David Ortiz – the final look
Posted by Andy on October 23, 2009
I wrote a lot about David Ortiz this year and now it's time to check in on his final numbers for the season.
Check out his 2009 splits by month:
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | TB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April/March | 22 | 100 | 87 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 22 | .230 | .290 | .333 | .623 | 29 |
| May | 24 | 108 | 91 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 26 | .143 | .278 | .242 | .520 | 22 |
| June | 24 | 88 | 75 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 18 | .320 | .409 | .653 | 1.062 | 49 |
| July | 25 | 98 | 89 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 22 | .247 | .306 | .539 | .845 | 48 |
| August | 26 | 115 | 99 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 20 | .222 | .330 | .495 | .825 | 49 |
| Sept/Oct | 29 | 118 | 100 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 26 | .280 | .381 | .530 | .911 | 53 |
After dismal months in April and May he was great from June on. In fact, in his last 101 games of 2009 (June 6 onwards) Ortiz had 27 HR and 78 RBI, with a SLG of .557 and an OPS of .917. His career averages are .545/.922 so he's really right there in terms of hitting his averages.
The big question for 2010 is whether he'll be the Ortiz of old with just the expected slight decline with age or whether he'll be the guy who produced a lot less during most of 2008 and early 2009.