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Ted Williams vs Ken Griffey Jr. Comparison

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Ted Williams

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Ken Griffey Jr.

 

Info

Teams

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)
Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)

Position

Ted Williams Outfielder
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder

Height

Ted Williams 6'3"
Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"

Weight

Ted Williams 205
Ken Griffey Jr. 195

Bats

Ted Williams Left
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Throws

Ted Williams Right
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Drafted/Signed

Ted Williams By the Red Sox in 1936 as a Free Agent
Ken Griffey Jr. By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1987 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

World Series Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Playoff Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) StarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ted Williams Yes 93.4% in 1966
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016

Number Retired

Ted Williams Yes Red Sox #9
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24

MVP

Ted Williams 1 (1946, 1949) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

All-Star Games

Ted Williams 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Ted Williams 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Ted Williams 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) StarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Ted Williams 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) StarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in Hits

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Ted Williams 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997) StarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Ted Williams 2 (1948-1949) StarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Triples

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Runs

Ted Williams 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ted Williams 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ted Williams 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams 2,292
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,671

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams 9,788
Ken Griffey Jr. 11,304

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams 7,706
Ken Griffey Jr. 9,801

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams 0.344
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.284

Hits (H)

Ted Williams 2,654
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,781

Runs (R)

Ted Williams 1,798
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,662

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams 521
Ken Griffey Jr. 630

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams 1,839
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,836

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams 525
Ken Griffey Jr. 524

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams 71
Ken Griffey Jr. 38

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams 2,021
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,312

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 709
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,779

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams 24
Ken Griffey Jr. 184

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams 17
Ken Griffey Jr. 69

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams 0.482
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.370

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams 0.634
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.538

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 1.116
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.907

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams 39
Ken Griffey Jr. 81

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams 4,884
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,271

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams 1,117
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,192

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams 0.328
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.287

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams 0.289
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.254

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams 0.553
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.400

Total Average (TotA)

Ted Williams 1.320
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.930

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ted Williams 45.9
Ken Griffey Jr. 284.8

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ted Williams 20.6%
Ken Griffey Jr. 11.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams 7.2%
Ken Griffey Jr. 15.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ted Williams 66%
Ken Griffey Jr. 66%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams 14.8
Ken Griffey Jr. 15.6

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams 123.2
Ken Griffey Jr. 83.4

Fielding

Games (G)

Ted Williams 2,152
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,384

Games Started (GS)

Ted Williams 2,146
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,348

Innings (Inn)

Ted Williams 18,244.2
Ken Griffey Jr. 20,327

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ted Williams 0.974%
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.985%

Errors (E)

Ted Williams 113
Ken Griffey Jr. 89

Chances (CH)

Ted Williams 4,413
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,850

Putouts (PO)

Ted Williams 4,158
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,607

Assists (A)

Ted Williams 142
Ken Griffey Jr. 154

Double Play (DP)

Ted Williams 30
Ken Griffey Jr. 43

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ted Williams 2.00
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.42

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ted Williams 2.12
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.55

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams 7
Ken Griffey Jr. 18

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams 30
Ken Griffey Jr. 79

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams 25
Ken Griffey Jr. 69

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams .200
Ken Griffey Jr. .290

Hits (H)

Ted Williams 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 20

Runs (R)

Ted Williams 2
Ken Griffey Jr. 12

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 6

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams 1
Ken Griffey Jr. 11

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 2

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 8

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 16

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 5

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 1

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 40

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams .333
Ken Griffey Jr. .367

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams .200
Ken Griffey Jr. .580

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 0.533
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.947

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams .250
Ken Griffey Jr. .292

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams 16.7%
Ken Griffey Jr. 20.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ted Williams 16.7%
Ken Griffey Jr. 10.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. .290

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams .200
Ken Griffey Jr. .464

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 8

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams 156 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 161 (1998)

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams 566 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 633 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams 730 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 720 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams 0.407 (1953)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.327 (1991)

Hits (H)

Ted Williams 194 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 185 (1997)

Runs (R)

Ted Williams 150 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 125 (1997)

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams 43 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 56 (1998)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams 159 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 147 (1997)

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams 44 (1948)
Ken Griffey Jr. 42 (1991)

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams 14 (1940)
Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1990)

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams 162 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 96 (1993)

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 2 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 17 (2010)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams 4 (1948)
Ken Griffey Jr. 24 (1999)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams 0 (1959)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams 5 (1957)
Ken Griffey Jr. 9 (2000)

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams 368 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 393 (1997)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams 0.553 (1941)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.408 (1993)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams 0.901 (1953)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.674 (1994)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 1.410 (1953)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1.076 (1994)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams 10.9 (1946)
Ken Griffey Jr. 9.7 (1996)

Runs Created (RC)

Ted Williams 183 (1941)
Ken Griffey Jr. 152 (1997)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams 0.429 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.347 (1991)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams 0.500 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.351 (1994)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams 0.700 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.499 (1994)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Ted Williams 4.5% (1941)
Ken Griffey Jr. 10.9% (1992)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ted Williams 25.9% (1954)
Ken Griffey Jr. 16.6% (1995)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams 7.0 (1953)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.0 (2010)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams 86 (1939)
Ken Griffey Jr. 93 (1997)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Ted Williams 5 (1959)
Ken Griffey Jr. 12 (1997)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Ted Williams 156 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 159 (1998)

Games Started (GS)

Ted Williams 156 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 158 (1998)

Innings (Inn)

Ted Williams 1373.0 (1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1350.2 (1998)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Ted Williams 1.000% (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1.000% (2009)

Errors (E)

Ted Williams 0 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)

Chances (CH)

Ted Williams 366 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 425 (1998)

Putouts (PO)

Ted Williams 347 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 409 (1998)

Assists (A)

Ted Williams 15 (1942)
Ken Griffey Jr. 15 (1991)

Double Play (DP)

Ted Williams 6 (1951)
Ken Griffey Jr. 6 (1989)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ted Williams 2.29 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.81 (1996)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ted Williams 2.34 (1947)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.95 (1996)

Seasons

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Ken Griffey Jr.

 

Info

Teams

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)
Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)

Position

Ted Williams Outfielder
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder

Height

Ted Williams 6'3"
Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"

Weight

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Bats

Ted Williams Left
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Throws

Ted Williams Right
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Drafted/Signed

Ted Williams By the Red Sox in 1936 as a Free Agent
Ken Griffey Jr. By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1987 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

World Series Appearances

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Playoff Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946)
Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ted Williams Yes 93.4% in 1966
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016

Number Retired

Ted Williams Yes Red Sox #9
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24

MVP

Ted Williams 1 (1946, 1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

All-Star Games

Ted Williams 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²)
Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007)

League Batting Champion

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Home Runs

Ted Williams 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999)

League Leader in RBIs

Ted Williams 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

League Leader in Hits

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Total Bases

Ted Williams 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997)

League Leader in Doubles

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Triples

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Runs

Ted Williams 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ted Williams 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Hits (H)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs (R)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Average (TotA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Fielding

Games (G)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Games Started (GS)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Innings (Inn)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Errors (E)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Chances (CH)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Putouts (PO)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Assists (A)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Double Play (DP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Hits (H)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs (R)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams Ken Griffey Jr.

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