How Russ Ortiz's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Russ Ortiz totaled 1,618 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2010, posting 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 113.9 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 197, well above the starting pitcher average of 113.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 57 in 2007 to 95 in 2009 and 10 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 10 to 197 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Russ Ortiz Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Russ Ortiz
| Russ Ortiz
Hits | Russ Ortiz
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1618 | 8.77 |
| Season Avg. | 134.83 | 8.77 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 842.82 | 8.77 |
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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 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 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 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 — 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.
