How Russ Ortiz's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Russ Ortiz totaled 266 career Starts as Fielder, above the league average of 236.2 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2003, posting 34, near the league average of 36.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2010 at 0, well below the league average of 36.2 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 34 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Russ Ortiz Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Season Avg.22.1785.53
162 Game Avg.138.5685.53
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Russ Ortiz Starts as Fielder Per Season

Russ Ortiz's Starts as Fielder 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 as Fielder per season line chart

Russ Ortiz Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Russ Ortiz Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

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

Russ Ortiz Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Russ Ortiz Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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