Al Cowens career batting average
.270Career Regular Season
Al Cowens has a career batting average of .270 over 13 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .312 in 1977.
- Most recent: .183 in 1986.
Average of 13 regular seasons, 1974 through 1986. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1974 |  KC | 110 | 269 | 28 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .242 | .303 | .286 | .589 |
| 1975 | KC | 120 | 328 | 44 | 91 | 4 | 42 | 12 | .277 | .340 | .402 | .742 |
| 1976 | KC | 152 | 581 | 71 | 154 | 3 | 59 | 23 | .265 | .298 | .341 | .639 |
| 1977 | KC | 162 | 606 | 98 | 189 | 23 | 112 | 16 | .312 | .361 | .525 | .885 |
| 1978 | KC | 132 | 485 | 63 | 133 | 5 | 63 | 14 | .274 | .319 | .388 | .707 |
| 1979 | KC | 136 | 516 | 69 | 152 | 9 | 73 | 10 | .295 | .345 | .409 | .753 |
| 1980 |  LAA/DET | 142 | 522 | 69 | 140 | 6 | 59 | 6 | .268 | .331 | .352 | .684 |
| 1981 | DET | 85 | 253 | 27 | 66 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .261 | .319 | .348 | .667 |
| 1982 |  SEA | 146 | 560 | 72 | 151 | 20 | 78 | 11 | .270 | .325 | .475 | .800 |
| 1983 | SEA | 110 | 356 | 39 | 73 | 7 | 35 | 10 | .205 | .255 | .329 | .584 |
| 1984 | SEA | 139 | 524 | 60 | 145 | 15 | 78 | 9 | .277 | .312 | .435 | .747 |
| 1985 | SEA | 122 | 452 | 59 | 120 | 14 | 69 | 0 | .265 | .310 | .451 | .761 |
| 1986 | SEA | 28 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .183 | .209 | .232 | .441 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS