David Ortiz stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 2016

Designated Hitter · #34

Age 50 · 6' 3"

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David Ortiz played 20 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2016.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,408
AB
8,640
R
1,419
H
2,472
HR
541
RBI
1,768
SB
17
AVG
.286

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1997MIN15491016160.327
1998MIN8627847779461.277
1999MIN102010000.000
2000MIN1304155911710631.282
2001MIN89303467118481.234
2002MIN1254125211220751.272
2003BOS12844879129311010.288
2004BOS15058294175411390.301
2005BOS159601119180471481.300
2006BOS151558115160541371.287
2007BOS149549116182351173.332
2008BOS1094167411023891.264
2009BOS1505417712928990.238
2010BOS14551886140321020.270
2011BOS1465258416229961.309
2012BOS903246510323600.318
2013BOS13751884160301034.309
2014BOS14251859136351040.263
2015BOS14652873144371080.273
2016BOS15153779169381272.315

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
85
AB
304
R
51
H
88
HR
17
RBI
61
SB
0
AVG
.289

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,091
TB
4,765
XBH
1,192
HBP
38
IBB
209
GIDP
236
P/PA
3.56

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1997MIN512240010
1998MIN326124295380
1999MIN25000020
2000MIN4781854702130
2001MIN347144361860
2002MIN466206533054.1
2003BOS509265721894.1
2004BOS6693519148124
2005BOS7133638819134
2006BOS68635585423124.1
2007BOS66734188412164.1
2008BOS49121154112114.0
2009BOS627250645594.2
2010BOS60627469214124.4
2011BOS60529170112244.0
2012BOS3831984901363.9
2013BOS60029270127213.9
2014BOS60226862322184
2015BOS61429274016164.1
2016BOS62633387215224.0

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
52.0
RC
1,754.8
RC/27
7.30
ISOP
.265
SECA
.419
BB/K
0.75
AB/HR
16.0
GO/FO
0.60

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1997MIN0.07.25.7.1220.20.1490
1998MIN0.546.65.9.1690.30.530.90
1999MIN-0.6-1.2-1.5.0000.30.400
2000MIN0.567.15.7.1640.30.741.50
2001MIN0.147.25.3.2410.40.616.80
2002MIN1.170.46.2280.30.520.60
2003BOS3.1947.7.3040.40.714.50
2004BOS4.0127.98.1.3020.40.614.20.5
2005BOS5.1139.68.5.3040.50.812.80.5
2006BOS5.5141.89.2.3490.61.010.30.6
2007BOS6.114310.2900.51.115.70.6
2008BOS1.677.76.5.2430.41.018.10.6
2009BOS0.484.55.3.2240.40.619.30.5
2010BOS2.499.46.8.2590.40.616.20.6
2011BOS3.7106.57.4.2460.40.918.10.7
2012BOS2.978.49.2.2930.51.114.10.6
2013BOS4.4108.57.6.2550.40.917.30.7
2014BOS2.992.56.2.2550.40.814.80.6
2015BOS3.2101.96.7.2800.40.814.30.6
2016BOS5.1123.48.4.3050.50.914.10.5

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
50 yearsNov 18, 1975
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1997
Birthplace
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
World Series MVP
2013
AL Silver Slugger
7x
Hank Aaron Award
2x

Latest performance

David Ortiz

Oct 10 · vs CLE · L 4-3

AB
1
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
1
BB
2
SO
0
AVG
.111

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Mon, Oct 10vsCLEL 4-310001
Fri, Oct 07atCLEL 6-040000
Thu, Oct 06atCLEL 5-440100
Sun, Oct 02vsTORL 2-140000
Sat, Oct 01vsTORL 4-320100
Fri, Sep 30vsTORW 5-341213

What were David Ortiz's career stats?

David Ortiz played 20 seasons for the Twins and the Red Sox. He was a career .286 hitter with 2,472 hits, 541 home runs and 1,768 RBI. His best season was 2007: a .332 batting average, 35 home runs and 117 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

20 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1997 to 2016

David Ortiz led MLB in RBI (2005) and OPS (2016); finished top 10 in a stat 22 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 17th in home runs (541)
  • 104th in hits (2,472)
  • 21st in rbi (1,768)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on David Ortiz

Playoff series

David Ortiz played 85 games across 9 MLB postseasons in 18 series — 12 won, 6 lost.

David Ortiz's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
2016CLELost 0-339101
2013TBWon 3-1413523
2013DETWon 4-2622214
2013STLWon 4-26161126
2009LAALost 0-3312100
2008LAAWon 3-1417401
2008TBLost 3-4726414
2007LAAWon 3-037523
2007CLEWon 4-3724713
2007COLWon 4-0415504
2005CHWLost 0-3312411
2004LAAWon 3-0311614
2004NYYWon 4-373112311
2004STLWon 4-0413414
2003ATHWon 3-2521202
2003NYYLost 3-4726726
2002ATHWon 3-1413302
2002LAALost 1-4516502

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

David Ortiz’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.