Ted Williams

[robw1959]

I can't imagine that I'm the first member to post on Ted being undervalued. He is arguably the second best ballplayer of all-time, being second on the career OPS list. If he wasn't called up as a fighter pilot for both WWII and the Korean War, Ted may have finished his career with a Barry Bonds-like homerun total.

Any thoughts about what keeps the value of his cards relatively inexpensive in relation to his greatness?

[Jay Wolt]

I'm a big fan of Ted
We were born on the same day, last week was his 105th birthday, me a few years younger.

Here's a couple of Ted Williams cards from his collection

[icollectDCsports]

He played in Boston, not New York, and it didn’t help that he wasn’t on good terms with the media.

[cgjackson222]

He never won a championship, and in the only World Series he played in, he batted .200 with no extra base hits.

Of course, that hasn't stopped Cobb from being highly collected, as he never won a World Series and underachieved in the postseason as well.

[brunswickreeves]

I think Williams has some of the best card art, and love their relative affordability. He had a lot of strong competition from Mick, Mays and Jackie, all of whom won a World Series.

I gave his two 54 Topps cards as a thank you to my kids. The signed card was a gift from my brother for a milestone Birthday. And the photo was a parting gift from a retiring coworker.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Rightly or wrongly, he was overshadowed by two folk heroes, first DiMaggio, then Mantle. He was perceived as aloof or even surly, didn't win, and was not considered a great fielder or baserunner.

Imagine 50s baseball -- Mays and Mantle, Williams and Musial, Aaron. Will we ever see anything close?

[G1911]

I think it's more that Joe D. is overpriced. Ted seems about right generally, it's just that the 2 Yankees are boosted that makes people say Williams/Mays/Musial/literally-every-other-player is undervalued.

Williams certainly got some of the best looking cards in a lot of sets.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by robw1959

I can't imagine that I'm the first member to post on Ted being undervalued. He is arguably the second best ballplayer of all-time, being second on the career OPS list. If he wasn't called up as a fighter pilot for both WWII and the Korean War, Ted may have finished his career with a Barry Bonds-like homerun total.

Any thoughts about what keeps the value of his cards relatively inexpensive in relation to his greatness?

Ted just doesn't get the respect he really should.
From the BST several years ago..

[boysblue]

IMO Ted Williams is one of the top 3 hitters to have ever played the game! Picked this up not that long ago. Love the graphics.
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[the-illini]

Bryan - that is a fantastic photo of Williams