Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| David Ortiz | Stat | Lou Whitaker |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Seasons | 19 |
| 163.3 | Career VAL | 146.8 |
| 14.8 (2007) | Peak-season VAL | 13.6 (1983) |
| Inducted 2022 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 7× | Silver Sluggers | 4× |
| 10× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 3× |
| 1 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| David Ortiz | Stat | Lou Whitaker |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,408 | Games | 2,390 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,472 | Hits | 2,369 |
| 541 | Home runs | 244 |
| 1,768 | RBI | 1,084 |
| 1,419 | Runs | 1,386 |
| 17 | Stolen bases | 143 |
| 1,319 | ||
| 14 |
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 2 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,197 |
| .286 | Batting avg | .276 |
|---|
| .380 | On-base % | .363 |
|---|
| .552 | Slugging % | .426 |
|---|
| 148 | OPS+ | 118 |
|---|
| Age | David Ortiz | Lou Whitaker |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 7.1 |
| 22 | 3.1 | 7.7 |
| 23 | — | 0.8 |
| 24 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 25 | 2.8 | 8.4 |
| 26 | 4.7 | 13.6 |
| 27 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| 28 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 29 | 14.4 | 8.1 |
| 30 | 13.9 | 8.5 |
| 31 | 14.8 | 9.1 |
| 32 | 6.9 | 11.7 |
| 33 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| 34 | 8.5 | 13.2 |
| 35 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 36 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
| 37 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
| 38 | 9 | 5.2 |
| 39 | 9.9 | — |
| 40 | 14.2 | — |