Red Sox DH David Ortiz hit his 500th regular-season home run on Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. Here are a few quick facts now that he has reached that milestone:
■ His 500 home runs are 27th on the all-time list, sandwiched between Lou Gehrig/Fred McGriff (493) and Eddie Murray (504).
■ He has hit 442 with Boston. His first 58 came with Minnesota.
■ There are only nine dates between April 1 and Oct. 1 on which Ortiz has not hit a home run: April 4, April 6, April 28, May 12, May 22, May 27, June 3, Aug. 1, and Sept. 30.
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■ He is tied for seventh all time in walkoff home runs with 11.
■ He is tied for 10th all time in extra-inning home runs with 12.
■ Milestone home runs:
| No. | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sept. 14, 1997 |
| 100 | May 28, 2004 |
| 200 | June 6, 2006 |
| 300 | July 9, 2009 |
| 400 | July 4, 2012 |
| 500 | Sept. 12, 2015 |
■ Days between milestone home runs:
| Nos. | Days |
|---|---|
| 1-100 | 2,449 |
| 101-200 | 740 |
| 201-300 | 1,130 |
| 301-400 | 1,102 |
| 401-500 | 1,094 |
■ The average amount of time between milestones is 1,303 days.
■ His home runs are split pretty evenly among the out count.
0 outs: 170
1 out: 164
2 outs: 166
■ He has hit his most home runs in August.
■ These 500 home runs do not include his 17 postseason home runs, which are tied for seventh all time.
■ He hit 5 postseason homers in both 2004 and 2013.
■ He has hit most of his postseason home runs (8) in the League Championship Series.
■ Game-by-game breakdown.
Statistics from the Red Sox. Rachel G. Bowers can be reached at rachel.bowers@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @RachelGBowers.