Marty Kavanagh vs. David Ortiz — Career Comparison

Marty Kavanagh
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
David Ortiz
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, David Ortiz comes out clearly ahead of Marty Kavanagh across most offensive categories. David Ortiz led in walk rate (BB%+ 180 vs 105), contact rate (K%+ 126 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 145 vs 120). Marty Kavanagh held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 267 vs 211). David Ortiz was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Marty Kavanagh and David Ortiz

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
186.24
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2408
143.18
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
600
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10091
600
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1033
519.97
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8640
513.73
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
257
129.36
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2472
146.98
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
90.6
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1280
76.11
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
47
23.66
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
37.58
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.07
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.13
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.03
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
32.17
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
77
38.76
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
70.88
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
132.69
66.79
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1807.81
107.49
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
374
188.26
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4765
283.32
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
383
192.79
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3829
227.67
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.931
0.931
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.957
0.957
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
138
69.46
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1419
84.37
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
122
61.41
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1768
105.12
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
250
125.84
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2646
157.33
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
140.13
70.53
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1734.87
103.15
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.03
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.26
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
118
59.4
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
78.43
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
12.43
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
61.41
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
1750
104.05
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
9.77
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
5.77
5.77
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.61
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
5.47
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
236
14.03
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.09
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.01
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.54
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
David Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.55
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.38
65.38

Fielding Stats for Marty Kavanagh and David Ortiz

Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.16
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.11
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6486
27
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2162
9
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1983
8.25
Marty Kavanagh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
David Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.68
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2169
9.03
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
8.94
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.022
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.723
7.723
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
David Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.74
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Kavanagh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0