How Russ Ortiz's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Russ Ortiz posted a career ERA of 4.51, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2001, posting 3.29, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.5 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 10.29, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.14 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.51 in 2007 to 5.57 in 2009 and 10.29 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.29 to 10.29 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Russ Ortiz Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Russ Ortiz
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| Career | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.6 |
| Season Avg. | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.6 |
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Russ Ortiz ERA Per Season
Russ Ortiz's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Russ Ortiz's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Russ Ortiz ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Russ Ortiz's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Russ Ortiz ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Russ Ortiz's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Russ Ortiz's MLB career with ERA 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.
