Buster Posey batting average in 2017

.3202017 Regular Season

Buster Posey posted a .320 batting average in the 2017 regular season.

  • 2nd-best of Buster Posey's 12 seasons on file; the high is .336 in 2012.
  • Up .032 from .288 in 2016.

Average of 12 regular seasons, 2009 through 2021. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

2009 to 2021
2009: .118092010: .3052011: .2842012: .336.3362013: .2942014: .3112015: .3182016: .2882017: .320.320172018: .2842019: .2572021: .30421
Buster Posey batting average in 2017, 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.
2009SF71712000.118.118.118.235
2010SF1084065812418670.305.357.505.862
2011SF4516217464213.284.368.389.756
2012SF14853078178241031.336.408.549.957
2013SF1485206115315722.294.371.450.821
2014SF1475477217022890.311.364.490.854
2015SF1505577417719952.318.379.470.849
2016SF1465398215514806.288.362.434.796
2017SF1404946215812676.320.400.462.861
2018SF105398471135413.284.359.382.741
2019SF114405431047380.257.320.368.688
2021SF1153956812018560.304.390.499.889

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

Buster Posey, 2017 regular season

GP
140
AB
494
R
62
H
158
HR
12
RBI
67
SB
6
AVG
.320