Wednesday, May 25, 2016

David Ortiz's Historically Great Season (so far) For A Guy 40+ Years Old

Using the Baseball Reference Play Index, here is the top 10 in OPS+ for qualifiers 40+ years old:


Rk Player OPS+ Year Age
1 David Ortiz 188 2016 40
2 Willie Mays 158 1971 40
3 Edgar Martinez 141 2003 40
4 Dave Winfield 138 1992 40
5 Stan Musial 137 1962 41
6 Darrell Evans 135 1987 40
7 Cap Anson 135 1894 42
8 Carlton Fisk 134 1990 42
9 Ty Cobb 134 1927 40
10 Rickey Henderson 128 1999 40
11 Deacon White 128 1888 40

Okay, I did the top 11 since we don't know where Ortiz will end up. If Ortiz has an OPS+ of 110 the rest of the way, he would end up with 132, still in the top 10. If he can do 140 the rest of the way (140 was his OPS+ in each of the last two seasons) he would finish at 153, which would still be the 2nd best ever. If he does 148 the rest of the way, he finishes with 159 and that would still beat Mays.

If I use 300+ PAs as a qualifier, here are the leaders. Only Ted Williams is higher than what Ortiz has right now.


Rk Player OPS+ PA Year Age
1 Ted Williams 190 390 1960 41
2 Barry Bonds 169 477 2007 42
3 Willie Mays 158 537 1971 40
4 Barry Bonds 156 493 2006 41
5 Edgar Martinez 141 603 2003 40
6 Brian Downing 138 391 1992 41
7 Dave Winfield 138 670 1992 40
8 Moises Alou 137 360 2007 40
9 Stan Musial 137 505 1962 41
10 Harold Baines 136 486 1999 40
11 Carlton Fisk 136 419 1989 41

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