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Babe Ruth vs Ted Williams Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Ted Williams Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Ted Williams Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Ted Williams 6'3"

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Ted Williams 205

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Ted Williams Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Ted Williams Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932)StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 0

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 1 (1946)Star

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 1 (1946)Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Ted Williams Yes 93.4% in 1966

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Ted Williams Yes Red Sox #9

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)Star
Ted Williams 1 (1946, 1949)Star

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)StarStar
Ted Williams 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth 0
Ted Williams 2 (1942, 1947)StarStar

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)Star
Ted Williams 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958)StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949)StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949)StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Ted Williams 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951)StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Ted Williams 2 (1948-1949)StarStar

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Ted Williams 0

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949)StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ted Williams 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957)StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Ted Williams 2,292

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,623
Ted Williams 9,788

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Ted Williams 7,706

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Ted Williams 0.344

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Ted Williams 2,654

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Ted Williams 1,798

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Ted Williams 521

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Ted Williams 1,839

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Ted Williams 525

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Ted Williams 71

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Ted Williams 2,021

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Ted Williams 709

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Ted Williams 24

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 117
Ted Williams 17

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Ted Williams 0.482

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Ted Williams 0.634

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Ted Williams 1.116

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Ted Williams 39

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Ted Williams 4,884

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Ted Williams 1,117

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Ted Williams 0.328

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Ted Williams 0.289

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Ted Williams 0.553

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth 1.401
Ted Williams 1.320

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Ted Williams 45.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Ted Williams 20.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Ted Williams 7.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Ted Williams 66%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Ted Williams 14.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Ted Williams 123.2

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Ted Williams 2,382

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Ted Williams 2,152

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 2,396
Ted Williams 2,146

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Ted Williams 18,244.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Ted Williams 0.974%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Ted Williams 113

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Ted Williams 4,413

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Ted Williams 4,158

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Ted Williams 142

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Ted Williams 30

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Ted Williams 2.00

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Ted Williams 2.12

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Ted Williams 7

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Ted Williams 30

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Ted Williams 25

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Ted Williams .200

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Ted Williams 5

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Ted Williams 2

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Ted Williams 0

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Ted Williams 1

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Ted Williams 0

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Ted Williams 0

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Ted Williams 5

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Ted Williams 5

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Ted Williams 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Ted Williams 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Ted Williams 0

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Ted Williams 5

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Ted Williams .333

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Ted Williams .200

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Ted Williams 0.533

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Ted Williams .250

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Ted Williams 16.7%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Ted Williams 16.7%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Ted Williams 0

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Ted Williams .200

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Ted Williams 0

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Ted Williams 156 (1947)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Ted Williams 566 (1949)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Ted Williams 730 (1949)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Ted Williams 0.407 (1953)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Ted Williams 194 (1949)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Ted Williams 150 (1949)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Ted Williams 43 (1949)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Ted Williams 159 (1949)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Ted Williams 44 (1948)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Ted Williams 14 (1940)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Ted Williams 162 (1949)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Ted Williams 2 (1952)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Ted Williams 4 (1948)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Ted Williams 0 (1959)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Ted Williams 5 (1957)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Ted Williams 368 (1949)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Ted Williams 0.553 (1941)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Ted Williams 0.901 (1953)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Ted Williams 1.410 (1953)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Ted Williams 10.9 (1946)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Ted Williams 183 (1941)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Ted Williams 0.429 (1952)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Ted Williams 0.500 (1952)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Ted Williams 0.700 (1952)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Ted Williams 4.5% (1941)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Ted Williams 25.9% (1954)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Ted Williams 7.0 (1953)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Ted Williams 86 (1939)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Ted Williams 5 (1959)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Ted Williams 156 (1947)

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Ted Williams 156 (1947)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Ted Williams 1373.0 (1949)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Ted Williams 1.000% (1952)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Ted Williams 0 (1952)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Ted Williams 366 (1947)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Ted Williams 347 (1947)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Ted Williams 15 (1942)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Ted Williams 6 (1951)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Ted Williams 2.29 (1947)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Ted Williams 2.34 (1947)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Ted Williams Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Ted Williams Outfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Ted Williams 6'3"

Weight

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Ted Williams Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Ted Williams Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Ted Williams 1 (1946)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Ted Williams 1 (1946)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Ted Williams Yes 93.4% in 1966

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes Yankees #3
Ted Williams Yes Red Sox #9

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Ted Williams 1 (1946, 1949)

All-Star Games

Babe Ruth 2 (1933, 1934)
Ted Williams 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²)

Triple Crown

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Ted Williams 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Ted Williams 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Ted Williams 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Ted Williams 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Ted Williams 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Ted Williams 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Ted Williams 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Total Average (TotA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Games Started (GS)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Ted Williams

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