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+

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

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	59 (58)	Jun 12	CAL		KCR	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
2	60	Jun 13	CAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
3	61	Jun 14	CAL		KCR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
4	62	Jun 15	CAL		TEX	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	64 (1)	Jun 17	CAL		TEX	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
6	65	Jun 19	CAL		OAK	L,8-12	GS	48	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	67 (1)	Jun 21	CAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	68	Jun 22	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
9	70 (1)	Jun 24	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-11	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	71	Jun 25	CAL	@	SEA	L,4-13	GS	33	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
11	72	Jun 26	CAL	@	SEA	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	73	Jun 27	CAL	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
13	75 (1)	Jun 29	CAL		MIN	L,1-5	GS	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	C
14	76	Jun 30	CAL		MIN	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	77	Jul 1	CAL		MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	78	Jul 3	CAL	@	TOR	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	130 (51)	Aug 29	CAL		BOS	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
18	131	Aug 30	CAL		BOS	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	133 (1)	Sep 1	CAL		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	134	Sep 2	CAL		CLE	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
21	135	Sep 4	CAL		BAL	L,7-8	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	136	Sep 5	CAL		BAL	L,1-4	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	138 (1)	Sep 7	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
24	139	Sep 8	CAL		OAK	L,2-14	CG	52	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	140	Sep 9	CAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	141	Sep 11	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
27	143 (1)	Sep 13	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-6	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	144	Sep 15	CAL	@	SEA	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
29	145	Sep 16	CAL	@	SEA	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
30	146	Sep 17	CAL		MIN	L,1-2	GS	27	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
31	148 (1)	Sep 19	CAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	149	Sep 20	CAL		MIN	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
33	150	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	151	Sep 23	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-3	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	153 (1)	Sep 25	CAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	6	0	1	7	0	C
36	154	Sep 26	CAL	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
37	155	Sep 27	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	35	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
38	156	Sep 28	CAL		KCR	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	158 (1)	Sep 30	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
40	159	Oct 1	CAL		KCR	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
41	160	Oct 2	CAL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	C
42	161	Oct 3	CAL		TEX	W,4-2	GF	15	4.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
43	162	Oct 4	CAL		TEX	L,5-9	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
							43gm		344.1	238	23	5	266	3