David Ortiz

DH/1B · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1997–2016 BORN: SANTO DOMINGO, D.R.

All-Star ×10 Silver Slugger ×7 Hall of Fame

Career

2472 H · 541 HR · 1768 RBI · 17 SB

.286 AVG · .931 OPS · 2408 G

2016 Season

.315 AVG · 38 HR · 127 RBI · 2 SB

.401 OBP · .620 SLG · 1.021 OPS

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David Ortiz was a designated hitter in MLB. Across 2408 career games, with a .286 batting average and 541 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1997	MIN	15	49	10	16	3	0	1	6	0	2	19	.327	.353	.449	.802
1998	MIN	86	278	47	77	20	0	9	46	1	39	72	.277	.371	.446	.817
1999	MIN	10	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	.000	.200	.000	.200
2000	MIN	130	415	59	117	36	1	10	63	1	57	81	.282	.364	.446	.810
2001	MIN	89	303	46	71	17	1	18	48	1	40	68	.234	.324	.475	.799
2002	MIN	125	412	52	112	32	1	20	75	1	43	87	.272	.339	.500	.839
2003	BOS	128	448	79	129	39	2	31	101	0	58	83	.288	.369	.592	.961
2004	BOS	150	582	94	175	47	3	41	139	0	75	133	.301	.380	.603	.983
2005	BOS	159	601	119	180	40	1	47	148	1	102	124	.300	.397	.604	1.001
2006	BOS	151	558	115	160	29	2	54	137	1	119	117	.287	.413	.636	1.049
2007	BOS	149	549	116	182	52	1	35	117	3	111	103	.332	.445	.621	1.066
2008	BOS	109	416	74	110	30	1	23	89	1	70	74	.264	.369	.507	.877
2009	BOS	150	541	77	129	35	1	28	99	0	74	134	.238	.332	.462	.794
2010	BOS	145	518	86	140	36	1	32	102	0	82	145	.270	.370	.529	.899
2011	BOS	146	525	84	162	40	1	29	96	1	78	83	.309	.398	.554	.953
2012	BOS	90	324	65	103	26	0	23	60	0	56	51	.318	.415	.611	1.026
2013	BOS	137	518	84	160	38	2	30	103	4	76	88	.309	.395	.564	.959
2014	BOS	142	518	59	136	27	0	35	104	0	75	95	.263	.355	.517	.873
2015	BOS	146	528	73	144	37	0	37	108	0	77	95	.273	.360	.553	.913
2016	BOS	151	537	79	169	48	1	38	127	2	80	86	.315	.401	.620	1.021
Career Totals	—	2408	8640	1419	2472	632	19	541	1768	17	1319	1750	.286	.380	.552	.931

Awards & Achievements

ALCS MVP (1): 2004
Babe Ruth Award (1): 2013
Hank Aaron Award (2): 2005, 2016
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player (1): 2005
Outstanding DH Award (8): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
Player of the Month (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
Player of the Week (6): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015
Roberto Clemente Award (1): 2011
Silver Slugger (7): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016
This Year in Baseball Best Player (1): 2016
This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year (2): 2004, 2005
This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP (1): 2013
TSN All-Star (5): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
World Series MVP (1): 2013

All-Star Selections

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1998	$170,000
2000	$220,000
2001	$260,000
2002	$950,000
2003	$1,250,000
2004	$4,587,500
2005	$5,250,000
2006	$6,500,000
2007	$13,250,000
2008	$13,000,000
2009	$13,000,000
2010	$13,000,000
2011	$12,500,000
2012	$14,575,000
2013	$14,500,000
2014	$15,000,000
2015	$16,000,000
2016	$16,000,000

Career Total: $160,012,500 (18 seasons)

Average: $8,889,583

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.