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Jorge Orta

Jorge (Nunez) Orta

Positions: Second Baseman, Designated Hitter and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 26, 1950 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1972
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Royals/Indians/BlueJays/Dodgers 1972-1987

Final Game: June 10, 1987
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 1:24PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1029. Taylor Douthit… #1030. Johnny Bassler… #1031. Marcus Giles… #1032. JORGE ORTA… #1033. Jack Wilson… #1034. Hank Leiber… #1035. Glenn Beckert… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 21 CHW AL 51 133 124 20 25 3 1 3 11 3 3 6 37 .202 .244 .315 .559 64 39 2 1 2 0 0 64/5
1973 22 CHW AL 128 469 425 46 113 9 10 6 40 8 8 37 87 .266 .323 .376 .699 93 160 7 1 1 5 3 *4/6
1974 23 CHW AL 139 578 525 73 166 31 2 10 67 9 5 40 88 .316 .365 .440 .805 129 231 8 3 6 4 1 *4/6
1975 24 CHW AL 140 602 542 64 165 26 10 11 83 16 9 48 67 .304 .363 .450 .813 128 244 17 4 4 4 7 *4 AS
1976 25 CHW AL 158 688 636 74 174 29 8 14 72 24 8 38 77 .274 .316 .410 .726 111 261 15 5 1 8 2 5
1977 26 CHW AL 144 621 564 71 159 27 8 11 84 4 4 46 49 .282 .334 .417 .751 104 235 12 2 2 7 3 *4
1978 27 CHW AL 117 477 420 45 115 19 2 13 53 1 2 42 39 .274 .340 .421 .762 113 177 9 4 4 7 3 *4
1979 28 CHW AL 113 377 325 49 85 18 3 11 46 1 5 44 33 .262 .348 .437 .785 111 142 6 1 3 4 2 4
1980 29 CLE AL 129 564 481 78 140 18 3 10 64 6 5 71 44 .291 .379 .403 .782 114 194 8 2 2 8 2 * AS
1981 30 CLE AL 88 370 338 50 92 14 3 5 34 4 3 21 43 .272 .312 .376 .688 99 127 11 1 5 5 3 *
1982 31 LAD NL 86 129 115 13 25 5 0 2 8 0 1 12 13 .217 .295 .313 .608 72 36 1 1 0 1 3
1983 32 TOR AL 103 268 245 30 58 6 3 10 38 1 2 19 29 .237 .287 .408 .695 85 100 6 0 0 4 0
1984 33 KCR AL 122 438 403 50 120 23 7 9 50 0 1 28 39 .298 .343 .457 .800 120 184 6 2 1 4 8 /4
1985 34 KCR AL 110 330 300 32 80 21 1 4 45 2 1 22 28 .267 .317 .383 .700 92 115 8 2 2 4 5
1986 35 KCR AL 106 361 336 35 93 14 2 9 46 0 3 23 34 .277 .321 .411 .732 96 138 9 0 0 2 3
1987 36 KCR AL 21 53 50 3 9 4 0 2 4 0 0 3 8 .180 .226 .380 .606 56 19 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 1755 6458 5829 733 1619 267 63 130 745 79 60 500 715 .278 .334 .412 .746 107 2402 125 29 33 67 46
162 Game Avg. 162 596 538 68 149 25 6 12 69 7 6 46 66 .278 .334 .412 .746 107 222 12 3 3 6 4
CHW (8 yrs) 990 3945 3561 442 1002 162 44 79 456 66 44 301 477 .281 .338 .418 .756 112 1489 76 21 23 39 21
KCR (4 yrs) 359 1182 1089 120 302 62 10 24 145 2 5 76 109 .277 .324 .419 .743 102 456 23 4 3 10 17
CLE (2 yrs) 217 934 819 128 232 32 6 15 98 10 8 92 87 .283 .353 .392 .745 108 321 19 3 7 13 5
LAD (1 yr) 86 129 115 13 25 5 0 2 8 0 1 12 13 .217 .295 .313 .608 72 36 1 1 0 1 3
TOR (1 yr) 103 268 245 30 58 6 3 10 38 1 2 19 29 .237 .287 .408 .695 85 100 6 0 0 4 0
AL (15 yrs) 1669 6329 5714 720 1594 262 63 128 737 79 59 488 702 .279 .335 .414 .749 108 2366 124 28 33 66 43
NL (1 yr) 86 129 115 13 25 5 0 2 8 0 1 12 13 .217 .295 .313 .608 72 36 1 1 0 1 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1972 21 CHW AL 133 -5 0 0 0 -3 1 4 -3 -0.4 0 0.0 -0.4 $ 64/5
1973 22 CHW AL 469 -6 -2 -2 4 -10 3 16 3 0.2 13 1.4 -1.2 $ *4/6
1974 23 CHW AL 578 17 0 0 2 -6 2 19 33 3.5 40 4.2 -0.7 $ *4/6
1975 24 CHW AL 602 19 -3 -2 -1 -15 3 19 20 2.1 35 3.6 -1.5 $ *4 AS
1976 25 CHW AL 688 4 -1 2 0 -9 -6 21 11 1.2 20 2.2 -1.0 $ 5
1977 26 CHW AL 621 0 3 -2 1 -24 4 19 1 0.1 25 2.6 -2.5 $60,000 *4
1978 27 CHW AL 477 8 -1 0 0 -14 3 16 12 1.2 26 2.7 -1.5 $ *4
1979 28 CHW AL 377 4 -1 0 0 -6 -5 12 4 0.5 10 1.0 -0.5 $ 4
1980 29 CLE AL 564 13 1 0 2 -2 -6 17 25 2.5 27 2.8 -0.3 $250,000 * AS
1981 30 CLE AL 370 -1 1 -1 0 -7 -4 11 -1 -0.1 6 0.7 -0.8 $250,000 *
1982 31 LAD NL 129 -5 0 -1 1 0 -1 4 -1 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $250,000
1983 32 TOR AL 268 -7 0 0 0 -1 -7 8 -7 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $250,000
1984 33 KCR AL 438 7 1 -1 3 -1 -9 14 15 1.5 15 1.5 0.0 $250,000 /4
1985 34 KCR AL 330 -5 -1 -2 1 0 -8 10 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $450,000
1986 35 KCR AL 361 -5 -2 0 0 0 -9 11 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $450,000
1987 36 KCR AL 53 -4 0 0 0 0 -1 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $125,000
16 Seasons 6458 34 -5 -9 13 -96 -40 203 99 10.1 196 20.6 -10.5 $2,335,000
CHW (8 yrs) 3945 41 -5 -4 6 -87 5 126 81 8.4 169 17.7 -9.3 $60,000
KCR (4 yrs) 1182 -7 -2 -3 4 -1 -27 37 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $1,275,000
CLE (2 yrs) 934 12 2 -1 2 -9 -10 28 24 2.4 33 3.5 -1.1 $500,000
LAD (1 yr) 129 -5 0 -1 1 0 -1 4 -1 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $250,000
TOR (1 yr) 268 -7 0 0 0 -1 -7 8 -7 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $250,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 33 KCR AL ALCS DET L 3 10 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .300 .400 3 0 0 0 0 0
1985 34 KCR AL ALCS TOR W 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 34 KCR AL WS STL W 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 8 18 18 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333 4 1 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 5 15 15 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .200 .267 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1972 CHW AL 21 SS 18 72 28 41 3 13 .958 -2 3.83 .967 4.97
1972 CHW AL 21 2B 14 48 20 26 2 8 .958 -2 3.29 .977 5.14
1972 CHW AL 21 3B 9 23 2 18 3 2 .870 0 2.22 .954 2.96
1973 CHW AL 22 2B 122 572 254 300 18 75 .969 -10 4.54 .980 5.41
1973 CHW AL 22 SS 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 2.00 .965 5.10
1974 CHW AL 23 2B 123 628 297 313 18 93 .971 -6 4.96 .975 5.35
1974 CHW AL 23 SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.00 4.97
1974 CHW AL 23 DH 10 10
1975 CHW AL 24 2B 135 724 354 354 16 95 .978 -15 5.24 .975 5.38 AS
1975 CHW AL 24 DH 2 2 AS
1976 CHW AL 25 OF 77 170 156 9 5 1 .971 -7 2.14 .981 2.48
1976 CHW AL 25 3B 49 143 31 102 10 9 .930 -2 2.71 .953 2.95
1976 CHW AL 25 LF 76 74 66 651.2 163 149 9 5 1 .969 -7 -13 2.18 2.08 .978 2.23 2.24
1976 CHW AL 25 DH 31 31
1976 CHW AL 25 RF 2 2 1 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -23 3.38 3.00 .980 2.19 2.20
1977 CHW AL 26 2B 139 641 287 335 19 64 .970 -24 4.47 .978 5.38
1978 CHW AL 27 2B 114 574 275 290 9 62 .984 -14 4.96 .980 5.42
1979 CHW AL 28 2B 41 135 57 75 3 17 .978 -6 3.22 .978 5.43
1979 CHW AL 28 DH 53 53
1980 CLE AL 29 OF 120 284 269 10 5 1 .982 -2 2.33 .979 2.46 AS
1980 CLE AL 29 RF 118 118 108 1010.0 275 260 10 5 1 .982 -3 -3 2.41 2.29 .975 2.13 2.12 AS
1980 CLE AL 29 DH 5 5 AS
1980 CLE AL 29 CF 2 2 2 17.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 64 4.24 4.00 .982 2.91 2.90 AS
1981 CLE AL 30 OF 86 162 150 11 1 2 .994 -7 1.87 .983 2.47
1981 CLE AL 30 RF 86 80 75 738.1 160 148 11 1 2 .994 -7 -11 1.94 1.85 .980 2.16 2.15
1981 CLE AL 30 CF 1 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.92 2.90
1982 LAD NL 31 OF 17 38 35 1 2 1 .947 0 2.12 .978 2.26
1982 LAD NL 31 RF 16 16 5 113.0 35 32 1 2 1 .943 -0 -3 2.63 2.06 .978 2.01 2.02
1982 LAD NL 31 LF 2 0 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 168 5.40 1.50 .973 2.16 2.10
1983 TOR AL 32 OF 17 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 -1 1.00 .981 2.48
1983 TOR AL 32 DH 58 58
1983 TOR AL 32 RF 12 9 1 58.0 14 13 1 0 1 1.000 -1 -14 2.17 1.17 .978 2.25 2.23
1983 TOR AL 32 LF 5 3 0 19.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -13 0.95 0.40 .975 2.32 2.30
1984 KCR AL 33 OF 26 49 48 0 1 0 .980 -1 1.85 .983 2.49
1984 KCR AL 33 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20
1984 KCR AL 33 DH 77 77
1984 KCR AL 33 LF 14 14 10 114.0 25 24 0 1 0 .960 -1 -14 1.89 1.71 .982 2.27 2.26
1984 KCR AL 33 RF 12 12 5 98.2 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 1 9 2.37 2.17 .979 2.23 2.21
1985 KCR AL 34 DH 74 74
1986 KCR AL 35 DH 83 83
1987 KCR AL 36 DH 11 11
8 Seasons 2B 689 3322 1544 1693 85 414 .974 -76 4.70 .977 5.38
6 Seasons OF 343 720 674 32 14 6 .981 -17 2.06 .981 2.46
6 Seasons RF 246 237 195 2034.0 516 485 23 8 5 .984 -10 -6 2.25 2.07 .977 2.14 2.13
4 Seasons LF 97 91 76 789.2 193 178 9 6 1 .969 -8 -12 2.13 1.93 .978 2.24 2.24
2 Seasons 3B 58 166 33 120 13 11 .922 -1 2.64 .953 2.95
3 Seasons SS 22 74 29 42 3 13 .959 -3 3.23 .967 4.98
2 Seasons CF 3 2 2 21.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 40 3.43 2.67 .982 2.91 2.90
16 Seasons TOT 1112 4282 2280 1887 115 444 .973 -96 3.75 .977 4.35
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1975
1980

Batting Average s c a p y
1974 AL  .316 (2nd)
1975 AL  .304 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1976 AL  158 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1976 AL  636 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1976 AL  688 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1974 AL  166 (9th)
1976 AL  174 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1976 AL  261 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1974 AL  31 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1973 AL  10 (3rd)
1975 AL  10 (3rd)
1976 AL  8 (6th)
1984 AL  7 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1974 AL  123 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1976 AL  51 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1974 AL  .664 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Career  67 (155th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1976 AL  17.7 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1976 AL  494 (2nd)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1974 AL  3.1 (6th)
1975 AL  3.2 (8th)

Def. Games as 2B s c a p y
1975 AL  135 (5th)

Putouts as 2B s c a p y
1975 AL  354 (2nd)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
1973 AL  18 (2nd)
1974 AL  18 (5th)
1975 AL  16 (5th)
1977 AL  19 (2nd)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1981 AL  11 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B† s c a p y
1975 AL  5.30 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
1974 AL  4.96 (5th)
1975 AL  5.24 (4th)

Fielding % as 2B s c a p y
1975 AL  .978 (5th)
1978 AL  .984 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1980 AL  2.41 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1980 AL  2.29 (2nd)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1981 AL  .994 (2nd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1981 AL  .994 (5th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 22 (951), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1112), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1203), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197726Chicago White Sox$60,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
198029Cleveland Indians$250,0001980 TSN Guide$75K deferred
198130Cleveland Indians$250,0001980 TSN Guide$75K deferred
198231Los Angeles Dodgers$250,0001980 TSN Guide$75K deferred
198332Toronto Blue Jays$250,0001980 TSN Guide$75K deferred
198433Kansas City Royals$250,0001980 TSN Guide$75K deferred
198534Kansas City Royals$450,0001985 USA Today survey
198635Kansas City Royals$450,0001986 USA Today survey
198736Kansas City Royals$125,000Proofing corrections
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,335,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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