Russ Ortiz


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'1", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: 6/5/1974 in Encino, CA
Debut: 04/02/1998
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1998 SFN NL 22 25 3 7 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 9 0 0 5 0 0 .280 .333 .400 .733 10
    1999 SFN NL 33 71 7 14 11 2 0 1 8 0 0 3 17 0 0 7 0 1 .197 .230 .268 .497 19
    2000 SFN NL 33 61 7 12 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 16 0 0 6 0 2 .197 .290 .230 .519 14
    2001 SFN NL 33 67 6 13 7 6 0 0 6 0 0 5 19 0 0 8 1 1 .194 .247 .284 .530 19
    2002 SFN NL 33 69 11 17 10 5 0 2 9 0 0 6 17 0 0 7 2 1 .246 .299 .406 .704 28
    2003 ATL NL 35 70 6 18 12 4 0 2 10 0 0 4 17 0 1 6 1 1 .257 .303 .400 .703 28
    2004 ATL NL 34 59 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 0 1 10 0 1 .102 .131 .136 .267 8
    2005 ARI NL 24 34 1 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 0 6 0 1 .206 .270 .235 .506 8
    2006 ARI NL 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0
    2006 BAL AL 20 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2
    2007 SFN NL 12 17 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412 4
    2009 HOU NL 25 28 2 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 9 0 0 2 0 1 .179 .207 .286 .493 8
    2010 LAN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 seasons SFN NL 166 310 34 66 46 16 0 4 33 0 0 24 82 0 0 35 3 5 .213 .267 .303 .570 94
    2 seasons ATL NL 69 129 7 24 16 6 0 2 11 0 0 5 34 0 2 16 1 2 .186 .226 .279 .505 36
    2 seasons ARI NL 30 38 1 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 0 0 7 0 1 .184 .262 .211 .472 8
    1 season BAL AL 20 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2
    1 season HOU NL 25 28 2 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 9 0 0 2 0 1 .179 .207 .286 .493 8
    1 season LAN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total
    (12 seasons)     		316 507 45 104 74 23 0 7 49 0 0 35 135 0 2 60 4 9 .205 .257 .292 .549 148

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    1998 SFN NL 4 4 .500 4.99 22 13 3 0 0 0 88.33 90 51 49 11 46 1 75 4 3 394 1.540 9.2 1.1 4.7 7.6 1.63
    1999 SFN NL 18 9 .667 3.81 33 33 0 3 0 0 207.67 189 109 88 24 125 5 164 6 13 922 1.512 8.2 1.0 5.4 7.1 1.31
    2000 SFN NL 14 12 .538 5.01 33 32 0 0 0 0 195.67 192 117 109 28 112 1 167 7 8 871 1.554 8.8 1.3 5.2 7.7 1.49
    2001 SFN NL 17 9 .654 3.29 33 33 0 1 1 0 218.67 187 90 80 13 91 3 169 0 8 911 1.271 7.7 0.5 3.7 7.0 1.86
    2002 SFN NL 14 10 .583 3.61 33 33 0 2 0 0 214.33 191 89 86 15 94 5 137 4 5 911 1.330 8.0 0.6 3.9 5.8 1.46
    2003 ATL NL 21 7 .750 3.81 34 34 0 1 1 0 212.33 177 101 90 17 102 7 149 4 5 912 1.314 7.5 0.7 4.3 6.3 1.46
    2004 ATL NL 15 9 .625 4.13 34 34 0 2 1 0 204.67 197 98 94 23 112 7 143 3 4 896 1.510 8.7 1.0 4.9 6.3 1.28
    2005 ARI NL 5 11 .312 6.89 22 22 0 0 0 0 115.00 147 92 88 18 65 3 46 4 5 551 1.843 11.5 1.4 5.1 3.6 0.71
    2006 ARI NL 0 5 .000 7.54 6 6 0 0 0 0 22.67 27 21 19 3 22 1 21 1 0 113 2.162 10.7 1.2 8.7 8.3 0.95
    2006 BAL AL 0 3 .000 8.48 20 5 5 0 0 0 40.33 59 39 38 15 18 0 23 2 2 190 1.909 13.2 3.3 4.0 5.1 1.28
    2007 SFN NL 2 3 .400 5.51 12 8 1 0 0 0 49.00 57 32 30 4 20 1 27 6 0 223 1.571 10.5 0.7 3.7 5.0 1.35
    2009 HOU NL 3 6 .333 5.57 23 13 3 0 0 0 85.67 95 56 53 8 48 2 65 4 3 387 1.669 10.0 0.8 5.0 6.8 1.35
    2010 LAN NL 0 1 .000 10.29 6 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 10 8 8 0 5 1 6 0 1 35 2.143 12.9 0.0 6.4 7.7 1.20
    6 seasons SFN NL 69 47 .416 4.09 166 152 4 6 1 0 973.67 906 488 442 95 488 16 739 27 37 4232 1.432 8.4 0.9 4.5 6.8 1.5
    2 seasons ATL NL 36 16 .529 3.97 68 68 0 3 2 0 417.00 374 199 184 40 214 14 292 7 9 1808 1.410 8.1 0.9 4.6 6.3 1.4
    1 season BAL AL 0 3 .000 8.48 20 5 5 0 0 0 40.33 59 39 38 15 18 0 23 2 2 190 1.909 13.2 3.3 4.0 5.1 1.3
    2 seasons ARI NL 5 16 .179 7.00 28 28 0 0 0 0 137.67 174 113 107 21 87 4 67 5 5 664 1.896 11.4 1.4 5.7 4.4 0.8
    1 season HOU NL 3 6 .130 5.57 23 13 3 0 0 0 85.67 95 56 53 8 48 2 65 4 3 387 1.669 10.0 0.8 5.0 6.8 1.4
    1 season LAN NL 0 1 .000 10.29 6 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 10 8 8 0 5 1 6 0 1 35 2.143 12.9 0.0 6.4 7.7 1.2
    Total
    (12 seasons)     		113 89 .559 4.51 311 266 13 9 3 0 1661.33 1618 903 832 179 860 37 1192 45 57 7316 1.492 8.8 1.0 4.7 6.5 1.39
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