How John Orton's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

John Orton totaled 448 career Plate Appearances, well below the league average of 2,109.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1992, posting 125, well below the league average of 287.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 42, well below the league average of 286.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 84 in 1991 to 125 in 1992 and 105 in 1993, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 42 to 125 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Orton Lifetime Plate Appearances

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John Orton
Plate Appearances
Career448
Season Avg.89.6
162 Game Avg.465.23
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John Orton Plate Appearances Per Season

John Orton's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Orton Plate Appearances per season line chart

John Orton Plate Appearances by Team

John Orton's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Orton career Plate Appearances by team bar chart

John Orton Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of John Orton's career Plate Appearances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Orton Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

John Orton Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Orton's seasonal Plate Appearances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Orton Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Orton Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Orton's MLB career with Plate Appearances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Orton Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table