Ted Williams vs Alex Rodriguez Comparison
Seasons
Info
Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960) |
Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016) |
Ted Williams | Outfielder |
Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop, Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | 6'3" |
Alex Rodriguez | 6'3" |
Ted Williams | 205 |
Alex Rodriguez | 230 |
Ted Williams | Left |
Alex Rodriguez | Right |
Ted Williams | Right |
Alex Rodriguez | Right |
Ted Williams | By the Red Sox in 1936 as a Free Agent |
Alex Rodriguez | By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Ted Williams | 0 | |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (2009) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) | ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (2009) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) | ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Awards And Honors
Ted Williams | Yes |
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Alex Rodriguez | No |
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Ted Williams | Yes |
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Alex Rodriguez | No |
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Ted Williams | 1 (1946, 1949) | ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (1996) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 2 (2002, 2007) | ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 0 | |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (1998) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 0 |
Alex Rodriguez | 0 |
Ted Williams | 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 2 (1948-1949) | ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (1996) | ![]() |
Ted Williams | 0 |
Alex Rodriguez | 0 |
Ted Williams | 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ted Williams | 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 0 |
Ted Williams | 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Rodriguez | 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hitting
Ted Williams | 2,292 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,784 |
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Ted Williams | 9,788 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 12,207 |
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Ted Williams | 7,706 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 10,566 |
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Ted Williams | 0.344 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.295 |
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Ted Williams | 2,654 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 3,115 |
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Ted Williams | 1,798 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,021 |
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Ted Williams | 521 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 696 |
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Ted Williams | 1,839 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,086 |
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Ted Williams | 525 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 548 |
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Ted Williams | 71 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 31 |
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Ted Williams | 2,021 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 1,338 |
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Ted Williams | 709 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,287 |
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Ted Williams | 24 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 329 |
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Ted Williams | 17 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 76 |
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Ted Williams | 0.482 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.380 |
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Ted Williams | 0.634 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.550 |
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Ted Williams | 1.116 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.930 |
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Ted Williams | 39 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 176 |
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Ted Williams | 4,884 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 5,813 |
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Ted Williams | 1,117 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 1,275 |
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Ted Williams | 0.328 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.314 |
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Ted Williams | 0.289 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.255 |
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Ted Williams | 0.553 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.406 |
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Ted Williams | 1.320 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.973 |
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Ted Williams | 45.9 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 446.8 |
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Ted Williams | 20.6% |
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Alex Rodriguez | 11.0% |
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Ted Williams | 7.2% |
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Alex Rodriguez | 18.7% |
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Ted Williams | 66% |
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Alex Rodriguez | 63% |
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Ted Williams | 14.8 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 15.2 |
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Ted Williams | 123.2 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 117.9 |
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Fielding
Ted Williams | 2,152 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,468 |
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Ted Williams | 2,146 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,438 |
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Ted Williams | 18,244.2 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 21,183.2 |
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Ted Williams | 0.974% |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.973% |
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Ted Williams | 113 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 235 |
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Ted Williams | 4,413 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 8,697 |
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Ted Williams | 4,158 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 2,781 |
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Ted Williams | 142 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 5,681 |
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Ted Williams | 30 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 1,060 |
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Ted Williams | 2.00 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 3.43 |
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Ted Williams | 2.12 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 3.60 |
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Playoff Hitting
Ted Williams | 7 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 76 |
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Ted Williams | 30 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 320 |
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Ted Williams | 25 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 278 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Alex Rodriguez | .259 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 72 |
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Ted Williams | 2 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 43 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 13 |
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Ted Williams | 1 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 41 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 16 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 39 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 77 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 8 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 3 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 9 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 127 |
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Ted Williams | .333 |
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Alex Rodriguez | .365 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Alex Rodriguez | .457 |
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Ted Williams | 0.533 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.822 |
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Ted Williams | .250 |
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Alex Rodriguez | .309 |
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Ted Williams | 16.7% |
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Alex Rodriguez | 24.1% |
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Ted Williams | 16.7% |
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Alex Rodriguez | 12.2% |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | .198 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Alex Rodriguez | .356 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Alex Rodriguez | 29 |
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Best Hitting
Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 162 (2005) |
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Ted Williams | 566 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 686 (1998) |
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Ted Williams | 730 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 748 (1998) |
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Ted Williams | 0.407 (1953) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.358 (1996) |
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Ted Williams | 194 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 215 (1996) |
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Ted Williams | 150 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 143 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 43 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 57 (2002) |
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Ted Williams | 159 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 156 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 44 (1948) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 54 (1996) |
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Ted Williams | 14 (1940) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 6 (2003) |
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Ted Williams | 162 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 100 (2000) |
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Ted Williams | 2 (1952) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 20 (1994) |
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Ted Williams | 4 (1948) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 46 (1998) |
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Ted Williams | 0 (1959) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0 (2016) |
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Ted Williams | 5 (1957) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 21 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 368 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 393 (2001) |
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Ted Williams | 0.553 (1941) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.422 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 0.901 (1953) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.645 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 1.410 (1953) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 1.067 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 10.9 (1946) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 10.4 (2000) |
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Ted Williams | 183 (1941) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 166 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 0.429 (1952) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.382 (1996) |
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Ted Williams | 0.500 (1952) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.331 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 0.700 (1952) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.528 (2007) |
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Ted Williams | 4.5% (1941) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 15.4% (1996) |
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Ted Williams | 25.9% (1954) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 15.0% (2009) |
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Ted Williams | 7.0 (1953) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.0 (1994) |
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Ted Williams | 86 (1939) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 91 (1996) |
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Ted Williams | 5 (1959) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 11 (2010) |
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Best Fielding
Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 164 (2005) |
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Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 161 (2005) |
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Ted Williams | 1373.0 (1949) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 1395.1 (2001) |
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Ted Williams | 1.000% (1952) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0.989% (2003) |
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Ted Williams | 0 (1952) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 0 (2016) |
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Ted Williams | 366 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 749 (2001) |
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Ted Williams | 347 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 279 (2001) |
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Ted Williams | 15 (1942) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 472 (2002) |
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Ted Williams | 6 (1951) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 123 (2000) |
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Ted Williams | 2.29 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 4.61 (1999) |
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Ted Williams | 2.34 (1947) |
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Alex Rodriguez | 6.48 (2015) |
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Seasons
Info
Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960) |
Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016) |
Ted Williams | Outfielder |
Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop, Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | 6'3" |
Alex Rodriguez | 6'3" |
Weight
Ted Williams | Left |
Alex Rodriguez | Right |
Ted Williams | Right |
Alex Rodriguez | Right |
Ted Williams | By the Red Sox in 1936 as a Free Agent |
Alex Rodriguez | By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
World Series
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (2009) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) |
Alex Rodriguez | 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) |
Awards And Honors
Ted Williams | Yes | |
Alex Rodriguez | No |
Ted Williams | Yes | |
Alex Rodriguez | No |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946, 1949) |
Alex Rodriguez | 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) |
Ted Williams | 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) |
Alex Rodriguez | 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (1996) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) |
Alex Rodriguez | 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) |
Alex Rodriguez | 2 (2002, 2007) |
League Leader in Hits
League Leader in Stolen Bases
Ted Williams | 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) |
Alex Rodriguez | 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) |
Ted Williams | 2 (1948-1949) |
Alex Rodriguez | 1 (1996) |
League Leader in Triples
Ted Williams | 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) |
Alex Rodriguez | 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) |
League Leader in On-Base Percentage
Ted Williams | 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) |
Alex Rodriguez | 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) |
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)
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?
