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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 Pitching

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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 9 100 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 AS,MVP-14
1 Season 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 100 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 0 612 100 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5

Ratio Pitching*

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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
1 Season
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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 Season 3 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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 9 100 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 100

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 Season 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 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)

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

                                         

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