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David Ortiz

1975 - Today

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David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2016, primarily for the Boston Red Sox. After playing parts of six seasons with the Minnesota Twins with unremarkable results, Ortiz moved to the Red Sox, where he played a leading role in ending the team's 86-year World Series championship drought in 2004, as well as winning championships in 2007 and 2013; he was named the World Series Most Valuable Player in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Ortiz has received more than 6,747,412 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). David Ortiz is the 45th most popular baseball player (down from 40th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (down from 28th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dominican Baseball Player.

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  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, David Ortiz ranks 45 out of 74. Before him are Ernie Banks, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Pedro Martínez, Ken Griffey Jr., Albert Pujols, and Miguel Cabrera. After him are Shohei Ohtani, Cal Ripken Jr., Koji Uehara, Yu Darvish, Curt Schilling, and Justin Verlander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, David Ortiz ranks 299. Before him are Altin Lala, Ontronik Khachaturian, Emily Bergl, Ai Sugiyama, Nika Gilauri, and Juan Diego Botto. After him are Kornél Mundruczó, Gerardo Bedoya, Shoji Jo, Frank Baumann, Peter Ho, and Aïssa Maïga.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, David Ortiz ranks 30 out of 47. Before him are Manny Ramirez (1972), Dania Ramirez (1979), Mary Joe Fernández (1971), Natti Natasha (1990), Pedro Martínez (1971), and Albert Pujols (1980). After him are Amelia Vega (1984), Robinson Canó (1982), Junot Díaz (1968), Sonia Pierre (1963), Bartolo Colón (1973), and Dascha Polanco (1982).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Dominican Republic

Among baseball players born in Dominican Republic, David Ortiz ranks 5. Before him are Sammy Sosa (1968), Manny Ramirez (1972), Pedro Martínez (1971), and Albert Pujols (1980). After him are Robinson Canó (1982), José Bautista (1980), and Melky Cabrera (1984).

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