Batting titles
6
MVP awards
2
Triple Crowns
2
Home runs
521
Career on-base percentage
0.5
All-Star selections
19
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 89
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 0.327 | |
| 1940 | 0.344 | |
| 1941 | 0.406 | |
| 1942 | 0.356 | |
| 1943 | 0.342 | |
| 1944 | 0.343 | |
| 1945 | 0.317 | |
| 1946 | 0.343 | |
| 1947 | 0.369 | |
| 1948 | 0.343 | |
| 1949 | 0.318 | |
| 1950 | 0.345 | |
| 1951 | 0.356 | |
| 1952 | 0.388 | |
| 1953 | 0.328 | |
| 1954 | 0.316 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ted Williams ranks #11 in Baseball
Ted Williams ranks #11 in Baseball and #1594 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.8/100.
The verified career covers 1939–1960 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Batting titles 6, MVP awards 2, Triple Crowns 2, Home runs 521.
Nearest context: ahead Cy Young (92.1); behind Grover Cleveland Alexander (91.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ted Williams GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours89/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Williams comparisons
Ted Williams — frequently asked
- Is Ted Williams the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ted Williams ranks #11 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 91.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Ted Williams's GOAT Score?
- 91.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 89 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Ted Williams rank all time?
- #1594 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #11 in Baseball.
- Ted Williams vs Cy Young: who ranks higher?
- Cy Young ranks higher at 92.1 versus Ted Williams at 91.8, a margin of 0.3 points.