David Ortiz
| 33-year-old Designated hitter |
| Boston Red Sox |
| Date of Birth: November 18, 1975 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 29 | MLB | Boston Red Sox | 713 | 601 | 119 | 180 | 40 | 1 | 47 | 148 | 102 | 124 | .300 | .397 | .604 | 1001 |
| 2006 | 30 | MLB | Boston | 686 | 558 | 115 | 160 | 29 | 2 | 54 | 137 | 119 | 117 | .287 | .413 | .636 | 1049 |
| 2007 | 31 | MLB | Boston | 667 | 549 | 116 | 182 | 52 | 1 | 35 | 117 | 111 | 103 | .332 | .445 | .621 | 1066 |
| 2008 | 32 | MLB | Boston | 491 | 416 | 74 | 110 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 89 | 70 | 74 | .264 | .369 | .507 | 876 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 29 | MLB | Boston Red Sox | 713 | 601 | .304 | 14.3% | 17.4% | .309 | .411 | ||||
| 2006 | 30 | MLB | Boston | 686 | 558 | .349 | 17.3% | 17.1% | .274 | 38% | 16% | .416 | ||
| 2007 | 31 | MLB | Boston | 667 | 549 | .289 | 16.6% | 15.4% | .358 | 39% | 18% | .440 | ||
| 2008 | 32 | MLB | Boston | 491 | 416 | .243 | 14.3% | 15.1% | .273 | 37% | 20% | .360 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Ortiz: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Boston | 2008: Pawtucket | 2008: Portland
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 110 | 96 | .177 | 5 | 11.8% | 16.4% | .192 | 47% | 12% | .198 | .300 | .375 | .295 |
| May | 127 | 107 | .299 | 8 | 14.2% | 14.2% | .321 | 37% | 19% | .318 | .409 | .617 | .414 |
| July | 26 | 23 | .218 | 1 | 7.7% | 15.4% | .444 | 45% | 15% | .391 | .423 | .609 | .433 |
| August | 122 | 97 | .186 | 3 | 20.5% | 16.4% | .324 | 33% | 29% | .278 | .426 | .464 | .374 |
| September | 97 | 86 | .337 | 6 | 10.3% | 13.4% | .224 | 29% | 19% | .244 | .320 | .581 | .350 |
| AWAY | 249 | 216 | .213 | 11 | 12.9% | 15.7% | .241 | 33% | 22% | .236 | .333 | .449 | .327 |
| HOME | 242 | 200 | .275 | 12 | 15.7% | 14.5% | .307 | 41% | 17% | .295 | .405 | .570 | .393 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 28 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 24 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 23 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 22 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| September 21 | MLB | @ Toronto | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | @ Toronto | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 19 | MLB | @ Toronto | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 17 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | DH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| September 16 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 15 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
October 2008
River Ave. Blues: Ortiz, A-Rod know the vagaries of fandomDavid Ortiz would probably like nothing more than to see his last eight baseball games erased from the collect...
July 2008
Sox Prospects: Hansack throws rain shortened 2 hitter7/19 Cup of Coffee: Last night Pawtucket downed Toledo 6-1 in a rain shortened 7 inning game.
June 2008
MVN: The Transaction Guy: No surgery for Ortiz?The Boston Herald reports that Dr.
May 2008
River Ave. Blues: Ortiz flap much ado about nothingPosted by mobile phone:I don’t particularly have warm and fuzzy feelings for the Red Sox.