Player Report for #44 Rafael Ortíz

04/26/1981

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P Rafael Ortíz #44

Age: 33

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	10	11	9	10
Movement	12	13	12	12
Control	6	6	6	6

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	9	9
Curveball	3	4
Changeup	5	5
Sinker	14	14
Splitter	9	10

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	93-95 Mph
Stamina	11
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	63 %
Hold Runners	12
Defense	11

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Very Low
Work Ethic:	Very Low

Rafael Ortíz
Birthday:	05/07/1947
Born in:	Hendersonville (Tennessee)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	237 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	1 Year, 164 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	4 Years, 118 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1965, 5th Pick in Round 9

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1975 Chicago - ABA	28	12	12	5	6	0	4.10	83.1	66	41	38	9	34	53	3	1	1.20	.228	4.4	92
1977 Chicago - ABA	30	20	20	5	12	0	5.79	115.0	140	88	74	12	83	66	1	0	1.94	.339	-12.7	67
Total ABA		32	32	10	18	0	5.08	198.1	206	129	112	21	117	119	4	1	1.63	.295	-8.3	77

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1965 Total - HS	18	13	13	7	2	0	2.71	89.2	81	30	27	4	34	58	0	0	1.28	.247	0.0	100
1965 San Bernadino - A	18	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.2	3	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	1.64	.273	1.8	999
1966 San Bernadino - A	19	18	6	1	4	0	4.37	57.2	63	35	28	8	21	30	1	0	1.46	.285	-0.5	74
1967 San Bernadino - A	20	22	17	2	9	0	4.62	115.0	149	69	59	12	39	58	3	1	1.63	.330	-3.9	77
1968 San Bernadino - A	21	8	0	1	0	0	1.35	13.1	11	3	2	1	5	14	0	0	1.20	.278	3.9	226
1969 San Bernadino - A	22	16	16	7	7	0	3.80	104.1	98	55	44	12	55	52	3	0	1.47	.260	8.0	83
1969 San Antonio - AA	22	9	9	2	6	0	4.29	63.0	59	35	30	8	32	43	2	0	1.44	.273	0.2	78
1970 San Bernadino - A	23	27	27	10	12	0	4.18	183.0	177	101	85	28	81	127	6	1	1.41	.273	11.2	91
1970 San Antonio - AA	23	2	2	0	2	0	7.94	11.1	15	14	10	0	10	5	0	0	2.21	.349	-4.4	48
1971 San Bernadino - A	24	11	11	2	6	0	3.41	74.0	80	42	28	4	28	45	1	0	1.46	.303	9.6	106
1971 San Antonio - AA	24	12	12	4	5	0	3.80	87.2	94	43	37	3	28	44	5	1	1.39	.313	3.5	85
1971 Vaughan - AAA	24	6	6	1	5	0	7.09	33.0	49	31	26	9	11	22	1	0	1.82	.377	-10.6	52
1972 San Bernadino - A	25	8	8	5	3	0	2.80	64.1	44	20	20	6	12	32	3	0	0.87	.203	10.0	116
1972 San Antonio - AA	25	20	20	6	7	0	4.05	140.0	131	71	63	13	68	76	1	0	1.42	.266	1.3	84
1972 Vaughan - AAA	25	1	1	0	1	0	5.14	7.0	7	6	4	1	2	3	0	0	1.29	.273	-1.1	61
1973 San Antonio - AA	26	8	8	3	4	0	4.00	54.0	62	32	24	7	18	31	2	0	1.48	.318	1.4	98
1973 Vaughan - AAA	26	25	25	2	17	0	3.53	183.2	171	86	72	13	82	110	7	0	1.38	.284	13.7	92
1974 Tylertown - A	27	3	3	1	1	0	3.10	20.1	20	7	7	3	7	12	0	0	1.33	.270	2.8	113
1974 Anaheim - AA	27	20	20	6	7	0	2.81	134.1	124	49	42	8	61	75	4	2	1.38	.278	25.5	128
1974 Woodstock - AAA	27	6	6	5	1	0	1.31	48.0	32	8	7	1	13	26	1	0	0.94	.217	18.1	267
1975 Woodstock - AAA	28	25	25	13	5	0	2.64	170.1	150	56	50	4	68	118	5	1	1.28	.287	46.9	156
1977 Uxbridge - AAA	30	16	16	9	5	0	2.97	112.0	93	43	37	11	39	89	2	1	1.18	.260	22.0	131
1978 Uxbridge - AAA	31	33	33	12	12	0	3.41	224.1	224	101	85	22	97	142	0	0	1.43	.292	25.6	102
1979 Uxbridge - AAA	32	32	32	15	9	0	4.37	220.1	223	111	107	22	84	111	3	0	1.39	.290	9.8	91
1980 Eagle Pass - AA	33	10	10	6	4	0	3.30	76.1	78	34	28	3	30	45	2	0	1.41	.314	12.3	115
1980 Uxbridge - AAA	33	17	17	4	10	0	5.13	105.1	128	71	60	7	51	68	3	0	1.70	.352	-5.2	74
Total GHL		161	161	61	65	0	3.65	1104.0	1077	513	448	90	447	689	22	2	1.38	.292	119.1	112.0
Total STL		81	81	27	35	0	3.72	566.2	563	278	234	42	247	319	16	3	1.43	.291	39.7	98.5
Total SCL		115	88	29	42	0	3.87	635.2	645	335	273	74	251	372	17	2	1.41	.281	42.8	98.5

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1975 Chicago - ML	P	12	12	3	11	0	14	0	1.000	83.1	1.51	+0.2	1.040
1977 Chicago - ML	P	20	20	7	19	2	27	1	.963	115.0	2.03	-1.1	.910

Player History
06/15/1965	Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 162nd overall pick) by the Detroit Bears, out of high school (Mount Juliet Christian Academy; Mt. Juliet, TN).
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 2 (6).
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 2 (4).
06/24/1967	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Laguna Beach Waves with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (4).
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (7).
06/03/1969	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 4 (8).
08/14/1970	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Riverside Oranges with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 5 (7).
04/29/1971	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Galveston Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/31/1971	Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (7).
04/17/1972	Named the #66 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 5 (6).
04/16/1973	Named the #78 prospect in the ABA
10/05/1973	Drafted in the 1973 expansion draft (Round 22, Pick 2, 44th overall pick) by the Houston Bullfighters.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 5 (6).
04/05/1974	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kingsville Ranchers with 1 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/14/1974	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days.
06/07/1974	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Antonio Bears with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 7 (7).
05/01/1975	Wins the GHL MKL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/03/1975	Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 4 days.
07/16/1975	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Hamilton Steelers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/28/1975	Was traded by the Houston Bullfighters to the Chicago Hitmen in exchange for RF Carlos Rivera.
07/31/1975	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 7 (7).
03/30/1976	Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 12 months.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 6 (6).
04/07/1977	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Vaughan Millers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/10/1977	Was selected to the 1977 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/08/1977	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
06/09/1978	Was selected to the 1978 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/09/1978	Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 6 (6).
05/05/1980	Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/07/1980	Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/04/1980	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SHO	Rank
1975	1	7