How Russ Ortiz's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Russ Ortiz totaled 266 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2003, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.0 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.6 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 8 in 2007 to 13 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Russ Ortiz Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Starts for Russ Ortiz
Russ Ortiz
Starts
Russ Ortiz
Games Started %
Career26685.53
Season Avg.22.1785.53
162 Game Avg.138.5685.53
More InfoSee MoreSee More

Russ Ortiz Starts Per Season

Russ Ortiz's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Russ Ortiz Starts by Team

Russ Ortiz's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Russ Ortiz career Starts by team bar chart

Russ Ortiz Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Russ Ortiz's career Starts, 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 Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Russ Ortiz Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Russ Ortiz's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Russ Ortiz Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Russ Ortiz's MLB career with Starts 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.
Russ Ortiz Starts season-by-season breakdown table