JP,
You were kidding when you said that Ted Williams numbers aren't that impressive when compared to his peers in 1941, weren't you? His numbers are off the charts compared to the other guys.
Williams walked 145 times that year! 145 times.
Take that into consideration when comparing.
In RBIs, Williams was 4th. DiMaggio led with 5 more RBIs than Williams. DiMaggio had 85 more at bats that year!
In hits, Williams was 5th. He was 33 hits behind Cecil Travis. Travis had 153 more at bats. DiMaggio had 8 more hits than Williams with 85 more at bats.
In total bases, Williams was 3rd. DiMaggio led with 13 more total bases, but had 85 more at bats.
Oh yea and Williams batted .406 compared to the next best, .359.
Williams demolished his peers that year. He was head and shoulders above the rest of the players. And by the way, Williams batted higher for the entire year than DiMaggio did in his 56 game streak!
Cy
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