Carlos Delgado vs David Ortiz

Carlos Delgado and David Ortiz compared on their MLB careers: Carlos Delgado played 17 seasons, 1993 to 2009, David Ortiz 20 seasons, 1997 to 2016. Carlos Delgado has .280 batting average to David Ortiz's .286. Carlos Delgado won 1 title, David Ortiz won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Carlos Delgado and David Ortiz career totals

2,035	GP	2,408
7,283	AB	8,640
1,241	R	1,419
2,038	H	2,472
473	HR	541
1,512	RBI	1,768
14	SB	17
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Carlos Delgado and David Ortiz postseason

10	GP	85
37	AB	304
8	R	51
13	H	88
4	HR	17
11	RBI	61
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.8	SLG	0.5
1.2	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Carlos Delgado and David Ortiz all-time places

34th (473)	Home runs	17th (541)
272nd (2,038)	Hits	104th (2,472)
46th (1,512)	RBI	21st (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

Carlos Delgado: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×3, Hank Aaron Award
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.

Carlos Delgado and David Ortiz season by season

1st	1993	.000	0	0	1997	.327	1	6
2nd	1994	.215	9	24	1998	.277	9	46
3rd	1995	.165	3	11	1999	.000	0	0
4th	1996	.270	25	92	2000	.282	10	63
5th	1997	.262	30	91	2001	.234	18	48
6th	1998	.292	38	115	2002	.272	20	75
7th	1999	.272	44	134	2003	.288	31	101
8th	2000	.344	41	137	2004	.301	41	139
9th	2001	.279	39	102	2005	.300	47	148
10th	2002	.277	33	108	2006	.287	54	137
11th	2003	.302	42	145	2007	.332	35	117
12th	2004	.269	32	99	2008	.264	23	89
13th	2005	.301	33	115	2009	.238	28	99
14th	2006	.265	38	114	2010	.270	32	102
15th	2007	.258	24	87	2011	.309	29	96
16th	2008	.271	38	115	2012	.318	23	60
17th	2009	.298	4	23	2013	.309	30	103
18th	—	—	—	—	2014	.263	35	104
19th	—	—	—	—	2015	.273	37	108
20th	—	—	—	—	2016	.315	38	127

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


10	GP	85
37	AB	304
8	R	51
13	H	88
4	HR	17
11	RBI	61
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.8	SLG	0.5
1.2	OPS	0.9


10	GP	85
37	AB	304
8	R	51
13	H	88
4	HR	17
11	RBI	61
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.8	SLG	0.5
1.2	OPS	0.9


10	GP	85
37	AB	304
8	R	51
13	H	88
4	HR	17
11	RBI	61
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.8	SLG	0.5
1.2	OPS	0.9