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Jorge Orta
Jorge (Nunez) Orta
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 26, 1950 in Mazatlan, 25, Mexico (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1972
Final Game: June 10, 1987
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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 *4D/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/D 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 75D/9
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/D
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 D4
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 *9/D8 AS
1981 30 CLE AL 88 370 338 50 92 14 3 5 34 4 3 21 43 .272 .312 .376 .688 98 127 11 1 5 5 3 *9/8
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 9/7
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 D9/7
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 D79/4
1985 34 KCR AL 110 330 300 32 80 21 1 4 45 2 1 22 28 .267 .317 .383 .700 91 115 8 2 2 4 5 D
1986 35 KCR AL 106 361 336 35 93 14 2 9 46 0 3 23 34 .277 .321 .411 .732 97 138 9 0 0 2 3 D
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 D
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

Postseason Batting

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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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1972 CHW AL 21 SS 18 14 130.0 72 28 41 3 13 .958 -2.2 -20.3 -2.2 -3.2 0.9 0 4.78 3.83 .967 4.99 4.51
1972 CHW AL 21 2B 14 8 85.0 48 20 26 2 8 .958 -1.5 -21.2 -1.5 -1.6 0.1 0 4.87 3.29 .977 5.17 4.42
1972 CHW AL 21 3B 9 6 56.0 23 2 18 3 2 .870 0.5 10.7 0.5 -0.2 0.7 0 3.21 2.22 .957 2.97 2.70
1973 CHW AL 22 2B 122 116 1036.0 572 254 300 18 75 .969 -9.8 -11.4 -6.8 -2.2 -4.6 -3 4.81 4.54 .980 5.44 4.67
1973 CHW AL 22 SS 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 .950 5.40 4.40
1974 CHW AL 23 2B 123 116 1058.0 628 297 313 18 93 .971 -5.7 -6.5 -6.7 -4.3 -2.4 1 5.19 4.96 .975 5.37 4.56
1974 CHW AL 23 DH 10 0.0
1974 CHW AL 23 SS 3 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -120.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 5.01 4.23
1975 CHW AL 24 2B 135 134 1201.1 724 354 354 16 95 .978 -14.9 -14.9 -12.9 0.5 -13.4 -2 5.30 5.24 .975 5.40 4.73 AS
1975 CHW AL 24 DH 2 0.0 AS
1976 CHW AL 25 OF 77 76 667.2 170 156 9 5 1 .971 -7.1 -12.8 -5.1 0.3 -5.4 -2 2.22 2.14 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 CHW AL 25 LF 76 74 651.2 163 149 9 5 1 .969 -6.8 -12.5 -5.8 -0.4 -5.4 -1 2.18 2.08 .978 2.23 1.91
1976 CHW AL 25 3B 49 49 436.0 143 31 102 10 9 .930 -1.7 -4.7 -1.7 -1.5 -0.2 0 2.75 2.71 .954 2.94 2.64
1976 CHW AL 25 DH 31 0.0
1976 CHW AL 25 RF 2 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -22.5 0.7 0.7 0.0 -1 3.38 3.00 .983 2.19 1.90
1977 CHW AL 26 2B 139 136 1202.0 641 287 335 19 64 .970 -23.7 -23.7 -19.7 -10.2 -9.5 -4 4.66 4.47 .978 5.42 4.76
1978 CHW AL 27 2B 114 114 974.1 574 275 290 9 62 .984 -14.0 -17.2 -10.0 -6.6 -3.4 -4 5.22 4.96 .980 5.47 4.74
1978 CHW AL 27 DH 2 0.0
1979 CHW AL 28 DH 62 0.0
1979 CHW AL 28 2B 41 34 279.0 135 57 75 3 17 .978 -5.9 -25.4 -4.9 -1.8 -3.1 -1 4.26 3.22 .978 5.50 4.80
1980 CLE AL 29 OF 120 120 1027.0 284 269 10 5 1 .982 -1.8 -2.1 5.2 8.9 -3.7 -7 2.44 2.33 .979 2.47 2.15 AS
1980 CLE AL 29 RF 118 118 1010.0 275 260 10 5 1 .982 -2.7 -3.2 4.3 8.0 -3.7 -7 2.41 2.29 .975 2.13 1.77 AS
1980 CLE AL 29 DH 7 0.0 AS
1980 CLE AL 29 CF 2 2 17.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 63.5 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 4.24 4.00 .988 2.91 2.65 AS
1981 CLE AL 30 OF 86 80 742.1 162 150 11 1 2 .994 -7.0 -11.3 -8.0 0.0 -8.0 1 1.95 1.87 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 CLE AL 30 RF 86 80 738.1 160 148 11 1 2 .994 -6.8 -11.1 -7.8 0.2 -8.0 1 1.94 1.85 .980 2.16 1.75
1981 CLE AL 30 CF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.92 2.60
1982 LAD NL 31 OF 17 16 118.0 38 35 1 2 1 .947 0.4 4.1 1.4 0.1 1.2 -1 2.75 2.12 .979 2.25 1.91
1982 LAD NL 31 RF 16 16 113.0 35 32 1 2 1 .943 -0.3 -3.2 0.7 0.1 0.5 -1 2.63 2.06 .980 2.02 1.65
1982 LAD NL 31 LF 2 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 168.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 5.40 1.50 .967 2.16 1.60
1983 TOR AL 32 DH 70 0.0
1983 TOR AL 32 OF 17 12 77.0 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 -0.9 -14.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.1 0 1.99 1.00 .982 2.50 2.16
1983 TOR AL 32 RF 12 9 58.0 14 13 1 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -14.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.1 0 2.17 1.17 .979 2.25 1.85
1983 TOR AL 32 LF 5 3 19.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -12.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.95 0.40 1.000 2.32 1.90
1984 KCR AL 33 DH 83 0.0
1984 KCR AL 33 OF 26 26 212.2 49 48 0 1 0 .980 -0.6 -3.4 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 0 2.03 1.85 .984 2.51 2.17
1984 KCR AL 33 LF 14 14 114.0 25 24 0 1 0 .960 -1.3 -13.7 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 0 1.89 1.71 .984 2.27 1.80
1984 KCR AL 33 RF 12 12 98.2 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 8.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 2.37 2.17 .977 2.23 1.88
1984 KCR AL 33 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.40
1985 KCR AL 34 DH 85 0.0
1986 KCR AL 35 DH 87 0.0
1987 KCR AL 36 DH 12 0.0
8 Seasons 2B 689 658 5836.2 3322 1544 1693 85 414 .974 -75.5 -15.5 -62.5 -26.2 -36.3 -13 4.99 4.70 .978 5.42 4.69
11 Seasons DH 451 0.0
6 Seasons OF 343 330 2844.2 720 674 32 14 6 .981 -17.0 -7.2 -8.0 9.1 -17.1 -9 2.23 2.06 .981 2.47 2.16
6 Seasons RF 246 237 2034.0 516 485 23 8 5 .984 -10.1 -6.0 -2.1 8.9 -11.0 -8 2.25 2.07 .977 2.14 1.77
4 Seasons LF 97 91 789.2 193 178 9 6 1 .969 -7.6 -11.5 -6.6 -0.5 -6.1 -1 2.13 1.93 .979 2.24 1.89
2 Seasons 3B 58 55 492.0 166 33 120 13 11 .922 -1.2 -2.9 -1.2 -1.7 0.5 0 2.80 2.64 .954 2.94 2.65
3 Seasons SS 22 14 138.0 74 29 42 3 13 .959 -2.7 -23.5 -2.7 -3.6 0.8 0 4.63 3.23 .966 5.00 4.47
2 Seasons CF 3 2 21.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 40.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 3.43 2.67 .988 2.91 2.63
16 Seasons TOT 1112 1057 9311.1 4282 2280 1887 115 444 .973 -96.4 -12.4 -74.4 -22.4 -52.1 -9 -13 4.03 3.75 .950 4.38 3.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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--.663--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Career--67--145th

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

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

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 22 (933), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1072), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1163), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

November 30, 1971: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Mexicali (Mexican Northern).

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

December 9, 1981: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jack Fimple and Larry White to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jack Perconte and Rick Sutcliffe.

December 28, 1982: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the New York Mets for Pat Zachry.

February 4, 1983: Traded by the New York Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Senteney.

December 20, 1983: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals for Willie Aikens.

December 22, 1986: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

January 12, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

June 17, 1987: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Kansas City Royals$450,000
1986Kansas City Royals$450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$900,000
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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Name and misspellings: Jorge (Nunez) Jorge Orta

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