Dave Parker career batting average
.290Career Regular Season
Dave Parker has a career batting average of .290 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .338 in 1977.
- Most recent: .239 in 1991.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1973 through 1991. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| 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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| 1973 |  PIT | 54 | 139 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .288 | .308 | .453 | .761 |
| 1974 | PIT | 73 | 220 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 29 | 3 | .282 | .322 | .409 | .731 |
| 1975 | PIT | 148 | 558 | 75 | 172 | 25 | 101 | 8 | .308 | .357 | .541 | .898 |
| 1976 | PIT | 138 | 537 | 82 | 168 | 13 | 90 | 19 | .313 | .349 | .475 | .824 |
| 1977 | PIT | 159 | 637 | 107 | 215 | 21 | 88 | 17 | .338 | .397 | .531 | .927 |
| 1978 | PIT | 148 | 581 | 102 | 194 | 30 | 117 | 20 | .334 | .394 | .585 | .979 |
| 1979 | PIT | 158 | 622 | 109 | 193 | 25 | 94 | 20 | .310 | .380 | .526 | .906 |
| 1980 | PIT | 139 | 518 | 71 | 153 | 17 | 79 | 10 | .295 | .327 | .458 | .785 |
| 1981 | PIT | 67 | 240 | 29 | 62 | 9 | 48 | 6 | .258 | .287 | .454 | .742 |
| 1982 | PIT | 73 | 244 | 41 | 66 | 6 | 29 | 7 | .270 | .330 | .447 | .776 |
| 1983 | PIT | 144 | 552 | 68 | 154 | 12 | 69 | 12 | .279 | .311 | .411 | .722 |
| 1984 |  CIN | 156 | 607 | 73 | 173 | 16 | 94 | 11 | .285 | .328 | .410 | .738 |
| 1985 | CIN | 160 | 635 | 88 | 198 | 34 | 125 | 5 | .312 | .365 | .551 | .916 |
| 1986 | CIN | 162 | 637 | 89 | 174 | 31 | 116 | 1 | .273 | .330 | .477 | .807 |
| 1987 | CIN | 153 | 589 | 77 | 149 | 26 | 97 | 7 | .253 | .311 | .433 | .744 |
| 1988 |  ATH | 101 | 377 | 43 | 97 | 12 | 55 | 0 | .257 | .314 | .406 | .720 |
| 1989 | ATH | 144 | 553 | 56 | 146 | 22 | 97 | 0 | .264 | .308 | .432 | .741 |
| 1990 |  MIL | 157 | 610 | 71 | 176 | 21 | 92 | 4 | .289 | .330 | .451 | .781 |
| 1991 |  LAA/TOR | 132 | 502 | 47 | 120 | 11 | 59 | 3 | .239 | .288 | .365 | .653 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS