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Ted Williams

Theodore Samuel Williams (The Kid, Teddy Ballgame, Splendid Splinter or Thumper)
birth certificate reads Teddy Samuel

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, CA
High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1939 (Age 20)
Team: RedSox 1939-1960

Final Game: September 28, 1960 (Age 42)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1966 (282/302 ballots).
   View Ted Williams Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: July 5, 2002 in Inverness, FL
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1940 21 BOS AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 116 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 AS,MVP-14
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1 Yr 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 116 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
162 Game Avg. 0 0 4.50 68 0 68 0 0 0 136 204 68 68 0 0 68 0 0 0 612 116 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1940 21 BOS AL 2.0 1 0 1 4.50 5.39 -0.23 0.00 104.0 5.85 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .528 .500 $12,000 AS,MVP-14
1 Season 2.0 1 0 1 4.50 5.39 -0.23 0.00 104.0 5.85 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .528 .500 $12,000

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1940 21 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.0
1 Yr 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1940 21 BOS AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 89%
1 Yr 9 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 89%
MLB Averages 51% 2.1% 12.0% 10.6% 5.7% 22% 0.97 89% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1940 21 BOS AL 3 0 0
1 Yr 3 0 0
MLB Averages 52% 56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1940 21 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 116 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 116

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1940 21 0 0 3.00 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 1
1 Yr 0 0 3.00 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 6.0 0.0 1

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1966 BBWAA (93.4%)
Selected to HOF in 1966 by BBWAA

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 AL batting_title
1941 ML Major League Player of the Year
1942 AL Triple Crown
1942 ML Major League Player of the Year
1942 AL batting_title
1946 AL MVP
1947 AL Triple Crown
1947 AL batting_title
1947 ML Major League Player of the Year
1948 AL batting_title
1949 AL MVP
1949 ML Major League Player of the Year
1957 ML Major League Player of the Year
1957 AL batting_title
1958 AL batting_title

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 (4th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1939 AL  6.7 (6th)
1940 AL  6.4 (6th)
1941 AL  10.6 (1st)
1942 AL  10.6 (1st)
1946 AL  10.9 (1st)
1947 AL  9.9 (1st)
1948 AL  8.5 (2nd)
1949 AL  9.2 (1st)
1951 AL  7.2 (1st)
1954 AL  7.7 (2nd)
1955 AL  6.9 (3rd)
1956 AL  6.0 (8th)
1957 AL  9.7 (2nd)
Career  123.2 (14th)

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

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

             

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