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Originally Posted by robw1959
Maybe a bit off-topic, but I would argue Ted Williams was significantly better than Mantle. Just compare any significant stat like career average and OPS. Of course, Mantle had a similar home run total, but lets not forget that Teddy Ballgame was the only player to be called into active duty for both World War Two and the Korean War. So that's why many believe he would have had over 700 lifetime home runs had he not be excluded from five years of prime time MLB performance.
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But if you bring defense and speed into the equation, that gap mostly disappears and maybe flips. I would have to say Mays was clearly a better overall ballplayer than Williams for example.