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Question

The table provides select information for the all-time Major League Baseball leaders in intentional walks, since they became an official stat in 1955, through the 2019 season.
      Name   Intentional Walks   Walks   At-Bats   Rookie Year   Bats   World Series Championships       B. Bonds   688   2,558   9,847   1986   Left   0       A. Pujols   311   1,322   10,687   2001   Right   2       S. Musial   298   1,599   10,972   1941   Left   3       H. Aaron   293   1,402   12,364   1954   Right   1       W. McCovey   260   1,345   8,197   1959   Left   0       V. Guerrero   250   737   8,155   1996   Right   0       K. Griffey, Jr.   246   1,312   9,801   1989   Left   0       T. Williams   243   2,021   7,706   1939   Left   0       M. Cabrera   234   1,135   8,949   2003   Right   1       G. Brett   229   1,096   10,349   1973   Left   1       W. Stargell   227   937   7,927   1962   Left   2       E. Murray   222   1,333   11,336   1977   Both   1       F. Robinson   218   1,420   10,006   1956   Right   2       M. Ramirez   216   1,329   8,244   1993   Right   2       W. Mays   214   1,464   10,881   1951   Right   1

For each of the following statements, select  Yes  if the statement can be verified to be true based on the information provided. Otherwise, select  No  .

TetyanaRokobit · Answer

Official Solution:

Ted Williams had 243 intentional walks from 1955-1960 for an average of 243 / 6 = 40.5 per year. 
If he recorded that average for the other 15 seasons of his career when walks were not an official stat, he would have an additional 40.5 × 15 = 607.5. Even rounding down that 607 + 243 = 850 career intentional walks which would be more than the current career leader Barry Bonds.

Correct answer:  
Had he recorded his average number of intentional walks per season every season from his rookie year through his retirement in 1960, Ted Williams would be the all-time leader in intentional walks.: Yes
A sample size of the 15 all-time leaders in intentional walks, is not sufficient to make a claim about right-handed and left-handed World Series champions generally.: No
If intentional walks are included in the tally of walks, then at least one out of every seven walks recorded for each player listed was intentional.: No

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Name	Intentional Walks	Walks	At-Bats	Rookie Year	Bats	World Series Championships
B. Bonds	688	2,558	9,847	1986	Left	0
A. Pujols	311	1,322	10,687	2001	Right	2
S. Musial	298	1,599	10,972	1941	Left	3
H. Aaron	293	1,402	12,364	1954	Right	1
W. McCovey	260	1,345	8,197	1959	Left	0
V. Guerrero	250	737	8,155	1996	Right	0
K. Griffey, Jr.	246	1,312	9,801	1989	Left	0
T. Williams	243	2,021	7,706	1939	Left	0
M. Cabrera	234	1,135	8,949	2003	Right	1
G. Brett	229	1,096	10,349	1973	Left	1
W. Stargell	227	937	7,927	1962	Left	2
E. Murray	222	1,333	11,336	1977	Both	1
F. Robinson	218	1,420	10,006	1956	Right	2
M. Ramirez	216	1,329	8,244	1993	Right	2
W. Mays	214	1,464	10,881	1951	Right	1

Yes	No
		Had he recorded his average number of intentional walks per season every season from his rookie year through his retirement in 1960, Ted Williams would be the all-time leader in intentional walks.
		A sample size of the 15 all-time leaders in intentional walks, is not sufficient to make a claim about right-handed and left-handed World Series champions generally.
		If intentional walks are included in the tally of walks, then at least one out of every seven walks recorded for each player listed was intentional.