Luis Ordaz

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: August 12, 1975 in Maracaibo, Venezuela ve

High School: Santa Maria Gorette (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Debut: September 3, 1997 (Age 22-022d, 17,157th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 3, 2006 (Age 30-234d)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Luis Javier Ordaz

Pronunciation: \ORE-daz\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.5

440

.218

RBI

OBP

.274

SLG

.248

OPS

.522

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1993	17	CIN-min	Rk	57	231	217	28	65	9	7	2	39	3	1	7	32	.300	.320	.433	.754		94	2	2	0	5	2		PRI · APPY
1994	18	CIN-min	Rk,A	69	263	242	36	59	12	3	0	12	8	5	11	31	.244	.284	.318	.602		77	3	3	6	1	1		PRI,CHL · APPY,SALL
1995	19	CIN-min	A	112	390	359	43	83	14	7	2	42	12	5	13	47	.231	.267	.326	.593		117	10	6	8	4	1		CHL · SALL
1996	20	STL-min	A+	126	467	423	46	115	13	3	3	49	10	5	30	53	.272	.317	.338	.655		143	10	1	7	6	0		SPT · FLOR
1997	21	STL-min	AA	115	427	390	44	112	20	6	4	58	11	10	22	39	.287	.324	.400	.724		156	19	2	7	6	1		ARK · TL
1997	21	STL	NL	12	23	22	3	6	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	.273	.304	.318	.623	65	7	0	0	0	0	0	6/H
1998	22	STL-min	AAA	59	236	214	29	62	9	2	6	35	3	3	16	20	.290	.341	.435	.775		93	6	1	4	1	0		MEM · PCL
1998	22	STL	NL	57	169	153	9	31	5	0	0	8	2	0	12	18	.203	.261	.235	.496	32	36	3	0	4	0	1	6/5H4
1999	23	STL-min	AAA	107	402	362	31	103	25	4	1	45	3	4	24	40	.285	.328	.384	.712		139	12	4	3	9	2		MEM · PCL
1999	23	STL	NL	10	11	9	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	.111	.200	.111	.311	-18	1	0	0	1	0	0	/6H45
2000	24	KCR	AL	65	117	104	17	23	2	0	0	11	4	2	5	10	.221	.257	.240	.497	26	25	6	1	4	3	0	64H
2001	25	KCR-min	AAA	14	59	52	5	16	1	0	1	4	3	0	2	10	.308	.368	.385	.753		20	2	3	2	0	0		OMA · PCL
2001	25	KCR	AL	28	63	56	8	14	3	0	0	4	0	0	3	8	.250	.295	.304	.599	55	17	1	1	2	1	0	4/6H5D
2002	26	CHC-KCR-min	AAA	96	358	330	47	95	21	4	3	33	9	3	18	37	.288	.327	.403	.730		133	8	2	6	2	1		IWA,OMA · PCL
2002	26	KCR	AL	33	111	94	11	21	2	0	0	4	2	3	12	13	.223	.308	.245	.553	45	23	2	0	4	1	0	4/56H

2003	27	KCR-min	AAA	49	197	178	15	43	13	0	0	21	3	0	11	19	.242	.284	.315	.598		56	8	1	3	4	0		OMA · PCL
2004	28	TBD-min	AAA	103	386	361	39	92	27	6	3	34	1	4	11	51	.255	.278	.388	.666		140	11	2	8	4	0		DHM · IL
2005	29	TBD-min	AAA	39	136	125	17	36	8	0	1	19	0	0	6	13	.288	.313	.376	.689		47	4	0	2	3	0		DHM · IL
2006	30	TBD-min	AAA	17	62	59	5	20	4	1	1	6	1	0	1	3	.339	.344	.492	.836		29	3	0	1	1	0		DHM · IL
2006	30	TBD	AL	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/6
2007	31	PIT-min	AAA	102	385	351	39	106	21	1	3	36	9	5	19	53	.302	.337	.393	.730		138	8	3	5	7	3		INA · IL
2008	32	PIT-min	AAA	41	145	132	10	41	10	0	3	17	1	0	6	18	.311	.345	.455	.800		60	7	2	3	2	1		INA · IL
2010	34	WSN-min	AAA	29	88	83	10	22	4	1	1	12	4	0	1	17	.265	.284	.373	.658		31	2	2	0	2	0		SYR · IL
7 Yrs				206	496	440	51	96	13	0	0	30	12	5	34	53	.218	.274	.248	.522	36	109	12	2	15	5	1
162 Game Avg.				162	390	346	40	75	10	0	0	24	9	4	27	42	.218	.274	.248	.522	36	86	9	2	12	4	1

KCR (3 yrs)				126	291	254	36	58	7	0	0	19	6	5	20	31	.228	.285	.256	.541	39	65	9	2	10	5	0
STL (3 yrs)				79	203	184	15	38	6	0	0	11	6	0	14	22	.207	.263	.239	.502	33	44	3	0	5	0	1
TBD (1 yr)				1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				127	293	256	36	58	7	0	0	19	6	5	20	31	.227	.283	.254	.537	38	65	9	2	10	5	0
NL (3 yrs)				79	203	184	15	38	6	0	0	11	6	0	14	22	.207	.263	.239	.502	33	44	3	0	5	0	1

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