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Hector Ortiz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 205 lb.

Debut September 14, 1998
  vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 15, 2002
Born October 14, 1969 in Rio Piedras, P.R.

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 35th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 28 KCR AL   4    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 30 KCR AL  26   88   15   34   6  0   0    5   0  0   8   8  .386  .443  .455  126   40   2   0   1   1   0
 2001 31 KCR AL  56  154   12   38   6  1   0   11   1  3   9  24  .247  .293  .299   53   46   2   0   0   1   5
 2002 32 TEX AL   7   14    1    3   1  0   1    2   0  0   1   1  .214  .267  .500   93    7   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       93  260   29   75  13  1   1   18   1  3  18  33  .288  .339  .358   78   93   4   0   1   2   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        453   51  131  23  2   2   31   2  5  31  57  .288  .339  .358   78  162   7   0   2   3  10
 Career High     56  154   15   38   6  1   1   11   1  3   9  24                          46   2   0   1   1   5
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 28 KCR AL    4    4    0   0.0   111| .000  .273| .000  .342| .000  .434| .000  .776|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2000 30 KCR AL   99   56   19   9.0   118| .386  .280| .443  .353| .455  .450| .898  .804| 126  .712   4.1   0.4   0%
 2001 31 KCR AL  166  126   12   2.6   113| .247  .275| .293  .343| .299  .442| .592  .785|  53  .222 -11.3  -1.1  25%
 2002 32 TEX AL   15   12    1   2.2   110| .214  .271| .267  .339| .500  .436| .767  .776|  93  .189  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       284  198   32   4.3   114| .288  .277| .339  .346| .358  .444| .697  .791|  78  .414  -8.6  -0.8  25%

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 28 KCR AL C 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.33 6.17 3.00 7.12 1 12.0 0 3 0 0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 0.00 9.00 0 1.0 2000 30 KCR AL C 26 130 18 1 1 .993 .991 5.69 6.02 5.97 6.93 26 223.0 0 11 17 7 2001 31 KCR AL C 55 280 28 3 1 .990 .990 5.60 6.12 6.76 7.17 46 410.0 1 23 27 17 DH 1 2002 32 TEX AL C 7 22 0 1 0 .957 .991 3.14 6.16 5.21 6.96 4 38.0 0 1 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 28 KCR AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 0.00 9.00 0 1.0 1998 28 KCR AL C 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.33 6.17 3.00 7.12 1 12.0 0 3 0 0 2000 30 KCR AL C 26 130 18 1 1 .993 .991 5.69 6.02 5.97 6.93 26 223.0 0 11 17 7 2001 31 KCR AL C 55 280 28 3 1 .990 .990 5.60 6.12 6.76 7.17 46 410.0 1 23 27 17 2002 32 TEX AL C 7 22 0 1 0 .957 .991 3.14 6.16 5.21 6.96 4 38.0 0 1 0 0 2001 31 KCR AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 91 436 46 5 2 .990 .991 5.30 6.10 6.35 7.08 77 683.0 1 38 44 24 1B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.30 0.00 9.00 0 1.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 92 436 46 5 2 .990 .991 5.24 6.12 6.34 7.08 77 684
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 35th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988.

October 17, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 18, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 22, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

April 26, 2002: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Kansas City Royals.

July 12, 2002: Released by the Texas Rangers.

July 15, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 18, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

August 11, 2005: Released by the Washington Nationals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Kansas City Royals$170,000
2001Kansas City Royals$230,000
Career (may be incomplete)$400,000

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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