Jorge Orta
1972–1987 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
1,755G
.278AVG
.334OBP
.412SLG
More career statistics
1,619H
130HR
745RBI
79SB
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,755 | 6,458 | 5,829 | 733 | 1,619 | 267 | 63 | 130 | 745 | 500 | 716 | 79 | 60 | 29 | 67 | 2,402 | .278 | .334 | .412 | .746 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1976-07-02 to 1976-07-20
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1980-06-15 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1980-06-15 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1980-06-15 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 895 | 3222 | 836 | 63 | 412 | 260 | 348 | .289 | .340 | .427 |
| Away | 860 | 3236 | 783 | 67 | 333 | 240 | 368 | .267 | .316 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 219 | 807 | 197 | 13 | 88 | 71 | 86 | .274 | .332 | .404 |
| May | 324 | 1187 | 263 | 27 | 128 | 86 | 134 | .244 | .294 | .368 |
| June | 305 | 1155 | 325 | 27 | 154 | 88 | 109 | .312 | .358 | .468 |
| July | 294 | 1065 | 277 | 15 | 125 | 84 | 113 | .289 | .339 | .418 |
| August | 322 | 1237 | 312 | 22 | 128 | 95 | 137 | .278 | .329 | .401 |
| September | 270 | 936 | 230 | 25 | 117 | 70 | 128 | .272 | .321 | .419 |
| October | 21 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | .238 | .296 | .365 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 167 | 648 | 159 | 16 | 96 | 61 | 84 | .279 | .340 | .450 |
| minnesota-twins | 161 | 627 | 166 | 12 | 65 | 42 | 71 | .292 | .332 | .424 |
| california-angels | 149 | 590 | 138 | 10 | 63 | 44 | 84 | .257 | .308 | .368 |
| athletics | 147 | 542 | 131 | 12 | 65 | 24 | 63 | .258 | .286 | .391 |
| kansas-city-royals | 130 | 505 | 129 | 13 | 73 | 44 | 58 | .286 | .343 | .424 |
| boston-red-sox | 124 | 476 | 125 | 7 | 55 | 38 | 42 | .293 | .342 | .436 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 123 | 436 | 111 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 50 | .280 | .333 | .389 |
| detroit-tigers | 122 | 481 | 117 | 11 | 50 | 39 | 49 | .268 | .324 | .426 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Chicago White Sox | 51 | 124 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 3 | .202 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 425 | 113 | 6 | 40 | 8 | .266 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 525 | 166 | 10 | 67 | 9 | .316 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 542 | 165 | 11 | 83 | 16 | .304 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 158 | 636 | 174 | 14 | 72 | 24 | .274 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 144 | 564 | 159 | 11 | 84 | 4 | .282 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 117 | 420 | 115 | 13 | 53 | 1 | .274 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 325 | 85 | 11 | 46 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Cleveland Guardians | 129 | 481 | 140 | 10 | 64 | 6 | .291 | – | – |
| 1981 | Cleveland Guardians | 88 | 338 | 92 | 5 | 34 | 4 | .272 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 115 | 25 | 2 | 8 | – | .217 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 103 | 245 | 58 | 10 | 38 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Kansas City Royals | 122 | 403 | 120 | 9 | 50 | – | .298 | – | – |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 110 | 300 | 80 | 4 | 45 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1986 | Kansas City Royals | 106 | 336 | 93 | 9 | 46 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1987 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 4 | – | .180 | – | – |