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John
Orsino		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: April 22, 1938 in Usa, NJ, TEANECK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1965   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 23 BSN NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1962 24 BSN NL     5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6
1963 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1964 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1965 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1966 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
1967 29 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1968 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1969 31 KCR AL     3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1970 32 KCR AL     3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1971 33 KCR AL     3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 23 AAA   137 530 79 140 28 1 37 96 3 6 53 111 .264 .331 .530 .861 90.7  
1962 24 AAA   137 496 79 136 22 0 30 87 3 5 53 98 .274 .344 .500 .844 83.4  
1963 25 BSN NL 121 362 40 81 15 1 15 51 0 0 29 88 .224 .298 .395 .693 42.7 6.2
    AAA   24 87 22 26 3 0 7 17 0 0 6 15 .299 .344 .575 .919 16.4  
1964 26 BSN NL 91 290 31 69 15 2 11 36 1 0 12 72 .238 .274 .417 .691 32.0 4.7
1965 27 BSN NL 114 354 29 77 16 2 8 43 1 0 25 88 .218 .275 .342 .616 32.2 3.0
1966 28 BSN NL 30 79 8 12 3 1 0 8 0 0 6 25 .152 .209 .215 .424 2.3 0.0
1967 29 BSN NL 37 70 6 12 2 0 3 6 0 1 6 19 .171 .237 .329 .565 5.7 0.0
1968 30 BSN NL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
    AAA   29 101 17 21 3 0 10 23 0 1 9 31 .208 .273 .535 .807 15.6  
1969 31 AA   137 460 64 140 32 0 32 106 4 4 38 86 .304 .357 .583 .940 88.8  
1970 32 A   137 482 88 128 21 3 34 116 6 4 72 90 .266 .361 .533 .894 92.5  
1971 33 AA   137 487 61 111 27 3 31 89 2 1 43 122 .228 .291 .487 .777 70.8  
6 Years Sim 399 1157 114 251 51 6 37 144 2 1 78 293 .217 .275 .367 .642 114.7 13.8
4 Years AAA 327 1214 197 323 56 1 84 223 6 12 121 255 .266 .344 .521 .865 206.2  
2 Years AA 274 947 125 251 59 3 63 195 6 5 81 208 .265 .331 .533 .865 159.5  
1 Years A 137 482 88 128 21 3 34 116 6 4 72 90 .266 .363 .533 .897 92.5  
7 Years Minors 738 2643 410 702 136 7 181 534 18 21 274 553 .266 .343 .528 .871 458.2  
162 Game Average 469 46 101 20 2 15 58 0 0 31 118 .217 .275 .367 .642 46.6  
Career Highs 121 362 40 81 16 2 15 51 1 1 29 88 .238 .298 .417 .693 42.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   704 69 159 37 5 23 93 1 0 44 158 .226 .277 .391 .668 74.8
vs LH   453 45 92 14 1 14 51 1 1 34 135 .203 .271 .331 .602 39.5
Home 193 574 64 131 30 4 20 74 1 0 36 147 .228 .283 .399 .682 63.0
Away 204 583 50 120 21 2 17 70 1 1 42 146 .206 .266 .336 .602 51.4
RISP   295 0 58 15 1 7 96 0 0 24 82 .197 .262 .325 .587 24.8
Pinch Hitting   61 4 14 1 0 1 9 0 0 6 16 .230 .299 .295 .594 5.7
Close/Late   151 18 39 5 0 7 25 0 0 14 30 .258 .329 .430 .760 21.2
Mar/Apr 39 110 6 23 3 2 2 11 1 0 7 25 .209 .263 .327 .590 9.3
May 53 141 13 32 3 0 6 15 1 0 15 43 .227 .319 .376 .695 17.1
June 82 239 24 47 11 1 7 24 0 0 21 58 .197 .268 .339 .607 21.7
July 79 237 28 55 12 1 9 40 0 1 12 60 .232 .276 .405 .681 25.4
August 65 199 22 49 13 1 8 29 0 0 10 51 .246 .291 .442 .733 24.4
Sep/Oct 80 231 21 45 9 1 5 25 0 0 13 56 .195 .243 .307 .550 16.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1963 25 BSN NL C 101 93 835.0 612 37 6 0 .991 7.00 66 20 .303 0 5.5
1964 26 BSN NL C 86 85 710.3 543 44 5 0 .992 7.44 62 24 .387 2 3.2
1965 27 BSN NL C 106 100 886.0 683 42 9 2 .988 7.36 58 20 .345 0 4.5
1966 28 BSN NL C 20 19 159.0 121 8 1 0 .992 7.30 8 3 .375 0 1.1
    SS 1 0 5.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1967 29 BSN NL C 24 17 166.7 140 7 1 0 .993 7.94 15 5 .333 0 1.4
1968 30 BSN NL C 5 0 6.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 1 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 342 314 2763.0 2103 138 22 2 .990 7.30 210 72 .343 2 15.6
  SS 1 0 5.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   343 314 2768.0 2103 140 22 3 .990 7.29 210 72 .343 2 15.6
Career Highs   106 100 886.0 683 44 9 2 1.000 7.94 66 24 .387 2  
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1961
Injured on 7/26/1962 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 6 days
Injured on 9/2/1962 with a Stress Fractured Ulna, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/4/1963, off Billy Hoeft (STL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1963, off Johnny Antonelli (NYG)
Injured on 4/13/1964 with a Broken Ribs, out for 5-6 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 7/17/1965
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1965
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
Traded from Boston (N) to Kansas City on 4/2/1969 (Going to BSN: LF Dave Nicholson, P Red Swanson. Going to KCR: C John Orsino)
 
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