Otto Velez was a designated hitter in MLB. Across 637 career games, with a .251 batting average and 78 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYY | 23 | 77 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .195 | .326 | .325 | .651 |
| 1974 | NYY | 27 | 67 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .209 | .345 | .343 | .689 |
| 1975 | NYY | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 1976 | NYY | 49 | 94 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 26 | .266 | .410 | .394 | .804 |
| 1977 | TOR | 120 | 360 | 50 | 92 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 65 | 87 | .256 | .366 | .458 | .824 |
| 1978 | TOR | 91 | 248 | 29 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 45 | 41 | .266 | .380 | .448 | .828 |
| 1979 | TOR | 99 | 274 | 45 | 79 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 46 | 45 | .288 | .396 | .529 | .925 |
| 1980 | TOR | 104 | 357 | 54 | 96 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 54 | 86 | .269 | .365 | .487 | .852 |
| 1981 | TOR | 80 | 240 | 32 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 55 | 60 | .213 | .363 | .404 | .768 |
| 1982 | TOR | 28 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | .192 | .354 | .269 | .623 |
| 1983 | CLE | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .080 | .179 | .080 | .259 |
| Career Totals | — | 637 | 1802 | 244 | 452 | 87 | 11 | 78 | 272 | 6 | 336 | 414 | .251 | .369 | .441 | .810 |