Sam Moran vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Ortiz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Russ Ortiz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Russ Ortiz

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.68
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
4.51
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.77
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.97
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.66
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
6.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.31
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7316
39.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
4.89
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6278
34.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Russ Ortiz

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.68
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
1.45
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.02
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Russ Ortiz

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
311.84
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.91
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.61
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.39
38.87
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
146.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
44.41
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
85.86
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
37.68
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
135
133.22
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA