Albert Belle vs David Ortiz

Albert BelleDavid Ortiz

Albert Belle and David Ortiz compared on their MLB careers: Albert Belle played 12 seasons, 1989 to 2000, David Ortiz 20 seasons, 1997 to 2016. Albert Belle has .295 batting average to David Ortiz's .286. David Ortiz won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Belle and David Ortiz career totals
1,539GP2,408
5,853AB8,640
974R1,419
1,726H2,472
381HR541
1,239RBI1,768
88SB17
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Belle and David Ortiz postseason
18GP85
61AB304
10R51
14H88
6HR17
14RBI61
1SB0
0.2AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Albert Belle and David Ortiz all-time places
79th (381)Home runs17th (541)
124th (1,239)RBI21st (1,768)
—Hits104th (2,472)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Albert Belle: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×5
  • David Ortiz: 3 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×7, Hank Aaron Award ×2, World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Albert Belle and David Ortiz season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1989.2257371997.32716
2nd1990.174131998.277946
3rd1991.28228951999.00000
4th1992.260341122000.2821063
5th1993.290381292001.2341848
6th1994.357361012002.2722075
7th1995.317501262003.28831101
8th1996.311481482004.30141139
9th1997.274301162005.30047148
10th1998.328491522006.28754137
11th1999.297371172007.33235117
12th2000.281231032008.2642389
13th————2009.2382899
14th————2010.27032102
15th————2011.3092996
16th————2012.3182360
17th————2013.30930103
18th————2014.26335104
19th————2015.27337108
20th————2016.31538127

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI