In the last edition of Ladder Challenge it was Bill Belichick defeating Raymond Bourque with 78% of the vote to move to the Pats coach up to #11 on the Ladder and drop the B's great down a spot to #12. This week it's a pair of Boston sports royalty doing battle as the greatest hitter who ever lived, Ted Williams (#4) attempts to knock off the greatest defenseman who ever lived, Bobby Orr (#2). Obviously both of these men have ridiculously strong resumes, but our vote this week is for Orr, a player that revolutionized his position and brought a pair of Stanley Cups to Boston in the process. So who has your support in this week's Ladder Challenge? (and remember, most votes in the comments section is the tie-breaker, so be sure to voice your opinion!)
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BOBBY ORR
Currently Ranked: 2
Challenge Record: 1-1-0
Beat: Tom Brady
Lost: Bill Russell
Tied: Nobody
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*Played 10 seasons (1966-76) with Bruins.
*Won 2 Stanley Cups (1970, 1972)
*Won Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 1967.
*Won Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman) 8 times (1968-75).
*Won Hart Trophy (MVP) 3 times (1970-72).
*Won Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) 2 times (1970, ’72).
*Won Art Ross Trophy (Scoring Title) 2 times (1970, ’75).
*Only player to win 4 major awards (Norris, Art Ross, Hart and Conn Smythe) in the same year (1970).
*Played in 7 All Star games.
*Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1970.
*Named 1st Team All-NHL 8 times (1968-75).
*Named 2nd Team All-NHL in 1967.
*Bruins career totals: 631 games, 264 goals, 624 assists, 888 points, +591.
*Bruins playoff totals: 74 games, 26 goals, 66 assists, 92 points.
*Led league in: Plus/Minus (6x), Assists per game (6x), Assists (5x), Points (2x), Power Play Goals (2x), Shots on Goal (2x) and Points per game (1x).
*Bruins career rank: Plus/Minus (1), Assists per game (1), Points per game (2), Assists (3), Shots on Goal (3), Power Play Goals (4), Points (5), Short Handed Goals (6) and Goals (8),
*Bruins Single-Season Records: Assists (102, 1971), Assists per Game (1.31, 1971), Plus/Minus (124, 1971).
*NHL Records: Most point in one season by a defenseman (139, 1971), Most assists in one season by a defenseman (102, 1971), Highest +/- for a season (124, 1971), tied for most assists in a game by a defenseman (6).
*Voted 2nd Greatest Hockey Player of All-Time by The Sporting News in 1997.
*Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.
*His #4 is retired by the Boston Bruins.
TED WILLIAMS
Currently Ranked: 5
Challenge Record: 1-0-1
Beat: Tom Brady
Lost: Nobody
Tied: Larry Bird
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*Played entire 19-year career (1939-42, 46-60) with the Red Sox.
*Won 1946 A.L. Championship.
*Named AL MVP twice (1946, 1949).
*Named MLB Player of the Year by The Sporting News 5 times (1941-42, 1947, 1949, 1957).
*Won Triple Crown twice (1942, 1947).
*Selected to 17 AL All Star teams.
*Hit walk-off HR in bottom of the 9th of 1941 All Star Game.
*All Star MVP Award is now named in his honor.
*Led the American League in batting average (6x), on-base % (12x), slugging % (9x), OPS (10x), runs (6x), total bases (6x), home runs (4x), runs batted in (4x), walks (8x), extra-base hits (5x) and times on base (8x).
*Career statistics: .344 BA, .482 OBP, .634 SLG, 1.116 OPS, 521 HR, 1,839 RBI and 1,798 runs scored.
*Had 2,021 BB and just 709 K.
*Franchise career leader in BA, OBP, SLG, OPS, HR and BB.
*Franchise single-season records in BA, OBP, SLG, OPS, BB, Intentional BB, runs and times on-base.
*ML record for career on-base percentage.
*Last player to hit over .400 in a season (.406, 1941).
*Named to MLB All-Century Team.
*Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.
*His #9 is retired by the Red Sox.
I have a tough time voting against anyone in the Top 5, so I do feel the need to point out that this is more of a pro-Orr vote than an anti-Williams one.
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