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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-18 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 92 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	50 (29-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 92 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (27-18-10)

Most Driven In
D Bichette	2
C Davis	1
B Rose	1
G Disarcina	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Howell	1
L Polonia	1
J Ray	1
D Winfield	1
Self	1
D Hill	1
C Davis	1
K Anderson	0

1990 Batting Game Log

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1990 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	17	4 (3)	Apr 12	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.76	0.094	1.11	0.08%	0.75	C
2	18	7 (2)	Apr 15	CAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	7	.60	-0.001	.93	0.00%	-0.30	C
3	19	10 (2)	Apr 20	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-13	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.61	C
4	20	11	Apr 21	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	7	.22	-0.010	.28	-0.01%	-0.37	C
5	21	12	Apr 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	6						C
6	22	16 (3)	Apr 27	CAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.429	.741	8	1.54	0.174	1.64	0.11%	1.49	C
7	23	17	Apr 28	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.400	.694	7	3.85	-0.091	3.84	-0.05%	-0.29	C
8	24	18	Apr 29	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.222	.300	.389	.689	7	.59	-0.023	.54	-0.01%	-0.56	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	25	24 (5)	May 5	CAL		NYY	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.318	.568	8	.20	-0.021	.15	-0.01%	-0.51	C
10	26	25	May 6	CAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.333	.630	8	.90	0.088	.60	0.04%	0.60	C
11	27	26	May 7	CAL		BAL	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	8	.98	0.006	.59	0.00%	0.63	C
12	28	31 (4)	May 12	CAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8	.51	-0.038	.17	-0.01%	-0.40	C
13	29	34 (2)	May 16	CAL	@	MIL	L,5-13	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	4	.04	-0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.86	C
14	30	37 (2)	May 19	CAL	@	TOR	W,11-9	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.244	.289	.533	7	.48	-0.013	.18	0.00%	-0.05	C
15	31	40 (2)	May 22	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.244	.310	.554	8	.87	-0.029	.35	-0.01%	-0.36	C
16	32	41	May 23	CAL		TOR	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.295	.529	8	.73	-0.036	.33	-0.01%	-0.37	C
17	33	44 (2)	May 26	CAL		MIL	W,10-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.548	8	.30	0.023	.15	0.01%	0.30	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	34	52 (7)	Jun 4	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.231	.306	.537	7	2.84	-0.072	1.53	-0.02%	-0.23	C
19	35	54 (1)	Jun 6	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-2	2-GF	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.232	.288	.521	3	.20	0.007	.11	0.00%	-0.51	C
20	36	55	Jun 7	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.220	.273	.493	7	.79	-0.058	.44	-0.02%	-0.60	C
21	37	56	Jun 8	CAL		TEX	L,6-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.210	.259	.468	8	1.30	-0.104	.92	-0.04%	-0.85	C
22	38	61 (4)	Jun 13	CAL		KCR	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.258	.470	8	.53	-0.052	.36	-0.02%	-0.40	C
23	39	68 (6)	Jun 21	CAL		DET	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.229	.262	.490	8	.20	0.014	.12	0.01%	0.81	C
24	40	71 (2)	Jun 24	CAL		DET	W,10-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.229	.262	.490	6						C
25	41	73 (1)	Jun 26	CAL		CHW	L,9-11	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.236	.269	.505	6	1.97	-0.077	1.63	-0.04%	0.55	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	42	77 (3)	Jul 1	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.257	.484	9	1.02	-0.077	.35	-0.02%	-0.68	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	43	146 (68)	Sep 15	CAL		SEA	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.164	.218	.247	.465	8	1.32	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-1.34	C
28	44	151 (4)	Sep 22	CAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.240	.462	9	.99	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.28	C
29	45	159 (7)	Sep 30	CAL		KCR	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.229	.247	.476	9	1.38	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
30	46	161 (1)	Oct 2	CAL	@	OAK	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.233	.250	.483	9	.42	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.01	C
31	47	162	Oct 3	CAL	@	OAK	W,11-6	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.244	.286	.530	9	.83	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.99	C
							13-18		92	84	8	16	5	0	1	6	5	0	31	1	2	0	2	2	0	1	.190	.244	.286	.530		.75	-0.294	.44	-0.03%	-3.14

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