Ted Williams

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: August 30, 1918 in San Diego, CA us

Data at this link and below; derived from baseball1.com http://www.seanlahman.com/

BB+SO >= 2500 Lance Berkman just made it with 2501.

Sorted descending on middle column BB/SO ratio. 20 of the 68 above 1, meaning more BB than SO, including Aaron and Mantle.

righty	33	48.53%
lefty	26	38.24%
both (switch hit)	9	13.24%
	68	100.00%

15 had fewer than 1,000 BB. Eleven righty, four lefty.

Bottom (worst): 10 of the 13 batted righty; 3 lefty; all 13 had fewer than 1,000 BB.

Aaron, Mantle, Mathews, Mays, Robinson, Killebrew grouped closely, making for easier comparison. Check their percentages.

Four active: Cabrera, Pujols, Upton, Votto. Data current as of about August 28, 2021.

Repeated father and son Bonds at the bottom to compare their percentages.

		BB/SO
1	Williams	2.850493653
2	Ott	1.90625
	Dif	0.944243653
	%Dif (Ott base)	49.53%

		BB/SO
1	Williams	2.850493653
68	Galarraga	0.2910634049
	Dif	2.559430248
	%Dif (Galarraga base)	879.34%

Max and Min BB, SO, BB+SO:

	First	Last	Bats	FirstY	LastY	PA	AB	HR	BB	SO	BB+SO	BB/SO
5	Barry	Bonds	L	1986	2007	12,606	9,847	762	2,558	1,539	4,097	1.6621
55	Reggie	Jackson	L	1967	1987	11,418	9,864	563	1,375	2,597	3,972	.5295
45	Jim	Thome	L	1991	2012	10,313	8,422	612	1,747	2,548	4,295	.6856

	First	Last	Bats	FirstY	LastY	PA	AB	HR	BB	SO	BB+SO	BB/SO
68	Andres	Galarraga	R	1985	2004	8,916	8,096	399	583	2,003	2,586	.2911
1	Ted	Williams	L	1939	1960	9,792	7,706	521	2,021	709	2,730	2.8505
24	Lance	Berkman	B	1999	2013	7,814	6,491	366	1,201	1,300	2,501	.9238

Max and Min percentages:

	BB/SO	Last	BB/PA	SO/PA	SO/AB	(BB+SO)/PA	HR/PA	HR/AB
1	2.8505	Williams	20.64%	7.24%	9.20%	27.88%	5.32%	6.76%
7	1.3701	Rose	9.86%	7.19%	8.13%	17.05%	1.01%	1.14%
34	.8252	McGwire	17.19%	20.84%	25.80%	38.03%	7.61%	9.42%
54	.5536	Dunn	15.81%	28.57%	34.56%	44.38%	5.55%	6.71%
67	.3669	Reynolds	11.32%	30.87%	35.47%	42.19%	4.77%	5.49%
68	.2911	Galarraga	6.54%	22.47%	24.74%	29.00%	4.48%	4.93%

5	1.6621	Ba Bonds	20.46%	12.31%	15.63%	32.78%	6.10%	7.74%
56	.5202	Bo Bonds	11.30%	21.72%	24.95%	33.02%	4.10%	4.71%

All 68 batters with BB+SO >= 2500 sorted DESCENDING (worst at bottom):

	First	Last	Bats	FirstY	LastY	PA	AB	HR	BB	SO	BB+SO	BB/SO		Last
1	Ted	Williams	L	1939	1960	9,792	7,706	521	2,021	709	2,730	2.8505	1	Williams
2	Mel	Ott	L	1926	1947	11,348	9,456	511	1,708	896	2,604	1.9063	2	Ott
3	Joe	Morgan	L	1963	1984	11,329	9,277	268	1,865	1,015	2,880	1.8374	3	Morgan
4	Eddie	Yost	R	1944	1962	9,177	7,346	139	1,614	920	2,534	1.7543	4	Yost
5	Barry	Bonds	L	1986	2007	12,606	9,847	762	2,558	1,539	4,097	1.6621	5	Bonds
6	Babe	Ruth	L	1914	1935	10,626	8,398	714	2,062	1,330	3,392	1.5504	6	Ruth
7	Pete	Rose	B	1963	1986	15,890	14,053	160	1,566	1,143	2,709	1.3701	7	Rose
8	Carl	Yastrzemski	L	1961	1983	13,992	11,988	452	1,845	1,393	3,238	1.3245	8	Yastrzemski
9	Rickey	Henderson	R	1979	2003	13,346	10,961	297	2,190	1,694	3,884	1.2928	9	Henderson
10	Gary	Sheffield	R	1988	2009	10,947	9,217	509	1,475	1,171	2,646	1.2596	10	Sheffield
11	Frank	Thomas	R	1990	2008	10,075	8,199	521	1,667	1,397	3,064	1.1933	11	Thomas
12	Darrell	Evans	L	1969	1989	10,737	8,973	414	1,605	1,410	3,015	1.1383	12	Evans
13	Todd	Helton	L	1997	2013	9,453	7,962	369	1,335	1,175	2,510	1.1362	13	Helton
14	Jimmie	Foxx	R	1925	1945	9,677	8,134	534	1,452	1,311	2,763	1.1076	14	Foxx
15	Chipper	Jones	B	1993	2012	10,614	8,984	468	1,512	1,409	2,921	1.0731	15	Jones
16	Albert	Pujols	R	2001	2021	12,660	11,087	677	1,343	1,345	2,688	1.0207	16	Pujols
17	Hank	Aaron	R	1954	1976	13,941	12,364	755	1,402	1,383	2,785	1.0137	17	Aaron
18	Ken	Singleton	B	1970	1984	8,559	7,189	246	1,263	1,246	2,509	1.0136	18	Singleton
19	Mickey	Mantle	B	1951	1968	9,910	8,102	536	1,733	1,710	3,443	1.0135	19	Mantle
20	Rafael	Palmeiro	L	1986	2005	12,046	10,472	569	1,353	1,348	2,701	1.0037	20	Palmeiro
21	Eddie	Mathews	L	1952	1968	10,101	8,537	512	1,444	1,487	2,931	.9711	21	Mathews
22	Willie	Mays	R	1951	1973	12,497	10,881	660	1,464	1,526	2,990	.9594	22	Mays
23	Frank	Robinson	R	1956	1976	11,545	10,006	586	1,420	1,532	2,952	.9269	23	Robinson
24	Lance	Berkman	B	1999	2013	7,814	6,491	366	1,201	1,300	2,501	.9238	24	Berkman
25	Harmon	Killebrew	R	1954	1975	9,833	8,147	573	1,559	1,699	3,258	.9176	25	Killebrew
26	Jeff	Bagwell	R	1991	2005	9,431	7,797	449	1,401	1,558	2,959	.8992	26	Bagwell
27	Joey	Votto	L	2007	2021	8,018	6,637	323	1,271	1,459	2,730	.8988	27	Votto
28	Tony	Phillips	B	1982	1999	9,110	7,617	160	1,319	1,499	2,818	.8799	28	Phillips
29	Eddie	Murray	B	1977	1997	12,817	11,336	504	1,333	1,516	2,849	.8793	29	Murray
30	Jack	Clark	R	1975	1992	8,230	6,847	340	1,262	1,441	2,703	.8758	30	Clark
31	Jason	Giambi	L	1995	2014	8,908	7,267	440	1,366	1,572	2,938	.8690	31	Giambi
32	Willie	McCovey	L	1959	1980	9,692	8,197	521	1,345	1,550	2,895	.8677	32	McCovey
33	Jim	Wynn	R	1963	1977	8,011	6,653	291	1,224	1,427	2,651	.8577	33	Wynn
34	Mark	McGwire	R	1986	2001	7,660	6,187	583	1,317	1,596	2,913	.8252	34	McGwire
35	Dwight	Evans	R	1972	1991	10,569	8,996	385	1,391	1,697	3,088	.8197	35	Evans
36	Bobby	Abreu	L	1996	2014	10,081	8,480	288	1,476	1,840	3,316	.8022	36	Abreu
37	Mike	Schmidt	R	1972	1989	9,983	8,352	548	1,507	1,883	3,390	.8003	37	Schmidt
38	David	Ortiz	L	1997	2016	10,091	8,640	541	1,319	1,750	3,069	.7537	38	Ortiz
39	Ken	Griffey	L	1989	2010	11,304	9,801	630	1,312	1,779	3,091	.7375	39	Griffey
40	Harold	Baines	L	1980	2001	11,092	9,908	384	1,062	1,441	2,503	.7370	40	Baines
41	Manny	Ramirez	R	1993	2011	9,774	8,244	555	1,329	1,813	3,142	.7330	41	Ramirez
42	Dave	Winfield	R	1973	1995	12,358	11,003	465	1,216	1,686	2,902	.7212	42	Winfield
43	Chili	Davis	B	1981	1999	9,997	8,673	350	1,194	1,698	2,892	.7032	43	Davis
44	Fred	McGriff	L	1986	2004	10,174	8,757	493	1,305	1,882	3,187	.6934	44	McGriff
45	Jim	Thome	L	1991	2012	10,313	8,422	612	1,747	2,548	4,295	.6856	45	Thome
46	Craig	Biggio	R	1988	2007	12,504	10,876	291	1,160	1,753	2,913	.6617	46	Biggio
47	Miguel	Cabrera	R	2003	2021	10,886	9,527	501	1,193	1,911	3,104	.6396	47	Cabrera
48	Carlos	Delgado	L	1993	2009	8,657	7,283	473	1,109	1,745	2,854	.6355	48	Delgado
49	Carlos	Beltran	B	1998	2017	11,031	9,768	435	1,084	1,795	2,879	.6039	49	Beltran
50	Derek	Jeter	R	1995	2014	12,602	11,195	260	1,082	1,840	2,922	.5880	50	Jeter
51	Alex	Rodriguez	R	1994	2016	12,207	10,566	696	1,338	2,287	3,625	.5850	51	Rodriguez
52	Jim	Edmonds	L	1993	2010	7,980	6,858	393	998	1,729	2,727	.5772	52	Edmonds
53	Dale	Murphy	R	1976	1993	9,041	7,960	398	986	1,748	2,734	.5641	53	Murphy
54	Adam	Dunn	L	2001	2014	8,328	6,883	462	1,317	2,379	3,696	.5536	54	Dunn
55	Reggie	Jackson	L	1967	1987	11,418	9,864	563	1,375	2,597	3,972	.5295	55	Jackson
56	Bobby	Bonds	R	1968	1981	8,090	7,043	332	914	1,757	2,671	.5202	56	Bonds
57	Andruw	Jones	R	1996	2012	8,664	7,599	434	891	1,748	2,639	.5097	57	Jones
58	Tony	Perez	R	1964	1986	10,861	9,778	379	925	1,867	2,792	.4954	58	Perez
59	Adrian	Beltre	R	1998	2018	12,130	11,068	477	848	1,732	2,580	.4896	59	Beltre
60	Willie	Stargell	L	1962	1982	9,027	7,927	475	937	1,936	2,873	.4840	60	Stargell
61	Curtis	Granderson	L	2004	2019	8,306	7,236	344	924	1,916	2,840	.4823	61	Granderson
62	Jose	Canseco	R	1985	2001	8,129	7,057	462	906	1,942	2,848	.4665	62	Canseco
63	Mike	Cameron	R	1995	2011	7,884	6,839	278	867	1,901	2,768	.4561	63	Cameron
64	Sammy	Sosa	R	1989	2007	9,896	8,813	609	929	2,306	3,235	.4029	64	Sosa
65	Justin	Upton	R	2007	2021	7,589	6,670	324	779	1,946	2,725	.4020	65	Upton
66	Ryan	Howard	L	2004	2016	6,531	5,707	382	709	1,843	2,552	.3847	66	Howard
67	Mark	Reynolds	R	2007	2019	6,243	5,432	298	707	1,927	2,634	.3669	67	Reynolds
68	Andres	Galarraga	R	1985	2004	8,916	8,096	399	583	2,003	2,586	.2911	68	Galarraga
	First	Last	Bats	FirstY	LastY	PA	AB	HR	BB	SO	BB+SO	BB/SO		Last
		min		1914	1935	6,243	5,432	139	583	709	2,501	.2911		min
		max		2007	2021	15,890	14,053	762	2,558	2,597	4,295	2.8505		max
		average		1979	1997	10192	8701	451	1322	1637	2959	.8816		average
	First	Last	Bats	FirstY	LastY	PA	AB	HR	BB	SO	BB+SO	BB/SO		Last
5	Barry	Bonds	L	1986	2007	12,500	9,847	762	2,558	1,539	4,097	1.6621	5	Bonds
56	Bobby	Bonds	R	1968	1981	8,090	7,043	332	914	1,757	2,671	.5202	56	Bonds