David Ortiz vs Jim Thome

David Ortiz and Jim Thome compared on their MLB careers: David Ortiz played 20 seasons, 1997 to 2016, Jim Thome 22 seasons, 1991 to 2012. David Ortiz has .286 batting average to Jim Thome's .276. David Ortiz won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Ortiz and Jim Thome career totals

2,408	GP	2,543
8,640	AB	8,422
1,419	R	1,583
2,472	H	2,328
541	HR	612
1,768	RBI	1,699
17	SB	19
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.6	SLG	0.6
0.9	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Ortiz and Jim Thome postseason

85	GP	71
304	AB	232
51	R	35
88	H	49
17	HR	17
61	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

David Ortiz and Jim Thome all-time places

17th (541)	Home runs	8th (612)
104th (2,472)	Hits	145th (2,328)
21st (1,768)	RBI	25th (1,699)

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

David Ortiz: 3 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×7, Hank Aaron Award ×2, World Series MVP
Jim Thome: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger

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.

David Ortiz and Jim Thome season by season

1st	1997	.327	1	6	1991	.255	1	9
2nd	1998	.277	9	46	1992	.205	2	12
3rd	1999	.000	0	0	1993	.266	7	22
4th	2000	.282	10	63	1994	.268	20	52
5th	2001	.234	18	48	1995	.314	25	73
6th	2002	.272	20	75	1996	.311	38	116
7th	2003	.288	31	101	1997	.286	40	102
8th	2004	.301	41	139	1998	.293	30	85
9th	2005	.300	47	148	1999	.277	33	108
10th	2006	.287	54	137	2000	.269	37	106
11th	2007	.332	35	117	2001	.291	49	124
12th	2008	.264	23	89	2002	.304	52	118
13th	2009	.238	28	99	2003	.266	47	131
14th	2010	.270	32	102	2004	.274	42	105
15th	2011	.309	29	96	2005	.207	7	30
16th	2012	.318	23	60	2006	.288	42	109
17th	2013	.309	30	103	2007	.275	35	96
18th	2014	.263	35	104	2008	.245	34	90
19th	2015	.273	37	108	2009	.249	23	77
20th	2016	.315	38	127	2010	.283	25	59
21st	—	—	—	—	2011	.256	15	50
22nd	—	—	—	—	2012	.252	8	25

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


85	GP	71
304	AB	232
51	R	35
88	H	49
17	HR	17
61	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8


85	GP	71
304	AB	232
51	R	35
88	H	49
17	HR	17
61	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8


85	GP	71
304	AB	232
51	R	35
88	H	49
17	HR	17
61	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8