Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Ted Williams | Stat | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Seasons | 18 |
| 320.5 | Career VAL | 275.6 |
| 27.0 (1941) | Peak-season VAL | 26.1 (1956) |
| Inducted 1966 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1974 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | 3× |
| 17× | All-Star Selections | 16× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 8 |
| 5 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 24 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Ted Williams | Stat | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,292 | Games | 2,401 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,654 | Hits | 2,415 |
| 521 | Home runs | 536 |
| 1,839 | RBI | 1,509 |
| 1,798 | Runs | 1,677 |
| 24 | Stolen bases | 153 |
| 2,019 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,733 |
| .344 | Batting avg | .298 |
|---|
| .482 | On-base % | .421 |
|---|
| .634 | Slugging % | .557 |
|---|
| 207 | OPS+ | 178 |
|---|
| Age | Ted Williams | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 5.5 |
| 20 | 15.6 | 14.2 |
| 21 | 15.8 | 9.8 |
| 22 | 27 | 13.8 |
| 23 | 24 | 19.5 |
| 24 | — | 26.1 |
| 25 | — | 26.1 |
| 26 | — | 20.3 |
| 27 | 24.2 | 16.1 |
| 28 | 22 | 15.6 |
| 29 | 19.3 | 25.2 |
| 30 | 25.4 | 17.1 |
| 31 | 13.2 | 7.5 |
| 32 | 19 | 19.5 |
| 33 | — | 8.1 |
| 34 | 6 | 9.9 |
| 35 | 19.6 | 11 |
| 36 | 17.4 | 10.3 |
| 37 | 16.2 | — |
| 38 | 24.1 | — |
| 39 | 14.5 | — |
| 40 | 4.3 | — |
| 41 | 12.9 | — |