Otto Velez
1973–1983 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
637G
.251AVG
.369OBP
.441SLG
452H
78HR
271RBI
6SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637 | 2,174 | 1,802 | 244 | 452 | 87 | 11 | 78 | 271 | 336 | 413 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 795 | .251 | .369 | .441 | .810 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1979-08-01 to 1979-08-11
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1980-05-04 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1981-04-26 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1978-06-26 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 318 | 1063 | 216 | 39 | 145 | 189 | 205 | .253 | .381 | .460 |
| Away | 319 | 1111 | 236 | 39 | 126 | 147 | 208 | .249 | .345 | .424 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 83 | 281 | 65 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 51 | .283 | .395 | .496 |
| May | 117 | 410 | 85 | 17 | 57 | 68 | 71 | .256 | .373 | .476 |
| June | 93 | 327 | 67 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 65 | .236 | .321 | .423 |
| July | 99 | 334 | 81 | 19 | 59 | 52 | 67 | .291 | .398 | .554 |
| August | 115 | 411 | 78 | 10 | 42 | 65 | 83 | .232 | .348 | .372 |
| September | 124 | 403 | 76 | 9 | 36 | 66 | 74 | .227 | .352 | .370 |
| October | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 71 | 256 | 52 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 47 | .240 | .332 | .378 |
| baltimore-orioles | 55 | 174 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 29 | .238 | .351 | .320 |
| cleveland-guardians | 54 | 169 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 32 | 33 | .292 | .426 | .635 |
| kansas-city-royals | 54 | 191 | 37 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 37 | .228 | .325 | .389 |
| detroit-tigers | 53 | 170 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 37 | .319 | .447 | .570 |
| texas-rangers | 52 | 173 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 37 | .231 | .341 | .422 |
| boston-red-sox | 50 | 152 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 23 | .242 | .355 | .422 |
| athletics | 47 | 169 | 31 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 36 | .226 | .331 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  New York Yankees | 23 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 7 | – | .195 | – | – |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 27 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 10 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1975 | New York Yankees | 6 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 49 | 94 | 25 | 2 | 10 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 120 | 360 | 92 | 16 | 61 | 4 | .256 | – | – |
| 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 248 | 66 | 9 | 38 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 274 | 79 | 15 | 48 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1980 | Toronto Blue Jays | 104 | 357 | 96 | 20 | 62 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays | 80 | 240 | 51 | 11 | 28 | – | .212 | – | – |
| 1982 | Toronto Blue Jays | 28 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .192 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Cleveland Guardians | 10 | 25 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .080 | – | – |