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David Ortiz played 20 major-league seasons (1997-2016) as a 1B (278). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 20 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22 | MIN | 15 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .327 | .802 | 109 |
| 1998 | 23 | MIN | 86 | 278 | 47 | 77 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 39 | 72 | .277 | .817 | 113 |
| 1999 | 24 | MIN | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .000 | .200 | -42 |
| 2000 | 25 | MIN | 130 | 415 | 59 | 117 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 57 | 81 | .282 | .810 | 105 |
| 2001 | 26 | MIN | 89 | 303 | 46 | 71 | 18 | 48 | 1 | 40 | 68 | .234 | .799 | 108 |
| 2002 | 27 | MIN | 125 | 412 | 52 | 112 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 43 | 87 | .272 | .839 | 120 |
| 2003 | 28 | BOS | 128 | 448 | 79 | 129 | 31 | 101 | 0 | 58 | 83 | .288 | .961 | 149 |
| 2004 | 29 | BOS | 150 | 582 | 94 | 175 | 41 | 139 | 0 | 75 | 133 | .301 | .983 | 152 |
| 2005 | 30 | BOS | 159 | 601 | 119 | 180 | 47 | 148 | 1 | 102 | 124 | .300 | 1.001 | 163 |
| 2006 | 31 | BOS | 151 | 558 | 115 | 160 | 54 | 137 | 1 | 119 | 117 | .287 | 1.049 | 167 |
| 2007 | 32 | BOS | 149 | 549 | 116 | 182 | 35 | 117 | 3 | 111 | 103 | .332 | 1.066 | 179 |
| 2008 | 33 | BOS | 109 | 416 | 74 | 110 | 23 | 89 | 1 | 70 | 74 | .264 | .877 | 131 |
| 2009 | 34 | BOS | 150 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 99 | 0 | 74 | 134 | .238 | .794 | 107 |
| 2010 | 35 | BOS | 145 | 518 | 86 | 140 | 32 | 102 | 0 | 82 | 145 | .270 | .899 | 143 |
| 2011 | 36 | BOS | 146 | 525 | 84 | 162 | 29 | 96 | 1 | 78 | 83 | .309 | .953 | 159 |
| 2012 | 37 | BOS | 90 | 324 | 65 | 103 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 51 | .318 | 1.026 | 178 |
| 2013 | 38 | BOS | 137 | 518 | 84 | 160 | 30 | 103 | 4 | 76 | 88 | .309 | .959 | 163 |
| 2014 | 39 | BOS | 142 | 518 | 59 | 136 | 35 | 104 | 0 | 75 | 95 | .263 | .873 | 145 |
| 2015 | 40 | BOS | 146 | 528 | 73 | 144 | 37 | 108 | 0 | 77 | 95 | .273 | .913 | 147 |
| 2016 | 41 | BOS | 151 | 537 | 79 | 169 | 38 | 127 | 2 | 80 | 86 | .315 | 1.021 | 172 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1B | 11 | 10 | 84 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 1998 | 1B | 70 | 69 | 503 | 46 | 6 | 51 |
| 1999 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1B | 27 | 25 | 210 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 2001 | 1B | 8 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1B | 15 | 13 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1B | 45 | 44 | 342 | 30 | 3 | 20 |
| 2004 | 1B | 34 | 31 | 253 | 21 | 4 | 23 |
| 2005 | 1B | 10 | 10 | 69 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1B | 10 | 10 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1B | 7 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1B | 6 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1B | 7 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1B | 6 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1B | 9 | 9 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
David Ortiz won: ALCS MVP 2004 (AL), Silver Slugger 2004 (AL), TSN All-Star 2004 (AL), Hank Aaron Award 2005 (AL), Silver Slugger 2005 (AL), TSN All-Star 2005 (AL), Silver Slugger 2006 (AL), TSN All-Star 2006 (AL), Silver Slugger 2007 (AL), TSN All-Star 2007 (AL), Silver Slugger 2011 (AL), Babe Ruth Award 2013 (AL), Silver Slugger 2013 (AL), World Series MVP 2013 (ML), Hank Aaron Award 2016 (AL), Silver Slugger 2016 (AL), TSN All-Star 2016 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (8 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2016, 2015, 2013, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 5 | 130 / 392 | 4 |
| 2004 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4 | 174 / 392 | 1 |
| 2005 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 2 | 307 / 392 | 11 |
| 2006 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3 | 193 / 392 | 0 |
| 2007 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4 | 177 / 392 | 0 |
| 2013 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 10 | 47 / 420 | 0 |
| 2015 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 31 | 1 / 420 | 0 |
| 2016 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 6 | 147 / 420 | 1 |
David Ortiz ranks on 10 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | designated hitters | 2007 | 179 OPS+ |
| #12 | designated hitters | 2016 | 172 OPS+ |
| #15 | designated hitters | 2006 | 167 OPS+ |
| #25 | designated hitters | 2005 | 163 OPS+ |
| #27 | designated hitters | 2013 | 163 OPS+ |
| #32 | designated hitters | 2011 | 159 OPS+ |
| #42 | designated hitters | 2004 | 152 OPS+ |
| #47 | designated hitters | 2003 | 149 OPS+ |
| #52 | designated hitters | 2015 | 147 OPS+ |
| #58 | designated hitters | 2014 | 145 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.