Junior Ortiz, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, played 13 seasons (1982–1994) primarily as a catcher, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins. He collected 484 hits and 5 home runs with a .256 batting average.
- Born
- October 24, 1959 · Humacao, Puerto Rico · 10 major leaguers from Humacao
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
| 1983 | Pittsburgh Pirates / New York Mets | 73 | 193 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 34 | .249 |
| 1984 | New York Mets | 40 | 91 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 15 | .198 |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 72 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .292 |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 110 | 11 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .336 |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 192 | 16 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 23 | .271 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 118 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 9 | .280 |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 230 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 20 | .217 |
| 1990 | Minnesota Twins | 71 | 170 | 18 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 16 | .335 |
| 1991 | Minnesota Twins | 61 | 134 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 12 | .209 |
| 1992 | Cleveland Indians | 86 | 244 | 20 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 23 | .250 |
| 1993 | Cleveland Indians | 95 | 249 | 19 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 26 | .221 |
| 1994 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 76 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .276 |
| Career | 749 | 1,894 | 142 | 484 | 71 | 4 | 5 | 186 | 8 | 121 | 222 | .256 |