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Bats: R · Throws: R · Born 1950-11-29 · Played 1973–1983 · Career WAR 9.8 (bWAR) · IDs
BBREF=velezot01, LAHMAN=velezot01, MLBAM=123694, RETROSHEET=veleo101
REGULAR POSTSEASON
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  NYA | AL | 23 | 77 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 24 | .195 | .326 | .325 | .651 | 0.4 | |
| 1974 | NYA | AL | 27 | 67 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .209 | .345 | .343 | .688 | -0.1 | |
| 1975 | NYA | AL | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 0.0 | |
| 1976 | NYA | AL | 49 | 94 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | .266 | .410 | .394 | .804 | 0.9 | |
| 1977 | TOR | AL | 120 | 360 | 50 | 92 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 87 | .256 | .366 | .458 | .824 | 1.8 | |
| 1978 | TOR | AL | 91 | 248 | 29 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 41 | .266 | .380 | .448 | .828 | 2.2 | |
| 1979 | TOR | AL | 99 | 274 | 45 | 79 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 45 | .288 | .396 | .529 | .925 | 2.9 | |
| 1980 | TOR | AL | 104 | 357 | 54 | 96 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 86 | .269 | .365 | .487 | .852 | 1.4 | |
| 1981 | TOR | AL | 80 | 240 | 32 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 60 | .212 | .363 | .404 | .767 | 0.9 | |
| 1982 | TOR | AL | 28 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .192 | .354 | .269 | .623 | -0.2 | |
| 1983 | CLE | AL | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .080 | .179 | .080 | .259 | -0.4 | |
| Total | 637 | 1802 | 244 | 452 | 87 | 11 | 78 | 272 | 6 | 10 | 336 | 414 | .251 | .369 | .441 | .810 | 9.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYA | AL | OF | 23 | 23 | 204.1 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYA | AL | 1B | 21 | 18 | 148.2 | 136 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 1974 | NYA | AL | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYA | AL | OF | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYA | AL | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | NYA | AL | 1B | 8 | 4 | 43.0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1976 | NYA | AL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYA | AL | OF | 24 | 20 | 174.0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | TOR | AL | OF | 79 | 72 | 625.2 | 140 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1978 | TOR | AL | 1B | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | TOR | AL | OF | 74 | 58 | 562.0 | 150 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 1979 | TOR | AL | 1B | 6 | 4 | 31.0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | TOR | AL | OF | 73 | 64 | 523.2 | 130 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1980 | TOR | AL | 1B | 3 | 3 | 32.0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1981 | TOR | AL | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 320 | 273 | 2407.1 | 790 | 37 | 19 | 24 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Lg |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Player of the Month | AL |
| 1979 | Player of the Week | AL |
Ejections (2)
| Date | As | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1977-07-03 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1979-05-08 | Player | Fighting |