Otto Velez
1973–1983 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
637G
.251AVG
.369OBP
.441SLG
More career statistics
452H
78HR
271RBI
6SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1978-06-26 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1977-07-03 | 1 in 187 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 | – | – |