David Ortiz batting average in 2016

.3152016 Regular Season

David Ortiz posted a .315 batting average in the 2016 regular season.

David Ortiz batting average in 2016, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Oct 2, 2016vs TORL 2-1400000.315.401.6201.021
Oct 1, 2016vs TORL 4-3201000.317.404.6251.028
Sep 30, 2016vs TORW 5-3412130.316.402.6251.027
Sep 29, 2016@ NYYL 5-1100000.315.402.6201.022
Sep 28, 2016@ NYYL 5-3410000.316.401.6221.023
Sep 27, 2016@ NYYL 6-4500000.318.403.6261.029
Sep 25, 2016@ TBW 3-2 F/10503000.321.406.6321.039
Sep 24, 2016@ TBW 6-4401000.318.405.6311.036
Sep 23, 2016@ TBW 2-1512120.319.406.6341.040
Sep 22, 2016@ BALW 5-3301010.318.406.6301.036
Sep 21, 2016@ BALW 5-1311000.318.404.6321.036
Sep 20, 2016@ BALW 5-2512130.318.403.6341.037
Sep 19, 2016@ BALW 5-2311120.317.403.6301.034
Sep 18, 2016vs NYYW 5-4100000.317.403.6261.029
Sep 17, 2016vs NYYW 6-5300010.318.404.6271.031
Sep 16, 2016vs NYYW 7-4312010.320.405.6311.036
Sep 15, 2016vs NYYW 7-5413130.317.402.6291.031
Sep 14, 2016vs BALL 1-0400000.314.400.6191.020
Sep 13, 2016vs BALL 6-3501000.316.403.6241.028
Sep 12, 2016vs BALW 12-2322110.318.405.6291.034
Sep 11, 2016@ TORW 11-8421130.315.403.6221.025
Sep 10, 2016@ TORL 3-2400000.316.403.6191.022
Sep 9, 2016@ TORW 13-3512000.319.406.6241.030
Sep 5, 2016@ SDL 2-1100000.318.406.6251.030
Sep 4, 2016@ ATHL 1-0200000.000.500.000.500
Sep 3, 2016@ ATHW 11-2413020.320.406.6291.035
Sep 2, 2016@ ATHW 16-2212030.316.403.6231.026
Aug 31, 2016vs TBW 8-6400000.313.400.6221.022
Aug 30, 2016vs TBL 4-3300010.316.404.6271.031
Aug 29, 2016vs TBW 9-4411000.318.407.6321.038
Aug 28, 2016vs KCL 10-4411110.319.407.6331.040
Aug 27, 2016vs KCW 8-3401000.319.408.6291.037
Aug 26, 2016vs KCL 6-3501000.320.409.6331.042
Aug 25, 2016@ TBL 2-1100000.321.411.6361.047
Aug 24, 2016@ TBL 4-3 F/11512120.322.412.6371.049
Aug 23, 2016@ TBW 2-1411010.321.412.6331.045
Aug 22, 2016@ TBW 6-2402000.322.414.6371.050
Aug 21, 2016@ DETL 10-5401000.320.412.6351.047
Aug 20, 2016@ DETW 3-2413120.321.413.6371.050
Aug 19, 2016@ DETW 10-2322120.317.410.6281.038
Aug 18, 2016@ DETL 4-3101000.314.407.6201.028
Aug 17, 2016@ BALW 8-1 F/6411010.312.406.6191.025
Aug 16, 2016@ BALW 5-3211000.313.407.6211.028
Aug 15, 2016@ CLEW 3-2412120.312.404.6211.026
Aug 14, 2016vs ARIW 16-2301000.310.404.6151.018
Aug 13, 2016vs ARIW 6-3300000.310.403.6171.019
Aug 12, 2016vs ARIW 9-4433120.312.404.6221.026
Aug 11, 2016vs NYYL 4-2311000.307.401.6121.013
Aug 10, 2016vs NYYL 9-4200000.307.400.6121.012
Aug 9, 2016vs NYYW 5-3301010.309.398.6151.013
Aug 7, 2016@ LADL 8-5000000.309.397.6171.014
Aug 6, 2016@ LADL 3-0300000.309.395.6171.013
Aug 4, 2016@ SEAW 3-2 F/11501000.311.398.6231.021
Aug 3, 2016@ SEAL 3-1400000.313.400.6281.029
Aug 2, 2016@ SEAL 5-4301020.316.404.6361.040
Aug 1, 2016@ SEAW 2-1400000.316.406.6351.041
Jul 31, 2016@ LAAW 5-3500000.320.410.6431.053
Jul 29, 2016@ LAAW 6-2401010.325.415.6521.067
Jul 28, 2016@ LAAL 2-1201000.325.417.6571.073
Jul 27, 2016vs DETL 4-3400000.324.413.6581.071
Jul 26, 2016vs DETL 9-8511130.328.418.6661.083
Jul 25, 2016vs DETL 4-2511000.330.420.6641.084
Jul 23, 2016vs MINL 11-9323020.332.423.6711.094
Jul 22, 2016vs MINL 2-1400000.326.418.6651.083
Jul 21, 2016vs MINW 13-2513140.330.423.6731.096
Jul 20, 2016vs SFW 11-7421000.326.420.6651.085
Jul 19, 2016vs SFW 4-0311130.327.421.6701.091
Jul 17, 2016@ NYYL 3-1300000.327.421.6631.085
Jul 16, 2016@ NYYW 5-2401000.330.423.6701.093
Jul 15, 2016@ NYYW 5-3401000.331.424.6761.099
Jul 10, 2016vs TBW 4-0311120.332.426.6821.107
Jul 9, 2016vs TBW 4-1300000.332.425.6751.100
Jul 8, 2016vs TBW 6-5411110.336.427.6821.109
Jul 6, 2016vs TEXW 11-6311130.337.429.6771.106
Jul 5, 2016vs TEXL 7-2501000.337.429.6701.100
Jul 4, 2016vs TEXW 12-5512010.339.433.6791.112
Jul 3, 2016vs LAAW 10-5311010.338.434.6771.110
Jul 2, 2016vs LAAL 21-2300000.338.431.6771.108
Jul 1, 2016vs LAAW 5-4413110.342.435.6841.119
Jun 29, 2016@ TBL 4-0401000.336.431.6721.103
Jun 28, 2016@ TBW 8-2412010.337.433.6781.112
Jun 27, 2016@ TBL 13-7210010.335.431.6771.108
Jun 26, 2016@ TEXL 6-2101010.337.430.6831.112
Jun 25, 2016@ TEXL 10-3300000.335.428.6811.109
Jun 24, 2016@ TEXW 8-7411000.339.430.6901.120
Jun 23, 2016vs CHWW 8-7 F/10211000.340.431.6971.128
Jun 22, 2016vs CHWL 8-6301010.339.424.6951.118
Jun 21, 2016vs CHWL 3-1000000.339.421.6991.120
Jun 20, 2016vs CHWL 3-1 F/10501000.339.419.6991.118
Jun 19, 2016vs SEAW 2-1301001.342.423.7101.133
Jun 18, 2016vs SEAW 6-2401000.342.421.7151.136
Jun 17, 2016vs SEAL 8-4311120.344.424.7231.147
Jun 16, 2016vs BALL 5-1412110.344.423.7151.138
Jun 15, 2016vs BALW 6-4412010.341.422.7001.122
Jun 14, 2016vs BALL 3-2401000.338.420.7041.125
Jun 12, 2016@ MINL 7-4 F/10400000.340.423.7081.131
Jun 11, 2016@ MINW 15-4513000.346.428.7221.150
Jun 10, 2016@ MINW 8-1502000.340.424.7251.149
Jun 8, 2016@ SFL 2-1000000.338.425.7281.153
Jun 7, 2016@ SFW 5-3 F/10100010.338.422.7281.150
Jun 5, 2016vs TORL 5-4401010.340.424.7321.156
Jun 4, 2016vs TORW 6-4301020.342.427.7371.164
Jun 3, 2016vs TORL 5-2202000.342.426.7431.169
Jun 2, 2016@ BALL 12-7511130.335.415.7301.145
Jun 1, 2016@ BALL 13-9412110.339.420.7281.148
May 31, 2016@ BALW 6-2401000.335.416.7161.132
May 30, 2016@ BALW 7-2411110.337.419.7271.146
May 28, 2016@ TORL 10-9512110.339.420.7201.140
May 26, 2016vs COLL 8-2412120.337.420.7061.126
May 25, 2016vs COLW 10-3311020.333.418.6861.104
May 24, 2016vs COLW 8-3412040.333.413.6861.099
May 22, 2016vs CLEW 5-2414130.329.408.6841.092
May 21, 2016vs CLEW 9-1402000.311.391.6421.032
May 20, 2016vs CLEL 4-2300000.306.388.6391.027
May 18, 2016@ KCL 3-2403010.324.404.6761.080
May 18, 2016@ KCW 5-2500000.312.391.6521.044
May 17, 2016@ KCL 8-4400000.311.395.6741.069
May 14, 2016vs HOUW 6-5 F/11513130.320.405.6951.101
May 13, 2016vs HOUL 7-6400000.309.394.6501.045
May 12, 2016vs HOUW 11-1411010.319.401.6721.074
May 11, 2016vs ATHW 13-3301000.322.409.6781.087
May 9, 2016vs ATHW 14-7513020.321.402.6881.089
May 8, 2016@ NYYW 5-1422220.308.393.6731.066
May 7, 2016@ NYYL 8-2400000.301.390.6211.011
May 6, 2016@ NYYL 3-2511120.313.404.6461.050
May 5, 2016@ CHWW 7-3402010.319.413.6381.051
May 4, 2016@ CHWW 5-2512130.311.404.6331.037
May 3, 2016@ CHWL 4-1300000.306.404.6121.016
May 1, 2016vs NYYW 8-7411000.317.417.6341.051
Apr 30, 2016vs NYYW 8-0312110.321.418.6541.071
Apr 29, 2016vs NYYW 4-2412120.307.402.6131.016
Apr 28, 2016vs ATLL 5-3400000.296.398.577.975
Apr 27, 2016vs ATLW 9-4523020.313.418.6121.030
Apr 25, 2016@ ATLW 1-0100000.290.405.565.970
Apr 24, 2016@ HOUW 7-5 F/12512000.295.411.574.985
Apr 23, 2016@ HOUL 8-3412010.286.403.589.992
Apr 22, 2016@ HOUW 6-2400000.269.397.596.993
Apr 21, 2016vs TBL 12-8411000.292.414.6461.060
Apr 20, 2016vs TBW 7-3402030.295.415.6591.074
Apr 19, 2016vs TBL 3-0 F/10400000.275.408.6251.033
Apr 18, 2016vs TORL 4-3100000.306.444.6941.139
Apr 17, 2016vs TORL 5-3200000.314.455.7141.169
Apr 16, 2016vs TORW 4-2301000.333.450.7581.208
Apr 15, 2016vs TORW 5-3211011.333.444.8001.244
Apr 13, 2016vs BALW 4-2200000.321.406.7861.192
Apr 12, 2016vs BALL 9-5412130.346.393.8461.239
Apr 11, 2016vs BALL 9-7502010.318.375.7271.102
Apr 10, 2016@ TORL 3-0400000.294.368.7651.133
Apr 8, 2016@ TORW 8-7412020.385.4671.0001.467
Apr 6, 2016@ CLEL 7-6511110.333.4001.1111.511
Apr 5, 2016@ CLEW 6-2412120.500.6001.5002.100

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 4th-best of David Ortiz's 20 seasons on file; the high is .332 in 2007.
  • Up .042 from .273 in 2015.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 9, 2026.

David Ortiz: top 5 2016 regular season games by AVG

David Ortiz: top 5 2016 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Apr 5, 2016@ CLEW 6-2412120.500.6001.5002.100
Apr 8, 2016@ TORW 8-7412020.385.4671.0001.467
Jun 11, 2016@ MINW 15-4513000.346.428.7221.150
Apr 12, 2016vs BALL 9-5412130.346.393.8461.239
Jun 17, 2016vs SEAL 8-4311120.344.424.7231.147

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 151 2016 games

David Ortiz, 2016 regular season

GP
151
AB
537
R
79
H
169
HR
38
RBI
127
SB
2
AVG
.315