Otto Velez, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, played 11 seasons (1973–1983) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians. He collected 452 hits and 78 home runs with a .251 batting average.
- Born
- November 29, 1950 · Ponce, Puerto Rico · 26 major leaguers from Ponce
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 23 | 77 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .195 |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 27 | 67 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .209 |
| 1975 | New York Yankees | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 49 | 94 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 26 | .266 |
| 1977 | Toronto Blue Jays | 120 | 360 | 50 | 92 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 65 | 87 | .256 |
| 1978 | Toronto Blue Jays | 91 | 248 | 29 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 45 | 41 | .266 |
| 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays | 99 | 274 | 45 | 79 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 46 | 45 | .288 |
| 1980 | Toronto Blue Jays | 104 | 357 | 54 | 96 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 54 | 86 | .269 |
| 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays | 80 | 240 | 32 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 55 | 60 | .212 |
| 1982 | Toronto Blue Jays | 28 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | .192 |
| 1983 | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .080 |
| Career | 637 | 1,802 | 244 | 452 | 87 | 11 | 78 | 272 | 6 | 336 | 414 | .251 |