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David Ortiz

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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 7,233,121 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. David Ortiz is the 47th most popular baseball player (down from 45th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (up from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dominican Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, David Ortiz ranks 47 out of 91. Before him are Manny Ramirez, Hank Greenberg, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Yu Darvish, and Greg Maddux. After him are Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hyun-jin Ryu, Pedro Martínez, Miguel Cabrera, Koji Uehara, and Cal Ripken Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, David Ortiz ranks 350. Before him are Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Brian Geraghty, Magdalena Maleeva, Vuk Jeremić, Ameesha Patel, and Youssef Chahed. After him are Akshaye Khanna, José Luis Martí, Claire Keim, Andrea Anders, Fele Martínez, and Jussi Jääskeläinen.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, David Ortiz ranks 28 out of 51. Before him are Horacio Vásquez (1860), Michel Camilo (1954), Sammy Sosa (1968), Albert Pujols (1980), Manny Ramirez (1972), and Dania Ramirez (1979). After him are Natti Natasha (1990), Pedro Martínez (1971), Mary Joe Fernández (1971), Amelia Vega (1984), Sonia Pierre (1963), and Junot Díaz (1968).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Dominican Republic

Among baseball players born in Dominican Republic, David Ortiz ranks 4. Before him are Sammy Sosa (1968), Albert Pujols (1980), and Manny Ramirez (1972). After him are Pedro Martínez (1971), Robinson Canó (1982), José Bautista (1980), and Melky Cabrera (1984).

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