Héctor Ortiz

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: October 14, 1969 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

Died: February 28, 2024 in Phoenix, AZ

Buried: Desert Hills Memorial Park, Scottsdale, AZ

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 35th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ranger College (Ranger, TX).

High School: Luis Hernaiz Verone HS (Canovanas, Puerto Rico)

Schools: Paris Junior College (Paris, TX), Ranger College (Ranger, TX)

Last Game: May 15, 2002 (Age 32-213d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Héctor Ortiz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

260

.289

RBI

OBP

.339

SLG

.358

OPS

.697

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1988	18	-3.1	Salem	NORW	A-	LAD	32	84	77	5	11	1	0	0	4	0	2	5	16	.143	.205	.156	.361	12		1	1	0	0
1989	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	LAD	86	244	225	18	44	3	2	0	16	2	1	10	39	.196	.240	.227	.466	51	7	3	6	0	0
1989	19	-3.3	Vero Beach	FLOR	A	LAD	42	97	85	5	12	0	1	0	4	0	0	6	15	.141	.215	.165	.380	14	1	2	4	0	0
1989	19	-2.1	Salem	NORW	A-	LAD	44	147	140	13	32	3	1	0	12	2	1	4	24	.229	.255	.264	.520	37	6	1	2	0	0
1990	20	-0.7	Yakima	NORW	A-	LAD	52	180	173	16	47	3	1	0	12	1	1	5	15	.272	.296	.301	.597	52		1	1	0	1
1991	21	-1.3	Vero Beach	FLOR	A+	LAD	42	131	123	3	28	2	0	0	8	0	0	5	8	.228	.275	.244	.519	30	2	3	0	0	0
1992	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	LAD	89	309	265	20	70	9	1	1	36	2	3	32	29	.264	.354	.317	.671	84	10	6	4	2	0
1992	22	-2.2	San Antonio	TL	AA	LAD	26	72	59	1	12	1	0	0	5	0	0	11	13	.203	.338	.220	.558	13	2	1	1	0	0
1992	22	-0.5	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	LAD	63	237	206	19	58	8	1	1	31	2	3	21	16	.282	.359	.345	.704	71	8	5	3	2	0
1993	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	LAD	67	190	175	6	36	6	1	1	9	0	2	9	23	.206	.249	.269	.517	47	4	1	5	0	2
1993	23	-2.9	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	18	47	44	0	8	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	.182	.200	.250	.450	11	1	1	2	0	0
1993	23	-0.7	San Antonio	TL	AA	LAD	49	143	131	6	28	5	0	1	6	0	2	9	17	.214	.264	.275	.539	36	3	0	3	0	2
1994	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	LAD	58	177	168	11	37	1	1	0	14	0	0	5	19	.220	.243	.238	.481	40	11	1	0	3	0
1994	24	-2.2	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	34	97	93	7	28	1	1	0	10	0	0	3	12	.301	.320	.333	.653	31	7	0	0	1	0
1994	24	0.1	San Antonio	TL	AA	LAD	24	80	75	4	9	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	7	.120	.150	.120	.270	9	4	1	0	2	0
1995	25	1.0	Orlando	SOUL	AA	CHC	96	325	299	13	70	12	0	0	18	0	5	20	39	.234	.281	.274	.555	82	10	1	1	4	0
1996	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	105	329	295	22	66	10	0	0	18	1	2	29	39	.224	.290	.258	.547	76	17	0	1	4	3
1996	26	-0.3	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	27	83	79	6	19	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	16	.241	.265	.266	.531	21	5	0	0	1	1
1996	26	2.1	Orlando	SOUL	AA	CHC	78	246	216	16	47	8	0	0	15	1	2	26	23	.218	.298	.255	.553	55	12	0	1	3	2
1997	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	KCR	80	285	243	27	57	6	0	1	28	1	2	34	30	.235	.331	.272	.603	66	11	2	4	2	0
1997	27	1.0	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	21	76	63	7	12	3	0	0	3	0	0	13	15	.191	.329	.238	.567	15	1	0	0	0	0
1997	27	3.0	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	59	209	180	20	45	3	0	1	25	1	2	21	15	.250	.332	.283	.615	51	10	2	4	2	0
1998	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	67	218	204	18	45	7	0	0	12	0	1	11	27	.221	.264	.255	.519	52	10	1	2	0	0
1998	28	1.3	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	63	203	191	17	43	7	0	0	12	0	0	9	26	.225	.264	.262	.526	50	10	1	2	0	0
1998	28	3.9	Wichita	TL	AA	KCR	4	15	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421	2	0	0	0	0	0
1998	28	-1.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	LAD	95	309	285	31	79	13	0	6	33	2	4	17	44	.277	.314	.386	.700	110	10	1	0	6	1
1999	29	2.1	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	55	175	164	21	50	9	0	6	20	2	3	7	27	.305	.331	.470	.801	77	8	1	0	3	1
1999	29	5.0	San Antonio	TL	AA	LAD	40	134	121	10	29	4	0	0	13	0	1	10	17	.240	.291	.273	.564	33	2	0	0	3	0
2000	30	3.1	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	68	254	227	30	73	12	0	6	24	4	3	22	18	.322	.383	.454	.836	103	8	1	3	1	2
2000	30	0.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	26	99	88	15	34	6	0	0	5	0	0	8	8	.386	.443	.455	.898	40	0	1	2	0	1
2001	31	3.9	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	42	170	150	19	39	7	0	2	15	0	3	15	26	.260	.320	.347	.666	52	5	0	1	4	0
2001	31	2.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	56	166	154	12	38	6	1	0	11	1	3	9	24	.247	.293	.299	.591	46	5	1	2	0	0
2002	32		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	KCR-TEX	60	213	181	13	42	7	0	1	12	1	1	22	31	.232	.320	.287	.608	52	5	2	7	1	0
2002	32	5.0	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	25	95	82	3	17	2	0	0	7	0	1	11	16	.207	.298	.232	.530	19	3	0	1	1	0
2002	32	5.0	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KCR	35	118	99	10	25	5	0	1	5	1	0	11	15	.253	.339	.333	.673	33	2	2	6	0	0
2002	32	3.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	7	15	14	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.214	.267	.500	.767	7	1	0	0	0	0
2003	33	5.9	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	68	249	221	26	54	14	0	0	25	0	1	20	23	.244	.310	.308	.618	68	11	1	7	0	0
2004	34	6.8	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	46	169	155	18	41	7	0	1	15	1	1	10	26	.265	.316	.329	.645	51	8	2	1	1	2
2004-05	34		Caguas	PRWL	FgW
2005	35		2 Teams	PRWL	FgW
2005	35	8.0	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	WSN	74	272	254	13	63	6	0	1	28	0	1	13	33	.248	.286	.284	.570	72	14	1	3	1	1
2005-06	35		Caguas	PRWL	FgW
2005-06	35		Arecibo	PRWL	FgW
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		93	284	260	29	75	13	1	1	18	1	3	18	33	.289	.339	.358	.697	93	6	2	4	0	1
Minors (18 seasons)					Minors		1227	4108	3720	309	902	126	6	20	327	15	33	284	485	.243	.299	.296	.595	1100	143	28	47	29	12
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1320	4392	3980	338	977	139	7	21	345	16	36	302	518					1193	149	30	51	29	13

AAA (12 seasons)					Minors		576	2008	1822	177	472	76	2	17	170	8	13	137	259	.259	.312	.331	.643	603	83	10	26	13	7
AA (8 seasons)					Minors		376	1224	1094	71	242	33	0	2	86	2	13	101	132	.221	.287	.257	.544	281	43	5	10	14	4
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		105	368	329	22	86	10	1	1	39	2	3	26	24	.261	.329	.307	.636	101	10	8	3	2	0
A (1 season)					Minors		42	97	85	5	12	0	1	0	4	0	0	6	15	.141	.215	.165	.380	14	1	2	4	0	0
A- (3 seasons)					Minors		128	411	390	34	90	7	2	0	28	3	4	14	55	.231	.263	.259	.522	101		3	4	0	1