Billy Ripken career batting average
.247Career Regular Season
Billy Ripken has a career batting average of .247 over 12 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .412 in 1995.
- Most recent: .270 in 1998.
Average of 12 regular seasons, 1987 through 1998. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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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| 1987 |  BAL | 58 | 234 | 27 | 72 | 2 | 20 | 4 | .308 | .363 | .372 | .735 |
| 1988 | BAL | 150 | 512 | 52 | 106 | 2 | 34 | 8 | .207 | .260 | .258 | .518 |
| 1989 | BAL | 115 | 318 | 31 | 76 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .239 | .284 | .305 | .589 |
| 1990 | BAL | 129 | 406 | 48 | 118 | 3 | 38 | 5 | .291 | .342 | .387 | .728 |
| 1991 | BAL | 104 | 287 | 24 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .216 | .253 | .261 | .515 |
| 1992 | BAL | 111 | 330 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 36 | 2 | .230 | .275 | .312 | .587 |
| 1993 |  TEX | 50 | 132 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .189 | .270 | .220 | .490 |
| 1994 | TEX | 32 | 81 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .309 | .333 | .370 | .704 |
| 1995 |  CLE | 8 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .412 | .412 | .765 | 1.176 |
| 1996 | BAL | 57 | 135 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .230 | .281 | .333 | .614 |
| 1997 | TEX | 71 | 203 | 18 | 56 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .276 | .300 | .374 | .674 |
| 1998 |  DET | 27 | 74 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .270 | .321 | .311 | .632 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS