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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, 15,679th 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+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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
1987	21	CAL-min	A-,AA	56	234	189	32	48	9	1	8	36	6	2	34	64	.254	.386	.439	.825		83		8	1	2	1		SLM,MDL · NORW,TL
1988	22	CAL-min	A	68	287	230	42	46	6	1	1	28	5	2	45	79	.200	.354	.248	.602		57	4	10	2	0	0		PSP · CALL
1989	23	CAL-min	AA	99	401	344	51	80	20	6	10	53	2	1	37	102	.233	.314	.413	.727		142		7	6	7	1		MDL · TL
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-min	AAA	50	195	174	29	42	8	0	6	26	4	2	19	63	.241	.314	.391	.705		68		0	1	1	1		EDM · PCL
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-min	AAA	76	287	245	39	55	14	1	5	32	5	0	31	66	.224	.322	.351	.673		86	4	5	4	2	1		EDM · PCL
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/DH
1992	26	CAL-min	AAA	49	186	149	28	38	9	3	3	25	3	5	28	32	.255	.379	.416	.795		62	3	3	4	2	0		EDM · PCL
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-min	A+	2	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.125	.000	.125		0	0	0	0	0	0		PSP · CALL
1993	27	CAL	AL	37	105	95	5	18	5	0	1	4	1	2	7	24	.189	.252	.274	.526	41	26	1	1	2	0	0	2/H7
1994	28	ATL-min	AAA	36	87	81	3	10	3	0	1	2	0	0	5	30	.123	.172	.198	.370		16	3	0	0	1	0		RMD · IL
1995	29	NYM-ATL-min	AAA	73	243	220	26	58	11	0	4	26	3	5	17	67	.264	.326	.368	.695		81	5	4	1	1	0		NFK,RMD · IL
1996	30	CAL-min	AAA	6	20	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.056	.150	.056	.206		1	0	0	0	0	0		VAN · PCL
5 Yrs				156	448	401	35	80	18	0	4	29	2	5	31	121	.200	.265	.274	.540	51	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	51	114	6	5	11	0	0

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