David Ortiz vs. Mariano Rivera — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Ortiz is hitting 0.344 here, 20% above their career average, while Rivera's career opposing average is 0.211. Ortiz also posted an OPS of 0.882, close to the career mark of 0.931. Ortiz has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.8 PA. No clear edge.

How David Ortiz put the ball into play against Mariano Rivera

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mariano Rivera to David Ortiz

Matchup Details for David Ortiz and Mariano Rivera

Stats that describe the matchup between David Ortiz and Mariano Rivera including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
David Ortiz Career Plate Appearances
10091
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced
5103
In this matchup
32
David Ortiz Career At Bats
8640
Mariano Rivera Career At Bats Pitched
4720
In this matchup
0.344
David Ortiz Career Batting Average
0.286
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
11
David Ortiz Career Hits
2472
Mariano Rivera Career Hits Allowed
998
In this matchup
8
David Ortiz Career Singles
1280
In this matchup
2
David Ortiz Career Doubles
632
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Triples
19
In this matchup
1
David Ortiz Career Home Runs
541
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed
71

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
3
David Ortiz Career Extra Base Hits
1192
In this matchup
0.031
David Ortiz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.063
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.091
David Ortiz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.071

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
David Ortiz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.309
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.061
In this matchup
16
David Ortiz Total Bases
4765
In this matchup
13
David Ortiz Career Times on Base
3829
In this matchup
0.382
David Ortiz Career On Base Percentage
0.380
In this matchup
0.500
David Ortiz Career Slugging Percentage
0.552
In this matchup
0.882
David Ortiz Career OPS
0.931
In this matchup
0.156
David Ortiz Career Isolated Power
0.265
In this matchup
0.297
David Ortiz Career Gross Production Average
0.309
In this matchup
0.370
David Ortiz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
In this matchup
4
David Ortiz Career RBIs
1768
In this matchup
6.118
David Ortiz Career Runs Created
1734.870
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Hit By Pitch
38
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46

Outs

In this matchup
16
In this matchup
2
David Ortiz Career Walks
1319
Mariano Rivera Career Walks Allowed
286
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Intentional Walks
209
Mariano Rivera Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
4
David Ortiz Career Strikeouts
1750
Mariano Rivera Career Strikeouts Thrown
1173
In this matchup
8.500
David Ortiz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.770
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.350
In this matchup
0.500
David Ortiz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Mariano Rivera Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.240

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.382
David Ortiz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.396
Mariano Rivera Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Sacrifice Flies
92
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Ground into Double Play
236
Mariano Rivera Career Double Plays Enabled
88

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0