Mr. Orsulak, A Regular Joe, Comes To Shea
Mets sign Joe Orsulak, one of the more underappreciated players in team history.
- Born: 1969/12/18
- Age: 42
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 190
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 12
- Place of birth: Milwaukee, WI
- Drafted by: the Kansas City Royals in 1991 (11th round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72 | 275 | 53 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 1 | .338 | .438 | .545 | |
| 1992 | 72 | 266 | 55 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 34 | 37 | 6 | 2 | .301 | .385 | .406 | |
| 1993 | 131 | 505 | 74 | 149 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 39 | 64 | 8 | 7 | .295 | .343 | .442 | |
| 1994 | 127 | 455 | 65 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 30 | 49 | 5 | 2 | .275 | .327 | .409 | |
| 1995 | Royals | 34 | 70 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .171 | .237 | .243 |
| 1995 | 64 | 233 | 33 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .275 | .341 | .438 | |
| 1996 | Royals | 110 | 337 | 36 | 102 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 4 | .303 | .351 | .433 |
| 1996 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .333 | |
| 1997 | Pirates | 126 | 443 | 58 | 134 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 41 | 64 | 4 | 2 | .302 | .366 | .451 |
| 1997 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .727 | |
| 1998 | Tigers | 138 | 460 | 56 | 117 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 70 | 8 | 7 | .254 | .323 | .367 |
| 1999 | Royals | 156 | 628 | 92 | 197 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 50 | 80 | 5 | 4 | .314 | .363 | .473 |
| 2000 | Royals | 158 | 612 | 88 | 186 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 106 | 36 | 66 | 6 | 3 | .304 | .343 | .438 |
| 2001 | Royals | 151 | 581 | 59 | 147 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 83 | 42 | 80 | 3 | 2 | .253 | .307 | .386 |
| 2002 | Royals | 151 | 549 | 63 | 155 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 80 | 46 | 69 | 2 | 1 | .282 | .341 | .426 |
| 2003 | Royals | 131 | 502 | 80 | 146 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 72 | 41 | 61 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .348 | .452 |
| 2004 | Royals | 128 | 485 | 65 | 139 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 40 | 77 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .343 | .408 |
| 2005 | Padres | 58 | 223 | 27 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .303 | .395 |
| 2005 | Reds | 92 | 332 | 44 | 96 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 33 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .356 | .491 |
| 2005 | 150 | 555 | 71 | 153 | 43 | 2 | 17 | 68 | 47 | 81 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .335 | .452 | |
| 2006 | Pirates | 89 | 206 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .316 | .388 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | .500 | |
| Career Total | 1522 | 5428 | 697 | 1543 | 327 | 36 | 123 | 739 | 432 | 738 | 42 | 26 | .284 | .339 | .426 | |
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