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John Orton
John Andrew Orton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 192 lb.
School California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

Debut August 20, 1989
  vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 4, 1993
Born December 8, 1965 in Santa Cruz, CA

Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 23 CAL AL  16   39    4    7   1  0   0    4   0  0   2  17  .179  .220  .205   22    8   1   0   0   0   0
 1990 24 CAL AL  31   84    8   16   5  0   1    6   0  1   5  31  .190  .244  .286   50   24   2   0   0   1   2
 1991 25 CAL AL  29   69    7   14   4  0   0    3   0  1  10  17  .203  .313  .261   62   18   4   0   0   1   2
 1992 26 CAL AL  43  114   11   25   3  0   2   12   1  1   7  32  .219  .276  .298   62   34   2   0   0   2   1
 1993 27 CAL AL  37   95    5   18   5  0   1    4   1  2   7  24  .189  .252  .274   40   26   2   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      156  401   35   80  18  0   4   29   2  5  31 121  .200  .265  .274   50  110  11   0   0   5   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        416   36   83  19  0   4   30   2  5  32 126  .200  .265  .274   50  114  11   0   0   5   6
 Career High     43  114   11   25   5  0   2   12   1  2  10  32                          34   4   0   0   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 23 CAL AL   42   33    2   1.6    92| .179  .258| .220  .323| .205  .380| .425  .703|  22  .142  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1990 24 CAL AL   92   73    5   1.8    92| .190  .256| .244  .324| .286  .382| .530  .706|  50  .168  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1991 25 CAL AL   84   62    6   2.6    96| .203  .259| .313  .328| .261  .393| .574  .721|  62  .266  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1992 26 CAL AL  125   93   10   2.9    94| .219  .259| .276  .328| .298  .385| .574  .713|  62  .317  -6.2  -0.6  50%
 1993 27 CAL AL  105   82    6   2.0   105| .189  .270| .252  .341| .274  .413| .526  .754|  40  .162  -8.4  -0.8  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       448  343   29   2.3    96| .200  .261| .265  .330| .274  .392| .539  .722|  50  .221 -27.6  -2.7  28%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 23 CAL AL C 16 76 7 1 3 .988 .989 5.19 5.20 6.33 6.24 13 118.0 0 4 7 5 1990 24 CAL AL C 31 139 15 2 1 .987 .991 4.97 5.36 6.24 6.42 23 222.0 1 10 15 8 1991 25 CAL AL C 28 145 23 1 3 .994 .990 6.00 5.28 7.35 6.49 22 205.7 1 10 16 11 DH 1 1992 26 CAL AL C 43 238 23 5 3 .981 .989 6.07 5.26 6.82 6.20 40 344.3 1 11 22 18 1993 27 CAL AL C 35 184 17 4 4 .980 .991 5.74 5.46 6.75 6.56 33 268.0 1 5 17 9 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 23 CAL AL C 16 76 7 1 3 .988 .989 5.19 5.20 6.33 6.24 13 118.0 0 4 7 5 1990 24 CAL AL C 31 139 15 2 1 .987 .991 4.97 5.36 6.24 6.42 23 222.0 1 10 15 8 1991 25 CAL AL C 28 145 23 1 3 .994 .990 6.00 5.28 7.35 6.49 22 205.7 1 10 16 11 1992 26 CAL AL C 43 238 23 5 3 .981 .989 6.07 5.26 6.82 6.20 40 344.3 1 11 22 18 1993 27 CAL AL C 35 184 17 4 4 .980 .991 5.74 5.46 6.75 6.56 33 268.0 1 5 17 9 1991 25 CAL AL DH 1 1993 27 CAL AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1993 27 CAL AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 3.00 2.40 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 153 782 85 13 14 .985 .990 5.67 5.32 6.74 6.38 131 1158.0 4 40 77 51 LF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 154 783 85 13 14 .985 .990 5.64 5.30 6.73 6.37 131 1161
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 17th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.

October 7, 1993: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990California Angels$100,000
1991California Angels$120,000
1992California Angels$130,000
1993California Angels$160,000
Career (may be incomplete)$510,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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