What years did Jorge Orta play?

Jorge Orta played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1987.

Was Jorge Orta a pitcher?

No. Jorge Orta was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Jorge Orta hit?

Jorge Orta hit 130 career home runs with 1619 hits.

Jorge Orta

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1987)

AVG .278

HR 130

RBI 745

H 1,619

OPS .746

PIV 6,037

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 11/26/1950 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, México
MLB Debut: 1972-04-15
Last Game: 1987-06-10
Awards: 2× All-Star

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,755	5,829	733	1,619	267	63	130	745	79	500	715	.278	.334	.412	.746	6,037

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career OBP .334 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .412 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	CHA	AL	51	124	20	25	3	1	3	11	3	6	37	.202	.243 (-17%)	.310 (-21%)	.353 (-11%)	.664 (-16%)	-315.1
1973	CHA	AL	128	425	46	113	9	10	6	40	8	37	87	.266	.256 (+3%)	.325 (-1%)	.378 (-1%)	.703 (-1%)	-109.3
1974	CHA	AL	139	525	73	166	31	2	10	67	9	40	88	.316	.256 (+23%)	.324 (+13%)	.369 (+19%)	.693 (+16%)	1589.5
1975	CHA	AL	140	542	64	165	26	10	11	83	16	48	67	.304	.257 (+18%)	.327 (+11%)	.374 (+20%)	.701 (+16%)	1608.3
1976	CHA	AL	158	636	74	174	29	8	14	72	24	38	77	.274	.255 (+7%)	.320 (-1%)	.360 (+14%)	.681 (+7%)	585.2
1977	CHA	AL	144	564	71	159	27	8	11	84	4	46	49	.282	.264 (+7%)	.329 (+2%)	.401 (+4%)	.730 (+3%)	238.5
1978	CHA	AL	117	420	45	115	19	2	13	53	1	42	39	.274	.257 (+6%)	.323 (+5%)	.378 (+11%)	.702 (+9%)	661.6
1979	CHA	AL	113	325	49	85	18	3	11	46	1	44	33	.262	.265 (-1%)	.329 (+5%)	.397 (+10%)	.727 (+8%)	516.6
1980	CLE	AL	129	481	78	140	18	3	10	64	6	71	44	.291	.264 (+10%)	.326 (+16%)	.387 (+4%)	.714 (+10%)	1130.3
1981	CLE	AL	88	338	50	92	14	3	5	34	4	21	43	.272	.255 (+6%)	.320 (-2%)	.368 (+2%)	.688 (avg)	-73.2
1982	LAN	NL	86	115	13	25	5	0	2	8	0	12	13	.217	.261 (-17%)	.324 (-9%)	.388 (-19%)	.712 (-15%)	-255.1
1983	TOR	AL	103	245	30	58	6	3	10	38	1	19	29	.237	.260 (-9%)	.324 (-12%)	.389 (+5%)	.714 (-3%)	-177.3
1984	KCA	AL	122	403	50	120	23	7	9	50	0	28	39	.298	.259 (+15%)	.322 (+6%)	.384 (+19%)	.707 (+13%)	892.6
1985	KCA	AL	110	300	32	80	21	1	4	45	2	22	28	.267	.257 (+4%)	.323 (-2%)	.390 (-2%)	.714 (-2%)	-131.9
1986	KCA	AL	106	336	35	93	14	2	9	46	0	23	34	.277	.257 (+7%)	.325 (-1%)	.395 (+4%)	.720 (+2%)	48.3
1987	KCA	AL	21	50	3	9	4	0	2	4	0	3	8	.180	.262 (-32%)	.331 (-32%)	.415 (-9%)	.746 (-19%)	-172.1
Career · 16 seasons			1,755	5,829	733	1,619	267	63	130	745	79	500	715	.278	—	—	—	—	6,037

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	18	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	.111

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	SO	AVG
1985	ALCS	KCA	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1985	WS	KCA	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
1984	ALCS	KCA	3	10	1	1	1	1	2	.100

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	895	2893	373	836	63	412	.289
Away	860	2936	360	783	67	333	.267

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1987-06-10	KCR	MIN	L	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
1987-06-09	KCR	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-06-08	KCR	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-06-06	KCR	SEA	W	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
1987-06-05	KCR	SEA	L	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
1987-06-01	KCR	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-31	KCR	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-27	KCR	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-26	KCR	CHW	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-25	KCR	CHW	W	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	689	658	1544	1693	85	414
3B	58	55	33	120	13	11
OF	343	330	674	32	14	6
SS	22	14	29	42	3	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	CHA	2B	14	8	20	26	2	8
1972	CHA	3B	9	6	2	18	3	2
1972	CHA	SS	18	14	28	41	3	13
1973	CHA	2B	122	116	254	300	18	75
1973	CHA	SS	1	0	1	1	0	0
1974	CHA	2B	123	116	297	313	18	93
1974	CHA	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0
1975	CHA	2B	135	134	354	354	16	95
1976	CHA	3B	49	49	31	102	10	9
1976	CHA	OF	77	76	156	9	5	1
1977	CHA	2B	139	136	287	335	19	64
1978	CHA	2B	114	114	275	290	9	62
1979	CHA	2B	41	34	57	75	3	17
1980	CLE	OF	120	120	269	10	5	1
1981	CLE	OF	86	80	150	11	1	2
1982	LAN	OF	17	16	35	1	2	1
1983	TOR	OF	17	12	16	1	0	1
1984	KCA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1984	KCA	OF	26	26	48	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	688
Third Base	58
Shortstop	23
Left Field	97
Center Field	3
Right Field	246
Designated Hitter	452

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-07-16
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-06-27
1974	Player of the Week	Week of 1974-06-21

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	KCA	AL	$450,000
1985	KCA	AL	$450,000
Total Career Earnings			$900,000

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jorge Orta

What years did Jorge Orta play?: Jorge Orta played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1987.
Was Jorge Orta a pitcher?: No. Jorge Orta was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Jorge Orta hit?: Jorge Orta hit 130 career home runs with 1619 hits.