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Joe
Orsulak		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 206
 
Born: May 31, 1962 in Usa, NJ, GLEN RIDGE
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 24 BOS AL 119 473 49 127 24 10 0 37 0 1 21 51 .268 .300 .362 .661 47.8 7.6
1987 25 BOS AL 126 428 60 117 26 7 3 46 0 4 18 24 .273 .299 .388 .687 44.9 7.9
1988 26 BOS AL 26 103 13 37 6 2 1 17 0 1 2 6 .359 .368 .485 .853 15.9 4.5
  CIN NL 126 452 47 127 23 6 0 37 1 3 16 24 .281 .304 .358 .663 44.0 6.9
  TOT   152 555 60 164 29 8 1 54 1 4 18 30 .295 .316 .382 .698 59.9 11.4
1989 27 CIN NL 109 353 43 98 11 2 3 39 2 2 17 8 .278 .309 .346 .655 34.2 4.6
1990 28 CIN NL 112 149 14 37 6 1 2 16 0 2 9 4 .248 .289 .342 .632 13.1 0.9
1991 29 CIN NL 146 588 80 197 27 8 5 55 2 11 29 17 .335 .365 .434 .798 79.4 15.5
1992 30 CIN NL 155 637 85 204 46 14 1 60 1 13 26 44 .320 .347 .441 .788 79.7 15.2
1993 31 CHC NL 152 606 75 184 32 5 3 59 4 7 33 35 .304 .337 .388 .725 72.4 9.5
1994 32 CHC NL 156 603 79 181 37 9 1 63 2 2 32 41 .300 .334 .396 .730 74.3 13.4
1995 33 CHC NL 158 592 86 187 34 5 1 66 1 4 41 41 .316 .360 .395 .755 76.4 16.0
1996 34 CHC NL 154 559 44 161 19 5 3 66 0 2 27 63 .288 .319 .356 .675 56.0 5.6
1997 35 CHC NL 147 488 52 147 21 5 1 52 1 3 33 44 .301 .345 .371 .716 58.3 8.4
1998 36 CHC NL 56 187 12 42 5 1 2 15 1 2 10 27 .225 .263 .294 .557 13.2 0.0
13 Years Sim 1742 6218 739 1846 317 80 26 628 15 57 314 429 .297 .329 .386 .715 709.6 116.1
162 Game Average 578 68 171 29 7 2 58 1 5 29 39 .297 .329 .386 .715 66.0  
Career Highs 158 637 86 204 46 14 5 66 4 13 41 63 .335 .365 .441 .798 79.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 24 BOS AL CF 118 116 1030.3 324 3 0 1 1.000 2.86   2.6
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
1987 25 BOS AL CF 96 89 795.0 237 1 0 0 1.000 2.69   2.9
    3B 5 4 43.0 4 10 1 3 .933 2.93   0.1
    1B 1 1 9.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 8.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.32   0.0
1988 26 BOS AL CF 25 22 215.0 54 1 0 1 1.000 2.30   0.5
    RF 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CIN NL CF 121 107 948.6 237 5 0 4 1.000 2.30   3.5
    RF 1 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   CF 146 129 1163.6 291 6 0 5 1.000 2.30   4.1
      RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1989 27 CIN NL CF 93 89 756.3 176 1 0 0 1.000 2.11   3.4
1990 28 CIN NL CF 21 14 144.3 41 1 0 0 1.000 2.62   0.5
    LF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1991 29 CIN NL CF 142 137 1193.7 276 5 0 2 1.000 2.12   5.7
1992 30 CIN NL CF 151 149 1315.3 310 6 1 3 .997 2.16   5.6
1993 31 CHC NL CF 149 147 1299.7 296 8 0 3 1.000 2.11   5.3
    RF 2 2 17.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.65    
1994 32 CHC NL CF 152 148 1332.3 295 1 0 1 1.000 2.00   6.4
    SS 2 0 6.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
1995 33 CHC NL CF 154 150 1313.7 277 3 0 0 1.000 1.92   6.8
1996 34 CHC NL CF 153 150 1339.7 293 6 0 3 1.000 2.01   6.8
1997 35 CHC NL CF 130 127 1151.0 242 5 0 1 1.000 1.93   5.3
1998 36 CHC NL CF 55 54 456.3 79 1 0 0 1.000 1.58   1.4
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 1560 1499 13291.2 3137 47 1 19 1.000 2.16   56.7
  3B 5 4 43.0 4 10 1 3 .933 2.93   0.1
  RF 4 2 20.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
  SS 5 0 16.3 2 8 0 2 1.000 5.51   0.1
  1B 1 1 9.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  LF 2 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
Career Totals   1577 1506 13386.6 3158 65 2 24 .999 2.17   57.0
Career Highs   154 150 1339.7 325 15 1 5 1.000 2.87    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1989 27 CIN NL 8 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 .500 .625 .500 1.125
1991 29 CIN NL 4 15 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .133 .188 .400 .588
1997 35 CHC NL 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200
Career Post-Season Batting 15 31 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 2 .194 .265 .323 .587
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1991-3-.335
1992-9-.320
1995-6-.316
 At-Bats
1992-1-637
 Hits
1991-5-197
1992-1-204
1994-10-181
1995-6-187
 Singles
1991-3-157
1992-2-143
1993-2-144
1994-7-134
1995-3-147
1996-4-134
 Doubles
1992-8-46
 Triples
1991-9-8
1992-2-14
1994-6-9
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Jim Eisenreich (914)
  2. Jerry Mumphrey (906)
  3. Mike Patterson (901)
  4. Kirby Puckett (899)
  5. John Cangelosi (897)
  6. Mark Funderburk (895)
  7. Bob Skube (894)
  8. Glenn Wilson (892)
  9. Terry Pendleton (891)
  10. Roberto Kelly (890)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 80th overall pick, by Boston in 1983
Injured on 4/1/1984 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
Injured on 8/20/1984 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/15/1985 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/16/1986, off Don Robinson (MIN)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cleveland on 7/28/1986
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1987, off Joey Mclaughlin (SEA)
Traded from Boston to Cincinnati on 5/1/1988 (Going to BOS: P Jamie Moyer, LF Vince Coleman. Going to CIN: P Neal Heaton, CF Joe Orsulak)
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/6/1993 to a 4-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
10/16/1996: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $4,450,000 per year, for 2 years
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/21/1997
Released by Chicago (N) on 6/16/1998
 
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