Mario Mendoza vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Mario Mendoza
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, John Orton posted the stronger offensive profile against Mario Mendoza. John Orton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.540 vs .509) and on-base percentage (.265 vs .247). Mario Mendoza had the advantage in batting average (.215 vs .200). By the career numbers, John Orton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mario Mendoza and John Orton

Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
282.69
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
156
208.93
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1456
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
550.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
118.27
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
99.31
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
13.6
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
18.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79.37
32.71
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.62
39.66
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
144.23
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
147.32
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
142.17
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
155.36
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
43.68
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.88
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
41.62
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
83.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
33.79
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.2
37.77
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.47
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
21.43
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
90.25
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
20.19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.73
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.95
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
38
15.66
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.95
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.3
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
8.24
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Mario Mendoza and John Orton

Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.51
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
0.96
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11958
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
1.52
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
3.4
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.2
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
5.12
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2179
4.92
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.257
3.257
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.38
63.38
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.63
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Mario Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4