Billy Sample career batting average
.272Career Regular Season
Billy Sample has a career batting average of .272 over 9 regular seasons.
| 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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| 1978 |  TEX | 8 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .467 | .467 | .600 | 1.067 |
| 1979 | TEX | 128 | 325 | 60 | 95 | 5 | 35 | 8 | .292 | .365 | .415 | .781 |
| 1980 | TEX | 99 | 204 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 19 | 8 | .260 | .335 | .368 | .702 |
| 1981 | TEX | 66 | 230 | 36 | 65 | 3 | 25 | 4 | .283 | .346 | .391 | .738 |
| 1982 | TEX | 97 | 360 | 56 | 94 | 10 | 29 | 10 | .261 | .318 | .394 | .712 |
| 1983 | TEX | 147 | 554 | 80 | 152 | 12 | 57 | 44 | .274 | .331 | .401 | .732 |
| 1984 | TEX | 130 | 489 | 67 | 121 | 5 | 33 | 18 | .247 | .286 | .327 | .613 |
| 1985 |  NYY | 59 | 139 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .288 | .336 | .345 | .681 |
| 1986 |  ATL | 92 | 200 | 23 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 4 | .285 | .338 | .430 | .768 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .467 in 1978.
- Most recent: .285 in 1986.
Average of 9 regular seasons, 1978 through 1986. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 2, 2026.