1974
Born June 5, 1974
Van Nuys, CA, USA
Russ Ortiz Notable
b. June 5, 1974 · San Francisco Giants 1998–2002, 2007, Atlanta Braves 2003–2004, Arizona Diamondbacks 2005–2006, Baltimore Orioles 2006, Houston Astros 2009, Los Angeles Dodgers 2010
Russ Ortiz played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1998 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010.
He went 113 and 89 with a 4.51 earned run average, pitching 1,661.3 innings in 311 games. He struck out 1,192 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 316 games he batted .205, with 104 hits and 45 runs. He finished with 7 home runs and 23 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 2003, with 21.
He was an All-Star in 2003.
He was born in Van Nuys, CA, USA on June 5, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2003 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 2000, 2004 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SFG | 22 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .280 |
| 1999 | SFG | 33 | 71 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .197 |
| 2000 | SFG | 33 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .197 |
| 2001 | SFG | 33 | 67 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .194 |
| 2002 | SFG | 33 | 69 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .246 |
| 2003 | ATL | 35 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .257 |
| 2004 | ATL | 34 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .102 |
| 2005 | ARI | 24 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .206 |
| 2006 | ARI/BAL | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2007 | SFG | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| 2009 | HOU | 25 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .179 |
| 2010 | LAD | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 316 | 507 | 45 | 104 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 135 | 0 | .205 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SFG | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 88.1 | 90 | 49 | 46 | 75 | 4.99 |
| 1999 | SFG | 18 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 207.2 | 189 | 88 | 125 | 164 | 3.81 |
| 2000 | SFG | 14 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 195.2 | 192 | 109 | 112 | 167 | 5.01 |
| 2001 | SFG | 17 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 218.2 | 187 | 80 | 91 | 169 | 3.29 |
| 2002 | SFG | 14 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 214.1 | 191 | 86 | 94 | 137 | 3.61 |
| 2003 | ATL | 21 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 212.1 | 177 | 90 | 102 | 149 | 3.81 |
| 2004 | ATL | 15 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 204.2 | 197 | 94 | 112 | 143 | 4.13 |
| 2005 | ARI | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 115.0 | 147 | 88 | 65 | 46 | 6.89 |
| 2006 | ARI/BAL | 0 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 63.0 | 86 | 57 | 40 | 44 | 8.14 |
| 2007 | SFG | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 49.0 | 57 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 5.51 |
| 2009 | HOU | 3 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 85.2 | 95 | 53 | 48 | 65 | 5.57 |
| 2010 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10.29 |
| Career | — | 113 | 89 | 311 | 266 | 0 | 1661.1 | 1618 | 832 | 860 | 1192 | 4.51 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Russ Ortiz
Russ Ortiz made a major-league debut on April 2, 1998.
2010
Final major-league game: Russ Ortiz
Russ Ortiz played a final major-league game on April 17, 2010.