Billy Shantz career batting average
.257Career Regular Season
Billy Shantz has a career batting average of .257.
| 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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| 1954 |  ATH | 51 | 164 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .256 | .326 | .366 | .692 |
| 1955 | ATH | 79 | 217 | 18 | 56 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .258 | .293 | .300 | .592 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .258 in 1955.
Sum of 2 regular seasons, 1954 through 1955. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 8, 2026.