Justin Marks vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Justin Marks
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Marks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Marks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 2.108 compared to 4.51 and 1.514 for Russ Ortiz. By the career numbers, Justin Marks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin Marks and Russ Ortiz

Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.49
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.77
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.97
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.49
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.66
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.57
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
6.46
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.784
1.784
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7316
39.63
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.108
2.108
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
35.76
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6278
34.01
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Justin Marks and Russ Ortiz

Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.45
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Marks and Russ Ortiz

Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
311.84
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
600
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
500.33
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
135
133.22
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Justin Marks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Marks
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA