Ted Williams

LF/RF · L/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1939–1960 BORN: SAN DIEGO, USA

MVP ×2 All-Star ×19 Hall of Fame

Career

2654 H · 521 HR · 1839 RBI · 24 SB

.344 AVG · 1.116 OPS · 2292 G

1960 Season

.316 AVG · 29 HR · 72 RBI · 1 SB

.451 OBP · .645 SLG · 1.096 OPS

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Ted Williams was a left fielder in MLB history. Across 2292 career games, with a .344 batting average and 521 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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The Ted Williams Award (All-Star MVP) is named after this player and is presented annually in MLB.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939	BOS	149	565	131	185	44	11	31	145	2	107	64	.327	.436	.609	1.045
1940	BOS	144	561	134	193	43	14	23	113	4	96	54	.344	.442	.594	1.036
1941	BOS	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	2	147	27	.406	.553	.735	1.287
1942	BOS	150	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	3	145	51	.356	.499	.648	1.147
1946	BOS	150	514	142	176	37	8	38	123	0	156	44	.342	.497	.667	1.164
1947	BOS	156	528	125	181	40	9	32	114	0	162	47	.343	.499	.634	1.133
1948	BOS	137	509	124	188	44	3	25	127	4	126	41	.369	.497	.615	1.112
1949	BOS	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	1	162	48	.343	.490	.650	1.141
1950	BOS	89	334	82	106	24	1	28	97	3	82	21	.317	.452	.647	1.099
1951	BOS	148	531	109	169	28	4	30	126	1	144	45	.318	.464	.556	1.019
1952	BOS	6	10	2	4	0	1	1	3	0	2	2	.400	.500	.900	1.400
1953	BOS	37	91	17	37	6	0	13	34	0	19	10	.407	.509	.901	1.410
1954	BOS	117	386	93	133	23	1	29	89	0	136	32	.345	.513	.635	1.148
1955	BOS	98	320	77	114	21	3	28	83	2	91	24	.356	.496	.703	1.200
1956	BOS	136	400	71	138	28	2	24	82	0	102	39	.345	.479	.605	1.084
1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	0	119	43	.388	.526	.731	1.257
1958	BOS	129	411	81	135	23	2	26	85	1	98	49	.328	.458	.584	1.042
1959	BOS	103	272	32	69	15	0	10	43	0	52	27	.254	.372	.419	.791
1960	BOS	113	310	56	98	15	0	29	72	1	75	41	.316	.451	.645	1.096
Career Totals	—	2292	7706	1798	2654	525	71	521	1839	24	2021	709	.344	.482	.634	1.116

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1940	BOS	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	1	1.50
Career Totals	—	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	1	1.50

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (15): 1939, 1939, 1941, 1941, 1942, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1950
Most Valuable Player (2): 1946, 1949
Triple Crown (2): 1942, 1947
TSN All-Star (13): 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
TSN Major League Player of the Year (5): 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1957
TSN Player of the Year (2): 1949, 1957

All-Star Selections

1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.