Babe Ruth career batting average

• Best season on file: .393 in 1923.
• Most recent: .181 in 1935.

Average of 22 regular seasons, 1914 through 1935. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Babe Ruth career batting average, 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.
1914	BOS	5	10	1	2	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500
1915	BOS	42	92	16	29	4	0	0	.315	.376	.576	.952
1916	BOS	67	136	18	37	3	0	0	.272	.322	.419	.741
1917	BOS	52	123	14	40	2	0	0	.325	.385	.472	.857
1918	BOS	95	317	50	95	11	0	6	.300	.410	.555	.965
1919	BOS	130	432	103	139	29	0	7	.322	.456	.657	1.114
1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	54	137	14	.376	.530	.847	1.378
1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	59	171	17	.378	.512	.846	1.358
1922	NYY	110	406	94	128	35	99	2	.315	.434	.672	1.106
1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	41	131	17	.393	.545	.764	1.309
1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	46	121	9	.378	.513	.739	1.252
1925	NYY	98	359	61	104	25	66	2	.290	.393	.543	.936
1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	47	146	11	.372	.516	.737	1.253
1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	60	164	7	.356	.487	.772	1.259
1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	54	142	4	.323	.461	.709	1.170
1929	NYY	135	499	121	172	46	154	5	.345	.430	.697	1.128
1930	NYY	145	518	150	186	49	153	10	.359	.493	.732	1.225
1931	NYY	145	534	149	199	46	163	5	.373	.495	.700	1.195
1932	NYY	133	457	120	156	41	137	2	.341	.489	.661	1.150
1933	NYY	137	459	97	138	34	103	4	.301	.442	.582	1.023
1934	NYY	125	365	78	105	22	84	1	.288	.447	.537	.984
1935	ATL	28	72	13	13	6	12	0	.181	.359	.431	.789

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