Jose Oquendo

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1995)

Jose Oquendo was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995 for the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,190 career games, he hit .256 with 821 hits, 14 home runs, and 254 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .256
HR 14
RBI 254
H 821
OPS .663
PIV -2,189
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
7/4/1963 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
MLB Debut
1983-05-02
Last Game
1995-09-29

Full name: Jose Manuel Oquendo

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Career Batting Statistics

Jose Oquendo — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,190 3,202 339 821 104 24 14 254 35 448 376 .256 .346 .317 .663 -2,189

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career SLG .317 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 19.5% below league average.

Career OPS .663 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jose Oquendo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1983 NYN NL 120 328 29 70 7 0 1 17 8 19 60 .213 .260 (-18%) .324 (-20%) .389 (-37%) .714 (-29%) -1484.8
1984 NYN NL 81 189 23 42 5 0 0 10 10 15 26 .222 .259 (-14%) .322 (-12%) .384 (-35%) .707 (-25%) -700.5
1986 SLN NL 76 138 20 41 4 1 0 13 2 15 20 .297 .257 (+15%) .325 (+10%) .395 (-14%) .720 (-3%) -37.9
1987 SLN NL 116 248 43 71 9 0 1 24 4 54 29 .286 .262 (+9%) .331 (+23%) .415 (-19%) .746 (avg) 270.5
1988 SLN NL 148 451 36 125 10 1 7 46 4 52 40 .277 .254 (+9%) .317 (+10%) .377 (-7%) .695 (+1%) 250.7
1989 SLN NL 163 556 59 162 28 7 1 48 3 79 59 .291 .254 (+15%) .319 (+17%) .375 (-1%) .694 (+8%) 1078.2
1990 SLN NL 156 469 38 118 17 5 1 37 1 74 46 .252 .257 (-2%) .324 (+8%) .385 (-18%) .710 (-6%) -262.1
1991 SLN NL 127 366 37 88 11 4 1 26 1 67 48 .240 .255 (-6%) .323 (+10%) .384 (-22%) .708 (-7%) -181.4
1992 SLN NL 14 35 3 9 3 1 0 3 0 5 3 .257 — — — — 0.0
1993 SLN NL 46 73 7 15 0 0 0 4 0 12 8 .205 .265 (-22%) .332 (-6%) .403 (-49%) .735 (-29%) -310.2
1994 SLN NL 55 129 13 34 2 2 0 9 1 21 16 .264 .269 (-2%) .338 (+8%) .424 (-27%) .763 (-12%) -186.1
1995 SLN NL 88 220 31 46 8 3 2 17 1 35 21 .209 .266 (-22%) .337 (-6%) .417 (-28%) .755 (-18%) -625.4
Career · 12 seasons 1,190 3,202 339 821 104 24 14 254 35 448 376 .256 — — — — -2,189

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Jose Oquendo — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 8 0 9 2 12.00 0.0

Career ERA 12.00 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 201.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jose Oquendo — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1987 SLN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 1 0 27.00 — 0.0
1988 SLN NL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 6 1 4.50 — 0.0
1991 SLN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 2 1 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 8 9 2 12.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jose Oquendo — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 36 5 8 0 0 1 6 4 6 .222

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Oquendo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1987 NLCS SLN 5 12 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 2 .167
1987 WS SLN 7 24 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 4 .250

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Oquendo — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home61215571824125122.265
Away57816451574099132.249

Pitching — Home / Away

Jose Oquendo — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home14.042614.50
Away22.0663127.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jose Oquendo — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1995-09-29 STLPITW 400000000
1995-09-26 STLCHCL 000000000
1995-09-22 STLHOUW 411000000
1995-09-20 STLPITW 200000110
1995-09-19 STLPITL 300000000
1995-09-18 STLPITW 524000000
1995-09-11 STLSFGW 000000000
1995-09-07 STLSDPW 100000000
1995-09-04 STLATLL 000000000
1995-09-03 STLCOLL 000000000

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Jose Oquendo — Last 3 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1991-05-08 STLATL — 1.0233210
1988-05-14 STLATL L 4.0422610
1987-08-07 STLPHI — 1.0433100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Oquendo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 23 3 69 6 2 6
2B 649 572 1284 1765 25 365
3B 58 43 28 104 7 9
C 1 0 1 0 0 0
OF 63 31 87 4 0 1
P 3 0 0 0 0 0
SS 364 271 455 854 48 167

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Oquendo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1983 NYN SS 116 104 182 326 21 65
1984 NYN SS 67 55 95 152 7 33
1986 SLN 2B 21 10 22 36 4 11
1986 SLN 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1986 SLN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SLN SS 29 17 30 56 4 12
1987 SLN 1B 3 1 17 0 0 2
1987 SLN 2B 32 18 50 65 0 20
1987 SLN 3B 8 3 6 14 2 1
1987 SLN OF 46 24 65 4 0 1
1987 SLN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1987 SLN SS 23 9 11 50 2 7
1988 SLN 1B 16 2 51 6 2 4
1988 SLN 2B 69 64 149 184 1 41
1988 SLN 3B 47 40 22 88 5 8
1988 SLN C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1988 SLN OF 15 7 22 0 0 0
1988 SLN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 SLN SS 17 10 23 37 3 8
1989 SLN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1989 SLN 2B 156 155 346 500 5 106
1989 SLN SS 7 7 9 23 1 2
1990 SLN 2B 150 137 285 393 3 65
1990 SLN SS 4 4 9 10 1 2
1991 SLN 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SLN 2B 118 114 244 346 7 60
1991 SLN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SLN SS 22 10 27 22 2 5
1992 SLN 2B 9 8 14 22 0 5
1992 SLN SS 5 4 4 8 1 2
1993 SLN 2B 16 8 25 24 0 6
1993 SLN SS 22 14 27 58 1 9
1994 SLN 2B 16 13 35 47 0 14
1994 SLN SS 28 21 18 51 4 8
1995 SLN 2B 62 45 114 148 5 37
1995 SLN 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1995 SLN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 SLN SS 24 16 20 61 1 14

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jose Oquendo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 3
Catcher 1
First Base 23
Second Base 649
Third Base 58
Shortstop 364
Left Field 11
Center Field 7
Right Field 47

Salary History

Jose Oquendo — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1995 SLN NL $2,250,000
1994 SLN NL $2,150,000
1993 SLN NL $2,050,000
1992 SLN NL $2,050,000
1991 SLN NL $775,000
1990 SLN NL $575,000
1989 SLN NL $525,000
1988 SLN NL $275,000
1987 SLN NL $100,000
1986 SLN NL $79,000
Total Career Earnings $10,829,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jose Oquendo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tim Flannery
    .255 avg, 9 HR
  2. 97
    Wayne Causey
    .252 avg, 35 HR
  3. 97
    Johnny Lipon
    .259 avg, 10 HR
  4. 95
    Heinie Sand
    .258 avg, 18 HR
  5. 92
    Ray Morgan
    .254 avg, 4 HR
  6. 91
    Kevin Stocker
    .254 avg, 23 HR

Jose Oquendo: the record in brief

Jose Oquendo played a first major league game on May 2, 1983 and a last one on September 29, 1995. The season rows list, in order, the New York Mets (1983 to 1984) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1986 to 1995). Oquendo played primarily as a second baseman and switch-hit and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 4, 1963, in Rio Piedras, P.R. and a listed size of 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds. On the record, Jose Oquendo was born Jose Manuel Oquendo.

Oquendo collected 821 hits in 3,202 at bats across 1,190 games, good for a .256 batting average, adding 14 home runs, 254 runs batted in, and 35 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .346 clip and slugging .317, Oquendo finished with a .663 OPS. Against a .260 league average for those years, Oquendo's .256 average was near the norm. No season topped the 162 hits of 1989. Oquendo drove in a season-high 48 runs in 1989.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Oquendo

What years did Jose Oquendo play?
Jose Oquendo played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.
Was Jose Oquendo a pitcher?
No. Jose Oquendo was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did Jose Oquendo hit?
Jose Oquendo hit 14 career home runs with 821 hits.
What was Jose Oquendo's career batting average?
Jose Oquendo batted .256 over his career, with 821 hits in 3,202 at bats.
How many RBI did Jose Oquendo have?
Jose Oquendo drove in 254 runs in his career.
What was Jose Oquendo's career ERA?
Jose Oquendo finished with a 12.00 career ERA, going 0-1 with 2 strikeouts.