Theodore Samuel Williams was born in San Diego, California, 100 years ago this past Thursday.
In celebration of that centennial, ESPN posted nine of its favourite TSW stats:
2. Williams owns the record for career on-base percentage at .482. No active player has posted an OBP that high in any season. Joey Votto, the active leader in OBP (.428), could reach base successfully in each of his next 650 plate appearances and still not reach Williams' mark. ...
7. Williams recorded five seasons with 100 more walks than strikeouts; all other players in the live ball era (since 1920) have combined for four such seasons.