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So it seems that if you're a veteran slugger and you're blessed with a couple of good weeks, you must be on the juice. Oh, what a wonderful world. Just ask David Ortiz.
- Born: 1975/11/18
- Age: 37
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 250
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 16
- Place of birth: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 53 | 167 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 4 | .246 | .305 | .353 | |
| 1995 | 48 | 184 | 30 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 0 | .332 | .403 | .538 | |
| 1996 | 129 | 485 | 89 | 156 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 93 | 52 | 108 | 3 | 4 | .322 | .389 | .509 | |
| 1997 | Twins | 15 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .353 | .449 |
| 1997 | 61 | 239 | 45 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 58 | 22 | 53 | 2 | 1 | .331 | .385 | .556 | |
| 1998 | Twins | 86 | 278 | 47 | 77 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 72 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .371 | .446 |
| 1998 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .300 | .486 | |
| 1999 | Twins | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| 1999 | 130 | 476 | 85 | 150 | 35 | 3 | 30 | 110 | 79 | 105 | 2 | 2 | .315 | .412 | .590 | |
| 2000 | Twins | 130 | 415 | 59 | 117 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 57 | 81 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .364 | .446 |
| 2001 | Twins | 89 | 303 | 46 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 40 | 68 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .324 | .475 |
| 2001 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .538 | .400 | |
| 2002 | Twins | 125 | 412 | 52 | 112 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 43 | 87 | 1 | 2 | .272 | .339 | .500 |
| 2003 | Red Sox | 128 | 448 | 79 | 129 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 101 | 58 | 83 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .369 | .592 |
| 2004 | Red Sox | 150 | 582 | 94 | 175 | 47 | 3 | 41 | 139 | 75 | 133 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .380 | .603 |
| 2005 | Red Sox | 159 | 601 | 119 | 180 | 40 | 1 | 47 | 148 | 102 | 124 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .397 | .604 |
| 2006 | Red Sox | 151 | 558 | 115 | 160 | 29 | 2 | 54 | 137 | 119 | 117 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .413 | .636 |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 149 | 549 | 116 | 182 | 52 | 1 | 35 | 117 | 111 | 103 | 3 | 1 | .332 | .445 | .621 |
| 2008 | Red Sox | 109 | 416 | 74 | 110 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 89 | 70 | 74 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .369 | .507 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | |
| 2009 | Red Sox | 150 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 35 | 1 | 28 | 99 | 74 | 134 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .332 | .462 |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 145 | 518 | 86 | 140 | 36 | 1 | 32 | 102 | 82 | 145 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .370 | .529 |
| 2011 | Red Sox | 146 | 525 | 84 | 162 | 40 | 1 | 29 | 96 | 78 | 83 | 1 | 1 | .309 | .398 | .554 |
| 2012 | Red Sox | 90 | 324 | 65 | 103 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .415 | .611 |
| Career Total | 1832 | 6539 | 1124 | 1863 | 482 | 16 | 401 | 1326 | 1011 | 1386 | 11 | 8 | .285 | .380 | .547 | |
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Big Papi has missed a lot of time with his Achilles injury, and could miss more in the future
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