Dave Nelson career batting average
.244Career Regular Season
Dave Nelson has a career batting average of .244 over 10 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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| 1968 |  CLE | 88 | 189 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 23 | .233 | .295 | .307 | .602 |
| 1969 | CLE | 52 | 123 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .203 | .259 | .203 | .463 |
| 1970 |  TEX | 47 | 107 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .159 | .207 | .168 | .375 |
| 1971 | TEX | 85 | 329 | 47 | 92 | 5 | 33 | 17 | .280 | .328 | .377 | .705 |
| 1972 | TEX | 145 | 499 | 68 | 113 | 2 | 28 | 51 | .226 | .324 | .283 | .607 |
| 1973 | TEX | 142 | 576 | 71 | 165 | 7 | 48 | 43 | .286 | .325 | .378 | .703 |
| 1974 | TEX | 121 | 474 | 71 | 112 | 3 | 42 | 25 | .236 | .291 | .287 | .578 |
| 1975 | TEX | 28 | 80 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .213 | .289 | .300 | .589 |
| 1976 |  KC | 78 | 153 | 24 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 15 | .235 | .298 | .307 | .605 |
| 1977 | KC | 27 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .188 | .291 | .292 | .583 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .286 in 1973.
- Most recent: .188 in 1977.
Average of 10 regular seasons, 1968 through 1977. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 31, 2026.