Ferdy
Orta
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 16, 1956 in Mexico
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 21 BIR FL     0 0 2 1 3 4 3 8 8 8 5 6 6 2 3 3 5 6 6
1978 22 BIR FL     0 2 4 3 4 5 4 8 8 8 7 8 8 4 4 4 6 7 7
1979 23 BIR FL     3 3 5 4 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 4 6 7 7
1980 24 BIR FL     6 5 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 4 6 7 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 2 1 3 4 3 8 8 8 5 6 6 2 3 3 5 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings     6 5 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 4 6 7 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 25 BIR FL $ 300,000 73 11 12 12 6 8 7 18 20 19
1982 26 BIR FL $ 300,000 73 12 12 12 6 8 7 18 20 19
1983 27 CAL JL $ 300,000 69 12 13 13 7 9 8 18 20 19
1984 28 CAL JL $ 300,000 69 13 13 13 6 8 7 17 20 18
1985 29 CAL JL $ 300,000 69 12 13 13 6 8 7 18 20 19
1986 30 CAL JL $ 354,286 69 13 13 13 6 8 7 16 19 18
1987 31 VAN JL $ 354,286 69 12 13 13 5 8 6 17 19 18
1988 32 VAN JL $ 354,286 69 13 13 13 4 7 6 17 19 18
1989 33 VAN JL $ 360,000 69 13 13 13 3 6 5 17 19 18
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 69 11 12 12 3 6 5 16 19 18
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 360,000 73 13 13 13 7 9 8 18 20 19
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 21 BIR FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 22 BIR FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 23 BIR FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 24 BIR FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 25 BIR FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1982 26 BIR FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1983 27 CAL JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1984 28 CAL JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1985 29 CAL JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1986 30 CAL JL $ 354,286   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1987 31 VAN JL $ 354,286   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1988 32 VAN JL $ 354,286   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1989 33 VAN JL $ 360,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 360,000   1 1 1 10 10 10 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 21 A   4 11 .267 22 22 2 1 0 139.3 149 76 6 71 133 4.91 .274 .358 .378 .736  
1978 22 AA   3 4 .429 10 10 0 0 0 60.7 77 38 5 33 86 5.64 .314 .396 .433 .828  
    A   2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 33.0 26 11 1 15 32 3.00 .210 .295 .290 .585  
1979 23 AAA   1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 17 3 0 4 15 1.80 .283 .328 .317 .645  
    AA   12 7 .632 23 23 0 0 0 154.0 143 60 6 59 193 3.51 .242 .311 .324 .635  
1980 24 AAA   12 6 .667 25 25 1 0 0 173.0 174 55 4 64 207 2.86 .260 .325 .325 .650  
1981 25 BIR FL 4 13 .235 27 27 0 0 0 152.3 155 91 7 103 82 5.38 .269 .375 .368 .743 2.8
    AAA   1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 41.0 34 15 4 19 38 3.29 .224 .310 .375 .685  
1982 26 BIR FL 2 4 .333 46 7 0 0 0 82.7 95 55 8 47 47 5.99 .298 .388 .433 .820 0.0
1983 27 BIR FL 1 4 .200 16 0 0 0 0 16.3 19 11 3 7 11 6.06 .288 .365 .455 .819 0.0
    AAA   5 3 .625 38 11 0 0 2 101.7 107 38 3 50 89 3.36 .266 .347 .350 .696  
1984 28 CAL JL 3 4 .429 9 9 0 0 0 48.3 39 23 9 27 33 4.28 .217 .314 .411 .725 2.0
    AAA   8 7 .533 22 22 1 0 0 145.3 129 52 3 73 151 3.22 .238 .328 .319 .648  
1985 29 CAL JL 3 6 .333 70 3 0 0 4 108.7 105 52 6 65 81 4.31 .255 .352 .338 .690 6.5
1986 30 CAL JL 1 7 .125 28 15 0 0 1 83.3 101 60 10 67 56 6.48 .304 .423 .473 .896 0.0
1987 31 VAN JL 6 11 .353 30 30 0 0 0 169.0 155 102 21 111 123 5.43 .245 .360 .392 .753 5.7
1988 32 VAN JL 5 10 .333 53 16 0 0 0 130.3 137 78 10 96 83 5.39 .282 .396 .418 .814 2.3
1989 33 VAN JL 1 2 .333 14 0 0 0 0 14.0 25 18 3 12 7 11.57 .391 .494 .609 1.103 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 3 32.0 27 14 1 27 31 3.94 .235 .380 .304 .685  
9 Years Sim 26 61 .299 293 107 0 0 5 805.0 831 490 77 535 523 5.48 .271 .378 .404 .782 19.3
6 Years AAA 28 20 .583 121 66 2 0 5 508.0 488 177 15 237 531 3.14 .252 .333 .331 .664  
2 Years AA 15 11 .577 33 33 0 0 0 214.7 220 98 11 92 279 4.11 .263 .337 .356 .692  
2 Years A 6 12 .333 27 27 2 1 0 172.3 175 87 7 86 165 4.54 .262 .347 .361 .708  
10 Years Minors 49 43 .533 181 126 4 1 5 895.0 883 362 33 415 975 3.64 .257 .337 .343 .679  
Season Average 2 6 .250 32 11 0 0 0 89.4 92 54 8 59 58 5.48 .271 .378 .404 .782  
Career Highs 6 13 .429 70 30 0 0 4 169.0 155 102 21 111 123 11.57 .391 .494 .609 1.103  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   367 197 18 240 250   .261 .369 .361 .729
vs LH   464 293 59 295 273   .280 .388 .442 .830
Home 13 32 .289 153 58 0 0 3 452.0 453 264 40 301 293 5.26 .266 .376 .389 .766
Away 13 29 .310 140 49 0 0 2 353.0 378 226 37 234 230 5.76 .277 .383 .423 .807
Mar/Apr 3 10 .231 61 14 0 0 2 132.3 119 66 6 92 88 4.49 .248 .370 .334 .704
May 6 12 .333 42 19 0 0 0 115.3 156 99 15 82 79 7.73 .329 .428 .498 .926
June 1 9 .100 45 16 0 0 0 114.3 129 73 10 78 67 5.75 .288 .394 .397 .791
July 5 8 .385 54 14 0 0 1 138.7 131 73 13 89 81 4.74 .252 .362 .380 .741
August 6 7 .462 55 19 0 0 2 157.0 137 67 14 91 101 3.84 .234 .337 .365 .702
Sep/Oct 5 15 .250 36 25 0 0 0 147.3 159 112 19 103 107 6.84 .284 .395 .455 .851
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 21 A   4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1978 22 AA   6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1979 23 AA   12 1 4 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 2.3  
1981 25 BIR FL 27 42 3 3 1 0 2 7 1 1 1 18 .071 .089 .238 .327 1.0 0.0
1982 26 BIR FL 46 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1984 28 CAL JL 10 14 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 .214 .313 .571 .884 2.3 0.2
1985 29 CAL JL 72 11 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .182 .250 .273 .523 0.7 0.1
1986 30 CAL JL 29 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.2 0.0
1987 31 VAN JL 30 51 4 3 2 0 1 6 0 0 2 24 .059 .094 .157 .251 -1.2 0.0
1988 32 VAN JL 53 27 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .037 .103 .074 .178 -0.8 0.0
7 Years Sim 267 179 13 12 7 0 4 17 1 1 8 73 .067 .106 .173 .279 -1.0 0.3
2 Years AA 18 3 6 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 1 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 2.1  
1 Years A 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
3 Years Minors 22 6 7 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 1 .167 .286 .667 .952 2.0  
162 Game Average 108 7 7 4 0 2 10 0 0 4 44 .067 .106 .173 .279 -0.6  
Career Highs 72 51 4 3 2 0 2 7 1 1 2 24 .214 .313 .571 .884 2.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   127 9 10 7 0 2 13 1 1 6 52 .079 .119 .181 .301 -0.9
vs LH   52 4 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 21 .038 .073 .154 .227 -1.2
Home 145 94 7 7 4 0 2 9 0 1 5 33 .074 .121 .181 .302 -0.7
Away 122 85 6 5 3 0 2 8 1 0 3 40 .059 .089 .165 .254 -1.4
RISP   44 0 5 3 0 1 11 0 0 1 19 .114 .128 .250 .378 0.7
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 23 27 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .037 .037 .074 .111 -1.8
May 34 26 4 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 9 .115 .148 .385 .533 1.7
June 31 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .000 .033 .000 .033 -2.3
July 45 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 .000 .083 .000 .083 -1.8
August 47 34 1 4 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 11 .118 .139 .294 .433 1.1
Sep/Oct 28 42 5 4 2 0 1 6 1 0 3 16 .095 .156 .214 .370 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 25 BIR FL P 27 27 152.3 11 17 2 2 .933 1.65    
1982 26 BIR FL P 46 7 82.7 8 9 2 1 .895 1.85    
1983 27 BIR FL P 16 0 16.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.65    
1984 28 CAL JL P 9 9 48.3 6 7 1 1 .929 2.42    
1985 29 CAL JL P 70 3 108.7 4 12 3 4 .842 1.33    
1986 30 CAL JL P 28 15 83.3 7 11 0 2 1.000 1.94    
1987 31 VAN JL P 30 30 169.0 7 24 2 3 .939 1.65    
1988 32 VAN JL P 53 16 130.3 4 18 0 3 1.000 1.52    
1989 33 VAN JL P 14 0 14.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.64    
Career Totals   293 107 805.0 47 102 10 16 .937 1.67    
Career Highs   70 30 169.0 11 24 3 4 1.000 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1981-10-13
Walks Allowed
1981-4-103
1987-4-111
1988-2-96
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Don Wilson (940)
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  5. John Flaskamper (931)
  6. Alvin Harrison (927)
  7. Aubrey Lewis (926)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 53rd overall pick, by Birmingham in 1977
Injured on 5/1/1977 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/22/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/3/1981
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/25/1981, off Adam Abramowitz (SEA)