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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 * 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 */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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 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 * 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
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 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

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

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1939 BOS AL 20 OF 149 348 318 11 19 3 .945 2.21 .970 2.35 0-0-149 MVP-4
1940 BOS AL 21 OF 143 328 302 13 13 2 .960 2.20 .970 2.32 128-0-16 AS,MVP-14
1940 BOS AL 21 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 1.00 AS,MVP-14
1941 BOS AL 22 OF 133 284 262 11 11 2 .961 2.05 .973 2.33 130-0-4 AS,MVP-2
1942 BOS AL 23 OF 150 331 312 15 4 4 .988 2.18 .976 2.31 150-0-0 AS,MVP-2
1946 BOS AL 27 OF 150 342 325 7 10 2 .971 2.21 .977 2.24 150-0-0 AS,MVP-1
1947 BOS AL 28 OF 156 366 347 10 9 2 .975 2.29 .979 2.35 156-0-0 AS,MVP-2
1948 BOS AL 29 OF 134 303 289 9 5 2 .983 2.22 .975 2.36 134-0-0 AS,MVP-3
1949 BOS AL 30 OF 155 355 337 12 6 3 .983 2.25 .980 2.27 155-0-0 AS,MVP-1
1950 BOS AL 31 OF 86 180 165 7 8 0 .956 2.00 .979 2.34 86-0-0 AS,MVP-21
1951 BOS AL 32 OF 147 331 315 12 4 6 .988 2.22 .977 2.23 147-0-0 AS,MVP-13
1952 BOS AL 33 OF 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.20 2-0-0
1953 BOS AL 34 OF 26 33 31 1 1 1 .970 1.23 .982 2.18 26-0-0 AS,MVP-26
1954 BOS AL 35 LF 115 113 962.1 221 212 5 4 0 .982 3.7 4.6 2.7 -4.0 6.7 1 2.03 1.89 .977 2.26 1.93 AS,MVP-7
1954 BOS AL 35 OF 115 113 962.1 222 213 5 4 0 .982 3.7 4.6 2.7 -4.0 6.7 1 2.04 1.90 .979 2.39 2.17 AS,MVP-7
1955 BOS AL 36 LF 93 93 730.2 177 170 5 2 0 .989 7.2 11.8 5.2 -0.8 6.1 2 2.16 1.88 .980 2.26 1.78 AS,MVP-4
1955 BOS AL 36 OF 93 93 730.2 177 170 5 2 0 .989 7.2 11.8 5.2 -0.8 6.1 2 2.16 1.88 .982 2.40 2.08 AS,MVP-4
1956 BOS AL 37 LF 110 110 859.2 187 175 7 5 2 .973 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.4 1.6 -1 1.91 1.65 .977 2.10 1.69 AS,MVP-6
1956 BOS AL 37 OF 110 110 859.2 186 174 7 5 2 .973 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.4 1.6 -1 1.89 1.65 .979 2.34 2.04 AS,MVP-6
1957 BOS AL 38 LF 125 125 988.2 213 210 2 1 0 .995 2.0 2.4 4.0 1.4 2.6 -2 1.93 1.70 .980 2.10 1.70 AS,MVP-2
1957 BOS AL 38 OF 125 125 988.2 218 215 2 1 0 .995 2.0 2.4 4.0 1.4 2.6 -2 1.98 1.74 .980 2.24 1.97 AS,MVP-2
1958 BOS AL 39 LF 114 114 920.2 162 152 3 7 0 .957 -16.9 -22.0 -10.9 -6.6 -4.3 -6 1.52 1.36 .980 2.09 1.62 AS,MVP-7
1958 BOS AL 39 OF 114 114 920.2 164 154 3 7 0 .957 -16.9 -22.0 -10.9 -6.6 -4.3 -6 1.53 1.38 .982 2.27 1.94 AS,MVP-7
1959 BOS AL 40 LF 76 75 549.1 98 91 4 3 0 .969 -11.3 -24.7 -9.3 -5.8 -3.6 -2 1.56 1.25 .981 2.06 1.68 AS,MVP-26
1959 BOS AL 40 OF 76 75 549.1 101 94 4 3 0 .970 -11.3 -24.7 -9.3 -5.8 -3.6 -2 1.61 1.29 .980 2.22 1.96 AS,MVP-26
1960 BOS AL 41 LF 87 87 676.0 136 129 6 1 1 .993 -15.9 -28.2 -13.9 -5.0 -9.0 -2 1.80 1.55 .984 2.14 1.67 AS,MVP-13
1960 BOS AL 41 OF 87 87 676.0 138 131 6 1 1 .993 -15.9 -28.2 -13.9 -5.0 -9.0 -2 1.82 1.57 .982 2.25 1.95 AS,MVP-13
19 Seasons OF 2151 717 5687.1 4411 4158 140 113 30 .974 -30.2 -6.4 -20.2 -20.4 0.1 -10 6.80 2.00 .977 2.31 2.21 1984-0-169
7 Seasons (incomplete) LF 720 717 5687.1 1194 1139 32 23 3 .981 -30.2 -6.4 -20.2 -20.4 0.1 -10 1.85 1.63 .979 2.15 1.73
1 Season P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 1.00
19 Seasons TOT 2152 717 5687.1 4413 4158 142 113 30 .974 -30.2 -6.4 -20.2 -20.4 0.1 -10 6.80 2.00 .951 2.31 2.21 1984-0-169
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

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 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

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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
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Transactions

Before 1936 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

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