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David Ortiz
David Americo (Arias) Ortiz (Papi and Cookie Monster)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, D.R.
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1997
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1997 21 MIN AL 15 51 49 10 16 3 0 1 6 0 0 2 19 .327 .353 .449 .802 107 22 1 0 0 0 0 3/D
1998 22 MIN AL 86 326 278 47 77 20 0 9 46 1 0 39 72 .277 .371 .446 .817 111 124 8 5 0 4 3 3D
1999 23 MIN AL 10 25 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 0 2 0 0 0 0 /D3
2000 24 MIN AL 130 478 415 59 117 36 1 10 63 1 0 57 81 .282 .364 .446 .810 101 185 13 0 0 6 2 D3
2001 25 MIN AL 89 347 303 46 71 17 1 18 48 1 0 40 68 .234 .324 .475 .799 106 144 6 1 1 2 8 D/3
2002 26 MIN AL 125 466 412 52 112 32 1 20 75 1 2 43 87 .272 .339 .500 .839 120 206 5 3 0 8 0 D3
2003 27 BOS AL 128 509 448 79 129 39 2 31 101 0 0 58 83 .288 .369 .592 .961 144 265 9 1 0 2 8 D3 MVP-5
2004 28 BOS AL 150 669 582 94 175 47 3 41 139 0 0 75 133 .301 .380 .603 .983 145 351 12 4 0 8 8 *D3 AS,MVP-4,SS
2005 29 BOS AL 159 713 601 119 180 40 1 47 148 1 0 102 124 .300 .397 .604 1.001 158 363 13 1 0 9 9 *D3 AS,MVP-2,SS
2006 30 BOS AL 151 686 558 115 160 29 2 54 137 1 0 119 117 .287 .413 .636 1.049 161 355 12 4 0 5 23 *D3 AS,MVP-3,SS
2007 31 BOS AL 149 667 549 116 182 52 1 35 117 3 1 111 103 .332 .445 .621 1.066 171 341 16 4 0 3 12 *D/3 AS,MVP-4,SS
2008 32 BOS AL 109 491 416 74 110 30 1 23 89 1 0 70 74 .264 .369 .507 .877 123 211 11 1 1 3 12 D AS
2009 33 BOS AL 71 301 258 29 58 17 1 8 36 0 2 35 68 .225 .319 .391 .710 80 101 5 3 0 5 2 *D/3
13 Seasons 1372 5729 4889 841 1387 362 14 297 1005 10 5 756 1041 .284 .379 .546 .925 135 2668 113 27 2 55 87
162 Game Avg. 162 676 577 99 164 43 2 35 119 1 1 89 123 .284 .379 .546 .925 135 315 13 3 0 6 10
BOS (7 yrs) 917 4036 3412 626 994 254 11 239 767 6 3 570 702 .291 .392 .582 .974 147 1987 78 18 1 35 74
MIN (6 yrs) 455 1693 1477 215 393 108 3 58 238 4 2 186 339 .266 .348 .461 .809 107 681 35 9 1 20 13

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 26 MIN AL ALDS OAK W 4 13 13 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .231 .231 .385 .615 5 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 MIN AL ALCS ANA L 5 16 16 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .313 .313 .375 .688 6 0 0 0 0 0
2003 27 BOS AL ALDS OAK W 5 23 21 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .095 .174 .143 .317 3 0 0 0 0 1
2003 27 BOS AL ALCS NYY L 7 30 26 4 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 3 8 .269 .367 .538 .905 14 1 1 0 0 0
2004 28 BOS AL ALDS ANA W 3 16 11 4 6 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 2 .545 .688 1.000 1.688 11 0 0 0 0 3
2004 28 BOS AL ALCS NYY W 7 35 31 6 12 0 1 3 11 0 1 4 7 .387 .457 .742 1.199 23 0 0 0 0 0
2004 28 BOS AL WS STL W 4 17 13 3 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 1 .308 .471 .615 1.086 8 0 0 0 0 0
2005 29 BOS AL ALDS CHW L 3 12 12 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .750 1.083 9
2007 31 BOS AL ALDS LAA W 3 13 7 5 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 6 1 .714 .846 1.571 2.418 11 0 0 0
2007 31 BOS AL ALCS CLE W 7 33 24 7 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 6 5 .292 .424 .542 .966 13 1 0 2
2007 31 BOS AL WS COL W 4 17 15 4 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .333 .412 .533 .945 8 0 0 0
2008 32 BOS AL ALDS LAA W 4 20 17 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .235 .350 .294 .644 5 0 0 0
2008 32 BOS AL ALCS TBR L 7 32 26 3 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 6 9 .154 .313 .385 .697 10 0 0 0
6 Seasons (13 Series) 63 277 232 39 68 18 2 12 47 0 1 41 60 .293 .401 .543 .944 126 1 2 0 2 4
6 ALDS 22 97 81 12 24 8 0 4 13 0 0 16 22 .296 .412 .543 .956 44 0 0 0 0 4
5 ALCS 33 146 123 20 35 6 2 7 26 0 1 19 34 .285 .384 .537 .920 66 1 2 0 2 0
2 WS 8 34 28 7 9 4 0 1 8 0 0 6 4 .321 .441 .571 1.013 16 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 MIN AL 21 1B 11 10 87.0 95 84 10 1 10 .989 -0.2 -2.8 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 0 9.72 8.55 .992 9.31 8.04
1997 MIN AL 21 DH 1
1998 MIN AL 22 1B 70 69 587.2 555 503 46 6 51 .989 -6.2 -12.7 -6.2 -4.7 -1.5 0 8.41 7.84 .992 9.43 8.30
1998 MIN AL 22 DH 10
1999 MIN AL 23 DH 5
1999 MIN AL 23 1B 1 0 5.0 7 7 0 0 1 1.000 -0.8 -192.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 12.60 7.00 .986 9.54 8.30
2000 MIN AL 24 DH 88
2000 MIN AL 24 1B 27 25 215.1 223 210 12 1 17 .996 -1.0 -5.6 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 0 9.28 8.22 .993 9.37 8.17
2001 MIN AL 25 DH 78
2001 MIN AL 25 1B 8 7 55.0 62 60 2 0 2 1.000 0.3 6.5 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0 10.15 7.75 .994 9.39 8.28
2002 MIN AL 26 DH 95
2002 MIN AL 26 1B 15 13 103.0 97 90 6 1 8 .990 -1.0 -11.7 -1.0 -1.1 0.1 0 8.39 6.40 .993 9.33 8.02
2003 BOS AL 27 DH 74 MVP-5
2003 BOS AL 27 1B 45 44 378.0 375 342 30 3 20 .992 -1.6 -5.1 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -1 8.86 8.27 .993 9.55 8.29 MVP-5
2004 BOS AL 28 DH 115 AS,MVP-4,SS
2004 BOS AL 28 1B 34 31 260.1 278 253 21 4 23 .986 2.7 12.4 2.7 3.2 -0.5 0 9.47 8.06 .994 9.31 8.01 AS,MVP-4,SS
2005 BOS AL 29 DH 148 AS,MVP-2,SS
2005 BOS AL 29 1B 10 10 78.0 82 69 11 2 8 .976 -1.2 -18.5 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 0 9.23 8.00 .994 9.60 8.11 AS,MVP-2,SS
2006 BOS AL 30 DH 138 AS,MVP-3,SS
2006 BOS AL 30 1B 10 10 68.0 70 62 6 2 8 .971 1.5 26.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0 9.00 6.80 .994 9.52 7.99 AS,MVP-3,SS
2007 BOS AL 31 DH 140 AS,MVP-4,SS
2007 BOS AL 31 1B 7 7 48.0 40 37 3 0 3 1.000 -0.1 -2.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 7.50 5.71 .995 9.38 7.93 AS,MVP-4,SS
2008 BOS AL 32 DH 108 AS
2009 BOS AL 33 DH 63
2009 BOS AL 33 1B 6 6 39.0 49 42 6 1 2 .980 11.08 8.00 .994 9.21 8.20
13 Seasons DH 1063
12 Seasons 1B 244 232 1924.1 1933 1759 153 21 153 .989 -7.6 -4.7 -6.6 -2.0 -4.5 -1 8.94 7.84 .993 9.42 8.18
13 Seasons TOT 244 232 1924.1 1933 1759 153 21 153 .989 -7.6 -4.7 -6.6 -2.0 -4.5 -1 8.94 7.84 .982 9.42 8.18
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2004 *
2005 (DH)
2006 (1B)
2007 (1B)
2008

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2004-AL-ALCS MVP
2005-AL-Hank Aaron Award

Silver Sluggers
2004-AL-DH
2005-AL-DH
2006-AL-DH
2007-AL-DH
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2003-AL-5-33%
2004-AL-4-44%
2005-AL-2-78%
2006-AL-3-49%
2007-AL-4-45%
2.49 Career Shares (52nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
2007 AL--.332--5th

On-Base% s c a p y
2005 AL--.397--4th
2006 AL--.413--7th
2007 AL--.445--1st
Active--.379--23rd
Career--.379--178th

Slugging % s c a p y
2003 AL--.592--3rd
2004 AL--.603--2nd
2005 AL--.604--2nd
2006 AL--.636--2nd
2007 AL--.621--3rd
Active--.546--9th
Career--.546--28th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2003 AL--.961--5th
2004 AL--.983--4th
2005 AL--1.001--3rd
2006 AL--1.049--3rd
2007 AL--1.066--2nd
Active--.925--12th
Career--.925--43rd

Games Played s c a p y
2005 AL--159--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2005 AL--713--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
2005 AL--119--3rd
2006 AL--115--3rd
2007 AL--116--6th
Active--841--44th

Total Bases s c a p y
2004 AL--351--2nd
2005 AL--363--3rd
2006 AL--355--1st
2007 AL--341--3rd
Active--2668--40th

Doubles s c a p y
2003 AL--39--10th
2004 AL--47--3rd
2005 AL--40--8th
2007 AL--52--2nd
Active--362--31st
Career--362--221st

Home Runs s c a p y
2004 AL--41--2nd
2005 AL--47--2nd
2006 AL--54--1st
2007 AL--35--3rd
Active--297--23rd
Career--297--125th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2004 AL--139--2nd
2005 AL--148--1st
2006 AL--137--1st
2007 AL--117--6th
Active--1005--29th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL--102--2nd
2006 AL--119--1st
2007 AL--111--1st
Active--756--27th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2004 AL--133--8th
2005 AL--124--9th
Active--1041--37th
Career--1041--201st

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2003 AL--144--10th
2004 AL--145--5th
2005 AL--158--4th
2006 AL--161--3rd
2007 AL--171--3rd
Active--135--17th
Career--135--111th

Runs Created s c a p y
2004 AL--135--4th
2005 AL--149--2nd
2006 AL--152--1st
2007 AL--156--2nd
Active--1045--30th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2004 AL--40--5th
2005 AL--54--2nd
2006 AL--55--2nd
2007 AL--64--2nd
Active--268--19th
Career--268--149th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2004 AL--3.7--5th
2005 AL--5.0--2nd
2006 AL--4.9--2nd
2007 AL--5.9--2nd
Active--24.7--18th
Career--24.7--178th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2004 AL--91--1st
2005 AL--88--1st
2006 AL--85--2nd
2007 AL--88--1st
Active--673--26th
Career--673--182nd

Times On Base s c a p y
2005 AL--283--3rd
2006 AL--283--2nd
2007 AL--297--2nd
Active--2170--49th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2003 AL--.697--9th
2004 AL--.711--5th
2005 AL--.752--4th
2006 AL--.759--3rd
2007 AL--.800--1st
Active--.674--18th
Career--.674--122nd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2002 AL--8--9th
2004 AL--8--4th
2005 AL--9--4th
2009 AL--5--4th
Active--55--35th
Career--55--240th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL--9--7th
2006 AL--23--2nd
2007 AL--12--5th
2008 AL--12--5th
Active--87--21st
Career--87--146th

AB per HR s c a p y
2003 AL--14.452--5th
2004 AL--14.195--3rd
2005 AL--12.787--3rd
2006 AL--10.333--1st
2007 AL--15.686--5th
Active--16.461--12th
Career--16.461--37th

Youngest s c a p y
1997 AL--born 1975-11-18--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 16 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 75 (318), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 87 (189), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 28 (316), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Lance Berkman (907)
  2. Richie Sexson (883)
  3. Paul Konerko (882)
  4. Derrek Lee (875)
  5. Mo Vaughn (874)
  6. Hal Trosky (871)
  7. Danny Tartabull (861)
  8. Carlos Lee (859)
  9. Ryan Klesko (855)
  10. Cecil Fielder (848)
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  2. Carlos Delgado (919)
  3. Mo Vaughn (919)
  4. Lance Berkman (907)
  5. Fred McGriff (905)
  6. Richie Sexson (886)
  7. Hal Trosky (884)
  8. Paul Konerko (882)
  9. Kent Hrbek (882)
  10. Willie McCovey (881) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Casey Kotchman (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mo Vaughn (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Nick Johnson (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Adam LaRoche (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Clark (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mo Vaughn (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mo Vaughn (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Carlos Delgado (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jason Giambi (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

November 28, 1992: Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent.

September 13, 1996: Sent by the Seattle Mariners to the Minnesota Twins to complete an earlier deal made on August 29, 1996. The Seattle Mariners sent a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later and Dave Hollins. The Seattle Mariners sent David Ortiz (September 13, 1996) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

December 16, 2002: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

January 22, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1998Minnesota Twins$170,000
2000Minnesota Twins$220,000
2001Minnesota Twins$260,000
2002Minnesota Twins$950,000
2003Boston Red Sox$1,250,000
2004Boston Red Sox$4,587,500
2005Boston Red Sox$5,250,000
2006Boston Red Sox$6,500,000
2007Boston Red Sox$13,250,000
2008Boston Red Sox$13,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$45,437,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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