Russ Ortiz
Russell Reid Ortiz
Born: June 5, 1974
Van Nuys, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 4 (1995 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Oklahoma
Career: 1995-2009
Major League Statistics
Russ Ortiz compiled a career record of 16 wins and 15 losses, with 47 saves, and a 3.63 ERA in his 145-game pitching career with the Bellingham Giants, San Jose Giants, Shreveport Captains, Phoenix Firebirds, Fresno Grizzlies, Lancaster JetHawks, Tucson Sidewinders, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
 Bellingham Giants |
 San Jose Giants |
 Shreveport Captains |
 Phoenix Firebirds |
 Fresno Grizzlies |
 Tucson Sidewinders |
 Lancaster JetHawks |
 Fresno Grizzlies |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees |
 Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.52 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34.3 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 131 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.50 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36.7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.05 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26.7 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.51 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 96 | 57 | 52 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 376 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 52 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 249 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 209 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 42.43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.61 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.07 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 |
| Totals | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.63 | 145 | 52 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 379.7 | 342 | 173 | 153 | 29 | 181 | 3 | 387 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 1636 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 14 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .152 | .222 | .152 | .374 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Giants | P | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .360 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .265 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .231 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 1.143 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 1.000 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | Lancaster JetHawks | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | P | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .667 |
| Totals | 145 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 5 | .917 | .531 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Bellingham Giants | SFN | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1996 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1997 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | ||
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | July 29, 2005 | August 8, 2005 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | California League | Lancaster JetHawks | ARI | August 3, 2005 | August 3, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | May 16, 2006 | May 31, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | May 17, 2007 | August 4, 2007 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | July 28, 2007 | July 28, 2007 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | NYA | August 6, 2009 | August 16, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | August 23, 2009 | September 2, 2009 |
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