Jose Cruz vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Jose Cruz
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jose Cruz posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Jose Cruz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.785 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .265). By the career numbers, Jose Cruz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jose Cruz and John Orton

Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2353
158.08
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8931
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7917
531.88
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2251
151.23
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1601
107.56
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
26.27
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.32
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
11.08
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
43.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.01
83.78
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3325
223.38
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3156
212.03
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1036
69.6
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
72.35
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1948
130.87
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270.1
85.33
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.47
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
898
60.33
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
9.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1031
69.26
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.66
8.66
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.81
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
5.51
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.99
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
21.3
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
9.14
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.7
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
30.43
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.98
69.98
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Jose Cruz and John Orton

Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
1.01
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54925
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18308.1
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413
2.17
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.06
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.06
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4659
2.29
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.23
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.28
95.28
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.02
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4