DET	L,8-10	GF	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
23	66	Jun 23	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	68 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
25	70 (1)	Jun 26	TOR		BAL	W,24-10	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
26	72 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	TOR		BAL	W,9-8	GF	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
27	73	Jun 28	TOR		BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	75 (1)	Jul 1	TOR		CLE	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	76	Jul 2 (1)	TOR		CLE	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	79 (2)	Jul 4	TOR	@	DET	W,9-2	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
31	80	Jul 5 (1)	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	83 (2)	Jul 7	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH LF
33	84	Jul 8	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
34	88 (3)	Jul 15	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
35	90 (1)	Jul 17	TOR	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	91	Jul 18	TOR	@	SEA	W,13-12	GF	27	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH LF
37	92	Jul 19	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-6	GS	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF RF
38	96 (3)	Jul 23	TOR		OAK	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	97	Jul 24 (1)	TOR		SEA	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
40	102 (4)	Jul 28	TOR		MIL	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
41	105 (2)	Jul 31	TOR		DET	W,8-7	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	107 (1)	Aug 4	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
43	112 (4)	Aug 9	TOR		CHW	W,8-0	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	113	Aug 10	TOR		CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	116 (2)	Aug 13	TOR		KCR	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	117	Aug 15	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	118	Aug 16 (1)	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	119	Aug 16 (2)	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	120	Aug 17	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
50	121	Aug 18	TOR	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	14	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
51	127 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	TOR	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	128	Aug 24	TOR	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
53	130 (1)	Aug 26	TOR		MIN	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	131	Aug 27	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
55	132	Aug 28	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	133	Aug 29	TOR	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	134	Aug 30 (1)	TOR	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	135	Aug 30 (2)	TOR	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	136	Sep 1	TOR		CAL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	137	Sep 2	TOR		CAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	138	Sep 3	TOR		CAL	L,1-3	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	140 (1)	Sep 5	TOR		CLE	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	141	Sep 6	TOR		MIL	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
64	142	Sep 7	TOR		MIL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	143	Sep 8	TOR		BAL	L,4-5	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
66	144	Sep 9	TOR		BAL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
67	145	Sep 11 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	146	Sep 11 (2)	TOR	@	CLE	W,7-1	GF	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
69	149 (2)	Sep 17	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	150	Sep 20 (1)	TOR		NYY	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
71	151	Sep 20 (2)	TOR		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	152	Sep 21	TOR		NYY	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	153	Sep 22	TOR		BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	158 (4)	Sep 28	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	161 (2)	Oct 1	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							79gm		573.0	165	12	3	180	4