Babe Ruth vs Ted Williams Comparison
Seasons
Info
Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960) |
Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Outfielder |
Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
Ted Williams | 6'3" |
Babe Ruth | 215 |
Ted Williams | 205 |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ted Williams | Left |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ted Williams | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Babe Ruth | 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) | ![]() |
Awards And Honors
Babe Ruth | Yes | 95.13% in 1936 |
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Ted Williams | Yes | 93.4% in 1966 |
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Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
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Ted Williams | Yes | Red Sox #9 |
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Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946, 1949) | ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) | ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 | |
Ted Williams | 2 (1942, 1947) | ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 1 (1924) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Ted Williams | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 | |
Ted Williams | 2 (1948-1949) | ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 0 |
Ted Williams | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hitting
Babe Ruth | 2,503 |
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Ted Williams | 2,292 |
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Babe Ruth | 10,626 |
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Ted Williams | 9,788 |
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Babe Ruth | 8,399 |
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Ted Williams | 7,706 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.342 |
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Ted Williams | 0.344 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,873 |
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Ted Williams | 2,654 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,174 |
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Ted Williams | 1,798 |
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Babe Ruth | 714 |
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Ted Williams | 521 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,214 |
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Ted Williams | 1,839 |
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Babe Ruth | 506 |
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Ted Williams | 525 |
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Babe Ruth | 136 |
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Ted Williams | 71 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,062 |
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Ted Williams | 2,021 |
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Babe Ruth | 1,330 |
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Ted Williams | 709 |
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Babe Ruth | 123 |
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Ted Williams | 24 |
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Babe Ruth | 0,0,,,,,14,13,5,21,13,4,9,6,5,3,10,4,2,5,3,0 |
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Ted Williams | 17 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.474 |
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Ted Williams | 0.482 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.690 |
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Ted Williams | 0.634 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.164 |
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Ted Williams | 1.116 |
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Babe Ruth | 43 |
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Ted Williams | 39 |
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Babe Ruth | 5,793 |
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Ted Williams | 4,884 |
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Babe Ruth | 1,356 |
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Ted Williams | 1,117 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.340 |
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Ted Williams | 0.328 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.348 |
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Ted Williams | 0.289 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.594 |
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Ted Williams | 0.553 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.400 |
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Ted Williams | 1.320 |
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Babe Ruth | 209.8 |
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Ted Williams | 45.9 |
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Babe Ruth | 19.4% |
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Ted Williams | 20.6% |
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Babe Ruth | 12.5% |
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Ted Williams | 7.2% |
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Babe Ruth | 60% |
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Ted Williams | 66% |
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Babe Ruth | 11.8 |
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Ted Williams | 14.8 |
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Babe Ruth | 163.1 |
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Ted Williams | 123.2 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,718 |
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Ted Williams | 2,382 |
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Fielding
Babe Ruth | 2,436 |
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Ted Williams | 2,152 |
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Babe Ruth | 2,392 |
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Ted Williams | 2,146 |
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Babe Ruth | 20,357 |
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Ted Williams | 18,244.2 |
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Babe Ruth | 0.968% |
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Ted Williams | 0.974% |
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Babe Ruth | 179 |
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Ted Williams | 113 |
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Babe Ruth | 5,535 |
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Ted Williams | 4,413 |
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Babe Ruth | 4,787 |
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Ted Williams | 4,158 |
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Babe Ruth | 569 |
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Ted Williams | 142 |
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Babe Ruth | 84 |
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Ted Williams | 30 |
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Babe Ruth | 2.20 |
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Ted Williams | 2.00 |
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Babe Ruth | 2.37 |
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Ted Williams | 2.12 |
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Playoff Hitting
Babe Ruth | 41 |
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Ted Williams | 7 |
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Babe Ruth | 167 |
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Ted Williams | 30 |
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Babe Ruth | 129 |
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Ted Williams | 25 |
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Babe Ruth | .326 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Babe Ruth | 42 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Babe Ruth | 37 |
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Ted Williams | 2 |
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Babe Ruth | 15 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 33 |
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Ted Williams | 1 |
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Babe Ruth | 5 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 2 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 33 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Babe Ruth | 30 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Babe Ruth | 4 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 3 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 2 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | 96 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Babe Ruth | .470 |
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Ted Williams | .333 |
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Babe Ruth | .744 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Babe Ruth | 1.214 |
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Ted Williams | 0.533 |
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Babe Ruth | .321 |
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Ted Williams | .250 |
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Babe Ruth | 18.0% |
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Ted Williams | 16.7% |
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Babe Ruth | 19.8% |
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Ted Williams | 16.7% |
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Babe Ruth | .419 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Babe Ruth | .682 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Babe Ruth | 22 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Best Hitting
Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Babe Ruth | 540 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 566 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 697 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 730 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.393 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 0.407 (1953) |
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Babe Ruth | 205 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 194 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 177 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 150 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 60 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 43 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 168 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 159 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 45 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 44 (1948) |
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Babe Ruth | 16 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 14 (1940) |
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Babe Ruth | 170 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 162 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 4 (1914) |
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Ted Williams | 2 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 17 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 4 (1948) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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Ted Williams | 0 (1959) |
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Babe Ruth | 6 (1919) |
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Ted Williams | 5 (1957) |
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Babe Ruth | 457 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 368 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.545 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 0.553 (1941) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.847 (1920) |
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Ted Williams | 0.901 (1953) |
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Babe Ruth | 1.379 (1920) |
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Ted Williams | 1.410 (1953) |
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Babe Ruth | 14.1 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 10.9 (1946) |
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Babe Ruth | 229 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 183 (1941) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.423 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 0.429 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.472 (1920) |
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Ted Williams | 0.500 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.799 (1920) |
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Ted Williams | 0.700 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 7.7% (1931) |
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Ted Williams | 4.5% (1941) |
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Babe Ruth | 24.4% (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 25.9% (1954) |
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Babe Ruth | 0.0 (1914) |
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Ted Williams | 7.0 (1953) |
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Babe Ruth | 119 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 86 (1939) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1935) |
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Ted Williams | 5 (1959) |
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Best Fielding
Babe Ruth | 156 (1921) |
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Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Babe Ruth | 154 (1928) |
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Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Babe Ruth | 1371.0 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 1373.0 (1949) |
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Babe Ruth | 1.000% (1914) |
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Ted Williams | 1.000% (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 0 (1914) |
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Ted Williams | 0 (1952) |
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Babe Ruth | 452 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 366 (1947) |
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Babe Ruth | 419 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 347 (1947) |
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Babe Ruth | 101 (1917) |
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Ted Williams | 15 (1942) |
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Babe Ruth | 16 (1918) |
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Ted Williams | 6 (1951) |
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Babe Ruth | 3.72 (1918) |
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Ted Williams | 2.29 (1947) |
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Babe Ruth | 3.94 (1918) |
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Ted Williams | 2.34 (1947) |
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Seasons
Info
Babe Ruth | Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935) |
Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960) |
Babe Ruth | Outfielder, Pitcher |
Ted Williams | Outfielder |
Babe Ruth | 6'2" |
Ted Williams | 6'3" |
Weight
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ted Williams | Left |
Babe Ruth | Left |
Ted Williams | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
World Series
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) |
Awards And Honors
Babe Ruth | Yes | 95.13% in 1936 |
Ted Williams | Yes | 93.4% in 1966 |
Babe Ruth | Yes | Yankees #3 |
Ted Williams | Yes | Red Sox #9 |
Babe Ruth | 1 (1923) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946, 1949) |
Babe Ruth | 2 (1933, 1934) |
Ted Williams | 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) |
Triple Crown
Babe Ruth | 1 (1924) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) |
Babe Ruth | 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) |
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) |
League Leader in Stolen Bases
Babe Ruth | 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) |
League Leader in Doubles
League Leader in Triples
Babe Ruth | 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) |
Babe Ruth | 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) |
Ted Williams | 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) |
Babe Ruth | 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) |
Ted Williams | 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) |
Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Total Average (TotA)
Power-Speed (PwrSpd)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)
At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Runs Created (RC)
Fielding
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings (Inn)
Fielding Percentage (FLD%)
Errors (E)
Chances (CH)
Putouts (PO)
Assists (A)
Double Play (DP)
Range Factor per Game (RF/G)
Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)
Playoff Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BBP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Who do you think is the better player?
