What If....(Teddy Ballgame)
 

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?

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/foru...ners&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.

Amazing numbers, either way you slice it.

monster numbers
 

Yep, very impressive.

Greatest hitter of all time, indeed.

War heroes
 

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.