How John Orton's Sacrifice Hit Compares to Similar Players

John Orton totaled 11 career Sacrifice Hit, well below the league average of 26.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Sacrifice Hit season came in 1991, posting 4, well above the league average of 2.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1989 at 1, well below the league average of 2.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Hit total went from 4 in 1991 to 2 in 1992 and 2 in 1993, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hit profile — ranging from 1 to 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Orton Lifetime Sacrifice Hit and Similar Stats

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John Orton Sacrifice Hit Per Season

John Orton's Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit per season line chart

John Orton Sacrifice Hit by Team

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

John Orton Cumulative Sacrifice Hit — Career Progression

A running total of John Orton's career Sacrifice Hit, 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 Sacrifice Hit year-over-year waterfall chart

John Orton Sacrifice Hit Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Orton's seasonal Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Orton Sacrifice Hit — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Orton's MLB career with Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit season-by-season breakdown table