David Ortiz

HALL OF FAME

First Base

1997—2016

BOSTON - OCTOBER 17:  David Ortiz #34 hits the game winning two-run home run against the New York Yankees in the twelth inning during game four of the American League Championship Series on October 17, 2004 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** David Ortiz
Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#35

Player Detail

David Americo
GIVEN NAME
Ortiz
SURNAME
November 18, 1975, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1997—2016
Playing Career
Played from 21-40
PLAYING AGE
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Red Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
2004, 2007, 2013
World Series titles
Big Papi, Cookie Monster
NICKNAME
34
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 230
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 2, 1997
Major League Debut
October 2, 2016
FINAL GAME

WHO IS David Ortiz?

Renowned clutch hitter, a sort of Santa Claus who slugged homers at Fenway Park.

60

HITTING

70

POWER

30

RUNNING

20

FIELDING

20

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
David Ortiz is one of four players in MLB history with at least 500 home runs and 600 doubles. The others are Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, and Albert Pujols.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2408
2472
541
1768
.286
10 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

2007 Red Sox

31 Years Old

.332
AVG
35
HR
117
RBI
116
RUNS
.445
OBP
182
HITS
52
2B
1
3B
.621
SLG
111
BB
3
SB
6.4
WAR
Helped lead the Sox to their second World Championship in four years.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.286
.380
.552

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.931
.797
117.3

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
45.1
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

David Ortiz Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Ortiz
514
147
84
38
1
32
105
78
104
1
283
228
.286
.380
.552
931
AVG 1B
529
141
73
29
2
22
59
109
3
239
206
.267
.345
.452
.797

David Ortiz Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
35
4 (DH)
3 (DH)
29
DH
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
22
33
40
42
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

David Ortiz PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
55.3
35.0
25.0
17.4
3.72
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = David Ortiz
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
322.4
172.8
125.8
84.8
21.6
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = David Ortiz
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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