Albert Pujols vs David Ortiz

Albert PujolsDavid Ortiz

Albert Pujols and David Ortiz compared on their MLB careers: Albert Pujols played 22 seasons, 2001 to 2022, David Ortiz 20 seasons, 1997 to 2016. Albert Pujols has .296 batting average to David Ortiz's .286. Albert Pujols won 2 titles, David Ortiz won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Albert Pujols and David Ortiz career totals
3,080GP2,408
11,421AB8,640
1,914R1,419
3,384H2,472
703HR541
2,218RBI1,768
117SB17
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.6
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Albert Pujols and David Ortiz postseason
88GP85
304AB304
57R51
97H88
19HR17
54RBI61
1SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
1.0OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Albert Pujols and David Ortiz all-time places
4th (703)Home runs17th (541)
9th (3,384)Hits104th (2,472)
2nd (2,218)RBI21st (1,768)

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 Pujols: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger ×6, Hank Aaron Award ×2, NL MVP ×3, NL Gold Glove ×2
  • 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 Pujols 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.
1st2001.329371301997.32716
2nd2002.314341271998.277946
3rd2003.359431241999.00000
4th2004.331461232000.2821063
5th2005.330411172001.2341848
6th2006.331491372002.2722075
7th2007.327321032003.28831101
8th2008.357371162004.30141139
9th2009.327471352005.30047148
10th2010.312421182006.28754137
11th2011.29937992007.33235117
12th2012.285301052008.2642389
13th2013.25817642009.2382899
14th2014.272281052010.27032102
15th2015.24440952011.3092996
16th2016.268311192012.3182360
17th2017.241231012013.30930103
18th2018.24519642014.26335104
19th2019.24423932015.27337108
20th2020.2246252016.31538127
21st2021.2361750————
22nd2022.2702468————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI