Joe Orsulak
1983–1997 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,494G
.273AVG
.324OBP
.374SLG
More career statistics
1,173H
57HR
405RBI
93SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,494 | 4,714 | 4,293 | 559 | 1,173 | 186 | 37 | 57 | 405 | 318 | 402 | 93 | 60 | 23 | 36 | 1,604 | .273 | .324 | .374 | .698 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1991-08-02 to 1991-08-25
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1991-08-30 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1985-06-21 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1991-08-30 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 737 | 2254 | 570 | 29 | 208 | 169 | 163 | .281 | .328 | .383 |
| Away | 757 | 2460 | 603 | 28 | 197 | 149 | 239 | .266 | .306 | .365 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 202 | 574 | 135 | 6 | 47 | 36 | 57 | .257 | .298 | .364 |
| May | 251 | 782 | 194 | 12 | 82 | 59 | 67 | .276 | .324 | .374 |
| June | 273 | 879 | 215 | 8 | 80 | 59 | 62 | .268 | .312 | .349 |
| July | 263 | 873 | 231 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 64 | .288 | .324 | .397 |
| August | 241 | 832 | 222 | 13 | 78 | 55 | 75 | .292 | .333 | .414 |
| September | 238 | 676 | 149 | 8 | 43 | 49 | 70 | .243 | .293 | .332 |
| October | 26 | 98 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | .303 | .357 | .382 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 85 | 264 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 25 | .233 | .295 | .297 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 79 | 189 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 16 | .285 | .307 | .341 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 74 | 228 | 61 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 15 | .293 | .329 | .423 |
| chicago-cubs | 71 | 239 | 59 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 14 | .284 | .343 | .380 |
| montreal-expos | 66 | 199 | 56 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | .301 | .327 | .398 |
| san-diego-padres | 65 | 208 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 25 | .216 | .250 | .247 |
| houston-astros | 62 | 181 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 19 | .247 | .298 | .337 |
| atlanta-braves | 62 | 157 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | .264 | .299 | .297 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 67 | 17 | – | 3 | 3 | .254 | – | – |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 397 | 119 | – | 21 | 24 | .300 | – | – |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 401 | 100 | 2 | 19 | 24 | .249 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 379 | 109 | 8 | 27 | 9 | .288 | – | – |
| 1989 | Baltimore Orioles | 123 | 390 | 111 | 7 | 55 | 5 | .285 | – | – |
| 1990 | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 413 | 111 | 11 | 57 | 6 | .269 | – | – |
| 1991 | Baltimore Orioles | 143 | 486 | 135 | 5 | 43 | 6 | .278 | – | – |
| 1992 | Baltimore Orioles | 117 | 391 | 113 | 4 | 39 | 5 | .289 | – | – |
| 1993 |  New York Mets | 134 | 409 | 116 | 8 | 35 | 5 | .284 | – | – |
| 1994 | New York Mets | 96 | 292 | 76 | 8 | 42 | 4 | .260 | – | – |
| 1995 | New York Mets | 108 | 290 | 82 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1996 | FMFlorida Marlins | 120 | 217 | 48 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .221 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Montreal Expos | 106 | 150 | 34 | 1 | 7 | – | .227 | – | – |