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Russ
Ortiz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 5, 1974 in Usa, CA, ENCINO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 30 ATL NL $ 3,990,000 8 5 7 6 4 5 5 9 8 8
2005 31 ATL NL $ 2,790,000 8 5 7 6 4 5 5 8 7 8
2006 32 ATL NL $ 2,790,000 8 5 7 6 4 6 5 8 7 8
2007 33 ATL NL $ 2,790,000 8 5 7 6 5 6 5 7 7 7
2008 34 KCA AL   8 5 7 6 4 6 5 7 7 7
2009 35 ATL NL $ 300,000 8 5 7 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 7 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,990,000 8 5 7 6 5 6 5 9 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 30 ATL NL $ 3,990,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2005 31 ATL NL $ 2,790,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2006 32 ATL NL $ 2,790,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2007 33 ATL NL $ 2,790,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2008 34 KCA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
2009 35 ATL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,990,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 30 ATL NL 9 14 .391 34 34 0 0 0 182.7 187 87 16 101 148 4.29 .268 .359 .406 .765 8.2
2005 31 ATL NL 5 4 .556 18 18 0 0 0 101.0 106 60 15 52 62 5.35 .267 .354 .433 .787 2.5
    AAA   7 2 .778 10 10 0 0 0 69.0 73 28 3 32 68 3.65 .271 .349 .368 .717  
2006 32 ATL NL 10 10 .500 32 30 2 1 1 175.0 194 84 17 79 105 4.32 .280 .354 .388 .742 8.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 15.3 11 3 1 8 19 1.76 .204 .306 .315 .621  
2007 33 ATL NL 8 11 .421 34 31 0 0 0 170.3 232 111 22 66 106 5.87 .325 .383 .474 .857 1.2
2008 34 KCA AL 1 1 .500 6 2 0 0 0 15.7 24 13 1 10 12 7.47 .353 .430 .456 .886 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 15 5 3 5 12 3.00 .259 .317 .483 .800  
2009 35 ATL NL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 22.3 31 15 4 6 21 6.05 .326 .379 .495 .873 0.0
    AA   2 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 0 35.7 31 7 1 13 32 1.77 .244 .314 .315 .629  
6 Years Sim 34 43 .442 128 119 2 1 1 667.0 774 370 75 314 454 4.99 .290 .366 .428 .794 20.4
3 Years AAA 9 2 .818 14 14 1 1 0 99.3 99 36 7 45 99 3.26 .260 .338 .378 .716  
1 Years AA 2 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 0 35.7 31 7 1 13 32 1.77 .244 .314 .315 .629  
4 Years Minors 11 2 .846 33 14 1 1 0 135.0 130 43 8 58 131 2.87 .256 .332 .362 .694  
Season Average 5 7 .417 21 19 0 0 0 111.2 129 61 12 52 75 4.99 .290 .366 .428 .794  
Career Highs 10 14 .556 34 34 2 1 1 182.7 232 111 22 101 148 7.47 .353 .430 .495 .886  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   385 195 48 153 290   .267 .337 .413 .751
vs LH   389 175 27 161 164   .318 .397 .445 .842
Home 15 24 .385 64 60 1 1 0 333.7 389 188 38 153 232 5.07 .292 .365 .425 .790
Away 19 19 .500 64 59 1 0 1 333.3 385 182 37 161 222 4.91 .288 .365 .431 .796
Mar/Apr 4 6 .400 20 18 1 0 1 111.3 126 57 16 56 63 4.61 .288 .369 .467 .836
May 5 6 .455 22 22 0 0 0 114.3 133 73 12 63 79 5.75 .293 .379 .419 .798
June 7 10 .412 25 23 0 0 0 129.0 142 69 11 66 93 4.81 .278 .360 .391 .752
July 2 8 .200 19 17 0 0 0 87.0 126 59 13 32 63 6.10 .341 .393 .524 .917
August 9 7 .563 21 21 0 0 0 122.7 138 64 13 49 88 4.70 .287 .353 .422 .775
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 21 18 2 2 0 102.7 109 48 10 48 68 4.21 .264 .341 .363 .704
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 30 ATL NL 34 56 6 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 12 .196 .237 .250 .487 2.5 0.0
2005 31 ATL NL 18 35 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .171 .194 .171 .366 0.3 0.0
2006 32 ATL NL 32 53 3 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .245 .259 .264 .523 3.7 0.0
2007 33 ATL NL 34 55 5 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 15 .218 .283 .255 .538 3.2 0.0
2009 35 ATL NL 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5 0.2
5 Years Sim 122 206 16 44 4 1 0 10 0 0 10 53 .214 .250 .243 .493 10.3 0.2
162 Game Average 273 21 58 5 1 0 13 0 0 13 70 .214 .250 .243 .493 13.7  
Career Highs 34 56 6 13 2 1 0 7 0 0 5 15 .286 .286 .286 .571 3.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   149 11 30 3 1 0 7 0 0 10 37 .201 .252 .235 .486 8.2
vs LH   57 5 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 .246 .246 .263 .509 3.1
Home 61 97 7 23 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 25 .237 .260 .278 .538 6.4
Away 61 109 9 21 2 0 0 9 0 0 7 28 .193 .241 .211 .452 4.9
RISP   53 0 8 1 0 0 10 0 0 6 19 .151 .237 .170 .407 1.9
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Mar/Apr 20 34 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .176 .200 .206 .406 0.9
May 22 39 3 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .231 .250 .282 .532 2.4
June 21 37 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .216 .216 .216 .432 1.2
July 17 25 3 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 5 .280 .333 .360 .693 3.0
August 21 41 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .244 .295 .268 .564 3.3
Sep/Oct 21 30 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .133 .212 .133 .345 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 30 ATL NL P 34 34 182.7 13 41 1 2 .982 2.66    
2005 31 ATL NL P 18 18 101.0 5 23 2 1 .933 2.50    
2006 32 ATL NL P 32 30 175.0 13 32 1 2 .978 2.31    
2007 33 ATL NL P 34 31 170.3 14 32 2 3 .958 2.43    
2008 34 KCA AL P 6 2 15.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.15    
2009 35 ATL NL P 4 4 22.3 0 7 0 1 1.000 2.82    
Career Totals   128 119 667.0 45 137 6 9 .968 2.46    
Career Highs   34 34 182.7 14 41 2 3 1.000 2.82    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2006 32 ATL NL 2 1 .667 3 3 1 1 0 22.3 20 5 1 4 10 2.02 .250 .286 .313 .598
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 3 3 1 1 0 22.3 20 5 1 4 10 2.02 .250 .286 .313 .598
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 32 ATL NL 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .333 .250 .583
Career Post-Season Batting 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .333 .250 .583
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2004-8-14
 Complete Games
2006-4-2
 Shutouts
2006-3-1
 Hits Allowed
2007-8-232
 Walks Allowed
2004-3-101
2006-7-79
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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  1. Francisco Cruceta (980)
  2. Robert Cleary (979)
  3. A.J. Burnett (970)
  4. Tim Redding (969)
  5. Ryan Dempster (969)
  6. Tomas Sol (968)
  7. Joseph Lacombe (964)
  8. Jose Hurtado (964)
  9. Randy Sowers (963)
  10. Miguel Batista (962)
History
Had first career hit on 4/27/2004, off Tony Armas (MON)
Earned first career win on 5/27/2004
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 5/22/2008 to a minor league deal
Released by Kansas City on 7/9/2008
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 5/14/2009 to a minor league deal
 
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