Jorge Orta Stats

Jorge Orta was born on Sunday, November 26, 1950, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Orta was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1972, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jorge Orta baseball stats page.
"Baseball always has been my life, from the very first when I was a boy growing up in Mexico. My father was a very good baseball player in Cuba and Mexico as a young man. He moved to Mexico before I was born, but he always loved baseball and I inherited that from him." - Jorge Orta in Baseball Digest (March 1988)

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Jorge Orta

Jorge Orta Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#738)

Jorge Orta Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#738)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Jorge (Nunez) Orta
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-26-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-15-1972 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-10-1987
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Jorge Orta

Jorge Orta Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jorge Orta

Jorge Orta Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1972 White Sox 51 124 20 25 3 1 3 0 11 6 0 37 2 0 1 2 .202 .244 .315
1973 White Sox 128 425 46 113 9 10 6 0 40 37 3 87 1 5 1 7 .266 .323 .376
1974 White Sox 139 525 73 166 31 2 10 0 67 40 1 88 6 4 3 8 .316 .365 .440
1975 White Sox 140 542 64 165 26 10 11 0 83 48 7 67 4 4 4 17 .304 .363 .450
1976 White Sox 158 636 74 174 29 8 14 0 72 38 2 77 1 8 5 15 .274 .316 .410
1977 White Sox 144 564 71 159 27 8 11 0 84 46 3 49 2 7 2 12 .282 .334 .417
1978 White Sox 117 420 45 115 19 2 13 0 53 42 3 39 4 7 4 9 .274 .340 .421
1979 White Sox 113 325 49 85 18 3 11 0 46 44 2 33 3 4 1 6 .262 .348 .437
1980 Indians 129 481 78 140 18 3 10 1 64 71 2 44 2 8 2 8 .291 .379 .403
1981 Indians 88 338 50 92 14 3 5 0 34 21 3 43 5 5 1 11 .272 .312 .376
1982 Dodgers 86 115 13 25 5 0 2 0 8 12 3 13 0 1 1 1 .217 .295 .313
1983 Blue Jays 103 245 30 58 6 3 10 0 38 19 0 29 0 4 0 6 .237 .287 .408
1984 Royals 122 403 50 120 23 7 9 0 50 28 8 39 1 4 2 6 .298 .343 .457
1985 Royals 110 300 32 80 21 1 4 0 45 22 5 28 2 4 2 8 .267 .317 .383
1986 Royals 106 336 35 93 14 2 9 0 46 23 3 34 0 2 0 9 .277 .321 .411
1987 Royals 21 50 3 9 4 0 2 0 4 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 .180 .226 .380
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,755 5,829 733 1,619 267 63 130 1 745 500 46 715 33 67 29 125 .278 .334 .412
Jorge Orta

Jorge Orta Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1972 White Sox 2B 14 - - 48 3.4 46 20 26 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1972 White Sox 3B 9 - - 23 2.6 20 2 18 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.00 -
1972 White Sox SS 18 - - 72 4.0 69 28 41 3 13 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1973 White Sox 2B 122 - - 572 4.7 554 254 300 18 75 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1973 White Sox SS 1 - - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 White Sox 2B 123 - - 628 5.1 610 297 313 18 93 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1974 White Sox SS 3 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1975 White Sox 2B 135 - - 724 5.4 708 354 354 16 95 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1976 White Sox 3B 49 - - 143 2.9 133 31 102 10 9 n/a n/a n/a .930 0.00 -
1976 White Sox OF 77 - - 170 2.2 165 156 9 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1977 White Sox 2B 139 - - 641 4.6 622 287 335 19 64 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1978 White Sox 2B 114 - - 574 5.0 565 275 290 9 62 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1979 White Sox 2B 41 - - 135 3.3 132 57 75 3 17 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1980 Indians OF 120 - - 284 2.4 279 269 10 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1981 Indians OF 86 - - 162 1.9 161 150 11 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1982 Dodgers OF 17 - - 38 2.2 36 35 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
1983 Blue Jays OF 17 - - 17 1.0 17 16 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Royals 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1984 Royals OF 26 - - 49 1.9 48 48 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 689 0 0 3,322 4.8 3,237 1,544 1,693 85 414 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
OF Totals 343 0 0 720 2.1 706 674 32 14 6 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
3B Totals 58 0 0 166 2.9 153 33 120 13 11 n/a n/a n/a .922 0.00 --
SS Totals 22 0 0 74 3.4 71 29 42 3 13 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
16 Years 1,563 - 0 4,282 2.7 4,167 2,280 1,887 115 444 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 --
Jorge Orta

Jorge Orta Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1972 White Sox 3 3 .500 - - n/a 41.3 3.4 11.3 - - -
1973 White Sox 8 8 .500 - - 0 70.8 4.9 10.6 - - -
1974 White Sox 9 5 .643 - - 10 52.5 6.0 7.8 - - -
1975 White Sox 16 9 .640 - - 2 49.3 8.1 6.5 - - -
1976 White Sox 24 8 .750 - - 31 45.4 8.3 8.8 - - -
1977 White Sox 4 4 .500 - - 0 51.3 11.5 6.7 - - -
1978 White Sox 1 2 .333 - - 2 32.3 10.8 7.9 - - -
1979 White Sox 1 5 .167 - - 62 29.5 9.8 7.1 - - -
1980 Indians 6 5 .545 - - 7 48.1 10.9 7.5 - - -
1981 Indians 4 3 .571 - - 0 67.6 7.9 9.9 - - -
1982 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 57.5 8.8 14.4 - - -
1983 Blue Jays 1 2 .333 - - 70 24.5 8.4 6.4 - - -
1984 Royals 0 1 .000 - - 83 44.8 10.3 8.1 - - -
1985 Royals 2 1 .667 - - 85 75.0 10.7 6.7 - - -
1986 Royals 0 3 .000 - - 87 37.3 9.9 7.3 - - -
1987 Royals 0 0 .000 - - 12 25.0 6.3 12.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 79 60 .568 - - 451 44.8 8.2 7.8 - - -
Jorge Orta

Jorge Orta Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1972 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1973 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1974 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1975 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined Stats -
1976 Chicago White Sox 6 $72,500.00 - -
1977 Chicago White Sox 6 $122,000.00 - -
1978 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1979 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1980 Cleveland Indians 6 Undetermined Stats -
1981 Cleveland Indians 6 Undetermined - -
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers 31 Undetermined - -
1983 Toronto Blue Jays 33 Undetermined - -
1984 Kansas City Royals 3 Undetermined - -
1985 Kansas City Royals 3 $450,000.00 - Stats
1986 Kansas City Royals 3 $450,000.00 - -
1987 Kansas City Royals 3 Undetermined - -




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