Russ Ortiz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2010)

Russ Ortiz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2010 for 6 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 13 seasons. Across 311 career appearances, he went 113-89 with a 4.51 ERA and 1,192 strikeouts. He also batted .205 with 7 home runs. Russ Ortiz was an All-Star.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 113–89
ERA 4.51
WHIP 1.49
SO 1,192
Pitcher PIV -8000.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 200 lb
Born
6/5/1974 in Van Nuys, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1998-04-02
Last Game
2010-04-17
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Russell Reid Ortiz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Russ Ortiz — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
113 89 311 266 9 3 0 1661.1 1,618 832 179 860 1,192 4.51 -8000.7

Career ERA 4.51 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Russ Ortiz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1998 SFN NL 4 4 22 13 0 0 0 88.1 90 49 46 75 4.99 4.43 (-13%) -720.7
1999 SFN NL 18 9 33 33 3 0 0 207.2 189 88 125 164 3.81 4.71 (+19%) -1250.8
2000 SFN NL 14 12 33 32 0 0 0 195.2 192 109 112 167 5.01 4.77 (-5%) -1675.3
2001 SFN NL 17 9 33 33 1 1 0 218.2 187 80 91 169 3.29 4.42 (+25%) 5100.1
2002 SFN NL 14 10 33 33 2 0 0 214.1 191 86 94 137 3.61 4.28 (+16%) 1750.5
2003 ATL NL 21 7 34 34 1 1 0 212.1 177 90 102 149 3.81 4.40 (+13%) 1291.9
2004 ATL NL 15 9 34 34 2 1 0 204.2 197 94 112 143 4.13 4.46 (+7%) -1707.8
2005 ARI NL 5 11 22 22 0 0 0 115.0 147 88 65 46 6.89 4.29 (-60%) -5071.1
2006 ARI NL 0 5 6 6 0 0 0 22.2 27 19 22 21 7.54 4.53 (-67%) -868.0
2006 BAL AL 0 3 20 5 0 0 0 40.1 59 38 18 23 8.48 4.53 (-87%) -3833.4
2007 SFN NL 2 3 12 8 0 0 0 49.0 57 30 20 27 5.51 4.47 (-23%) -389.0
2009 HOU NL 3 6 23 13 0 0 0 85.2 95 53 48 65 5.57 4.32 (-29%) -627.2
2010 LAN NL 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 8 5 6 10.29 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 113 89 311 266 9 3 0 1,661.1 1,618 832 860 1,192 4.51 — -8,001

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Russ Ortiz — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
316 507 45 104 23 0 7 49 0 35 135 .205 .257 .292 .549 -1,954

Career AVG .205 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.

Career OBP .257 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Career SLG .292 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 31.0% below league average.

Career OPS .549 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Russ Ortiz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1998 SFN NL 22 25 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 2 9 .280 — — — — 0.0
1999 SFN NL 33 71 7 14 2 0 1 8 0 3 17 .197 .271 (-27%) .344 (-33%) .433 (-38%) .778 (-36%) -439.3
2000 SFN NL 33 61 7 12 2 0 0 5 0 8 16 .197 .270 (-27%) .344 (-16%) .437 (-47%) .782 (-34%) -334.6
2001 SFN NL 33 67 6 13 6 0 0 6 0 5 19 .194 .263 (-26%) .332 (-26%) .426 (-34%) .758 (-30%) -353.3
2002 SFN NL 33 69 11 17 5 0 2 9 0 6 17 .246 .261 (-6%) .331 (-10%) .416 (-3%) .747 (-6%) -91.6
2003 ATL NL 35 70 6 18 4 0 2 10 0 4 17 .257 .264 (-3%) .332 (-9%) .422 (-5%) .754 (-7%) -92.1
2004 ATL NL 34 59 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 17 .102 .266 (-62%) .335 (-61%) .427 (-68%) .762 (-65%) -643.0
2005 ARI NL 24 34 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 .206 — — — — 0.0
2006 ARI NL 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 BAL AL 20 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2007 SFN NL 12 17 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 .176 — — — — 0.0
2009 HOU NL 25 28 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 9 .179 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 316 507 45 104 23 0 7 49 0 35 135 .205 — — — — -1,954

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Russ Ortiz — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 .188

Playoff Batting by Year

Russ Ortiz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2004 NLDS2 ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2003 NLDS2 ATL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
2002 NLCS SFN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2002 NLDS1 SFN 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167
2002 WS SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS2 SFN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Russ Ortiz — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 9 9 0 44.0 51 28 25 27 5.73

Playoff Pitching by Year

Russ Ortiz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2004 NLDS2 ATL 0 0 1 1 0 3.0 7 5 1 1 15.00
2003 NLDS2 ATL 1 1 2 2 0 10.2 15 6 7 9 5.06
2002 NLCS SFN 0 0 1 1 0 4.2 5 4 3 3 7.71
2002 NLDS1 SFN 2 0 2 2 0 12.1 9 3 8 8 2.19
2002 WS SFN 0 0 2 2 0 8.0 13 9 2 2 10.12
2000 NLDS2 SFN 0 0 1 1 0 5.1 2 1 4 4 1.69

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Russ Ortiz — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1642502254418.216
Away1512572350331.195

Pitching — Home / Away

Russ Ortiz — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home163870.18123974436194.11
Away147790.18054354175734.95

Last 10 Games — Batting

Russ Ortiz — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2010-04-17 LADSFGL 000000000
2010-04-16 LADSFGW 000000000
2010-04-14 LADAZL 000000000
2010-04-09 LADMIAW 000000000
2010-04-07 LADPITL 000000000
2010-04-05 LADPITL 000000000
2009-07-30 HOUCHCL 100000000
2009-07-25 HOUNYNL 100000001
2009-07-19 HOULADL 301000001
2009-07-09 HOUWASW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Russ Ortiz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2010-04-17 LADSFG — 1.0100000
2010-04-16 LADSFG — 1.2344130
2010-04-14 LADAZ L 1.0322200
2010-04-09 LADMIA — 0.1122210
2010-04-07 LADPIT — 2.0200010
2010-04-05 LADPIT — 1.0000010
2009-07-30 HOUCHC L 2.1999332
2009-07-25 HOUNYN L 4.1566430
2009-07-19 HOULAD — 6.0522240
2009-07-09 HOUWAS — 3.0644210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Russ Ortiz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 311 266 106 267 5 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Russ Ortiz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 SFN P 22 13 9 13 1 2
1999 SFN P 33 33 13 31 0 2
2000 SFN P 33 32 11 33 0 4
2001 SFN P 33 33 12 34 1 4
2002 SFN P 33 33 15 47 1 2
2003 ATL P 34 34 13 25 1 5
2004 ATL P 34 34 7 38 0 5
2005 ARI P 22 22 7 17 0 2
2006 ARI P 6 6 2 6 0 1
2006 BAL P 20 5 3 2 0 0
2007 SFN P 12 8 6 9 0 1
2009 HOU P 23 13 8 10 1 1
2010 LAN P 6 0 0 2 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Russ Ortiz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 311

Awards & Honors

Russ Ortiz — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2004 Pitcher of the Month July
2000 Pitcher of the Month August

Salary History

Russ Ortiz's recorded salaries total $31,870,000 over 11 seasons, 1998 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ortiz's career ran from 1998 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2010.

Russ Ortiz — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2009 HOU NL $750,000
2007 SFN NL $380,000
2006 ARI NL $7,875,000
2005 ARI NL $7,375,000
2004 ATL NL $6,200,000
2003 ATL NL $4,662,500
2002 SFN NL $2,862,500
2001 SFN NL $912,500
2000 SFN NL $462,500
1999 SFN NL $220,000
1998 SFN NL $170,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $31,870,000

College History

Russ Ortiz — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Oklahoma Norman OK 1993, 1994, 1995

Award Voting History

Russ Ortiz — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2003 Cy Young Award NL 4th 9.0 160 0
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 27th 3.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Russ Ortiz (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Shawn Estes
    101-93, 4.71 ERA
  2. 81
    Doug Davis
    92-108, 4.44 ERA
  3. 73
    Edinson Volquez
    95-89, 4.45 ERA
  4. 58
    Jorge De La Rosa
    104-87, 4.58 ERA
  5. 57
    Kip Wells
    69-103, 4.71 ERA
  6. 52
    Tom Griffin
    77-94, 4.07 ERA

Russ Ortiz: the record in brief

According to the bio, Russ Ortiz debuted on April 2, 1998 and played a final game on April 17, 2010. The team column moves through the San Francisco Giants (1998 to 2007), the Atlanta Braves (2003 through 2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005 to 2006), the Baltimore Orioles (2006), the Houston Astros (2009), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2010). Ortiz played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on June 5, 1974, in Van Nuys, CA, USA, Ortiz was listed at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. The bio lists the given name Russell Reid.

Across 311 games (266 starts), Ortiz recorded 113 wins against 89 losses with a 4.51 ERA. The same table counts 1,192 strikeouts. Ortiz's 4.51 ERA was close to the 4.43 league figure for those seasons. Ortiz won 21 games in 2003, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 169 in 2001. In 2001, one of the busiest seasons, Ortiz posted a 3.29 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.42.

Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Ortiz

What years did Russ Ortiz play?
Russ Ortiz played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2010.
Was Russ Ortiz a pitcher?
Yes. Russ Ortiz pitched in the major leagues, recording 113 wins and 1192 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Ortiz hit?
Russ Ortiz hit 7 career home runs with 104 hits.
What teams did Russ Ortiz play for?
Russ Ortiz played for 6 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1998–2002, 2007), the Atlanta Braves (2003–2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2006), the Baltimore Orioles (2006), the Houston Astros (2009), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2010).
Did Russ Ortiz win a Cy Young Award?
No. Russ Ortiz did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Russ Ortiz win?
Russ Ortiz was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Russ Ortiz's career stats?
In 311 games, Russ Ortiz went 113-89 with a 4.51 ERA, 1,192 strikeouts, and 1,661.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 104 hits and 7 home runs.
How much did Russ Ortiz earn in his career?
Russ Ortiz's recorded salaries total $31,870,000 over 11 seasons, 1998 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ortiz's career ran from 1998 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2010.
What was Russ Ortiz's salary?
Russ Ortiz's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $7,875,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2009.
What position did Russ Ortiz play?
Russ Ortiz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Russ Ortiz and how much did he weigh?
Russ Ortiz was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 200 pounds.
What was Russ Ortiz's career ERA?
Russ Ortiz finished with a 4.51 career ERA, going 113-89 with 1,192 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Russ Ortiz have?
Russ Ortiz recorded 1,192 career strikeouts.
Is Russ Ortiz in the Hall of Fame?
No. Russ Ortiz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.