Brett Butler batting average in 1997

• 10th-best of Brett Butler's 17 seasons on file; the high is .314 in 1994.
• Up .016 from .267 in 1996.

Average of 17 regular seasons, 1981 through 1997. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Brett Butler batting average in 1997, 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.
1981	ATL	40	126	17	32	0	4	9	.254	.352	.317	.669
1982	ATL	89	240	35	52	0	7	21	.217	.291	.225	.516
1983	ATL	151	549	84	154	5	37	39	.281	.344	.393	.738
1984	CLE	159	602	108	162	3	49	52	.269	.361	.355	.717
1985	CLE	152	591	106	184	5	50	47	.311	.377	.431	.808
1986	CLE	161	587	92	163	4	51	32	.278	.356	.375	.731
1987	CLE	137	522	91	154	9	41	33	.295	.399	.425	.825
1988	SF	157	568	109	163	6	43	43	.287	.393	.398	.791
1989	SF	154	594	100	168	4	36	31	.283	.349	.354	.703
1990	SF	160	622	108	192	3	44	51	.309	.397	.384	.781
1991	LAD	161	615	112	182	2	38	38	.296	.401	.343	.744
1992	LAD	157	553	86	171	3	39	41	.309	.413	.391	.803
1993	LAD	156	607	80	181	1	42	39	.298	.387	.371	.758
1994	LAD	111	417	79	131	8	33	27	.314	.411	.446	.857
1995	NYM/LAD	129	513	78	154	1	38	32	.300	.377	.376	.753
1996	LAD	34	131	22	35	0	8	8	.267	.313	.290	.603
1997	LAD	105	343	52	97	0	18	15	.283	.363	.324	.686

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