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Ted WilliamsWWikipediaβ
Bats: L Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1918-08-30 Β· Played 1939β1960 Β· Career WAR 121.7 (bWAR) Β· IDs
BBREF=willite01, LAHMAN=willite01, MLBAM=124341, RETROSHEET=willt103
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Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | AL | 149 | 565 | 131 | 185 | 44 | 11 | 31 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 107 | 64 | .327 | .436 | .609 | 1.045 | 6.6 | ||
| 1940 | AL | 144 | 561 | 134 | 193 | 43 | 14 | 23 | 113 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 54 | .344 | .442 | .594 | 1.036 | 6.6 | ||
| 1941 | AL | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 120 | 2 | 4 | 147 | 27 | .406 | .553 | .735 | 1.288 | 10.4 | ||
| 1942 | AL | 150 | 522 | 141 | 186 | 34 | 5 | 36 | 137 | 3 | 2 | 145 | 51 | .356 | .499 | .648 | 1.147 | 10.4 | ||
| 1946 | AL | 150 | 514 | 142 | 176 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 44 | .342 | .497 | .667 | 1.164 | 10.6 | ||
| 1947 | AL | 156 | 528 | 125 | 181 | 40 | 9 | 32 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 47 | .343 | .499 | .634 | 1.133 | 9.5 | ||
| 1948 | AL | 137 | 509 | 124 | 188 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 41 | .369 | .497 | .615 | 1.112 | 8.3 | ||
| 1949 | AL | 155 | 566 | 150 | 194 | 39 | 3 | 43 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 48 | .343 | .490 | .650 | 1.140 | 9.0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | 89 | 334 | 82 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 21 | .317 | .452 | .647 | 1.099 | 3.9 | ||
| 1951 | AL | 148 | 531 | 109 | 169 | 28 | 4 | 30 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 45 | .318 | .464 | .556 | 1.020 | 7.1 | ||
| 1952 | AL | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 | 0.3 | ||
| 1953 | AL | 37 | 91 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | .407 | .509 | .901 | 1.410 | 2.0 | ||
| 1954 | AL | 117 | 386 | 93 | 133 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 32 | .345 | .513 | .635 | 1.148 | 7.5 | ||
| 1955 | AL | 98 | 320 | 77 | 114 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 24 | .356 | .496 | .703 | 1.199 | 6.9 | ||
| 1956 | AL | 136 | 400 | 71 | 138 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 39 | .345 | .479 | .605 | 1.084 | 6.0 | ||
| 1957 | AL | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 43 | .388 | .526 | .731 | 1.257 | 9.7 | ||
| 1958 | AL | 129 | 411 | 81 | 135 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 49 | .328 | .458 | .584 | 1.042 | 4.0 | ||
| 1959 | AL | 103 | 272 | 32 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 | .254 | .372 | .419 | .791 | -0.2 | ||
| 1960 | AL | 113 | 310 | 56 | 98 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 41 | .316 | .451 | .645 | 1.096 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | 2292 | 7706 | 1798 | 2654 | 525 | 71 | 521 | 1839 | 24 | 17 | 2021 | 709 | .344 | .481 | .634 | 1.114 | 121.7 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | 0.0 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | AL | OF | 149 | 318 | 11 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 1940 | AL | OF | 143 | 302 | 13 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 1940 | AL | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1941 | AL | OF | 133 | 262 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 1942 | AL | OF | 150 | 312 | 15 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1946 | AL | OF | 150 | 325 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 1947 | AL | OF | 156 | 347 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 1948 | AL | OF | 134 | 289 | 9 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 1949 | AL | OF | 155 | 337 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 1950 | AL | OF | 86 | 165 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | AL | OF | 147 | 315 | 12 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 1952 | AL | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | AL | OF | 26 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | AL | OF | 115 | 113 | 962.1 | 213 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1955 | AL | OF | 93 | 93 | 730.2 | 170 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1956 | AL | OF | 110 | 110 | 859.2 | 174 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1957 | AL | OF | 125 | 125 | 988.2 | 215 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1958 | AL | OF | 114 | 114 | 920.2 | 154 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1959 | AL | OF | 76 | 75 | 549.1 | 94 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1960 | AL | OF | 87 | 87 | 676.0 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2152 | 717 | 5687.1 | 4158 | 142 | 113 | 30 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Lg |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1939 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1939 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1940 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1941 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1941 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1941 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1941 | TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML |
| 1942 | Triple Crown | AL |
| 1942 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1942 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1942 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1942 | TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML |
| 1946 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1946 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1946 | Most Valuable Player | AL |
| 1946 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1947 | Triple Crown | AL |
| 1947 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1947 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1947 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1947 | TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML |
| 1948 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1948 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1948 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1949 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1949 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | ML |
| 1949 | Most Valuable Player | AL |
| 1949 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1949 | TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML |
| 1949 | TSN Player of the Year | AL |
| 1950 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | AL |
| 1951 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1955 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1956 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1957 | TSN All-Star | ML |
| 1957 | TSN Major League Player of the Year | ML |
| 1957 | TSN Player of the Year | AL |
| 1958 | TSN All-Star | ML |
Hall of Fame ballots
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Needed | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | BBWAA | 282 | 227 | Yes |