How Russ Ortiz's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Russ Ortiz totaled 104 career Hits, well below the league average of 470.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 2003, posting 18, well below the league average of 55.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the league average of 55.4 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 3 in 2007 to 5 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 18 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Russ Ortiz Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Extra Base Hit Pct
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Season Avg.8.672.50.289
162 Game Avg.53.3215.380.289
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Russ Ortiz Hits Per Season

Russ Ortiz's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

Russ Ortiz Hits by Team

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

Russ Ortiz Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

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

Russ Ortiz Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Russ Ortiz Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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