Ted Williams vs Tony Gwynn

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Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn compared on their MLB careers: Ted Williams played 19 seasons, 1939 to 1960, Tony Gwynn 20 seasons, 1982 to 2001. Ted Williams has .344 batting average to Tony Gwynn's .338.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ted Williams leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Tony Gwynn in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn career totals

2,292	GP	2,440
7,706	AB	9,288
1,798, better	R	1,383
2,654	H	3,141, better
521, better	HR	135
1,839, better	RBI	1,138
24	SB	319, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
1.1, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn postseason

7	GP	27
25	AB	108
2	R	11, better
5	H	33, better
0	HR	1, better
1	RBI	11, better
0	SB	2, better
0.2	AVG	0.3, better
0.3	OBP	0.3, better
0.2	SLG	0.4, better
0.5	OPS	0.7, better

Where each stands all time

Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn all-time places

20th (521), better	Home runs	—
76th (2,654)	Hits	21st (3,141), better
14th (1,839), better	RBI	179th (1,138)
—	Stolen bases	151st (319), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn titles and awards

—	Championships	—
2, better	AL MVP	—
—	NL Silver Slugger	7, better
—	NL Gold Glove	5, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn season by season

1st	1939	.327, better	31, better	145, better	1982	.289	1	17
2nd	1940	.344, better	23, better	113, better	1983	.309	1	37
3rd	1941	.406, better	37, better	120, better	1984	.351	5	71
4th	1942	.356, better	36, better	137, better	1985	.317	6	46
5th	1946	.342, better	38, better	123, better	1986	.329	14	59
6th	1947	.343	32, better	114, better	1987	.370, better	7	54
7th	1948	.369, better	25, better	127, better	1988	.313	7	70
8th	1949	.343, better	43, better	159, better	1989	.336	4	62
9th	1950	.317, better	28, better	97, better	1990	.309	4	72
10th	1951	.318, better	30, better	126, better	1991	.317	4	62
11th	1952	.400, better	1	3	1992	.317	6, better	41, better
12th	1953	.407, better	13, better	34	1993	.358	7	59, better
13th	1954	.345	29, better	89, better	1994	.394, better	12	64
14th	1955	.356	28, better	83	1995	.368, better	9	90, better
15th	1956	.345	24, better	82, better	1996	.353, better	3	50
16th	1957	.388, better	38, better	87	1997	.372	17	119, better
17th	1958	.328, better	26, better	85, better	1998	.321	16	69
18th	1959	.254	10	43	1999	.338, better	10	62, better
19th	1960	.316	29, better	72, better	2000	.323, better	1	17
20th	—	—	—	—	2001	.324	1	17

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI