Can David Ortiz outperform his contemporaries in his last year

Here is a look at some of David Ortiz's peers throughout his last 19 years in MLB. and how they have done in their last two years of their careers. It does not look like it bodes well for a productive year for Big Papi at age 40.

Below are the combined statistics for Derek Jeter, Frank Thomas, Edgar Martinez, Ken Griffey, Jr., Jim Thome, Gary Sheffield and Fred McGriff for their 2nd to last season of their careers and for the last season of their careers. 

The only stat that doesn't drop of precipitously is batting average. HR's go down 50%, RBI's go down 50%, games played down 25%, doubles down almost 50%.

Can Ortiz break the trend? 

Here are the numbers:

SITUATION	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA
2nd to last year	39	109	375	47	96	20	0	19	64	0.257
SITUATION	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA
Last year	40	82	273	28	69	11	0	7	32	0.252

Here are the details for Ortiz and his rivals:

PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
David Ortiz	39	146	528	73	144	37	0	37	108	0.273	0.360	0.553	0.913
David Ortiz	40	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Derek Jeter	39	17	63	8	12	1	0	1	7	0.190	0.288	0.254	0.542
Derek Jeter	40	145	581	47	149	19	1	4	50	0.256	0.304	0.313	0.617
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Frank Thomas	39	155	531	63	147	30	0	26	95	0.277	0.377	0.480	0.857
Frank Thomas	40	71	246	27	59	7	1	8	30	0.240	0.349	0.374	0.723
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Edgar Martinez	40	145	497	72	146	25	0	24	98	0.294	0.406	0.489	0.895
Edgar Martinez	41	141	486	45	128	23	0	12	63	0.263	0.342	0.385	0.727
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ken Griffey, Jr	39	117	387	44	83	19	0	19	57	0.214	0.324	0.411	0.735
Ken Griffey, Jr	40	33	98	6	18	2	0	0	7	0.184	0.250	0.204	0.454
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jim Thome	40	93	277	32	71	16	0	15	50	0.256	0.361	0.477	0.838
Jim Thome	41	58	163	17	41	7	0	8	25	0.252	0.344	0.442	0.786
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Gary Sheffield	39	114	418	52	94	16	0	19	57	0.225	0.326	0.400	0.725
Gary Sheffield	40	100	268	44	74	13	2	10	43	0.276	0.372	0.451	0.823
PLAYER	AGE	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Fred McGriff	39	86	297	32	74	14	0	13	40	0.249	0.322	0.428	0.750
Fred McGriff	40	27	72	7	13	3	0	2	7	0.181	0.272	0.306	0.577