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| Name | Team | Age |
| P.J. Orton | Retired (1959, Age 35) | Died (1990, Age 67) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 18, Pick 285 (1950) |
1B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Wally Berger League | 0 | 3 years (132 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/8/1923 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1950 | WAS | 106 | 179 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .702 | .283 | .419 | .240 |
| 1951 | WAS | 86 | 140 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .850 | .392 | .457 | .314 |
| 1952 | WAS | 13 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .411 | .261 | .150 | .150 |
| 1953 | WAS-MIL | 95 | 169 | 17 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .579 | .271 | .308 | .195 |
| 1954 | MIL | 62 | 112 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .644 | .260 | .384 | .196 |
| 1955 | MIL | 124 | 179 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .632 | .280 | .352 | .229 |
| 1956 | MIL | 137 | 300 | 38 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .742 | .309 | .433 | .263 |
| 1957 | MIL | 131 | 468 | 44 | 113 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .644 | .292 | .353 | .241 |
| 1958 | BRO-PIT | 36 | 56 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .780 | .333 | .446 | .268 |
| Total | 790 | 1623 | 188 | 393 | 68 | 9 | 47 | 207 | 126 | 315 | 15 | 10 | 8 | .680 | .298 | .382 | .242 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | P.J. Orton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1959-08-15 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived P.J. Orton. |
| 1958-09-05 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated P.J. Orton for assignment. |
| 1958-04-10 | The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired P.J. Orton from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-04-06 | The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ollie Thomas to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated P.J. Orton for assignment. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Brooklyn Dodgers have re-claimed P.J. Orton from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mike Carey to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Jon Dorner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Walt Nelson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated P.J. Orton for assignment. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated John Long for assignment. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Harry McGarr to the minors. |
| 1954-09-09 | The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Buddy Lowry to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Red Tejera to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Milo Miller to the minors. |
| 1954-06-03 | The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Dave Bell to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted George Kerns to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Desi Dickerson to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Jack Smith to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Brad McNamara to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Lloyd Bahr to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Gary Pascual to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Eric Davey to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Eduardo Castro to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent P.J. Orton to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Sammy Genewich to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Ray Lang to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Ron Kuenn to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Mel Rhodes to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Brent Prendergast to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Billy Johnson to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Fred Pelouze to the minors. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent John Fox to the minors. |
| 1953-06-21 | The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Dave Bednar to the minors. |
| 1953-06-21 | The Milwaukee BigBeer have acquired P.J. Orton from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee BigBeer have waived Jim Porter. |
| 1953-06-06 | The Washington Colonials have waived P.J. Orton. |
| 1953-06-06 | The Washington Colonials have promoted Cotton Olmo to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent P.J. Orton to the minors. |
| 1953-04-12 | The Washington Colonials have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. |
| 1952-05-02 | The Washington Colonials have promoted Eddie Rooks to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have promoted Kevin Blunt to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent P.J. Orton to the minors. The Washington Colonials have sent John Long to the minors. |
| 1950-07-11 | The Washington Colonials have promoted P.J. Orton to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent Lloyd Stratton to the minors. |
| 1950-06-06 | The Washington Colonials have promoted Lloyd Stratton to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent P.J. Orton to the minors. |