It has been nearly 70 years since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.

Hundreds of Hall of Fame players have come and gone since then; many of them baseball icons, but none of them have hit as well as Williams over the course a season, at least in terms of batting average.

Williams' .400 campaigns was just the beginning of an exceptional career by a man many would consider one of the top baseball players of all time.

What may be the most astonishing thing about Williams' career, is the that he compiled such monster numbers while missing the entire 1943, 1944, 1945 and parts of the 1952 and 1953 seasons to serve as a United States Marine Corps pilot in WWII and the Korean War:

·         344 batting average;

·         521 home runs;

·         17 All-Star games;

·         Two, Triple Crowns.

Just think what Williams could have accomplished if he hadn't missed those six-years in the prime of his career.

One accomplishment that has stood the test of time for Williams is his .400 season in 1941. Thousands of men have put on a Big League uniform since, but none have matched Williams' mark.

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