2007-01-04 10:11:42 · 12 answers · asked by malavalla 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The same. Ted Williams was a student at the art of hitting. He was obsessed with becoming the greatest hitter of all-time and it showed in his skills.
The most he ever struck out in a was 64 times in his rookie season. He hit .327 for the year and .344 lifetime.
2007-01-04 10:19:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ted Williams had plate discipline and a perfect swing. He studied pitchers and hitting like no batter who ever played the game. He could hit lefthanded pitchers and really had no weakness as a batter. I believe he would be an All Star and a batting champion if he could have played today and he would have also hit a lot of homers. I really don't think that this era of specialized pitching would have affected Ted too much either as his eyesight and hand eye coordination and concentration were superior to other players both then and now for that matter. He would hit between .325-.375 per season with 35-55 homers with a lot of walks if playing today.
2007-01-04 19:18:34 · answer #2 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is often difficult to tell how a player from the past will do in the present time and vice versa.
However, assuming that Teddy Ballgame is the same as he was then in today's era, I would say that he would be easily as successful if not better than today's hitters. Even though today's pitchers throw harder and more pitches such as the splitter and knuckle curve have become popular, the man hit .344 and had 521home runs. By carefully adjusting his career numbers to base it on today's league average, I think that Ted would have around a career .330 average and maybe, thanks to the home run era, 550 home runs. He definitely would still be one of the best players in history.
2007-01-04 18:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by Under Construction 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He would definately hit .400 as he did back in the 40's. He had a terrific eye and dont forget, he would be the DH, and have more times at bat. He was a WW II and Korian Flying ace and lost 4 years to the USMC. If he had NOT had to serve during wartime he'd have probably hit higher then .406.
2007-01-04 20:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by gene m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very well. Few people back then could even hit the 90 MPH mark and the talent pool was nowhere near as deep. I can tell you one thing though: he would hit a lot better than Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig.
2007-01-05 00:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by miamiman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would hit over .400
Look at Joe Mauer (.347)and Freddy Sanchez (.344) respectively the last years Batting Champions. Teddy Baseball was a way better hitter then them, and the pitching isn't what it used to be.
2007-01-04 18:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by Boondocksaint 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HE WOULD BE A GREAT HITTER. IF HE DIDN'T .400 HE WOULD BE THE BEST HITTER OF TODAY'S ERA.
2007-01-04 18:31:58 · answer #7 · answered by smitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He would hit......a baseball, most likely. With a bat.
2007-01-04 20:10:30 · answer #8 · answered by Chris L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with or without the "bonds juice"?
2007-01-04 18:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by the_one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.000 - He's dead. (but I'm sure the Yankees would try to sign him anyway)
2007-01-04 18:31:08 · answer #10 · answered by Whoopeedeedooo 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋