Wade Boggs vs. Ted Williams — Career Comparison

Wade Boggs
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ted Williams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Williams comes out clearly ahead of Wade Boggs across most offensive categories. Ted Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 364 vs 54), walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 173), and slugging (SLG+ 179 vs 124). Wade Boggs held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 233 vs 149). Ted Williams was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Wade Boggs and Ted Williams

Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2440
136.31
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2292
140.46
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10740
600
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9791
600
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9180
512.85
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7706
472.23
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.088
1.088
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3010
168.16
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2654
162.64
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
125.87
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
94.19
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
32.29
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
525
32.17
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
61
3.41
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.35
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
118
6.59
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
31.93
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
757
42.29
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1117
68.45
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1750.46
97.79
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2370.09
145.24
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4064
227.04
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4884
299.3
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4445
248.32
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4714
288.88
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.116
1.116
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.323
1.323
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1513
84.53
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
110.18
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1014
56.65
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1839
112.7
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2409
134.58
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3116
190.95
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1812.32
101.25
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2279.39
139.68
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.28
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.39
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1412
78.88
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
123.85
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
10.06
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
86
5.27
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
745
41.62
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
43.45
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
14.42
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13.81
13.81
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.62
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.36
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.23
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
236
13.18
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.07
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.34
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.47
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1.96
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
3.3
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.51
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
40.68
40.68
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.54
58.54

Fielding Stats for Wade Boggs and Ted Williams

Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
1.06
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
3.41
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
1.13
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17062
27
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5687.1
9
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
0.98
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
6.58
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
1.99
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.22
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.11
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.18
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6651
3.07
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4413
6.98
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6419
2.97
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4300
6.8
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.809
2.809
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.998
1.998
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.32
33.32
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
0.22
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.05
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Wade Boggs and Ted Williams

Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
11.57
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
42.43
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
40.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
38.57
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5