Ken Griffey Jr. vs. Ted Williams — Career Comparison

Ken Griffey Jr.
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-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 Ken Griffey Jr. across most offensive categories. Ted Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 364 vs 250), walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 129), and contact rate (K%+ 149 vs 105). Ted Williams was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ken Griffey Jr. and Ted Williams

Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2671
141.77
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2292
140.46
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11304
600
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9791
600
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9801
520.22
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7706
472.23
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.913
0.913
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.088
1.088
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2781
147.61
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2654
162.64
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1589
84.34
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1537
94.19
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
524
27.81
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
32.17
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.02
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.35
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
33.44
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
521
31.93
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
63.27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1117
68.45
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1979.91
105.09
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2370.09
145.24
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5271
279.78
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4884
299.3
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4174
221.55
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4714
288.88
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.907
0.907
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.116
1.116
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.323
1.323
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1662
88.22
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
110.18
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1836
97.45
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1839
112.7
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2868
152.23
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3116
190.95
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1923.43
102.09
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2279.39
139.68
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
4.3
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.39
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1312
69.64
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
123.85
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
13.06
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
86
5.27
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1779
94.43
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
43.45
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
13.81
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.42
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.41
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.23
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
10.56
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
12.07
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
9.77
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.47
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
3.66
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
13.43
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.51
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.54

Fielding Stats for Ken Griffey Jr. and Ted Williams

Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
1.06
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
3.41
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2348
1.04
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
1.13
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60981
27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17062
27
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20327
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5687.1
9
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
2.48
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
6.58
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.07
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.22
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.04
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.18
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5850
2.59
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4413
6.98
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5761
2.55
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4300
6.8
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.998
1.998
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.32
33.32
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.05
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0