How Russ Ortiz's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Russ Ortiz totaled 7,316 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1999, posting 922, well above the starting pitcher average of 519.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 35, well below the starting pitcher average of 487.9 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 223 in 2007 to 387 in 2009 and 35 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 35 to 922 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Russ Ortiz Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Russ Ortiz
| Russ Ortiz
Batters Faced | Russ Ortiz
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 7316 | 39.63 |
| Season Avg. | 609.67 | 39.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3810.91 | 39.63 |
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Russ Ortiz Batters Faced Per Season
Russ Ortiz's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Russ Ortiz Batters Faced by Team
Russ Ortiz's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Russ Ortiz Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Russ Ortiz's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Russ Ortiz Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Russ Ortiz's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Russ Ortiz Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Russ Ortiz's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
