Ted Williams Stats

Ted Williams was born on Friday, August 30, 1918, in San Diego, California. Williams was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1939, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ted Williams baseball stats page.

"He (Ted Williams) was the best pure hitter I ever saw. He was feared." - Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams

Ted Williams Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#347)

Ted Williams Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#347)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Teddy Samuel Williams
Nickname:   Teddy Ballgame or The Splendid Splinter
Born On:   08-30-1918
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Diego, California
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-05-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   Crystal River, Florida
Cemetery:   No Interment Site (Vitrified / Frozen)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-20-1939 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-28-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ted Williams

Ted Williams Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1940 Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 2.0 9 3 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 0 2.0 9 3 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 -
Ted Williams

Ted Williams Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 Red Sox 149 565 131 185 44 11 31 2 145 107 - 64 3 - 2 10 .327 .436 .609
1940 Red Sox 144 561 134 193 43 14 23 1 113 96 - 54 1 - 3 13 .344 .442 .594
1941 Red Sox 143 456 135 185 33 3 37 1 120 147 - 27 0 - 3 10 .406 .553 .735
1942 Red Sox 150 522 141 186 34 5 36 1 137 145 - 51 0 - 4 12 .356 .499 .648
1946 Red Sox 150 514 142 176 37 8 38 2 123 156 - 44 0 - 2 12 .342 .497 .667
1947 Red Sox 156 528 125 181 40 9 32 1 114 162 - 47 1 - 2 10 .343 .499 .634
1948 Red Sox 137 509 124 188 44 3 25 0 127 126 - 41 0 - 3 10 .369 .497 .615
1949 Red Sox 155 566 150 194 39 3 43 1 159 162 - 48 0 - 2 22 .343 .490 .650
1950 Red Sox 89 334 82 106 24 1 28 1 97 82 - 21 0 - 0 12 .317 .452 .647
1951 Red Sox 148 531 109 169 28 4 30 1 126 144 - 45 0 - 0 10 .318 .464 .556
1952 Red Sox 6 10 2 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 - 2 0 - 0 0 .400 .500 .900
1953 Red Sox 37 91 17 37 6 0 13 0 34 19 - 10 0 - 0 1 .407 .509 .901
1954 Red Sox 117 386 93 133 23 1 29 0 89 136 - 32 0 3 1 10 .345 .513 .635
1955 Red Sox 98 320 77 114 21 3 28 3 83 91 17 24 0 4 2 8 .356 .496 .703
1956 Red Sox 136 400 71 138 28 2 24 0 82 102 11 39 0 0 1 13 .345 .479 .605
1957 Red Sox 132 420 96 163 28 1 38 1 87 119 33 43 0 2 5 11 .388 .526 .731
1958 Red Sox 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 2 85 98 12 49 0 4 4 19 .328 .458 .584
1959 Red Sox 103 272 32 69 15 0 10 0 43 52 6 27 0 5 2 7 .254 .372 .419
1960 Red Sox 113 310 56 98 15 0 29 0 72 75 7 41 0 2 3 7 .316 .451 .645
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 2,292 7,706 1,798 2,654 525 71 521 17 1,839 2,021 86 709 5 20 39 197 .344 .482 .634
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Ted Williams Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1939 Red Sox RF 149 - - 348 2.3 329 318 11 19 3 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00 -
1940 Red Sox OF 143 - - 328 2.3 315 302 13 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1940 Red Sox P 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 -
1941 Red Sox OF 133 - - 284 2.1 273 262 11 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1942 Red Sox LF 150 - - 331 2.2 327 312 15 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1946 Red Sox LF 150 - - 342 2.3 332 325 7 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1947 Red Sox LF 156 - - 366 2.3 357 347 10 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1948 Red Sox LF 134 - - 303 2.3 298 289 9 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1949 Red Sox LF 155 - - 355 2.3 349 337 12 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1950 Red Sox LF 86 - - 180 2.1 172 165 7 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1951 Red Sox LF 147 - - 331 2.3 327 315 12 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox LF 2 - - 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Red Sox LF 26 - - 33 1.3 32 31 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1954 Red Sox LF 115 - - 222 1.9 218 213 5 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1955 Red Sox LF 93 - - 177 1.9 175 170 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1956 Red Sox LF 110 - - 186 1.7 181 174 7 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1957 Red Sox LF 125 - - 218 1.7 217 215 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1958 Red Sox LF 114 - - 164 1.4 157 154 3 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1959 Red Sox LF 76 - - 101 1.3 98 94 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1960 Red Sox LF 87 - - 138 1.6 137 131 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 1,726 0 0 3,451 2.0 3,381 3,276 105 70 23 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
OF Totals 276 0 0 612 2.2 588 564 24 24 4 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
RF Totals 149 0 0 348 2.3 329 318 11 19 3 n/a n/a n/a .945 0.00 --
P Totals 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 --
19 Years 2,152 0 6 4,413 2.1 4,300 4,158 142 113 30 n/a n/a n/a .974 19,350.00 --
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Ted Williams Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Red Sox 2 1 .667 - - n/a 18.2 8.8 3.9 - - -
1940 Red Sox 4 4 .500 - - n/a 24.4 10.4 5.0 0.00 4.50 0.00
1941 Red Sox 2 4 .333 - - n/a 12.3 16.9 3.8 - - -
1942 Red Sox 3 2 .600 - - n/a 14.5 10.2 3.8 - - -
1946 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 13.5 11.7 4.2 - - -
1947 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 16.5 11.2 4.6 - - -
1948 Red Sox 4 0 1.000 - - n/a 20.4 12.4 4.0 - - -
1949 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 13.2 11.8 3.6 - - -
1950 Red Sox 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 11.9 15.9 3.4 - - -
1951 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 17.7 11.8 4.2 - - -
1952 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 10.0 5.0 3.3 - - -
1953 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 7.0 9.1 2.7 - - -
1954 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 13.3 12.1 4.3 - - -
1955 Red Sox 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 11.4 13.3 3.9 - - -
1956 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 16.7 10.3 4.9 - - -
1957 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 11.1 9.8 4.8 - - -
1958 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 15.8 8.4 4.8 - - -
1959 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 27.2 10.1 6.3 - - -
1960 Red Sox 1 1 .500 - - n/a 10.7 7.6 4.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 24 17 .585 - - n/a 14.8 10.9 4.2 0.00 4.50 0.00
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Ted Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1939 Boston Red Sox 9 $6,500.00 - -
1940 Boston Red Sox 9 $12,000.00 Stats -
1941 Boston Red Sox 9 $20,000.00 Stats -
1942 Boston Red Sox 9 $35,000.00 Stats -
1946 Boston Red Sox 9 $50,000.00 Stats Stats
1947 Boston Red Sox 9 $75,000.00 Stats -
1948 Boston Red Sox 9 $90,000.00 Stats -
1949 Boston Red Sox 9 $100,000.00 Stats -
1950 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1951 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1952 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1954 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1955 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1956 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1957 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1958 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1959 Boston Red Sox 9 $125,000.00 Stats -
1960 Boston Red Sox 9 $90,000.00 Stats -


Did you know that Ted Williams and Andre Dawson are the only two Major League ballplayers to have hit a home run off a father/son pitching due? Teddy Ballgame joined the club first when he went deep off Thornton Lee on September 17, 1939 then his son Don Lee on September 2, 1960. The Hawk became the second member when he went deep off Pedro Borbon on June 10, 1977 then off his son Pedro Borbon on August 16, 1995.

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