Rafael Ortega
2012–2024 · bats L / throws R · Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, New York Mets
425G
.245AVG
.322OBP
.349SLG
More career statistics
282H
22HR
110RBI
49SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 1,301 | 1,150 | 140 | 282 | 45 | 4 | 22 | 110 | 128 | 251 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 401 | .245 | .322 | .349 | .671 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 2018-08-14 to 2018-08-23
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2021-08-01 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 2021-08-25 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 2022-05-17 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 219 | 676 | 138 | 8 | 46 | 74 | 134 | .235 | .314 | .320 |
| Away | 206 | 625 | 144 | 14 | 64 | 54 | 117 | .256 | .317 | .379 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | .231 | .308 | .275 |
| May | 54 | 179 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | .224 | .296 | .333 |
| June | 50 | 133 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 27 | .264 | .301 | .405 |
| July | 46 | 131 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 28 | .256 | .313 | .393 |
| August | 112 | 401 | 92 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 77 | .257 | .332 | .363 |
| September | 120 | 330 | 66 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 66 | .230 | .309 | .324 |
| October | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .300 | .391 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 35 | 103 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | .183 | .291 | .305 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 32 | 114 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 19 | .296 | .386 | .449 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 32 | 98 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | .348 | .408 | .472 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 27 | 80 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | .328 | .425 | .418 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 27 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | .181 | .231 | .208 |
| washington-nationals | 24 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | .295 | .357 | .541 |
| new-york-mets | 23 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .224 | .264 | .358 |
| atlanta-braves | 19 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | .230 | .314 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Colorado Rockies | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | .500 | – | – |
| 2016 |  Los Angeles Angels | 66 | 185 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 8 | .232 | – | – |
| 2018 |  Miami Marlins | 41 | 133 | 31 | – | 7 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 2019 |  Atlanta Braves | 34 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .205 | – | – |
| 2021 |  Chicago Cubs | 103 | 296 | 86 | 11 | 33 | 12 | .291 | – | – |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 118 | 316 | 76 | 7 | 35 | 12 | .241 | – | – |
| 2023 |  New York Mets | 47 | 114 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .219 | – | – |
| 2024 |  Chicago White Sox | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | .071 | – | – |