Ted Williams career batting average
.344Career Regular Season
Ted Williams has a career batting average of .344 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .407 in 1953.
- Most recent: .316 in 1960.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1939 through 1960. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1939 |  BOS | 149 | 565 | 131 | 185 | 31 | 145 | 2 | .327 | .436 | .609 | 1.045 |
| 1940 | BOS | 144 | 561 | 134 | 193 | 23 | 113 | 4 | .344 | .442 | .594 | 1.036 |
| 1941 | BOS | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 37 | 120 | 2 | .406 | .551 | .735 | 1.286 |
| 1942 | BOS | 150 | 522 | 141 | 186 | 36 | 137 | 3 | .356 | .499 | .648 | 1.147 |
| 1946 | BOS | 150 | 514 | 142 | 176 | 38 | 123 | 0 | .342 | .497 | .667 | 1.164 |
| 1947 | BOS | 156 | 528 | 125 | 181 | 32 | 114 | 0 | .343 | .499 | .634 | 1.133 |
| 1948 | BOS | 137 | 509 | 124 | 188 | 25 | 127 | 4 | .369 | .497 | .615 | 1.112 |
| 1949 | BOS | 155 | 566 | 150 | 194 | 43 | 159 | 1 | .343 | .490 | .650 | 1.141 |
| 1950 | BOS | 89 | 334 | 82 | 106 | 28 | 97 | 3 | .317 | .452 | .647 | 1.099 |
| 1951 | BOS | 148 | 531 | 109 | 169 | 30 | 126 | 1 | .318 | .464 | .556 | 1.019 |
| 1952 | BOS | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
| 1953 | BOS | 37 | 91 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 34 | 0 | .407 | .509 | .901 | 1.410 |
| 1954 | BOS | 117 | 386 | 93 | 133 | 29 | 89 | 0 | .345 | .513 | .635 | 1.148 |
| 1955 | BOS | 98 | 320 | 77 | 114 | 28 | 83 | 2 | .356 | .496 | .703 | 1.200 |
| 1956 | BOS | 136 | 400 | 71 | 138 | 24 | 82 | 0 | .345 | .479 | .605 | 1.084 |
| 1957 | BOS | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 38 | 87 | 0 | .388 | .526 | .731 | 1.257 |
| 1958 | BOS | 129 | 411 | 81 | 135 | 26 | 85 | 1 | .328 | .458 | .584 | 1.042 |
| 1959 | BOS | 103 | 272 | 32 | 69 | 10 | 43 | 0 | .254 | .372 | .419 | .791 |
| 1960 | BOS | 113 | 310 | 56 | 98 | 29 | 72 | 1 | .316 | .451 | .645 | 1.096 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS