David Ortiz vs Mark McGwire

David Ortiz and Mark McGwire compared on their MLB careers: David Ortiz played 20 seasons, 1997 to 2016, Mark McGwire 16 seasons, 1986 to 2001. David Ortiz has .286 batting average to Mark McGwire's .263. David Ortiz won 3 titles, Mark McGwire won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Ortiz and Mark McGwire career totals

2,408	GP	1,874
8,640	AB	6,187
1,419	R	1,167
2,472	H	1,626
541	HR	583
1,768	RBI	1,414
17	SB	12
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 Mark McGwire postseason

85	GP	42
304	AB	129
51	R	13
88	H	28
17	HR	5
61	RBI	14
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

David Ortiz and Mark McGwire all-time places

17th (541)	Home runs	11th (583)
104th (2,472)	Hits	—
21st (1,768)	RBI	63rd (1,414)

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
Mark McGwire: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL 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 Mark McGwire season by season

1st	1997	.327	1	6	1986	.189	3	9
2nd	1998	.277	9	46	1987	.289	49	118
3rd	1999	.000	0	0	1988	.260	32	99
4th	2000	.282	10	63	1989	.231	33	95
5th	2001	.234	18	48	1990	.235	39	108
6th	2002	.272	20	75	1991	.201	22	75
7th	2003	.288	31	101	1992	.268	42	104
8th	2004	.301	41	139	1993	.333	9	24
9th	2005	.300	47	148	1994	.252	9	25
10th	2006	.287	54	137	1995	.274	39	90
11th	2007	.332	35	117	1996	.312	52	113
12th	2008	.264	23	89	1997	.274	58	123
13th	2009	.238	28	99	1998	.299	70	147
14th	2010	.270	32	102	1999	.278	65	147
15th	2011	.309	29	96	2000	.305	32	73
16th	2012	.318	23	60	2001	.187	29	64
17th	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


85	GP	42
304	AB	129
51	R	13
88	H	28
17	HR	5
61	RBI	14
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.7


85	GP	42
304	AB	129
51	R	13
88	H	28
17	HR	5
61	RBI	14
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.7


85	GP	42
304	AB	129
51	R	13
88	H	28
17	HR	5
61	RBI	14
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.3
0.9	OPS	0.7