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Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel Williams (The Kid, The Thumper, The Splendid Splinter or Teddy Ballgame)
birth certificate reads Teddy Samuel
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, CA
High School: Herbert Hoover (San Diego, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1939
Final Game: September 28, 1960
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1966 (282/302 ballots).
Died: July 5, 2002 in Inverness, FL
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 20 BOS AL 149 677 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 2 1 107 64 .327 .436 .609 1.045 160 344 10 2 3 *O MVP-4
1940 21 BOS AL 144 661 561 134 193 43 14 23 113 4 4 96 54 .344 .442 .594 1.036 162 333 13 3 1 *O/1 AS,MVP-14
1941 22 BOS AL 143 606 456 135 185 33 3 37 120 2 4 147 27 .406 .553 .735 1.287 235 335 10 3 0 *O AS,MVP-2
1942 23 BOS AL 150 671 522 141 186 34 5 36 137 3 2 145 51 .356 .499 .648 1.147 217 338 12 4 0 *O AS,MVP-2
1946 27 BOS AL 150 672 514 142 176 37 8 38 123 0 0 156 44 .342 .497 .667 1.164 215 343 12 2 0 *O AS,MVP-1
1947 28 BOS AL 156 693 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 0 1 162 47 .343 .499 .634 1.133 205 335 10 2 1 *O AS,MVP-2
1948 29 BOS AL 137 638 509 124 188 44 3 25 127 4 0 126 41 .369 .497 .615 1.112 189 313 10 3 0 *O AS,MVP-3
1949 30 BOS AL 155 730 566 150 194 39 3 43 159 1 1 162 48 .343 .490 .650 1.141 192 368 22 2 0 *O AS,MVP-1
1950 31 BOS AL 89 416 334 82 106 24 1 28 97 3 0 82 21 .317 .452 .647 1.099 168 216 12 0 0 O AS,MVP-21
1951 32 BOS AL 148 675 531 109 169 28 4 30 126 1 1 144 45 .318 .464 .556 1.019 165 295 10 0 0 *O AS,MVP-13
1952 33 BOS AL 6 12 10 2 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 .400 .500 .900 1.400 272 9 0 0 0 /O
1953 34 BOS AL 37 110 91 17 37 6 0 13 34 0 1 19 10 .407 .509 .901 1.410 267 82 1 0 0 O AS,MVP-26
1954 35 BOS AL 117 526 386 93 133 23 1 29 89 0 0 136 32 .345 .513 .635 1.148 200 245 10 1 0 3 *7 AS,MVP-7
1955 36 BOS AL 98 417 320 77 114 21 3 28 83 2 0 91 24 .356 .496 .703 1.200 208 225 8 2 0 4 17 7 AS,MVP-4
1956 37 BOS AL 136 503 400 71 138 28 2 24 82 0 0 102 39 .345 .479 .605 1.084 171 242 13 1 0 0 11 *7 AS,MVP-6
1957 38 BOS AL 132 546 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 0 1 119 43 .388 .526 .731 1.257 233 307 11 5 0 2 33 *7 AS,MVP-2
1958 39 BOS AL 129 517 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 1 0 98 49 .328 .458 .584 1.042 179 240 19 4 0 4 12 *7 AS,MVP-7
1959 40 BOS AL 103 331 272 32 69 15 0 10 43 0 0 52 27 .254 .372 .419 .791 114 114 7 2 0 5 6 7 AS,MVP-26
1960 41 BOS AL 113 390 310 56 98 15 0 29 72 1 1 75 41 .316 .451 .645 1.096 190 200 7 3 0 2 7 7 AS,MVP-13
19 Seasons 2292 9791 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 24 17 2021 709 .344 *.482* .634 1.116 191 4884 197 39 5 20 86
162 Game Avg. 162 692 545 127 188 37 5 37 130 2 1 143 50 .344 .482 .634 1.116 191 345 14 3 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1939 20 BOS AL 677 394 149 10.0 117 .328 .327 .291 .436 .367 .609 .431 1.045 .798 160 .777 54.6 5.0 1.161 .473 .281 3.8
1940 21 BOS AL 661 386 145 10.0 114 .351 .344 .284 .442 .358 .594 .431 1.036 .788 162 .782 55.3 5.1 1.122 .421 .250 6.8
1941 22 BOS AL 606 285 183 17.2 108 .378 .406 .278 .553 .355 .735 .410 1.287 .765 235 .914 104.4 9.8 1.695 .647 .329 3.8
1942 23 BOS AL 671 350 168 12.9 97 .345 .356 .269 .499 .344 .648 .377 1.147 .721 217 .890 93.3 9.4 1.394 .571 .291 5.5
1946 27 BOS AL 672 350 170 13.0 101 .319 .342 .270 .497 .346 .667 .389 1.164 .735 215 .889 93.0 9.3 1.431 .628 .325 .0
1947 28 BOS AL 693 359 166 12.3 102 .332 .343 .270 .499 .352 .634 .389 1.133 .741 205 .879 89.3 8.9 1.391 .597 .292 .0
1948 29 BOS AL 638 331 156 12.6 110 .368 .369 .279 .497 .365 .615 .403 1.112 .768 189 .862 75.2 7.2 1.347 .501 .246 6.9
1949 30 BOS AL 730 395 180 12.1 112 .318 .343 .279 .490 .372 .650 .405 1.141 .778 192 .856 86.3 8.2 1.347 .594 .307 2.0
1950 31 BOS AL 416 240 98 10.8 122 .274 .317 .290 .452 .379 .647 .435 1.099 .814 168 .807 37.7 3.5 1.254 .584 .329 5.4
1951 32 BOS AL 675 373 137 9.9 109 .305 .318 .278 .464 .361 .556 .407 1.019 .768 165 .807 58.3 5.7 1.177 .508 .237 1.9
1952 33 BOS AL 12 6 5 22.5 103 .429 .400 .269 .500 .350 .900 .393 1.400 .743 272 .957 2.3 0.2 1.833 .700 .500 .0
1953 34 BOS AL 110 56 41 19.6 107 .353 .407 .276 .509 .352 .901 .405 1.410 .758 267 .938 22.1 2.1 1.786 .692 .495 .0
1954 35 BOS AL 526 266 126 12.7 108 .317 .345 .279 .513 .356 .635 .408 1.148 .764 200 .881 67.2 6.7 1.452 .642 .290 .0
1955 36 BOS AL 417 218 118 14.5 111 .316 .356 .278 .496 .359 .703 .414 1.200 .773 208 .892 56.6 5.4 1.495 .638 .347 3.7
1956 37 BOS AL 503 275 121 11.8 117 .338 .345 .282 .479 .366 .605 .430 1.084 .797 171 .837 48.9 4.6 1.255 .515 .260 .0
1957 38 BOS AL 546 271 167 16.7 104 .367 .388 .270 .526 .343 .731 .407 1.257 .750 233 .920 89.0 8.7 1.599 .624 .343 .0
1958 39 BOS AL 517 299 112 10.0 103 .321 .328 .268 .458 .338 .584 .408 1.042 .746 179 .825 52.0 5.2 1.163 .496 .255 1.9
1959 40 BOS AL 331 215 45 5.6 102 .246 .254 .265 .372 .337 .419 .405 .791 .742 114 .610 7.8 0.8 .800 .357 .165 .0
1960 41 BOS AL 390 222 95 11.5 104 .285 .316 .267 .451 .341 .645 .408 1.096 .749 190 .849 43.4 4.2 1.264 .571 .329 1.9
19 Seasons 9791 5291 2382 12.0 108 .328 .344 .277 *.482* .356 .634 .409 1.116 .764 191 .857 1136.8 110.0 1.320 .553 .289 45.9
162 Game Avg. 692 374 168 12.0 108 .328 .344 .277 .482 .356 .634 .409 1.116 .764 191 .857 80 8 1.320 .553 .289 3
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 27 BOS AL WS STL L 7 30 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 .200 .333 .200 .533 5 0 0 0 0 1
1 WS 7 30 25 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 .200 .333 .200 .533 5 0 0 0 0 1

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1940 BOS AL 21 as LF 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 BOS AL 22 as LF 5 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 1.500 2.100 6 0 0 0 0 0
1942 BOS AL 23 as LF 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 BOS AL 27 as LF 5 4 4 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 10 0 0 0 0 0
1947 BOS AL 28 as LF 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 3 0 0 0 0 0
1948 BOS AL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BOS AL 30 as LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 BOS AL 31 as LF 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1951 BOS AL 32 as LF 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 1.000 1.500 3 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BOS AL 34 DNP
1954 BOS AL 35 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 BOS AL 36 as LF 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BOS AL 37 as LF 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 4 0 0 0 0 0
1957 BOS AL 38 as LF 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 BOS AL 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 BOS AL 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 BOS AL 40 as LF 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BOS AL 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BOS AL 41 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons (18 Appearances) 57 46 10 14 2 1 4 12 0 0 11 10 .304 .439 .652 1.091 30 0 0 0 0 0
GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1939 20 BOS AL 677 4.6% 9.5% 15.8% 12.7% 47% 0.60 8.8 18.2 3.9 69%
1940 21 BOS AL 661 3.5% 8.2% 14.5% 12.1% 42% 0.56 10.4 24.4 5.0 73%
1941 22 BOS AL 606 6.1% 4.5% 24.3% 12.1% 40% 0.18 16.9 12.3 3.8 65%
1942 23 BOS AL 671 5.4% 7.6% 21.6% 11.2% 40% 0.35 10.2 14.5 3.8 65%
1946 27 BOS AL 672 5.7% 6.6% 23.2% 12.4% 47% 0.28 11.7 13.5 4.2 64%
1947 28 BOS AL 693 4.6% 6.8% 23.4% 11.7% 45% 0.29 11.2 16.5 4.6 65%
1948 29 BOS AL 638 3.9% 6.4% 19.8% 11.3% 38% 0.33 12.4 20.4 4.0 69%
1949 30 BOS AL 730 5.9% 6.6% 22.2% 11.6% 44% 0.30 11.8 13.2 3.6 65%
1950 31 BOS AL 416 6.7% 5.1% 19.7% 12.7% 50% 0.26 15.9 11.9 3.4 69%
1951 32 BOS AL 675 4.4% 6.7% 21.3% 9.2% 37% 0.31 11.8 17.7 4.2 68%
1952 33 BOS AL 12 8.3% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 50% 1.00 5.0 10.0 3.3 58%
1953 34 BOS AL 110 11.8% 9.1% 17.3% 17.3% 51% 0.53 9.1 7.0 2.7 62%
1954 35 BOS AL 526 5.5% 6.1% 25.9% 10.1% 40% 0.24 12.1 13.3 4.3 1.13 62%
1955 36 BOS AL 417 6.7% 5.8% 21.8% 12.5% 46% 0.26 13.3 11.4 3.9 0.87 65%
1956 37 BOS AL 503 4.8% 7.8% 20.3% 10.7% 39% 0.38 10.3 16.7 4.9 1.10 67%
1957 38 BOS AL 546 7.0% 7.9% 21.8% 12.3% 41% 0.36 9.8 11.1 4.8 1.42 62%
1958 39 BOS AL 517 5.0% 9.5% 19.0% 9.9% 38% 0.50 8.4 15.8 4.8 1.35 66%
1959 40 BOS AL 331 3.0% 8.2% 15.7% 7.6% 36% 0.52 10.1 27.2 6.3 0.80 73%
1960 41 BOS AL 390 7.4% 10.5% 19.2% 11.3% 45% 0.55 7.6 10.7 4.3 0.87 62%
19 Seasons 9791 5.3% 7.2% 20.6% 11.4% 42% 0.35 10.9 14.8 4.2 1.07 66%
MLB Averages
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 35 BOS AL 3 0 27% 260 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 27% 49 40 9 4 4 0 20 8 11
1955 36 BOS AL 4 0 27% 168 2 0 100% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 35% 24 19 5 7 6 1 20 7 12
1956 37 BOS AL 10 0 22% 177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 40% 32 23 9 7 6 1 18 4 13
1957 38 BOS AL 9 0 23% 237 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 32% 35 28 6 8 7 1 20 7 13
1958 39 BOS AL 6 0 26% 210 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 23% 30 27 3 10 10 0 17 5 10
1959 40 BOS AL 2 0 20% 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 37% 18 13 5 3 3 0 9 3 6
1960 41 BOS AL 0 0 18% 125 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 36% 21 15 5 2 1 1 5 0 4
19 Seasons 34 0 31% 1280 24 17 59% 4 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 20 58 32% 209 165 42 41 37 4 109 34 69
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 35 BOS AL 504 72% 133 4 2 1 2 2.23 29 0 11 25 2 14 13 0 1 0 0% 140 10 7% 40 13 33% 330 59 18% 22 11 50% 31 9 29% 22
1955 36 BOS AL 416 73% 114 2 1 0 2 1.72 28 3 10 20 8 15 13 0 0 0 122 8 7% 27 9 33% 311 57 18% 29 13 45% 32 6 19% 0
1956 37 BOS AL 490 69% 138 20 5 0 3 2.18 24 0 15 17 6 10 13 0 0 0 142 13 9% 37 8 22% 373 60 16% 26 15 58% 31 13 42% 13
1957 38 BOS AL 513 77% 163 5 3 3 3 1.81 38 1 9 32 4 12 24 0 0 0 110 11 10% 27 9 33% 313 49 16% 19 13 68% 33 14 42% 34
1958 39 BOS AL 503 84% 135 11 3 0 1 1.67 26 1 8 24 1 10 15 0 0 0 155 19 12% 51 18 35% 356 56 16% 28 14 50% 34 12 35% 14
1959 40 BOS AL 326 80% 69 24 11 0 4 1.71 10 0 4 9 1 3 7 0 0 0 93 7 8% 38 15 39% 249 33 13% 21 8 38% 26 7 27% 5
1960 41 BOS AL 388 77% 98 19 1 0 2 2.37 29 0 8 26 3 15 14 0 0 0 114 7 6% 31 9 29% 285 44 15% 23 10 43% 19 5 26% 2
19 Seasons 3140 76% 2654 85 26 4 17 1.99 521 5 65 153 25 79 99 0 1 5 500% 876 197 22% 251 81 32% 2217 358 16% 168 84 50% 206 66 32% 90
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1939 20 149 677 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 2 1 107 64 .327 .436 .609 1.045 160 344 10 2 3
1940 21 293 1338 1126 265 378 87 25 54 258 6 5 203 118 .336 .439 .601 1.041 161 677 23 5 4
1941 22 436 1944 1582 400 563 120 28 91 378 8 9 350 145 .356 .475 .640 1.114 183 1012 33 8 4
1942 23 586 2615 2104 541 749 154 33 127 515 11 11 495 196 .356 .481 .642 1.123 191 1350 45 12 4
1943 24 586 2615 2104 541 749 154 33 127 515 11 11 495 196 .356 .481 .642 1.123 191 1350 45 12 4
1944 25 586 2615 2104 541 749 154 33 127 515 11 11 495 196 .356 .481 .642 1.123 191 1350 45 12 4
1945 26 586 2615 2104 541 749 154 33 127 515 11 11 495 196 .356 .481 .642 1.123 191 1350 45 12 4
1946 27 736 3287 2618 683 925 191 41 165 638 11 11 651 240 .353 .484 .647 1.131 195 1693 57 14 4
1947 28 892 3980 3146 808 1106 231 50 197 752 11 12 813 287 .352 .487 .645 1.131 197 2028 67 16 5
1948 29 1029 4618 3655 932 1294 275 53 222 879 15 12 939 328 .354 .488 .640 1.129 196 2341 77 19 5
1949 30 1184 5348 4221 1082 1488 314 56 265 1038 16 13 1101 376 .353 .488 .642 1.130 195 2709 99 21 5
1950 31 1273 5764 4555 1164 1594 338 57 293 1135 19 13 1183 397 .350 .486 .642 1.128 193 2925 111 21 5
1951 32 1421 6439 5086 1273 1763 366 61 323 1261 20 14 1327 442 .347 .484 .633 1.117 190 3220 121 21 5
1952 33 1427 6451 5096 1275 1767 366 62 324 1264 20 14 1329 444 .347 .484 .634 1.117 190 3229 121 21 5
1953 34 1464 6561 5187 1292 1804 372 62 337 1298 20 15 1348 454 .348 .484 .638 1.122 192 3311 122 21 5
1954 35 1581 7087 5573 1385 1937 395 63 366 1387 20 15 1484 486 .348 .486 .638 1.124 192 3556 132 22 5 3
1955 36 1679 7504 5893 1462 2051 416 66 394 1470 22 15 1575 510 .348 .487 .642 1.128 193 3781 140 24 5 7 17
1956 37 1815 8007 6293 1533 2189 444 68 418 1552 22 15 1677 549 .348 .486 .639 1.126 192 4023 153 25 5 7 28
1957 38 1947 8553 6713 1629 2352 472 69 456 1639 22 16 1796 592 .350 .489 .645 1.134 194 4330 164 30 5 9 61
1958 39 2076 9070 7124 1710 2487 495 71 482 1724 23 16 1894 641 .349 .487 .641 1.129 193 4570 183 34 5 13 73
1959 40 2179 9401 7396 1742 2556 510 71 492 1767 23 16 1946 668 .346 .483 .633 1.116 191 4684 190 36 5 18 79
1960 41 2292 9791 7706 1798 2654 525 71 521 1839 24 17 2021 709 .344 .482 .634 1.116 191 4884 197 39 5 20 86

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1939 20 157 672 571 113 171 41 10 29 125 2 99 67 .299 .405 .559 .963 128 149
1940 21 151 659 566 119 181 40 13 22 101 4 90 56 .320 .416 .553 .969 130 144
1941 22 148 605 460 128 179 32 3 36 114 2 142 28 .389 .536 .707 1.242 173 143
1942 23 159 712 554 151 198 36 5 38 146 3 154 54 .357 .500 .646 1.146 179 150
1946 27 157 710 541 153 188 40 9 41 132 0 167 46 .348 .503 .682 1.185 183 150
1947 28 162 718 548 130 188 42 9 33 118 0 168 49 .343 .499 .633 1.132 172 156
1948 29 143 644 518 116 183 43 3 24 118 4 123 43 .353 .480 .587 1.067 145 137
1949 30 162 734 576 139 187 38 3 41 147 1 156 50 .325 .470 .615 1.085 166 155
1950 31 93 408 334 68 96 22 1 25 80 3 74 22 .287 .417 .584 1.000 82 89
1951 32 156 683 544 101 163 27 4 29 116 1 139 47 .300 .442 .524 .966 126 148
1952 33 6 12 10 2 4 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 .400 .500 .900 1.400 4 6
1953 34 39 112 93 17 37 6 0 13 34 0 19 10 .398 .500 .882 1.382 41 37
1954 35 122 539 398 92 134 23 1 29 88 0 137 33 .337 .505 .618 1.123 124 117
1955 36 102 428 330 73 115 21 3 28 78 2 92 25 .348 .488 .685 1.173 112 98
1956 37 142 505 406 62 132 27 2 23 72 0 98 41 .325 .457 .571 1.029 106 136
1957 38 139 580 445 100 175 30 1 41 90 0 128 45 .393 .531 .742 1.273 174 132
1958 39 135 543 431 85 143 24 2 28 89 1 104 51 .332 .462 .592 1.054 117 129
1959 40 108 349 286 33 74 16 0 11 44 0 56 28 .259 .378 .430 .808 46 103
1960 41 119 413 328 58 105 16 0 31 74 1 80 43 .320 .455 .652 1.108 98 113
19 Seasons 2400 10026 7939 1740 2653 524 70 523 1769 24 2028 740 .334 *.471* .615 1.086 2306 2292
162 Game Avg. 162 677 536 117 179 35 5 35 119 2 137 50 .334 .471 .615 1.086 156 2292
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1940 (LF)
1941 (LF)
1942 (LF)
1946 (LF)
1947 (LF)
1948 *
1949 (LF)
1950 (LF)
1951 (LF)
1953
1954 *
1955 (LF)
1956 (LF)
1957 (LF)
1958 *
1959-1 *
1959-2 (LF)
1960-1 *
1960-2 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1941-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1942-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1942-AL-Triple Crown
1946-AL-MVP
1947-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1947-AL-Triple Crown
1949-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1949-AL-MVP
1957-ML-Major League Player of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1939-AL-4-38%
1940-AL-14-5%
1941-AL-2-76%
1942-AL-2-74%
1946-AL-1-67%
1947-AL-2-60%
1948-AL-3-51%
1949-AL-1-81%
1950-AL-21-2%
1951-AL-13-10%
1953-AL-26-0%
1954-AL-7-19%
1955-AL-4-43%
1956-AL-6-21%
1957-AL-2-62%
1958-AL-7-26%
1959-AL-26-1%
1960-AL-13-7%
2 MVPs
6.43 Career Shares (3rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1939 AL--.327--7th
1940 AL--.344--3rd
1941 AL--.406--1st
1942 AL--.356--1st
1946 AL--.342--2nd
1947 AL--.343--1st
1948 AL--.369--1st
1949 AL--.343--2nd
1951 AL--.318--4th
1954 AL--.345--2nd**
1956 AL--.345--2nd
1957 AL--.388--1st
1958 AL--.328--1st
Career--.344--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1939 AL--.436--6th
1940 AL--.442--1st
1941 AL--.553--1st
1942 AL--.499--1st
1946 AL--.497--1st
1947 AL--.499--1st
1948 AL--.497--1st
1949 AL--.490--1st
1951 AL--.464--1st
1954 AL--.513--1st**
1956 AL--.479--1st
1957 AL--.526--1st
1958 AL--.458--1st
Career--.482--1st

Slugging % s c a p y
1939 AL--.609--4th
1940 AL--.594--3rd
1941 AL--.735--1st
1942 AL--.648--1st
1946 AL--.667--1st
1947 AL--.634--1st
1948 AL--.615--1st
1949 AL--.650--1st
1951 AL--.556--1st
1954 AL--.635--1st**
1956 AL--.605--2nd
1957 AL--.731--1st
1958 AL--.584--4th
Career--.634--2nd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1939 AL--1.045--3rd
1940 AL--1.036--3rd
1941 AL--1.287--1st
1942 AL--1.147--1st
1946 AL--1.164--1st
1947 AL--1.133--1st
1948 AL--1.112--1st
1949 AL--1.141--1st
1951 AL--1.019--1st
1954 AL--1.148--1st**
1956 AL--1.084--2nd
1957 AL--1.257--1st
1958 AL--1.042--1st
Career--1.116--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1939 AL--149--8th
1946 AL--150--6th
1947 AL--156--2nd
1949 AL--155--1st
1951 AL--148--6th
Career--2292--103rd

At Bats s c a p y
1939 AL--565--10th
Career--7706--160th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1939 AL--677--5th
1940 AL--661--9th
1942 AL--671--9th
1946 AL--672--3rd
1947 AL--693--3rd
1949 AL--730--1st
1951 AL--675--4th
Career--9791--87th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1939 AL--131--2nd
1940 AL--134--1st
1941 AL--135--1st
1942 AL--141--1st
1946 AL--142--1st
1947 AL--125--1st
1948 AL--124--3rd
1949 AL--150--1st
1951 AL--109--3rd
1954 AL--93--9th
1957 AL--96--5th
Career--1798--17th

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL--185--5th
1940 AL--193--7th
1941 AL--185--5th
1942 AL--186--3rd
1946 AL--176--4th
1947 AL--181--3rd
1948 AL--188--5th
1949 AL--194--2nd
1951 AL--169--5th
1957 AL--163--9th
Career--2654--69th

Total Bases s c a p y
1939 AL--344--1st
1940 AL--333--3rd
1941 AL--335--3rd
1942 AL--338--1st
1946 AL--343--1st
1947 AL--335--1st
1948 AL--313--3rd
1949 AL--368--1st
1951 AL--295--1st
1957 AL--307--3rd
Career--4884--20th

Doubles s c a p y
1939 AL--44--2nd
1940 AL--43--4th
1941 AL--33--9th
1942 AL--34--7th
1946 AL--37--4th
1947 AL--40--2nd
1948 AL--44--1st
1949 AL--39--1st
1956 AL--28--8th
1957 AL--28--7th
Career--525--35th

Triples s c a p y
1939 AL--11--5th
1940 AL--14--4th
1946 AL--8--8th
1947 AL--9--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1939 AL--31--3rd
1941 AL--37--1st
1942 AL--36--1st
1946 AL--38--2nd
1947 AL--32--1st
1948 AL--25--6th
1949 AL--43--1st
1950 AL--28--6th
1951 AL--30--2nd
1954 AL--29--2nd
1955 AL--28--3rd
1956 AL--24--10th
1957 AL--38--2nd
1958 AL--26--8th
1960 AL--29--6th
Career--521--18th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1939 AL--145--1st
1940 AL--113--5th
1941 AL--120--4th
1942 AL--137--1st
1946 AL--123--2nd
1947 AL--114--1st
1948 AL--127--3rd
1949 AL--159--1st
1951 AL--126--2nd
1954 AL--89--9th
1955 AL--83--10th
1957 AL--87--9th
1958 AL--85--8th
Career--1839--13th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 AL--107--2nd
1940 AL--96--5th
1941 AL--147--1st
1942 AL--145--1st
1946 AL--156--1st
1947 AL--162--1st
1948 AL--126--1st
1949 AL--162--1st
1951 AL--144--1st
1954 AL--136--1st
1955 AL--91--7th
1956 AL--102--3rd
1957 AL--119--2nd
1958 AL--98--3rd
1960 AL--75--6th
Career--2021--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1939 AL--64--5th

Singles s c a p y
Career--1537--174th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1939 AL--160--3rd
1940 AL--162--3rd
1941 AL--235--1st
1942 AL--217--1st
1946 AL--215--1st
1947 AL--205--1st
1948 AL--189--1st
1949 AL--192--1st
1951 AL--165--1st
1954 AL--200--1st
1956 AL--171--2nd
1957 AL--233--1st
1958 AL--179--3rd
Career--191--2nd

Runs Created s c a p y
1939 AL--149--1st
1940 AL--145--2nd
1941 AL--183--1st
1942 AL--168--1st
1946 AL--170--1st
1947 AL--166--1st
1948 AL--156--1st
1949 AL--180--1st
1951 AL--137--1st
1954 AL--126--1st
1955 AL--118--4th
1956 AL--121--4th
1957 AL--167--2nd
1958 AL--112--4th
1960 AL--95--6th
Career--2382--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1939 AL--55--3rd
1940 AL--55--2nd
1941 AL--104--1st
1942 AL--93--1st
1946 AL--93--1st
1947 AL--89--1st
1948 AL--75--1st
1949 AL--86--1st
1950 AL--38--3rd
1951 AL--58--1st
1953 AL--22--10th
1954 AL--67--1st
1955 AL--57--2nd
1956 AL--49--2nd
1957 AL--89--2nd
1958 AL--52--3rd
1960 AL--43--2nd
Career--1137--3rd

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1939 AL--5.0--3rd
1940 AL--5.1--2nd
1941 AL--9.8--1st
1942 AL--9.4--1st
1946 AL--9.3--1st
1947 AL--8.9--1st
1948 AL--7.2--1st
1949 AL--8.3--1st
1950 AL--3.5--4th
1951 AL--5.7--1st
1954 AL--6.7--1st
1955 AL--5.4--2nd
1956 AL--4.6--2nd
1957 AL--8.7--2nd
1958 AL--5.2--3rd
1960 AL--4.3--2nd
Career--110.1--3rd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1939 AL--86--1st
1940 AL--80--3rd
1941 AL--73--3rd
1942 AL--75--1st
1946 AL--83--1st
1947 AL--81--1st
1948 AL--72--3rd
1949 AL--85--1st
1951 AL--62--2nd
1954 AL--53--8th
1955 AL--52--7th
1956 AL--54--8th
1957 AL--67--3rd
1958 AL--51--8th
Career--1117--14th

Times On Base s c a p y
1939 AL--294--2nd
1940 AL--292--1st
1941 AL--335--1st
1942 AL--335--1st
1946 AL--334--1st
1947 AL--345--1st
1948 AL--317--1st
1949 AL--358--1st
1951 AL--313--1st
1954 AL--270--3rd
1956 AL--241--10th
1957 AL--287--2nd
1958 AL--237--6th
Career--4714--12th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1939 AL--.777--3rd
1940 AL--.782--3rd
1941 AL--.914--1st
1942 AL--.889--1st
1946 AL--.889--1st
1947 AL--.879--1st
1948 AL--.862--1st
1949 AL--.856--1st
1951 AL--.807--1st
1954 AL--.881--1st
1956 AL--.837--2nd
1957 AL--.920--1st
1958 AL--.825--2nd
Career--.857--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL--3--8th
1941 AL--3--10th
1942 AL--4--7th
1957 AL--5--8th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL--17--1st
1956 AL--11--1st
1957 AL--33--1st
1958 AL--12--2nd
1959 AL--6--7th
1960 AL--7--3rd
Career--86--150th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1949 AL--22--4th
1958 AL--19--4th
Career--197--88th

AB per HR s c a p y
1939 AL--18.2--6th
1941 AL--12.3--1st
1942 AL--14.5--1st
1946 AL--13.5--2nd
1947 AL--16.5--1st
1948 AL--20.4--5th
1949 AL--13.2--1st
1951 AL--17.7--2nd
1954 AL--13.3--1st**
1956 AL--16.7--3rd
1957 AL--11.1--1st
1958 AL--15.8--7th
Career--14.8--13th

Oldest s c a p y
1956 AL--born 1918-08-30--8th
1957 AL--born 1918-08-30--7th
1958 AL--born 1918-08-30--6th
1959 AL--born 1918-08-30--3rd
1960 AL--born 1918-08-30--1st

Youngest s c a p y
1939 AL--born 1918-08-30--9th

                                         
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 122 (4), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 326 (11), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 354 (6), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 73 (10), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Jimmie Foxx (868) *
  2. Lou Gehrig (859) *
  3. Manny Ramirez (828)
  4. Mel Ott (804) *
  5. Frank Thomas (773)
  6. Mickey Mantle (768) *
  7. Gary Sheffield (748)
  8. Frank Robinson (744) *
  9. Babe Ruth (732) *
  10. Ken Griffey (713)
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  1. Frank Robinson (912) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jimmie Foxx (955) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jimmie Foxx (933) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jimmie Foxx (897) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Chuck Klein (949) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Chuck Klein (930) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Chuck Klein (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Babe Ruth (879) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Babe Ruth (890) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Babe Ruth (872) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Joe DiMaggio (870) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Joe DiMaggio (864) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Joe DiMaggio (854) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Joe DiMaggio (833) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Frank Thomas (792)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Frank Thomas (776)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Frank Thomas (770)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Frank Thomas (771)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Stan Musial (685) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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