David Ortiz in Walkoff Situations

(Updated at bottom)

David Ortiz gets another game-winning hit at Fenway Park and we hear it everywhere -- he did it again, it's more surprising when he doesn't win the game, is he human? -- but is it true? Does Ortiz excel over and above his usual performance in walk-off situations?

I took a look at all Red Sox home games since Ortiz joined the team in 2003. When I started, I figured that contrary to what we all think, Ortiz doesn't always win games in walk-off situations. We simply forget the times he has made an out.

Well, in the last two seasons, that's simply not true.

He DOES do it all the time.

2003:    2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, BB
2004:    2-for-8, HR, 3 RBI
2004 PS: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB
2005:    3-for-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB
2006:    5-for-6, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 2 BB

Since the end of the 2004 regular season, Ortiz has come to the plate in a walk-off situations 19 times -- and reached base 16 times. He is 11-for-14 (.786), with 7 HR and 20 RBI.

In 2005 and 2006, he is 8-for-9, with 5 HR and 15 RBI!

Ortiz Walk-Off Chances At Fenway:

Date Opp Inn On Out Score Pitcher/Result
 
2003
0615 Hou  10  1  1   2-2  Dotel    
                          BBI
          12  0  0   2-2  Bland
                          3U (Sox 3-2 in 14)
0719 Tor   9  1  2   4-4  Acevado  
                          4-3 (Sox 5-4 in 10)
0726 NYY   9  2  2   4-4  Benitez
                          Single to CF (Sox 5-4)
0823 Sea  10  1  1   6-6  Rhodes   
                          P6 (Sox 7-6)
0923 Bal  10  0  0   5-5  Ainsworth
                          HR (Sox 6-5)
 
2004
0411 Tor   9  1  2   4-4  Kershner
                          F8 at track
          12  1  0   4-4  Lopez
                          2-run HR to LF (Sox 6-4)
0415 Bal   9  0  1   7-7  Ryan
                          F8 (Bal 12-7 in 11)
0507 KC    9  0  0   6-6  Macdougal
                          K (Sox 7-6)
0529 Sea   9  1  2   4-5  Guardado
                          F8 (Sea 5-4)
0530 Sea  11  0  1   7-7  Putz
                          K (Sox 9-7 in 12)
0611 LAD   9  2  0   1-1  Martin
                          Single to RF (Sox 2-1)
0923 Bal   9  2  2   7-9  Ryan
                          F9 (Bal 9-7)

2004 Post-Season
1008 Ana  10  1  2   6-6  Washburn
                          2-run HR to LF (Sox 8-6)
1017 NYY   9  3  2   4-4  Rivera
                          P4
          12  1  0   4-4  Quantrill
                          2-run HR to RF (Sox 6-4)
1018 NYY  10  0  0   4-4  Heredia
                          K
          12  0  1   4-4  Loaiza
                          BB
          14  2  2   4-4  Loaiza
                          Single to CF (Sox 5-4)
 
2005
0602 Bal   9  2  2   3-4  Ryan
                          3-run HR to CF (Sox 6-5)
0830 TB    9  0  1   6-6  Borowski
                          BB (Sox 7-6)
0906 LAA   9  0  1   2-2  Shields
                          Solo HR to RF (Sox 3-2)
0916 Oak  10  2  1   2-2  Cruz
                          BBI (Sox 3-2)
0929 Tor   9  2  1   4-4  Batista
                          Single to LF (Sox 5-4)
 
2006
0611 Tex   9  2  2   2-4  Otsuka
                          3-run HR to RF (Sox 5-4)
0624 Phi  10  1  1   3-3  Gordon
                          2-run HR to CF (Sox 5-3)
0626 Phi   9  0  0   6-6  Cormier
                          4-1
          11  1  1   6-6  Gordon
                          BBI
          12  2  2   7-7  Condrey
                          Single to LCF (Sox 8-7)
0729 LAA   9  1  1   6-6  Rodriguez
                          BBI
          11  2  1   6-6  Romero
                          Single to LF (Sox 7-6)
0731 Cle   9  2  1   6-8  Carmona
                          3-run HR to CF (Sox 9-8)

There is nothing left to say.

Update: Reader Franco notes that from the 2004 playoffs, there have been 13 potential walkoff games and Ortiz has delivered the winning hit in 11 of them. In both of the other two games, he walked (one regular and one intentional).