Russ Ortiz was a pitcher in MLB. Across 311 career appearances, with a 4.51 ERA and 1192 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SF | 4 | 4 | 4.99 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 88.1 | 90 | 49 | 46 | 75 | 1.54 |
| 1999 | SF | 18 | 9 | 3.81 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 207.2 | 189 | 88 | 125 | 164 | 1.51 |
| 2000 | SF | 14 | 12 | 5.01 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 195.2 | 192 | 109 | 112 | 167 | 1.55 |
| 2001 | SF | 17 | 9 | 3.29 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 218.2 | 187 | 80 | 91 | 169 | 1.27 |
| 2002 | SF | 14 | 10 | 3.61 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 214.1 | 191 | 86 | 94 | 137 | 1.33 |
| 2003 | ATL | 21 | 7 | 3.81 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 212.1 | 177 | 90 | 102 | 149 | 1.31 |
| 2004 | ATL | 15 | 9 | 4.13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 204.2 | 197 | 94 | 112 | 143 | 1.51 |
| 2005 | ARI | 5 | 11 | 6.89 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 115.0 | 147 | 88 | 65 | 46 | 1.84 |
| 2006 | ARI | 0 | 5 | 7.54 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22.2 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 2.16 |
| 2006 | BAL | 0 | 3 | 8.48 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 40.1 | 59 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 1.91 |
| 2007 | SF | 2 | 3 | 5.51 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 49.0 | 57 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 1.57 |
| 2009 | HOU | 3 | 6 | 5.57 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 85.2 | 95 | 53 | 48 | 65 | 1.67 |
| 2010 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 10.29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2.14 |
| Career Totals | — | 113 | 89 | 4.51 | 311 | 266 | 0 | 1661.1 | 1618 | 832 | 860 | 1192 | 1.49 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SF | 22 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .280 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| 1999 | SF | 33 | 71 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .197 | .230 | .268 | .497 |
| 2000 | SF | 33 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .197 | .290 | .230 | .519 |
| 2001 | SF | 33 | 67 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .194 | .247 | .284 | .530 |
| 2002 | SF | 33 | 69 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .246 | .299 | .406 | .704 |
| 2003 | ATL | 35 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .257 | .303 | .400 | .703 |
| 2004 | ATL | 34 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .102 | .131 | .136 | .267 |
| 2005 | ARI | 24 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .206 | .270 | .235 | .506 |
| 2006 | ARI | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| 2006 | BAL | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | SF | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| 2009 | HOU | 25 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .179 | .207 | .286 | .493 |
| 2010 | LAD | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 316 | 507 | 45 | 104 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 35 | 135 | .205 | .257 | .292 | .549 |
2003
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $170,000 |
| 1999 | $220,000 |
| 2000 | $462,500 |
| 2001 | $912,500 |
| 2002 | $2,862,500 |
| 2003 | $4,662,500 |
| 2004 | $6,200,000 |
| 2005 | $7,375,000 |
| 2006 | $7,875,000 |
| 2007 | $380,000 |
| 2009 | $750,000 |
Career Total: $31,870,000 (11 seasons)
Average: $2,897,273
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.