Russ Ortiz

Full Name: Russell Reid Ortiz	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/200	First Game: April 2, 1998
Birthdate: June 5, 1974	MLB Experience: 9 years
Birthplace: Van Nuys, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on June 5, 1974 in Van Nuys, California, Russ Ortiz (Russell Reid Ortiz) played for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 9 year career. Ortiz broke into the bigs on April 2, 1998 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 4.99 ERA in 88.1 innings pitched in 1998, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Russ Ortiz's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he posted a 3.81 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 149 batters. However, others believe that it was 2001, when he posted a 3.29 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 169 batters.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1998	SF	N	22	13	4	4	4.99	75	51	49	0	0	88.1	90	11	46	1	3	4
1999	SF	N	33	33	18	9	3.81	164	109	88	3	0	207.2	189	24	125	5	13	6
2000	SF	N	33	32	14	12	5.01	167	117	109	0	0	195.2	192	28	112	1	8	7
2001	SF	N	33	33	17	9	3.29	169	90	80	1	1	218.2	187	13	91	3	8	0
2002	SF	N	33	33	14	10	3.61	137	89	86	2	0	214.1	191	15	94	5	5	4
2003	ATL	N	34	34	21	7	3.81	149	101	90	1	1	212.1	177	17	102	7	5	4
2004	ATL	N	34	34	15	9	4.13	143	98	94	2	1	204.2	197	23	112	7	4	3
2005	ARI	N	22	22	5	11	6.89	46	92	88	0	0	115	147	18	65	3	5	4
2006	BAL	A	20	5	0	3	8.48	23	39	38	0	0	40.1	59	15	18	0	2	2
2006	ARI	N	6	6	0	5	7.54	21	21	19	0	0	22.2	27	3	22	1	0	1
2006	Total		26	11	0	8	8.14	44	60	57	0	0	63	86	18	40	1	2	3
2007	SF	N	12	8	2	3	5.51	27	32	30	0	0	49	57	4	20	1	0	6
Total	NL		262	248	110	79	4.32	1098	800	733	9	3	1528.1	1454	156	789	34	51	39
Total	AL		20	5	0	3	8.48	23	39	38	0	0	40.1	59	15	18	0	2	2
Total			282	253	110	82	4.42	1121	839	771	9	3	1568.2	1513	171	807	34	53	41

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1998	SF	N	P	22	13	88.1	9	13	1	2	1	11	4	0	.957
1999	SF	N	P	33	33	207.2	13	31	0	2	1	25	7	1	1.000
2000	SF	N	P	33	32	195.2	11	33	0	4	1	21	9	1	1.000
2001	SF	N	P	33	33	218.2	12	34	1	4	0	6	6	0	.979
2002	SF	N	P	33	33	214.1	15	47	1	2	1	7	7	0	.984
2003	ATL	N	P	34	34	212.1	13	25	1	5	1	22	5	2	.974
2004	ATL	N	P	34	34	204.2	7	38	0	5	1	18	7	0	1.000
2005	ARI	N	P	22	22	115	7	17	0	2	0	2	5	0	1.000
2006	BAL	A	P	20	5	40.1	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.000
2006	ARI	N	P	6	6	22.2	2	6	0	1	0	4	2	2	1.000
2006	Total		P	26	11	63	5	8	0	1	0	4	5	2	1.000
2007	SF	N	P	12	8	49	6	9	0	1	1	4	2	0	1.000
Total			P	282	253	1568.2	98	255	4	28	7	120	57	6	.989

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1998	SF	N	22	25	3	7	1	2	.280	.333	.400	0	2	9	0	5	0
1999	SF	N	33	71	7	14	1	8	.197	.230	.268	2	3	17	0	7	1
2000	SF	N	33	61	7	12	0	5	.197	.290	.230	2	8	16	0	6	2
2001	SF	N	33	67	6	13	0	6	.194	.247	.284	6	5	19	0	8	1
2002	SF	N	33	69	11	17	2	9	.246	.299	.406	5	6	17	0	7	1
2003	ATL	N	35	70	6	18	2	10	.257	.303	.400	4	4	17	1	6	1
2004	ATL	N	34	59	1	6	0	1	.102	.131	.136	2	1	17	1	10	1
2005	ARI	N	24	34	1	7	0	1	.206	.270	.235	1	3	9	0	6	1
2006	BAL	A	20	2	1	2	0	2	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0
2006	ARI	N	6	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	0	1	1	0	1	0
2006	Total		26	6	1	2	0	2	.333	.500	.333	0	2	1	0	1	0
2007	SF	N	12	17	0	3	0	3	.176	.176	.235	1	0	4	0	2	0
Total	NL		265	477	42	97	6	45	.203	.256	.289	23	33	126	2	58	8
Total	AL		20	2	1	2	0	2	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total			285	479	43	99	6	47	.207	.260	.292	22	34	126	2	58	8

[edit] Transactions

Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed June 14, 1995).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez (December 17, 2002).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 11, 2004).
Released by Arizona Diamondbacks (June 13, 2006).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (June 25, 2006).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).