Orlando Méndez
Chrisman Killers (AAA)
Orlando Méndez
Nickname:
Gimmick
Birthdate:
June 9, 1930 (42 y, 2 m, 21 d)
Born In:
Santiago de Cuba, SAN, CUB
Nationality:
Cuban
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'2"/264
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
$26k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
19 years, 128 days
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1966 Toronto (PUB)
1956 (3rd) Philadelphia (PUB)
1955 Philadelphia (PUB)
1951 Savannah (PUBAA)
All-Star 1967 Toronto (PUB)
1966 Toronto (PUB)
1961 Philadelphia (PUB)
1960 Philadelphia (PUB)
1958 Philadelphia (PUB)
1956 Philadelphia (PUB)
1955 Philadelphia (PUB)
1954 Philadelphia (PUB)
1953 Philadelphia (PUB)
1951 Savannah (PUBAA)
League Champ 1965 Toronto (PUB)
1955 Philadelphia (PUB)
Gold Glove 1968 - P Toronto (PUB)
Championship Series MVP 1962 Houston (PUB)
1960 Philadelphia (PUB)
1955 Philadelphia (PUB)
Pitcher of the Month Sep 1965 Toronto (PUB)
Jul 1956 Philadelphia (PUB)
May 1955 Philadelphia (PUB)
Aug 1951 Savannah (PUBAA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink26
Grey Ink179
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1955 21 1
1958 14 8
1959 15 7
1966 16 5
1967 14 7
1969 17 3
Year GS Rank
1964 33 8
1966 33 9
1967 34 2
1968 33 9
Year W Rank
1952 16 5
1955 23 1
1956 14 8
1959 16 8
1961 18 5
1963 18 4
1966 21 1
1967 16 8
1968 18 3
Year Win % Rank
1952 0.615 7
1955 0.821 1
1956 0.778 1
1961 0.692 5
1963 0.667 9
1966 0.724 5
1968 0.720 6
Year IP Rank
1954 234.2 6
1955 240.0 4
1966 250.0 5
1967 274.2 2
1968 252.1 4
Year BF Rank
1966 1002 6
1967 1075 2
1968 1017 5
Year BB Rank
1952 89 7
Year K Rank
1953 168 9
1954 199 5
1955 183 7
1956 192 6
1958 166 9
1959 207 4
1960 179 7
1961 205 5
Year ERA Rank
1952 3.190 4
1954 3.298 6
1955 2.588 1
1956 3.325 4
1957 3.010 7
1958 2.790 3
1960 2.962 8
1961 3.014 7
1963 3.278 7
1967 2.392 1
Year BABIP Rank
1952 0.271 8
1955 0.270 5
1963 0.278 4
1967 0.270 1
Year WHIP Rank
1954 1.146 6
1955 1.054 2
1956 1.233 10
1957 1.116 5
1958 1.175 8
1959 1.219 9
1960 1.185 10
1961 1.131 7
1963 1.024 3
1966 1.072 3
1967 0.994 2
Year H/9 Rank
1952 8.326 6
1954 8.207 5
1955 7.388 1
1956 8.311 7
1957 8.189 7
1958 7.830 1
1960 8.803 9
1961 8.430 8
1963 7.826 5
1967 7.733 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1954 2.109 9
1960 1.862 10
1961 1.751 8
1963 1.393 5
1964 1.641 6
1966 1.044 1
1967 1.212 4
1968 1.427 3
Year CG Rank
1954 7 5
1955 8 2
1967 16 2
Year SHO Rank
1952 3 1
1953 1 5
1954 1 8
1955 4 1
1958 1 9
1959 1 9
1963 3 2
1967 6 2
1968 3 5
Year BB (Low) Rank
1957 42 9
1961 43 10
1963 34 5
1964 42 8
1966 29 1
1967 37 7
1969 36 6
Year Hits Rank
1966 239 4
1968 257 3
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1955 197 10
1956 185 10
1957 185 8
1958 174 2
Year HR (Low) Rank
1953 22 10
1955 15 9
1956 15 9
1958 10 3
1959 12 2
1960 16 6
1961 13 7
1969 13 4
Year WAR Rank
1953 4.5 8
1954 5.2 7
1955 6.6 3
1956 5.4 7
1958 5.6 8
1959 7.6 1
1960 5.9 6
1961 7.2 5
1966 7.1 1
1967 7.0 4
1968 4.9 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1969 8 8
Year L (Low) Rank
1952 10 9
1955 5 1
1956 4 1
1960 9 10
1961 8 9
1966 8 10
1968 7 6