#78 Joe Orsulak, Leftfield, 36 yrs, Seattle Mariners

#78 Joe Orsulak, Leftfield, 36 yrs, Seattle Mariners
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Joe Orsulak

5/31/1962
36
USA,NJ,GLEN RIDGE
6"1
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Leftfield
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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,275,002
1999
10 Year(s), 19 Days (1739 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 19 Days (2083 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	4	3	3	7
Versus LHP	5	3	3	2	7
Versus RHP	8	4	3	4	7
Talent	6	3	2	4	8

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
LF : 3 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 2 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 3 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/17	@CHA	W 4-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
9/19	MIN	L 4-6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/22	DET	W 10-9	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	#6
9/23	@TOR	L 2-4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/24	@TOR	L 5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/26	BOS	W 9-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	#9
9/28	@CLE	L 2-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
10/1	TEX	L 4-7	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	#5
10/3	CHA	W 4-3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#9
10/5	@CAL	W 14-6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	#5

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	88	157	59	11	1	4	35	27	10	16	.376	.418	.535	.953	.924	.159
Projected	88	157	59	11	1	4	35	27	10	16	.376	.418	.535	.953	.924	.159

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	22	171	2	1	1	6	0	1	84	16	1	1	50.0	34.1	8.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	16	3	0	0	0	3	4	0	4	0	0	1	.188	.235	.188	.423
vs. RHP	141	56	11	1	4	32	23	10	12	1	0	1	.397	.438	.574	1.012
Close/Late	36	13	4	0	0	11	5	2	1	0	0	1	.361	.410	.472	.882
Scoring Position	47	18	3	1	1	30	0	5	4	1	0	1	.383	.444	.553	.998
Pinch Hitting	43	14	2	0	0	5	7	4	4	0	0	1	.326	.396	.372	.768

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	43	96	39	6	1	3	27	19	5	6	.406	.447	.583	1.030
Road	45	61	20	5	0	1	8	8	5	10	.328	.368	.459	.827
March/April	18	27	9	4	0	0	3	1	1	1	.333	.357	.481	.839
May	15	26	10	1	0	1	4	4	1	3	.385	.407	.538	.946
June	15	26	11	1	1	0	9	6	3	1	.423	.467	.538	1.005
July	11	20	9	2	0	1	7	5	0	1	.450	.476	.700	1.176
August	11	17	3	1	0	1	4	5	2	2	.176	.250	.412	.662
Sept/Oct	18	41	17	2	0	1	8	6	3	8	.415	.467	.537	1.003

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1983	21	22	5	1	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	1	2	.227	.346	.273	.619	HOU
1989	75	129	39	6	0	4	14	25	10	1	1	8	4	0	.302	.355	.442	.796	HOU
1990	127	386	117	21	3	7	37	61	36	4	3	21	12	5	.303	.366	.427	.793	HOU SEA
1991	132	397	123	19	2	9	56	50	33	5	2	22	8	10	.310	.368	.436	.804	SEA
1992	135	465	138	30	3	12	61	68	37	7	1	27	14	6	.297	.357	.452	.808	SEA
1993	144	542	166	31	8	11	50	92	41	6	2	33	24	10	.306	.360	.454	.814	SEA
1994	142	457	125	26	2	13	66	70	27	6	5	23	8	5	.274	.319	.425	.744	SEA
1995	143	535	167	31	6	17	86	93	25	7	5	42	13	9	.312	.348	.488	.836	SEA
1996	115	378	108	19	6	9	55	59	33	1	2	44	10	4	.286	.343	.439	.782	SEA
1997	148	502	153	30	3	12	72	73	35	7	3	43	16	4	.305	.356	.448	.805	SEA
1998	88	157	59	11	1	4	35	27	10	2	1	16	1	1	.376	.418	.535	.953	SEA
Total	1270	3970	1200	225	34	98	532	623	290	47	25	279	111	56	.302	.355	.450	.805

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1983, AA	95	365	128	21	2	16	46	63	47	25	8	9	.351	.419	.551	.969
1983, AAA	8	35	13	1	0	1	4	3	1	1	0	1	.371	.378	.486	.864
1984, AAA	138	555	187	28	6	23	90	103	66	34	20	11	.337	.398	.533	.931
1985, AAA	135	513	162	38	6	22	89	97	72	22	20	6	.316	.396	.542	.938
1986, AAA	132	449	140	27	3	16	64	78	62	34	13	6	.312	.390	.492	.882
1987, AAA	136	566	190	28	4	20	87	93	63	31	27	9	.336	.398	.505	.903
1988, AAA	138	554	226	24	7	31	111	112	70	26	22	8	.408	.465	.644	1.109
1989, AAA	56	225	77	15	2	6	33	31	23	11	6	5	.342	.398	.507	.905

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	2.0	13.50
Leftfield	6	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	11.0	1.64
Centerfield	6	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	23.2	0.76
Rightfield	35	0	19	1	0	20	0	1.000	64.1	2.80

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 57th overall pick, by Houston in 1983...
Had first career hit (double) on 8/27/1983, off Larry Gowell (MON)...
Injured on 8/18/1986 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Hit first career homerun on 6/16/1989, off Bret Saberhagen (STL)...
Traded from Houston to Seattle on 6/13/1990 (Going to HOU: P Mark Dewey, P Jeff Keener. Going to SEA: LF Joe Orsulak)...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration...
Hit for the cycle against New York (A) on 5/14/1992...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 5/14/1992...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Baltimore on 7/25/1992...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration...
10/23/1994: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 6/18/1996 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/11/1998 to a 2-year deal worth $4,275,002 per year...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

SB
1993 - 24 - 10th

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