Orator Shafer was a right fielder in MLB history. In 871 career games, he posted a .282 batting average and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 | HR1 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .229 | .229 | .314 | .543 |
| 1874 | NY2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1875 | PH2 | 19 | 70 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .243 | .243 | .300 | .543 |
| 1877 | LS1 | 61 | 260 | 38 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 17 | .285 | .309 | .392 | .701 | |
| 1878 | IN1 | 63 | 266 | 48 | 90 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 20 | .338 | .369 | .455 | .824 | |
| 1879 | CHC | 73 | 316 | 53 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 28 | .304 | .317 | .345 | .662 | |
| 1880 | CL2 | 83 | 338 | 62 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 36 | .266 | .301 | .361 | .662 | |
| 1881 | CL2 | 85 | 343 | 48 | 88 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 20 | .257 | .303 | .338 | .641 | |
| 1882 | CL2 | 84 | 313 | 37 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 27 | .214 | .276 | .300 | .577 | |
| 1883 | BFN | 95 | 401 | 67 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 39 | .292 | .336 | .334 | .671 | |
| 1884 | SLU | 106 | 467 | 130 | 168 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 30 | .360 | .398 | .501 | .899 | |||
| 1885 | PH4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .444 | .744 | ||
| 1885 | SL5 | 69 | 257 | 30 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 31 | .195 | .250 | .253 | .503 | |
| 1886 | PH4 | 21 | 82 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .268 | .333 | .378 | .711 | |
| 1890 | PH4 | 100 | 390 | 55 | 110 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 29 | 47 | .282 | .367 | .354 | .720 | |
| Career Totals | — | 871 | 3552 | 601 | 1000 | 164 | 53 | 11 | 317 | 34 | 227 | 226 | .282 | .326 | .367 | .692 |