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Russ Ortiz 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 113-89, 4.51 ERA, 1192 K in 1661.1 IP.

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Russ Ortiz

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-3.6Career NUT

+1.6 to Weak

Career

4.51ERA1.49WHIP113W1192K1661.1IP

R/R · 6' 1", 220 lb · b. Jun 5, 1974 · Encino, CA · Draft 1995 (4th Rd, #103)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1998	24	SF	-0.3	4	4	4.99	22	13	0	0	3	0	394	88.1	90	49	46	4	75	1.54
1999	25	SF	-0.5	18	9	3.81	33	33	3	0	0	0	922	207.2	189	88	125	6	164	1.51
2000	26	SF	-0.7	14	12	5.01	33	32	0	0	0	0	871	195.2	192	109	112	7	167	1.55
2001	27	SF	+2.1	17	9	3.29	33	33	1	1	0	0	911	218.2	187	80	91	0	169	1.27
2002	28	SF	+0.8	14	10	3.61	33	33	2	0	0	0	911	214.1	191	86	94	4	137	1.33
2003	29	ATL	+0.5	21	7	3.81	34	34	1	1	0	0	912	212.1	177	90	102	4	149	1.31
2004	30	ATL	-0.8	15	9	4.13	34	34	2	1	0	0	896	204.2	197	94	112	3	143	1.51
2005	31	ARI	-2.3	5	11	6.89	22	22	0	0	0	0	551	115.0	147	88	65	4	46	1.84
2006	32	ARI	—	0	5	7.54	6	6	0	0	0	0	113	22.2	27	19	22	1	21	2.16
2006	32	BAL	-1.6	0	3	8.48	20	5	0	0	5	0	190	40.1	59	38	18	2	23	1.91
2006	32	TOT	-2.0	0	8	8.14	26	11	0	0	5	0	303	63.0	86	57	40	3	44	2.00
2007	33	SF	-0.2	2	3	5.51	12	8	0	0	1	0	223	49.0	57	30	20	6	27	1.57
2009	35	HOU	-0.3	3	6	5.57	23	13	0	0	3	1	387	85.2	95	53	48	4	65	1.67
2010	36	LAD	—	0	1	10.29	6	0	0	0	1	0	35	7.0	10	8	5	0	6	2.14
Career	—	12 yrs	-3.6	113	89	4.51	311	266	9	3	13	1	7316	1661.1	1618	832	860	45	1192	1.49

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Ortiz's career NUT of -3.6

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.1

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NUT by Season

-0.3

-0.5

-0.7

+2.1

+0.8

+0.5

-0.8

-2.3

-2.0

-0.2

-0.3

Awards

2000NL Pitcher of the Month

2003NL All-Star

2004NL Pitcher of the Month

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1995	21	A+	0	1	1.50	5	0	5	0	0	24	6.0	4	1	2	0	7	1.00
1996	22	A+	0	0	0.25	34	0	31	23	23	145	36.2	16	1	20	2	63	0.98
1996	22	AA	1	2	4.05	26	0	20	13	13	123	26.2	22	12	21	2	29	1.61
1997	23	AA	2	3	4.13	12	12	0	0	0	249	56.2	52	26	37	1	50	1.57
1997	23	AAA	4	3	5.51	14	14	0	0	0	376	85.0	96	52	34	2	70	1.53
1998	24	AAA	3	1	1.60	10	10	0	0	0	209	50.2	35	9	22	4	59	1.13
2005	31	A+	0	1	42.43	1	1	0	0	0	19	2.1	12	11	1	0	1	5.57
2005	31	AAA	0	1	13.00	2	2	0	0	0	46	9.0	14	13	5	0	5	2.11
2006	32	AAA	1	0	2.61	4	4	0	0	0	90	20.2	22	6	5	0	10	1.31
2007	33	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	16	4.0	2	0	1	0	5	0.75
2007	33	AAA	1	1	3.24	5	3	0	0	0	66	16.2	16	6	2	0	12	1.08
2009	35	AAA	2	1	1.59	3	3	0	0	0	74	17.0	14	3	8	0	12	1.29
2009	35	AAA	0	1	7.07	3	2	0	0	0	68	14.0	18	11	10	0	9	2.00
2009	35	AAA	2	2	4.06	6	5	0	0	0	142	31.0	32	14	18	0	21	1.61

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