Otto Velez Stats

Otto Velez was born on Wednesday, November 29, 1950, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Velez was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1973, with the New York Yankees. 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 Otto Velez baseball stats page.
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Otto Velez
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez
Nickname:   Otto the Swatto
Born On:   11-29-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ponce, Puerto Rico
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:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-04-1973 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-07-1983
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Otto Velez

Otto Velez 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
Otto Velez

Otto Velez Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 Yankees 23 77 9 15 4 0 2 0 7 15 0 24 0 0 0 0 .195 .326 .325
1974 Yankees 27 67 9 14 1 1 2 0 10 15 1 24 0 2 0 1 .209 .345 .343
1975 Yankees 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
1976 Yankees 49 94 11 25 6 0 2 0 10 23 1 26 0 0 0 1 .266 .410 .394
1977 Blue Jays 120 360 50 92 19 3 16 0 62 65 1 87 2 6 1 9 .256 .366 .458
1978 Blue Jays 91 248 29 66 14 2 9 0 38 45 1 41 3 2 2 8 .266 .380 .448
1979 Blue Jays 99 274 45 79 21 0 15 0 48 46 2 45 2 0 3 8 .288 .396 .529
1980 Blue Jays 104 357 54 96 12 3 20 1 62 54 8 86 0 4 2 8 .269 .365 .487
1981 Blue Jays 80 240 32 51 9 2 11 0 28 55 3 60 2 2 3 5 .213 .363 .404
1982 Blue Jays 28 52 4 10 1 0 1 0 5 13 0 15 0 0 0 1 .192 .354 .269
1983 Indians 10 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 .080 .179 .080
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 637 1,802 244 452 87 11 78 1 272 336 17 414 9 16 11 41 .251 .369 .441
Otto Velez

Otto Velez Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1973 Yankees RF 23 - - 49 2.1 47 45 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1974 Yankees 1B 21 - - 143 6.8 141 136 5 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1974 Yankees 3B 2 - - 6 3.0 6 3 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Yankees RF 3 - - 2 0.7 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1975 Yankees 1B 1 - - 11 11.0 11 11 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Yankees 1B 8 - - 45 5.6 44 43 1 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1976 Yankees 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1976 Yankees OF 24 - - 48 2.0 47 46 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1977 Blue Jays RF 79 - - 149 1.9 145 140 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1978 Blue Jays 1B 1 - - 13 13.0 13 11 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Blue Jays OF 74 - - 163 2.2 160 150 10 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1979 Blue Jays 1B 6 - - 31 5.2 31 29 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Blue Jays OF 73 - - 137 1.9 133 130 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1980 Blue Jays 1B 3 - - 40 13.3 39 36 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1981 Blue Jays 1B 1 - - 9 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 171 0 0 348 2.0 340 326 14 8 6 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
RF Totals 105 0 0 200 1.9 193 186 7 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
1B Totals 41 0 0 292 7.1 288 275 13 4 17 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
3B Totals 3 0 0 6 2.0 6 3 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
11 Years 575 - 0 846 1.5 827 790 37 19 24 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
Otto Velez

Otto Velez Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - 0 38.5 3.2 11.0 - - -
1974 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 33.5 2.8 6.7 - - -
1975 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 0.0 8.0 - - -
1976 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 5 47.0 3.6 9.4 - - -
1977 Blue Jays 4 2 .667 - - 28 22.5 4.1 5.8 - - -
1978 Blue Jays 1 3 .250 - - 9 27.6 6.0 6.5 - - -
1979 Blue Jays 0 1 .000 - - 9 18.3 6.1 5.7 - - -
1980 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 - - 97 17.9 4.2 5.8 - - -
1981 Blue Jays 0 3 .000 - - 74 21.8 4.0 8.6 - - -
1982 Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 - - 24 52.0 3.5 10.4 - - -
1983 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 8 0.0 4.2 25.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 6 10 .375 - - 255 23.1 4.4 6.6 - - -
Otto Velez

Otto Velez Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1973 New York Yankees 24, 53 $7,800.00 - -
1974 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - -
1975 New York Yankees 52 Undetermined - -
1976 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - Stats
1977 Toronto Blue Jays 19 $27,500.00 - -
1978 Toronto Blue Jays 19 Undetermined - -
1979 Toronto Blue Jays 19 Undetermined - -
1980 Toronto Blue Jays 19 Undetermined - -
1981 Toronto Blue Jays 19 Undetermined - -
1982 Toronto Blue Jays 19 Undetermined - -
1983 Cleveland Indians 32 Undetermined - -




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