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Otto Velez
Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut September 4, 1973
Final Game August 7, 1983
Born November 29, 1950 in Ponce, P.R. (age 74)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 22 NYA AL    5    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .500  .833 1.000 1.833   250     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1974 23 NYA AL    2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333  .333  .333  .667    92     1   0   0   0   0   0  
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 25 SFN NL   53   96    8   26   3   0   1   11   0   0   19   27  .271  .385  .333  .718   107    32   0   2   0   0   1  
 1977 26 SEA AL  107  333   51   85  16   2  10   27   3   3   80   80  .255  .400  .405  .805   104   135   0   1   0   1   9  
 1978 27 SEA AL   80  237   34   59  15   3  10   41   0   0   40   36  .249  .356  .464  .820   107   110   0   1   3   0   6  
 1979 28 SEA AL   82  247   43   73  23   0  11   47   0   0   35   48  .296  .388  .522  .910   124   129   1   1   1   3   5  
 1980 29 SEA AL   93  227   42   60   6   1  17   41   0   0   30   61  .264  .349  .524  .873   122   119   3   3   1   1   7  
 1981 30 SEA AL   79  223   30   43  13   0   8   45   0   0   39   62  .193  .307  .359  .666    92    80   0   5   0   0   6  
 1982 31 SEA AL   15   54    5    6   1   0   1    2   1   0   11   14  .111  .262  .185  .447    59    10   0   0   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      516 1422  213  354  78   6  58  214   4   3  258  329  .249  .363  .435  .798         618   4  13   5   5  37
 Per 600 PA           501   75  125  27   2  20   75   1   1   91  116                                 218   1   5   2   2  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SEA      456 1321  205  326  74   6  57  203   4   3  235  301  .247  .360  .441  .801         583   4  11   5   5  36
   With SFN       53   96    8   26   3   0   1   11   0   0   19   27  .271  .385  .333  .718          32   0   2   0   0   1
   With NYA        7    5    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .400  .667  .600 1.267           3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      637 1802  244  452  87  11  78  272   6  10  336  414  .251  .369  .441  .810         795   9  16  17  11  41
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1973 22 NYA AL  17    2  68.4   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-2)e14 1183   
 1974 23 NYA AL  67    0   4.5   2   1   0  .500   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   4e37      -22   
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 25 SFN NL  80   14   5.3  17   7   0  .412   1    7    4  .571    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7   -86   
 1977 26 SEA AL  46   58   6.1  19   5   0  .263   4   16    6  .375    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e9   -19   
 1978 27 SEA AL  61   40   5.9  15   3   1  .200   2    9    2  .222    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e8    -8   
 1979 28 SEA AL  16   51   7.7  17   7   1  .412   7   22    6  .273    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e11   -15   
 1980 29 SEA AL  34   41   6.2  42  13   3  .310   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  DH              21   
 1981 30 SEA AL  56   26   3.7  15   2   1  .133   5   11    2  .182    0    0  .000  1B   4e25     -102   
 1982 31 SEA AL  66    2   1.5   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH            -176   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          238   5.7 131  40   6  .305  19   68   22  .324    0    0  .000                 -29   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1973 22 NYA AL  RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1974 23 NYA AL  3B     2     0     1    0    1  1.000     0     5.0   1.80
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 25 SFN NL  LF    15    21     0    0    0  1.000    14   122.0   1.55
                 3B    10     9    10    1    2   .950     8    65.2   2.60
                 RF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   2.00
                 1B     3    11     2    0    0  1.000     1    10.0  11.70
 1977 26 SEA AL  RF    78   162     2    4    0   .976    77   684.1   2.16
                 LF     6    12     3    0    0  1.000     6    53.0   2.55
 1978 27 SEA AL  LF    18    33     3    1    0   .973    16   136.0   2.38
                 1B     8    55     5    1    7   .984     6    55.0   9.82
                 RF     5     6     2    0    0  1.000     4    36.0   2.00
 1979 28 SEA AL  RF    24    28     2    2    0   .938    21   183.0   1.48
                 LF    21    34     1    5    0   .875    21   176.0   1.79
                 CF    12    26     1    0    0  1.000    10    90.2   2.68
                 1B     2    10     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0  10.00
 1980 29 SEA AL  1B     7    48     5    0    6  1.000     7    56.0   8.52
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1981 30 SEA AL  1B    35   246    19    5   13   .981    31   273.1   8.73
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   111   202     6    6    0   .972   104   926.1   2.02
                 LF    60   100     7    6    0   .947    57   487.0   1.98
                 1B    55   370    31    6   26   .985    46   403.1   8.95
                 CF    12    26     1    0    0  1.000    10    90.2   2.68
                 3B    14     9    12    1    3   .955     8    73.2   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1973  NYA   80-82   Chris Kohlwes
 1974  NYA   66-96   Chris Kohlwes
 1976  SFN   62-100  Bob Mittleman
 1977  SEA   52-110  Jeff Tripodi
 1978  SEA   66-96   Jeff Tripodi
 1979  SEA   68-94   Jeff Tripodi
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