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Luis Ordaz
Luis Javier Ordaz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

Debut September 3, 1997
  vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born August 12, 1975 in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1992. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 21 STL NL  12   22    3    6   1  0   0    1   3  0   1   2  .273  .304  .318   65    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 22 STL NL  57  153    9   31   5  0   0    8   2  0  12  18  .203  .261  .235   32   36   4   0   1   0   3
 1999 23 STL NL  10    9    3    1   0  0   0    2   1  0   1   2  .111  .200  .111  -18    1   1   0   0   0   0
 2000 24 KCR AL  65  104   17   23   2  0   0   11   4  2   5  10  .221  .257  .240   26   25   4   3   0   1   6
 2001 25 KCR AL  28   56    8   14   3  0   0    4   0  0   3   8  .250  .295  .304   55   17   2   1   0   1   1
 2002 26 KCR AL  33   94   11   21   2  0   0    4   2  3  12  13  .223  .308  .245   45   23   4   1   0   0   2
 2006 30 TBD AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      206  440   51   96  13  0   0   30  12  5  34  53  .218  .274  .248   36  109  15   5   1   2  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        346   40   75  10  0   0   24   9  4  27  42  .218  .274  .248   36   86  12   4   1   2   9
 Career High     65  153   17   31   5  0   0   11   4  3  12  18                          36   4   3   1   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 21 STL NL   23   16    3   5.0   107| .273  .269| .304  .341| .318  .423| .622  .764|  65  .514  -1.2  -0.1 100%
 1998 22 STL NL  169  129   10   2.1   107| .203  .269| .261  .340| .235  .424| .496  .764|  32  .175 -15.4  -1.5 100%
 1999 23 STL NL   11    9    0   0.0   117| .111  .277| .200  .352| .111  .446| .311  .798| -18  .000  -1.7  -0.2 100%
 2000 24 KCR AL  117   96    6   1.7   118| .221  .280| .257  .353| .240  .450| .497  .804|  26  .101 -12.0  -1.1  66%
 2001 25 KCR AL   63   46    5   2.9   113| .250  .275| .295  .343| .304  .442| .599  .785|  55  .267  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 2002 26 KCR AL  111   83    8   2.6   114| .223  .275| .308  .344| .245  .443| .553  .788|  45  .233  -7.8  -0.7  40%
 2006 30 TBD AL    2    2    0   0.0   110| .000  .274| .000  .338| .000  .436| .000  .774|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       496  381   32   2.2   112| .218  .274| .274  .345| .248  .437| .522  .782|  36  .184 -42.3  -4.1  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 21 STL NL SS 11 9 18 1 4 .964 .975 2.45 3.85 4.17 4.58 6 58.3 1998 22 STL NL SS 54 68 154 13 34 .945 .968 4.11 3.88 5.07 4.52 46 394.3 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 2B 1 2 3 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 4.40 7.50 5.10 1 6.0 1999 23 STL NL SS 8 4 7 3 4 .786 .965 1.38 3.80 3.54 4.44 2 28.0 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2000 24 KCR AL SS 38 37 35 1 14 .986 .973 1.89 4.17 4.41 4.71 12 147.0 2B 22 27 30 0 10 1.000 .979 2.59 4.32 4.04 5.03 15 127.0 2001 25 KCR AL 2B 19 21 53 1 16 .987 .981 3.89 4.44 5.56 4.87 13 119.7 SS 8 6 13 2 1 .905 .974 2.38 4.03 5.18 4.50 4 33.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 DH 1 2002 26 KCR AL 2B 28 43 68 2 14 .982 .979 3.96 4.36 4.39 4.90 26 227.7 3B 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 2.40 1.46 2.71 0 12.3 SS 2 4 5 0 2 1.000 .978 4.50 4.15 5.06 4.56 2 16.0 2006 30 TBD AL SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.00 3.60 4.50 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 22 STL NL 2B 1 2 3 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 4.40 7.50 5.10 1 6.0 1999 23 STL NL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 4.50 4.95 0 2.0 2000 24 KCR AL 2B 22 27 30 0 10 1.000 .979 2.59 4.32 4.04 5.03 15 127.0 2001 25 KCR AL 2B 19 21 53 1 16 .987 .981 3.89 4.44 5.56 4.87 13 119.7 2002 26 KCR AL 2B 28 43 68 2 14 .982 .979 3.96 4.36 4.39 4.90 26 227.7 1998 22 STL NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1999 23 STL NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2001 25 KCR AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 2002 26 KCR AL 3B 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 2.40 1.46 2.71 0 12.3 2001 25 KCR AL DH 1 1997 21 STL NL SS 11 9 18 1 4 .964 .975 2.45 3.85 4.17 4.58 6 58.3 1998 22 STL NL SS 54 68 154 13 34 .945 .968 4.11 3.88 5.07 4.52 46 394.3 1999 23 STL NL SS 8 4 7 3 4 .786 .965 1.38 3.80 3.54 4.44 2 28.0 2000 24 KCR AL SS 38 37 35 1 14 .986 .973 1.89 4.17 4.41 4.71 12 147.0 2001 25 KCR AL SS 8 6 13 2 1 .905 .974 2.38 4.03 5.18 4.50 4 33.0 2002 26 KCR AL SS 2 4 5 0 2 1.000 .978 4.50 4.15 5.06 4.56 2 16.0 2006 30 TBD AL SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.00 3.60 4.50 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 122 129 233 20 59 .948 .970 2.97 3.98 4.78 4.56 72 681.7 2B* 71 93 155 3 41 .988 .980 3.49 4.37 4.63 4.93 55 482.3 3B* 10 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.20 2.38 1.04 2.71 0 17.3 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 203 222 390 23 100 .964 .974 3.01 4.04 4.66 4.69 127 1181
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

December 17, 1992: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1995: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cincinnati Reds sent Mike Remlinger to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Miguel Mejia to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Andre King (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds.

December 15, 1999: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Dante Powell.

April 5, 2000: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

July 1, 2002: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

July 1, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 3, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998St. Louis Cardinals$172,500
2000Arizona Diamondbacks$215,000
2001Kansas City Royals$235,000
2006Tampa Bay Devil Rays$375,000
Career (may be incomplete)$997,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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