Ted Williams vs Lou Gehrig Comparison
Seasons
Info
Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960) |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees (1923-1939) |
Ted Williams | Outfielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Base |
Ted Williams | 6'3" |
Lou Gehrig | 6'0" |
Ted Williams | 205 |
Lou Gehrig | 200 |
Ted Williams | Left |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
Ted Williams | Right |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Ted Williams | 0 | |
Lou Gehrig | 6 (1927-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) | |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) | |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Awards And Honors
Ted Williams | Yes | 93.4% in 1966 |
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Lou Gehrig | Yes | 1939 in Special Election |
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Ted Williams | Yes | Red Sox #9 |
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Lou Gehrig | Yes | Yankees #4 |
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Ted Williams | 1 (1946, 1949) | |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927, 1936) |
Ted Williams | 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) | |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1933–1939) |
Ted Williams | 2 (1942, 1947) | |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) | |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) | |
Lou Gehrig | 3 (1931,1934,1936) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) | |
Lou Gehrig | 5 (1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1934) |
Ted Williams | 0 |
Lou Gehrig | 0 |
Ted Williams | 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) | |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1927,1930-1931,1934) |
Ted Williams | 2 (1948-1949) | |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927-1928) |
Ted Williams | 0 | |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1926) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) | |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1931,1933,1935-1936) |
Ted Williams | 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) | |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1928,1934-1937) |
Ted Williams | 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) | |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1934,1936) |
Hitting
Ted Williams | 2,292 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2,164 |
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Ted Williams | 9,788 |
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Lou Gehrig | 9,665 |
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Ted Williams | 7,706 |
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Lou Gehrig | 8,001 |
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Ted Williams | 0.344 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.340 |
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Ted Williams | 2,654 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2,721 |
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Ted Williams | 1,798 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,888 |
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Ted Williams | 521 |
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Lou Gehrig | 493 |
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Ted Williams | 1,839 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,995 |
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Ted Williams | 525 |
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Lou Gehrig | 534 |
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Ted Williams | 71 |
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Lou Gehrig | 163 |
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Ted Williams | 2,021 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,508 |
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Ted Williams | 709 |
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Lou Gehrig | 790 |
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Ted Williams | 24 |
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Lou Gehrig | 102 |
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Ted Williams | 17 |
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Lou Gehrig | 100 |
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Ted Williams | 0.482 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.447 |
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Ted Williams | 0.634 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.632 |
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Ted Williams | 1.116 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.080 |
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Ted Williams | 39 |
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Lou Gehrig | 45 |
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Ted Williams | 4,884 |
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Lou Gehrig | 5,060 |
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Ted Williams | 1,117 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,190 |
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Ted Williams | 0.328 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.332 |
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Ted Williams | 0.289 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.292 |
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Ted Williams | 0.553 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.481 |
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Ted Williams | 1.320 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.229 |
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Ted Williams | 45.9 |
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Lou Gehrig | 169.0 |
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Ted Williams | 20.6% |
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Lou Gehrig | 15.6% |
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Ted Williams | 7.2% |
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Lou Gehrig | 8.2% |
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Ted Williams | 66% |
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Lou Gehrig | 70% |
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Ted Williams | 14.8 |
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Lou Gehrig | 16.2 |
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Ted Williams | 123.2 |
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Lou Gehrig | 112.5 |
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Fielding
Ted Williams | 2,152 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2,147 |
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Ted Williams | 2,146 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2,134 |
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Ted Williams | 18,244.2 |
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Lou Gehrig | 18,896 |
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Ted Williams | 0.974% |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.991% |
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Ted Williams | 113 |
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Lou Gehrig | 196 |
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Ted Williams | 4,413 |
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Lou Gehrig | 20,808 |
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Ted Williams | 4,158 |
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Lou Gehrig | 19,525 |
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Ted Williams | 142 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,087 |
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Ted Williams | 30 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,575 |
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Ted Williams | 2.00 |
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Lou Gehrig | 9.60 |
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Ted Williams | 2.12 |
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Lou Gehrig | 9.82 |
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Playoff Hitting
Ted Williams | 7 |
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Lou Gehrig | 34 |
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Ted Williams | 30 |
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Lou Gehrig | 150 |
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Ted Williams | 25 |
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Lou Gehrig | 119 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Lou Gehrig | .361 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Lou Gehrig | 43 |
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Ted Williams | 2 |
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Lou Gehrig | 30 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 10 |
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Ted Williams | 1 |
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Lou Gehrig | 35 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 8 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 3 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Lou Gehrig | 26 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Lou Gehrig | 17 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2 |
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Ted Williams | 5 |
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Lou Gehrig | 87 |
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Ted Williams | .333 |
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Lou Gehrig | .483 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Lou Gehrig | .731 |
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Ted Williams | 0.533 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.214 |
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Ted Williams | .250 |
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Lou Gehrig | .359 |
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Ted Williams | 16.7% |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.3% |
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Ted Williams | 16.7% |
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Lou Gehrig | 17.3% |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | .370 |
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Ted Williams | .200 |
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Lou Gehrig | .580 |
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Ted Williams | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 21 |
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Best Hitting
Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Ted Williams | 566 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 619 (1931) |
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Ted Williams | 730 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 738 (1931) |
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Ted Williams | 0.407 (1953) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.500 (1924) |
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Ted Williams | 194 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 220 (1930) |
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Ted Williams | 150 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 167 (1936) |
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Ted Williams | 43 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 49 (1936) |
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Ted Williams | 159 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 185 (1931) |
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Ted Williams | 44 (1948) |
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Lou Gehrig | 52 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 14 (1940) |
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Lou Gehrig | 20 (1926) |
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Ted Williams | 162 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 132 (1935) |
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Ted Williams | 2 (1952) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1 (1939) |
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Ted Williams | 4 (1948) |
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Lou Gehrig | 17 (1931) |
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Ted Williams | 0 (1959) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 (1939) |
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Ted Williams | 5 (1957) |
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Lou Gehrig | 7 (1936) |
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Ted Williams | 368 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 447 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 0.901 (1953) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.769 (1923) |
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Ted Williams | 10.9 (1946) |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.8 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 183 (1941) |
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Lou Gehrig | 208 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 0.500 (1952) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.392 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 0.700 (1952) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.582 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 4.5% (1941) |
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Lou Gehrig | 3.0% (1939) |
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Ted Williams | 25.9% (1954) |
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Lou Gehrig | 19.6% (1935) |
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Ted Williams | 7.0 (1953) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.0 (1939) |
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Ted Williams | 86 (1939) |
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Lou Gehrig | 117 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 5 (1959) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 (1939) |
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Best Fielding
Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Ted Williams | 156 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Ted Williams | 1373.0 (1949) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1408.00 (1931) |
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Ted Williams | 1.000% (1952) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.000% (1924) |
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Ted Williams | 0 (1952) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 (1924) |
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Ted Williams | 366 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1765 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 347 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1662 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 15 (1942) |
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Lou Gehrig | 100 (1938) |
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Ted Williams | 6 (1951) |
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Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Ted Williams | 2.29 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.29 (1927) |
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Ted Williams | 2.34 (1947) |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.36 (1927) |
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Seasons
Info
Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960) |
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees (1923-1939) |
Ted Williams | Outfielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Base |
Ted Williams | 6'3" |
Lou Gehrig | 6'0" |
Weight
Ted Williams | Left |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
Ted Williams | Right |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
World Series
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Awards And Honors
Ted Williams | Yes | 93.4% in 1966 |
Lou Gehrig | Yes | 1939 in Special Election |
Ted Williams | Yes | Red Sox #9 |
Lou Gehrig | Yes | Yankees #4 |
Ted Williams | 1 (1946, 1949) |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927, 1936) |
Ted Williams | 19 (1940-1942, 1946-1951, 1953-1960²) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1933–1939) |
Ted Williams | 2 (1942, 1947) |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) |
Ted Williams | 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) |
Lou Gehrig | 3 (1931,1934,1936) |
Ted Williams | 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) |
Lou Gehrig | 5 (1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1934) |
League Leader in Stolen Bases
Ted Williams | 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1927,1930-1931,1934) |
Ted Williams | 2 (1948-1949) |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927-1928) |
League Leader in Triples
Ted Williams | 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1931,1933,1935-1936) |
Ted Williams | 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1928,1934-1937) |
Ted Williams | 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1934,1936) |
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?
Who do you think is the better player?
- Lou Gehrig (84%, 27 Votes)
- Ted Williams (16%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 32