Ted Williams made their MLB debut in 1939 and appeared in 2,292 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.344, OPS of 1.116, hit 521 HRs, and recorded 122.0 WAR. They rank 20th all-time in HRs and 11th in WAR.
Ted Williams Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Ted Williams's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Ted Williams made their MLB debut in 1939 and played in 2,292 games over 19 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,292 (MLB Rank: 118) |
| AB | 7,706 (MLB Rank: 184) |
| H | 2,654 (MLB Rank: 77) |
| BA | 0.344 (MLB Rank: 609) |
| 2B | 525 (MLB Rank: 46) |
| 3B | 71 (MLB Rank: 379) |
| HR | 521 (MLB Rank: 20) |
| RBI | 1839 (MLB Rank: 16) |
| R | 1798 (MLB Rank: 20) |
| BB | 2021 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.482 (MLB Rank: 585) |
| SLG | 0.634 (MLB Rank: 298) |
| OPS | 1.116 (MLB Rank: 280) |
| SB | 24 (MLB Rank: 2,809) |
| SO | 709 (MLB Rank: 780) |
| GIDP | 197 (MLB Rank: 116) |
| CS | 17 (MLB Rank: 1,957) |
| Rbat+ | 197 (MLB Rank: 399) |
| WAR | 122.0 (MLB Rank: 11) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1960)
In 1960, Ted Williams played in 113 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 113 |
| AB | 310 |
| H | 98 |
| BA | 0.316 |
| 2B | 15 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 29 |
| RBI | 72 |
| R | 56 |
| BB | 75 |
| OBP | 0.451 |
| SLG | 0.645 |
| OPS | 1.096 |
| SB | 1 |
| SO | 41 |
| GIDP | 7 |
| CS | 1 |
| Rbat+ | 189 |
| WAR | 3.1 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Ted Williams's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1949, 43 HR
- Most H in a season: 1949, 194 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1949, 159 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1940, 4 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1953, 0.407 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1941, 0.553 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1953, 0.901 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1953, 1.410 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1946, 10.6 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Ted Williams appeared in 7 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.200, OBP of 0.333, SLG of 0.200, and OPS of 0.533. They also tallied 0 HR, 5 H, 1 RBI, and 0 SB.
Ted Williams Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | 185 | 31 | 145 | 0.327 | 131 | 1.045 | 6.7 | 0.436 | 0.609 | 677 | 107 | 64 | 44 | 11 | 344 | 0.456 | 160 | 160 | 149 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 565 |
1940 | 193 | 23 | 113 | 0.344 | 134 | 1.036 | 6.6 | 0.442 | 0.594 | 661 | 96 | 54 | 43 | 14 | 333 | 0.455 | 167 | 162 | 144 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 561 |
1941 | 185 | 37 | 120 | 0.406 | 135 | 1.287 | 10.4 | 0.553 | 0.735 | 606 | 147 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 335 | 0.554 | 242 | 235 | 143 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 456 |
1942 | 186 | 36 | 137 | 0.356 | 141 | 1.147 | 10.5 | 0.499 | 0.648 | 671 | 145 | 51 | 34 | 5 | 338 | 0.514 | 219 | 216 | 150 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 522 |
1946 | 176 | 38 | 123 | 0.342 | 142 | 1.164 | 10.6 | 0.497 | 0.667 | 672 | 156 | 44 | 37 | 8 | 343 | 0.513 | 224 | 215 | 150 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 514 |
1947 | 181 | 32 | 114 | 0.343 | 125 | 1.133 | 9.5 | 0.499 | 0.634 | 693 | 162 | 47 | 40 | 9 | 335 | 0.504 | 212 | 205 | 156 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 |
1948 | 188 | 25 | 127 | 0.369 | 124 | 1.112 | 8.3 | 0.497 | 0.615 | 638 | 126 | 41 | 44 | 3 | 313 | 0.505 | 195 | 189 | 137 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 |
1949 | 194 | 43 | 159 | 0.343 | 150 | 1.141 | 9 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 730 | 162 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 368 | 0.516 | 197 | 191 | 155 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 566 |
1950 | 106 | 28 | 97 | 0.317 | 82 | 1.099 | 3.9 | 0.452 | 0.647 | 416 | 82 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 216 | 0.489 | 172 | 168 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 |
1951 | 169 | 30 | 126 | 0.318 | 109 | 1.019 | 7.1 | 0.464 | 0.556 | 675 | 144 | 45 | 28 | 4 | 295 | 0.465 | 170 | 164 | 148 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 531 |
1952 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.601 | 278 | 273 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1953 | 37 | 13 | 34 | 0.407 | 17 | 1.41 | 2 | 0.509 | 0.901 | 110 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 0.599 | 268 | 268 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
1954 | 133 | 29 | 89 | 0.345 | 93 | 1.148 | 7.5 | 0.513 | 0.635 | 526 | 136 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 245 | 0.513 | 209 | 201 | 117 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 386 |
1955 | 114 | 28 | 83 | 0.356 | 77 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 0.496 | 0.703 | 417 | 91 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 225 | 0.528 | 214 | 209 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 320 |
1956 | 138 | 24 | 82 | 0.345 | 71 | 1.084 | 6.1 | 0.479 | 0.605 | 503 | 102 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 242 | 0.5 | 187 | 172 | 136 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
1957 | 163 | 38 | 87 | 0.388 | 96 | 1.257 | 9.7 | 0.526 | 0.731 | 547 | 119 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 307 | 0.548 | 250 | 233 | 132 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 420 |
1958 | 135 | 26 | 85 | 0.328 | 81 | 1.042 | 4 | 0.458 | 0.584 | 517 | 98 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 240 | 0.468 | 187 | 179 | 129 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 411 |
1959 | 69 | 10 | 43 | 0.254 | 32 | 0.791 | -0.2 | 0.372 | 0.419 | 331 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 114 | 0.361 | 109 | 114 | 103 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 272 |
1960 | 98 | 29 | 72 | 0.316 | 56 | 1.096 | 3.1 | 0.451 | 0.645 | 390 | 75 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 200 | 0.474 | 189 | 190 | 113 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 310 |