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John Orton
John Andrew Orton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: December 8, 1965 in Santa Cruz, CA
High School: Soquel (Soquel, CA)
School: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 1989
Final Game: July 4, 1993
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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
1989 23 CAL AL 16 42 39 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 17 .179 .220 .205 .425 22 8 0 0 1 0 0 2
1990 24 CAL AL 31 92 84 8 16 5 0 1 6 0 1 5 31 .190 .244 .286 .530 50 24 2 1 2 0 0 2
1991 25 CAL AL 29 84 69 7 14 4 0 0 3 0 1 10 17 .203 .313 .261 .573 62 18 2 1 4 0 0 2/D
1992 26 CAL AL 43 125 114 11 25 3 0 2 12 1 1 7 32 .219 .276 .298 .575 62 34 1 2 2 0 0 2
1993 27 CAL AL 37 105 95 5 18 5 0 1 4 1 2 7 24 .189 .252 .274 .526 40 26 1 1 2 0 0 2/7
5 Seasons 156 448 401 35 80 18 0 4 29 2 5 31 121 .200 .265 .274 .540 50 110 6 5 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 465 416 36 83 19 0 4 30 2 5 32 126 .200 .265 .274 .540 50 114 6 5 11 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1989 CAL AL 23 C 16 13 118.0 84 76 7 1 3 .988 1.0 10.2 1 6.33 5.19 .989 6.24 5.20 0 4 7 5 42%
1990 CAL AL 24 C 31 23 222.0 156 139 15 2 1 .987 0.0 0.0 0 6.24 4.97 .991 6.42 5.36 1 10 15 8 35%
1991 CAL AL 25 C 28 22 205.2 169 145 23 1 3 .994 0.0 0.0 0 7.35 6.00 .990 6.49 5.28 1 10 16 11 41%
1991 CAL AL 25 DH 1
1992 CAL AL 26 C 43 40 344.1 266 238 23 5 3 .981 3.0 10.5 3 6.82 6.07 .989 6.20 5.26 1 11 22 18 45%
1993 CAL AL 27 C 35 33 268.0 205 184 17 4 4 .980 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 5.74 .991 6.56 5.46 1 5 17 9 35%
1993 CAL AL 27 LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1993 CAL AL 27 OF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.10
5 Seasons C 153 131 1158.0 880 782 85 13 14 .985 4.0 4.1 4 6.74 5.67 .990 6.38 5.32 4 40 77 51 40%
1 Season DH 1
1 Season LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1 Season OF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.10
5 Seasons TOT 154 131 1161.0 881 783 85 13 14 .985 4.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4 6.73 5.64 .975 6.37 5.30 4 40 77 51 40%

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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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