Albert Belle batting average in 1997

• 9th-best of Albert Belle's 12 seasons on file; the high is .357 in 1994.
• Down .037 from .311 in 1996.

Average of 12 regular seasons, 1989 through 2000. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Albert Belle batting average in 1997, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1989	CLE	62	218	22	49	7	37	2	.225	.269	.394	.664
1990	CLE	9	23	1	4	1	3	0	.174	.208	.304	.513
1991	CLE	123	461	60	130	28	95	3	.282	.323	.540	.863
1992	CLE	153	585	81	152	34	112	8	.260	.320	.477	.797
1993	CLE	159	594	93	172	38	129	23	.290	.370	.552	.922
1994	CLE	106	412	90	147	36	101	9	.357	.438	.714	1.152
1995	CLE	143	546	121	173	50	126	5	.317	.401	.690	1.091
1996	CLE	158	602	124	187	48	148	11	.311	.410	.623	1.033
1997	CHW	161	634	90	174	30	116	4	.274	.332	.491	.823
1998	CHW	163	609	113	200	49	152	6	.328	.399	.655	1.055
1999	BAL	161	610	108	181	37	117	17	.297	.400	.541	.941
2000	BAL	141	559	71	157	23	103	0	.281	.342	.474	.817

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS