Griffey vs. Ted Williams

Ken Griffey was one of the greatest players of our generation, right? All agree with that. He got a 99% vote on the Hall of Fame first ballot. Let's compare him to Ted Williams:

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams 0.482

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.370

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams 0.634

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.538

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 1.116

Ken Griffey Jr. 0.907

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ted Williams 20.6%

Ken Griffey Jr. 11.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams 7.2%

Ken Griffey Jr. 15.7%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams 14.8

Ken Griffey Jr. 15.6

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams 123.2

Ken Griffey Jr. 83.4

Runs Created (RC)

Ted Williams 2,382

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,994

I love this stat: 

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 709

Ken Griffey Jr. 1,779

Teddie Ball game was something else man.