What years did David Ortiz play?

David Ortiz played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2016.

Was David Ortiz a pitcher?

No. David Ortiz was a position player (Designated Hitter).

How many home runs did David Ortiz hit?

David Ortiz hit 541 career home runs with 2,472 hits.

What teams did David Ortiz play for?

David Ortiz played for 2 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1997–2002) and the Boston Red Sox (2003–2016).

Did David Ortiz win an MVP award?

No. David Ortiz did not win the MVP award.

What awards did David Ortiz win?

David Ortiz won the World Series MVP award (2013) and 7 Silver Slugger awards (2004–2007, 2011, 2013, 2016). He was selected to 10 All-Star Games.

What were David Ortiz's career stats?

In 2,408 games, David Ortiz had 2,472 hits, 541 home runs, 1,768 RBI, 1,419 runs, and 17 stolen bases, with a .286 batting average.

What was David Ortiz's salary?

David Ortiz's last recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2016.

What position did David Ortiz play?

David Ortiz played primarily as a designated hitter, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was David Ortiz and how much did he weigh?

David Ortiz was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.

How many home runs did David Ortiz hit each season?

David Ortiz's home runs by season: 1 in 1997, 9 in 1998, 0 in 1999, 10 in 2000, 18 in 2001, 20 in 2002, 31 in 2003, 41 in 2004, 47 in 2005, 54 in 2006, 35 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 28 in 2009, 32 in 2010, 29 in 2011, 23 in 2012, 30 in 2013, 35 in 2014, 37 in 2015, and 38 in 2016. His most in one season was 54, in 2006.

What was David Ortiz's career batting average?

David Ortiz batted .286 over his career, with 2,472 hits in 8,640 at bats.

David Ortiz

Designated Hitter · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1997-2016)

David Ortiz was a designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2016 for the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 20 seasons. In 2,408 career games, he hit .286 with 2,472 hits, 541 home runs, and 1,768 RBI. David Ortiz was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 and was a 10-time All-Star, a World Series MVP, an ALCS MVP, a 7-time Silver Slugger, a 2-time Hank Aaron Award, a Roberto Clemente Award, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 46,358.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 17, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 2022

AVG .286

HR 541

RBI 1,768

H 2,472

OPS .931

PIV 46,358

Position: Designated Hitter
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 230 lb
Born: 11/18/1975 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1997-09-02
Last Game: 2016-10-02
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2022 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star · World Series MVP · ALCS MVP · 7× Silver Slugger · 2× Hank Aaron Award · Roberto Clemente Award · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: David Americo Ortiz

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Career Batting Statistics

David Ortiz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,408	8,640	1,419	2,472	632	19	541	1,768	17	1,319	1,750	.286	.380	.552	.931	46,358

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OBP .380 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career SLG .552 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — +32.5% above league average.

Career OPS .931 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — +24.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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David Ortiz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	MIN	AL	15	49	10	16	3	0	1	6	0	2	19	.327	—	—	—	—	46.8
1998	MIN	AL	86	278	47	77	20	0	9	46	1	39	72	.277	.266 (+4%)	.335 (+11%)	.420 (+6%)	.755 (+8%)	512.4
1999	MIN	AL	10	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIN	AL	130	415	59	117	36	1	10	63	1	57	81	.282	.270 (+4%)	.344 (+6%)	.437 (+2%)	.782 (+4%)	321.9
2001	MIN	AL	89	303	46	71	17	1	18	48	1	40	68	.234	.263 (-11%)	.332 (-3%)	.426 (+11%)	.758 (+5%)	285.1
2002	MIN	AL	125	412	52	112	32	1	20	75	1	43	87	.272	.261 (+4%)	.331 (+2%)	.416 (+20%)	.747 (+12%)	892.0
2003	BOS	AL	128	448	79	129	39	2	31	101	0	58	83	.288	.264 (+9%)	.332 (+11%)	.422 (+40%)	.754 (+27%)	2437.9
2004	BOS	AL	150	582	94	175	47	3	41	139	0	75	133	.301	.266 (+13%)	.335 (+13%)	.427 (+41%)	.762 (+29%)	3481.3
2005	BOS	AL	159	601	119	180	40	1	47	148	1	102	124	.300	.264 (+13%)	.330 (+20%)	.418 (+44%)	.749 (+34%)	4407.1
2006	BOS	AL	151	558	115	160	29	2	54	137	1	119	117	.287	.269 (+6%)	.336 (+23%)	.431 (+47%)	.768 (+36%)	4676.3
2007	BOS	AL	149	549	116	182	52	1	35	117	3	111	103	.332	.268 (+24%)	.335 (+33%)	.422 (+47%)	.758 (+41%)	5138.3
2008	BOS	AL	109	416	74	110	30	1	23	89	1	70	74	.264	.263 (avg)	.333 (+11%)	.416 (+22%)	.749 (+17%)	1479.0
2009	BOS	AL	150	541	77	129	35	1	28	99	0	74	134	.238	.262 (-9%)	.332 (avg)	.417 (+11%)	.750 (+6%)	614.8
2010	BOS	AL	145	518	86	140	36	1	32	102	0	82	145	.270	.257 (+5%)	.325 (+14%)	.402 (+31%)	.728 (+23%)	2546.3
2011	BOS	AL	146	525	84	162	40	1	29	96	1	78	83	.309	.255 (+21%)	.320 (+24%)	.399 (+39%)	.719 (+32%)	3592.3
2012	BOS	AL	90	324	65	103	26	0	23	60	0	56	51	.318	.254 (+25%)	.318 (+30%)	.405 (+51%)	.724 (+42%)	2632.5
2013	BOS	AL	137	518	84	160	38	2	30	103	4	76	88	.309	.253 (+22%)	.317 (+24%)	.396 (+42%)	.714 (+34%)	3605.5
2014	BOS	AL	142	518	59	136	27	0	35	104	0	75	95	.263	.251 (+5%)	.313 (+13%)	.386 (+34%)	.700 (+25%)	2567.7
2015	BOS	AL	146	528	73	144	37	0	37	108	0	77	95	.273	.254 (+7%)	.316 (+14%)	.404 (+37%)	.721 (+27%)	2813.7
2016	BOS	AL	151	537	79	169	48	1	38	127	2	80	86	.315	.255 (+23%)	.321 (+25%)	.417 (+49%)	.738 (+38%)	4307.3
Career · 20 seasons			2,408	8,640	1,419	2,472	632	19	541	1,768	17	1,319	1,750	.286	—	—	—	—	46,358

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

David Ortiz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
85	304	51	88	22	2	17	61	59	72	.289

Playoff Batting by Year

David Ortiz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALDS2	BOS	3	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	.111
2013	ALCS	BOS	6	22	1	2	0	0	1	4	3	4	.091
2013	ALDS1	BOS	4	13	4	5	1	0	2	3	5	2	.385
2013	WS	BOS	6	16	7	11	2	0	2	6	8	1	.688
2009	ALDS2	BOS	3	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.083
2008	ALCS	BOS	7	26	3	4	1	1	1	4	6	9	.154
2008	ALDS1	BOS	4	17	1	4	1	0	0	1	3	4	.235
2007	ALCS	BOS	7	24	7	7	3	0	1	3	6	5	.292
2007	ALDS1	BOS	3	7	5	5	0	0	2	3	6	1	.714
2007	WS	BOS	4	15	4	5	3	0	0	4	2	3	.333
2005	ALDS1	BOS	3	12	2	4	2	0	1	1	0	3	.333
2004	ALCS	BOS	7	31	6	12	0	1	3	11	4	7	.387
2004	ALDS1	BOS	3	11	4	6	2	0	1	4	5	2	.545
2004	WS	BOS	4	13	3	4	1	0	1	4	4	1	.308
2003	ALCS	BOS	7	26	4	7	1	0	2	6	3	8	.269
2003	ALDS2	BOS	5	21	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	7	.095
2002	ALCS	MIN	5	16	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	5	.312
2002	ALDS2	MIN	4	13	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	5	.231

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

David Ortiz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1232	4370	743	1332	241	953	.305
Away	1176	4270	676	1140	300	815	.267

Last 10 Games — Batting

David Ortiz — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2016-10-02	BOS	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2016-10-01	BOS	TOR	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2016-09-30	BOS	TOR	W	4	1	2	0	1	3	0	0
2016-09-29	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2016-09-28	BOS	NYY	L	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2016-09-27	BOS	NYY	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2016-09-25	BOS	TBR	W	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	2
2016-09-24	BOS	TBR	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-09-23	BOS	TBR	W	5	1	2	0	1	2	0	0
2016-09-22	BOS	BAL	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Ortiz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	278	266	1983	164	22	177

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Ortiz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	MIN	1B	11	10	84	10	1	10
1998	MIN	1B	70	69	503	46	6	51
1999	MIN	1B	1	0	7	0	0	1
2000	MIN	1B	27	25	210	12	1	17
2001	MIN	1B	8	7	60	2	0	2
2002	MIN	1B	15	13	90	6	1	8
2003	BOS	1B	45	44	342	30	3	20
2004	BOS	1B	34	31	253	21	4	23
2005	BOS	1B	10	10	69	11	2	8
2006	BOS	1B	10	10	62	6	2	8
2007	BOS	1B	7	7	37	3	0	3
2009	BOS	1B	6	6	42	6	1	2
2010	BOS	1B	4	4	23	1	0	1
2011	BOS	1B	2	2	18	0	0	4
2012	BOS	1B	7	7	54	2	0	4
2013	BOS	1B	6	6	36	1	0	4
2014	BOS	1B	5	5	37	2	0	9
2015	BOS	1B	9	9	51	5	1	2
2016	BOS	1B	1	1	5	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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David Ortiz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	278
Designated Hitter	2029

Awards & Honors

David Ortiz — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Hank Aaron Award	DH
2016	Outstanding DH Award
2016	Silver Slugger	DH
2016	TSN All-Star	DH
2016	This Year in Baseball Best Player	Esurance
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-09-13
2013	Babe Ruth Award
2013	Outstanding DH Award
2013	Silver Slugger	DH
2013	This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP	MLB.com GIBBY
2013	World Series MVP
2011	Outstanding DH Award
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-06-05
2011	Roberto Clemente Award
2011	Silver Slugger	DH
2010	Player of the Month	May
2007	Outstanding DH Award
2007	Player of the Month	September
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-08-25
2007	Silver Slugger	DH
2007	TSN All-Star	DH
2006	Outstanding DH Award
2006	Player of the Month	July
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-08-05
2006	Silver Slugger	DH
2006	TSN All-Star	DH
2005	Hank Aaron Award
2005	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2005	Outstanding DH Award
2005	Player of the Month	September
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-09-17
2005	Silver Slugger	DH
2005	TSN All-Star	DH
2005	This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2004	ALCS MVP
2004	Outstanding DH Award
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-06-26
2004	Silver Slugger	DH
2004	TSN All-Star	DH
2004	This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2003	Outstanding DH Award

Salary History

David Ortiz's recorded salaries total $160,012,500 over 18 seasons, 1998 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ortiz's career ran from 1997 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 1997 and 1999.

David Ortiz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BOS	AL	$16,000,000
2015	BOS	AL	$16,000,000
2014	BOS	AL	$15,000,000
2013	BOS	AL	$14,500,000
2012	BOS	AL	$14,575,000
2011	BOS	AL	$12,500,000
2010	BOS	AL	$13,000,000
2009	BOS	AL	$13,000,000
2008	BOS	AL	$13,000,000
2007	BOS	AL	$13,250,000
2006	BOS	AL	$6,500,000
2005	BOS	AL	$5,250,000
2004	BOS	AL	$4,587,500
2003	BOS	AL	$1,250,000
2002	MIN	AL	$950,000
2001	MIN	AL	$260,000
2000	MIN	AL	$220,000
1998	MIN	AL	$170,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$160,012,500

Award Voting History

David Ortiz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	147.0	420	1
2015	Most Valuable Player	AL	28th	1.0	420	0
2013	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	47.0	420	0
2007	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	177.0	392	0
2006	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	193.0	392	0
2005	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	307.0	392	11
2004	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	174.0	392	1
2003	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	130.0	392	4

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David Ortiz: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 2, 1997 and the final game on October 2, 2016, David Ortiz built the record summarized on this page. Ortiz played for the Minnesota Twins (1997 to 2002) and the Boston Red Sox (2003 to 2016). The bio lists Ortiz as a designated hitter who both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 230 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Ortiz was born on November 18, 1975, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. The given name on file is David Americo Ortiz.

Ortiz collected 2,472 hits in 8,640 at bats across 2,408 games, good for a .286 batting average, along with 541 homers and 1,768 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .380 and .552 give Ortiz a career OPS of .931. Ortiz's .286 average ran 9.2% above the .262 that the league posted over the same seasons. In OPS terms, Ortiz's .931 stands 24.8% above the league's .746.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Ortiz

What years did David Ortiz play?: David Ortiz played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2016.
Was David Ortiz a pitcher?: No. David Ortiz was a position player (Designated Hitter).
How many home runs did David Ortiz hit?: David Ortiz hit 541 career home runs with 2,472 hits.
Is David Ortiz in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. David Ortiz was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
What teams did David Ortiz play for?: David Ortiz played for 2 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1997–2002) and the Boston Red Sox (2003–2016).
Did David Ortiz win an MVP award?: No. David Ortiz did not win the MVP award.
What awards did David Ortiz win?: David Ortiz won the World Series MVP award (2013) and 7 Silver Slugger awards (2004–2007, 2011, 2013, 2016). He was selected to 10 All-Star Games.
What were David Ortiz's career stats?: In 2,408 games, David Ortiz had 2,472 hits, 541 home runs, 1,768 RBI, 1,419 runs, and 17 stolen bases, with a .286 batting average.
How much did David Ortiz earn in his career?: David Ortiz's recorded salaries total $160,012,500 over 18 seasons, 1998 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ortiz's career ran from 1997 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 1997 and 1999.
What was David Ortiz's salary?: David Ortiz's last recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $16,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2016.
What position did David Ortiz play?: David Ortiz played primarily as a designated hitter, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was David Ortiz and how much did he weigh?: David Ortiz was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.
How many home runs did David Ortiz hit each season?: David Ortiz's home runs by season: 1 in 1997, 9 in 1998, 0 in 1999, 10 in 2000, 18 in 2001, 20 in 2002, 31 in 2003, 41 in 2004, 47 in 2005, 54 in 2006, 35 in 2007, 23 in 2008, 28 in 2009, 32 in 2010, 29 in 2011, 23 in 2012, 30 in 2013, 35 in 2014, 37 in 2015, and 38 in 2016. His most in one season was 54, in 2006.
What was David Ortiz's career batting average?: David Ortiz batted .286 over his career, with 2,472 hits in 8,640 at bats.