David Ortiz Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac

David Ortiz Stats

David Ortiz was born on Tuesday, November 18, 1975, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. Ortiz was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1997, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive David Ortiz baseball stats page.

"I know what it takes to be around the bag. I know what you need to do. I don't want to be a full-time DH. I'm not just going to tell him (Terry Francona) that I want to play first base more, I'm going to show him that I'm very interested." - David Ortiz in The Sports Network (February 4, 2004)

David Ortiz

David Ortiz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Finest (#RFMA-DO)

Career

Birth Name:	David Américo (Arias) Ortiz
Nickname:	Big Papi or Señor Papi or Señor Octubre
Born On:	11-18-1975
Born In:	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Zodiac:	Scorpio
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Height:	6-04
Weight:	230
First Game:	09-02-1997 (Age 21)
Last Game:	Still Active
Draft:	Undrafted Free Agent

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David Ortiz David Ortiz Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1997	Twins	15	49	10	16	3	0	1	0	6	2	0	19	0	0	0	1	.327	.353	.449
1998	Twins	86	278	47	77	20	0	9	0	46	39	3	72	0	4	5	8	.277	.371	.446
1999	Twins	10	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	12	0	0	0	2	.000	.200	.000
2000	Twins	130	415	59	117	36	1	10	1	63	57	2	81	0	6	0	13	.282	.364	.446
2001	Twins	89	303	46	71	17	1	18	0	48	40	8	68	1	2	1	6	.234	.324	.475
2002	Twins	125	412	52	112	32	1	20	0	75	43	0	87	0	8	3	5	.272	.339	.500
2003	Red Sox	128	448	79	129	39	2	31	0	101	58	8	83	0	2	1	9	.288	.369	.592
2004	Red Sox	150	582	94	175	47	3	41	1	139	75	8	133	0	8	4	12	.301	.380	.603
2005	Red Sox	159	601	119	180	40	1	47	2	148	102	9	124	0	9	1	13	.300	.397	.604
2006	Red Sox	151	558	115	160	29	2	54	2	137	119	23	117	0	5	4	12	.287	.413	.636
2007	Red Sox	149	549	116	182	52	1	35	1	117	111	12	103	0	3	4	16	.332	.445	.621
2008	Red Sox	109	416	74	110	30	1	23	1	89	70	12	74	1	3	1	11	.264	.369	.507
2009	Red Sox	150	541	77	129	35	1	28	0	99	74	5	134	0	7	5	9	.238	.332	.462
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
13 Years		1,451	5,172	889	1,458	380	14	317	8	1,068	795	90	1,107	2	57	29	117	.282	.377	.545

David Ortiz David Ortiz Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1997 Twins	1B	11	10	261	95	8.6	94	84	10	1	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	.989	9.72	0.762
1998 Twins	1B	70	69	1,758	555	7.9	549	503	46	6	51	n/a	n/a	n/a	.989	8.43	0.795
1999 Twins	1B	1	0	15	7	7.0	7	7	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	12.60	0.000
2000 Twins	1B	27	25	646	223	8.3	222	210	12	1	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	.996	9.28	0.871
2001 Twins	1B	8	7	165	62	7.8	62	60	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.15	0.833
2002 Twins	1B	15	13	309	97	6.5	96	90	6	1	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	.990	8.39	0.706
2003 Red Sox	1B	45	44	1,134	375	8.3	372	342	30	3	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	8.86	0.787
2004 Red Sox	1B	34	31	781	278	8.2	274	253	21	4	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	.986	9.47	0.797
2005 Red Sox	1B	10	10	234	82	8.2	80	69	11	2	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	9.23	0.737
2006 Red Sox	1B	10	10	204	70	7.0	68	62	6	2	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	.971	9.00	0.833
2007 Red Sox	1B	7	7	144	40	5.7	40	37	3	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	7.50	0.833
2009 Red Sox	1B	6	6	117	49	8.2	48	42	6	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.980	11.08	2.367
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1B Totals		244	232	5,768	1,933	7.9	1,912	1,759	153	21	153	n/a	n/a	n/a	.989	8.95	--
12 Years		876	383	5,768	1,933	2.2	1,912	1,759	153	21	153	n/a	n/a	n/a	.989	8.95	--

David Ortiz David Ortiz Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1997 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	1	49.0	2.6	8.2	-	-	-
1998 Twins	1	0	1.000	-	-	10	30.9	3.9	6.0	-	-	-
1999 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	5	0.0	1.7	0.0	-	-	-
2000 Twins	1	0	1.000	-	-	88	41.5	5.1	6.6	-	-	-
2001 Twins	1	0	1.000	-	-	78	16.8	4.5	6.3	-	-	-
2002 Twins	1	2	.333	-	-	95	20.6	4.7	5.5	-	-	-
2003 Red Sox	0	0	.000	11	-	74	14.5	5.4	4.4	-	-	-
2004 Red Sox	0	0	.000	4	-	115	14.2	4.4	4.2	-	-	-
2005 Red Sox	1	0	1.000	-	-	0	12.8	4.8	4.1	-	-	-
2006 Red Sox	1	0	1.000	-	-	151	10.3	4.8	4.1	-	-	-
2007 Red Sox	3	1	.750	-	-	0	15.7	5.3	4.7	-	-	-
2008 Red Sox	1	0	1.000	-	-	0	18.1	5.6	4.7	-	-	-
2009 Red Sox	0	2	.000	-	-	0	19.3	4.0	5.5	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
13 Years	10	5	.667	15	-	617	16.3	4.7	4.8	-	-	-

David Ortiz David Ortiz Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1997 Minnesota Twins	27	Undetermined	-	-
1998 Minnesota Twins	27	$170,000.00	-	-
1999 Minnesota Twins	27	Undetermined	-	-
2000 Minnesota Twins	27	$220,000.00	-	-
2001 Minnesota Twins	27	$260,000.00	-	-
2002 Minnesota Twins	27	$950,000.00	-	-
2003 Boston Red Sox	34	$1,250,000.00	-	-
2004 Boston Red Sox	34	$4,587,500.00	Stats	Stats
2005 Boston Red Sox	34	$5,250,000.00	Stats	-
2006 Boston Red Sox	34	$6,500,000.00	Stats	-
2007 Boston Red Sox	34, 42, 34	$13,250,000.00	Stats	Stats
2008 Boston Red Sox	34	$13,000,000.00	Stats	-
2009 Boston Red Sox	34	$13,000,000.00	-	-
David Ortiz Stats by Baseball Almanac

Do you know why David Ortiz switched from number 27 to 34? Sports Illustrated (Me and My Number; July 24, 2006; Page 41) had the following story: When Big Papi broke in with the Twins in the late 1990s, he got to know Minnesota great Kirby Puckett, who Ortiz says served as a valuable mentor to him. Upon arriving in Boston in 2003, Ortiz wanted Puckett's number 34. "Every time I look at that number, I think about him," says Ortiz of the former outfielder (below), who died after a stroke in March. "He cared so much for us. One time when I was struggling, Kirby sat me down. He kept telling me what I needed to do to get better, to keep fighting, and to never give up."

Kirby Puckett Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#149)

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