How Russ Ortiz's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Russ Ortiz totaled 135 career Strikeouts, well below the league average of 272.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 2010, posting 0, well below the league average of 46.5 that year. The highest point came in 2001 at 19, well below the league average of 40.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 4 in 2007 to 9 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 0 to 19 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Russ Ortiz Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Russ Ortiz Strikeouts Per Season

Russ Ortiz's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Russ Ortiz Strikeouts by Team

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

Russ Ortiz Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

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

Russ Ortiz Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Russ Ortiz Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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