Bill Holbert career batting average

.208Career Regular Season

Bill Holbert has a career batting average of .208 over 12 regular seasons.

1876 to 1888
1876: .256761878: .1851879: .2051880: .1891881: .272.2721882: .1831883: .2371884: .2081885: .1731886: .2051887: .2271888: .12088
Bill Holbert career batting average, season by season
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.
1876—1243311000.256.256.256.512
1878—451731032000.185.199.197.395
1879—632441250000.205.208.205.413
1880—602121840000.189.222.222.443
1881—461801649000.272.284.289.573
1882—712512446000.183.218.203.421
1883—732992671000.237.240.274.514
1884—652552853000.208.235.227.462
1885—562021335000.173.205.188.393
1886—48171835004.205.232.251.483
1887—6925520580012.227.248.267.515
1888LAD155046000.120.170.140.310

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

  • Best season on file: .272 in 1881.
  • Most recent: .120 in 1888.

Average of 12 regular seasons, 1876 through 1888. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 30, 2026.

Bill Holbert, 1888 regular season

GP
15
AB
50
R
4
H
6
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.120