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Ted Williams

Ted Williams

1939–1960  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 205 lb  ·  b. 1918 San Diego, CA

Career 2,292 G · 2,654 H · 521 HR · 1,839 RBI · .344 AVG · 4.50 ERA · 1 SO · 2.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
68
43 best in baseball 25 league only
118 Top-5 finishes
13 Title seasons
10 Categories led
1942 Best season

Spanning 1939–1958, peaking at 9 titles in 1942.

1942 Batting Triple Crown
Led the AL in .356 AVG, 36 HR, 137 RBI
1947 Batting Triple Crown
Led the AL in .343 AVG, 32 HR, 114 RBI
Led in On-Base Percentage for 4 straight seasons (1946–1949) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 3rd League titles 68
  • 3rd Best in baseball 43
  • 9th Top-5 finishes 118

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
On-Base Percentage 12 1st 4 yrs (1946–1949) 1941 .553 1942 .499 1946 .497 1947 .499 1948 .497 1949 .490 1951 .464 1954 .513 1956 .479 1957 .526 1958 .458 1940 AL .442
On-Base Plus Slug. 10 1st 4 yrs (1946–1949) 1941 1.287 1942 1.147 1946 1.164 1947 1.133 1949 1.141 1954 1.148 1957 1.257 1958 1.042 1948 AL 1.112 1951 AL 1.019 1939 #3 1940 #3 1956 #2
Slugging Percentage 9 1st 4 yrs (1946–1949) 1941 .735 1942 .648 1946 .667 1957 .731 1947 AL .635 1948 AL .615 1949 AL .650 1951 AL .556 1954 AL .635 1940 #3 1956 #2
Walks 8 1st 4 yrs (1946–1949) 1941 147 1942 145 1946 156 1947 162 1949 162 1951 144 1954 136 1948 AL 126 1939 #2 1956 #3 1957 #2 1958 #3
Batting Average 7 1st 2 yrs (1941–1942) 1941 .406 1957 .388 1942 AL .356 1947 AL .343 1948 AL .369 1954 AL .345 1958 AL .329 1940 #3 1946 #2 1949 #2 1956 #2
Total Bases 6 1st 2 yrs (1946–1947) 1942 338 1939 AL 344 1946 AL 343 1947 AL 335 1949 AL 368 1951 AL 295 1940 #3 1941 #3 1948 #3 1957 #3
Runs 6 1st 3 yrs (1940–1942) 1940 134 1941 135 1942 141 1946 142 1949 150 1947 AL 125 1939 #2 1948 #3 1951 #3
Runs Batted In 4 1st — 1939 145 1942 137 1949 159 1947 AL 114 1946 #2 1948 #3 1951 #2
Home Runs 4 1st 2 yrs (1941–1942) 1941 37 1942 36 1947 AL 32 1949 AL 43 1939 #3 1946 #2 1951 #2 1954 #2 1955 #3 1957 #2
Doubles 2 1st 2 yrs (1948–1949) 1948 AL 44 1949 AL 39 1939 #2 1947 #2
Hits — #2 — 1942 #3 1947 #3 1949 #2

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1958 3 AVG .329 OPS 1.042 OBP .458
1957 4 AVG .388 OPS 1.257 OBP .526 SLG .731
1956 1 OBP .479
1954 5 AVG .345 OPS 1.148 OBP .513 SLG .635 BB 136
1951 5 OPS 1.019 OBP .464 SLG .556 TB 295 BB 144
1949 9 HR 43 RBI 159 R 150 OPS 1.141 OBP .490 SLG .650 2B 39 TB 368 BB 162
1948 6 AVG .369 OPS 1.112 OBP .497 SLG .615 2B 44 BB 126
1947 9 AVG .343 HR 32 RBI 114 R 125 OPS 1.133 OBP .499 SLG .635 TB 335 BB 162
1946 6 R 142 OPS 1.164 OBP .497 SLG .667 TB 343 BB 156
1942 9 AVG .356 HR 36 RBI 137 R 141 OPS 1.147 OBP .499 SLG .648 TB 338 BB 145
1941 7 AVG .406 HR 37 R 135 OPS 1.287 OBP .553 SLG .735 BB 147
1940 2 R 134 OBP .442
1939 2 RBI 145 TB 344

Batting

19 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1939 BOS AL 149 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 107 64 2 .327 .436 .609 1.045
1940 BOS AL 144 561 134 193 43 14 23 113 96 54 4 .344 .442 .594 1.036
1941 BOS AL 143 456 135 185 33 3 37 120 147 27 2 .406 .553 .735 1.287
1942 BOS AL 150 522 141 186 34 5 36 137 145 51 3 .356 .499 .648 1.147
1946 BOS AL 150 514 142 176 37 8 38 123 156 44 0 .342 .497 .667 1.164
1947 BOS AL 156 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 162 47 0 .343 .499 .635 1.133
1948 BOS AL 137 509 124 188 44 3 25 127 126 41 4 .369 .497 .615 1.112
1949 BOS AL 155 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 162 48 1 .343 .490 .650 1.141
1950 BOS AL 89 334 82 106 24 1 28 97 82 21 3 .317 .452 .647 1.099
1951 BOS AL 148 531 109 169 28 4 30 126 144 45 1 .318 .464 .556 1.019
1952 BOS AL 6 10 2 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 .400 .500 .900 1.400
1953 BOS AL 37 91 17 37 6 0 13 34 19 10 0 .407 .509 .901 1.410
1954 BOS AL 117 386 93 133 23 1 29 89 136 32 0 .345 .513 .635 1.148
1955 BOS AL 98 320 77 114 21 3 28 83 91 24 2 .356 .496 .703 1.200
1956 BOS AL 136 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 102 39 0 .345 .479 .605 1.084
1957 BOS AL 132 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 119 43 0 .388 .526 .731 1.257
1958 BOS AL 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 98 49 1 .329 .458 .584 1.042
1959 BOS AL 103 272 32 69 15 0 10 43 52 27 0 .254 .372 .419 .791
1960 BOS AL 113 310 56 98 15 0 29 72 75 41 1 .316 .451 .645 1.097
Career — — 2,292 7,706 1,798 2,654 525 71 521 1,839 2,021 709 24 .344 .482 .634 1.116

Pitching

1 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1940 BOS AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 1 1.50
Career — — 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 1 1.50

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 2,151 4,158 140 113 30 .974
P 1 0 2 0 0 1.000