What If....(Teddy Ballgame)

[SmokyBurgess]

If Ted Williams didn't miss prime years while serving in 2 wars, I wonder what his final stats would have looked like?? Has anyone ever calculated what his career numbers might have been?

[CW]

I've wondered this myself. After doing a couple searches, I did find a couple guys who took the time to estimate the numbers. It gets a little tricky because although he did miss a good portion of '52 and '53, he did play sparingly in those seasons.

One estimate that does not account for '52 or '53 has his final projected numbers at:

12,433 PA - 9726 AB - .348/.491/.641/1.132 - 669 2B, 664 HR, 2333 RBI, 3382 H, 2631 BB, 6235 TB, 50 HBP

The above is from:
http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ml-mariners&tid=39188


This guy tried to adjust for the '52/'53 seasons...

AVG .345 -- OBP .485 -- SLG .637 -- H 3465 -- HR 685 -- 2B 683 -- TB 6391 -- RBI 2410 -- RUN 2395 -- BB 2717

see post #7 in this thread. (http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?72695-If-Ted-Williams-hadn-t-missed-time-due-to-war)

Amazing numbers, either way you slice it.

[SmokyBurgess]

Yep, very impressive.

Greatest hitter of all time, indeed.

[Touch'EmAll]

Yes, Ted Williams' lifetime stats would be HUGE if not for WW2.

Also, Bob Feller, who missed considerable prime years, would have some super human lifetime stats, maybe even another no-hitter or two - would then have for sure put him up there with Walter Johnson & Lefty Grove.