Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I've always thought that Williams doesn't get his due - either in the hobby or overall.

I crunched some numbers on the time he missed for his war service - where he didn't have a cushy gig. For his two tours, I took the season before the tour and after the tour, and averaged the stats, including the games played, and then added those stats to his career totals. And note, the missing seasons from the 1950s assume a reasonable number of games played for a guy who was getting a bit older but still had a lot left in the tank. If we assume would have played closer to 150 games those two years, these totals would have been a bit higher.

The career ranks listed below are based on current totals. If we look at the leaders at the time he retired, he would have been #2 in HR and #1 in hits in addition to still being #1 in all of these other stats. In other words, Ted would definitely be held in much higher regard today and for the last 70 years.

Jobu!!! You get it! Nice job with the stats Bryan. I'm in the Williams camp over Joe D. Ted probably missed out on MVP votes because he wasn't very friendly with the press.

How do you come in second place in the MVP voting during (2) Triple Crown seasons? Really!

I get it, in 1941 Ted gets 2nd place in the MVP because Joe has that awesome hit streak (vs Ted's .406 batting average). I guess nobody could have predicted that would be the last .400 season, ever.

I hope nobody reads into this and thinks I think Joe was a slouch because he is very underappreciated and was an incredible player.
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