Earle Combs career batting average

.325Career Regular Season

Earle Combs has a career batting average of .325 over 12 regular seasons.

1924 to 1935
1924: .400.400241925: .3421926: .2991927: .3561928: .3101929: .3451930: .3441931: .3181932: .3211933: .3001934: .3191935: .28235
Earle Combs career batting average, 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.
1924NYY24351014020.400.462.5431.004
1925NYY15059311720336112.342.411.462.873
1926NYY1456061131818558.299.352.429.781
1927NYY15264813723166415.356.414.511.925
1928NYY14962611819475610.310.387.463.850
1929NYY14258611920236511.345.414.468.881
1930NYY13753212918378216.344.424.523.947
1931NYY13856312017955811.318.394.446.840
1932NYY1445911431909653.321.405.455.860
1933NYY122417861255646.300.372.465.837
1934NYY6325147802253.319.412.434.847
1935NYY8929847843351.282.359.362.722

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

  • Best season on file: .400 in 1924.
  • Most recent: .282 in 1935.

Average of 12 regular seasons, 1924 through 1935. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 24, 2026.

Earle Combs, 1935 regular season

GP
89
AB
298
R
47
H
84
HR
3
RBI
35
SB
1
AVG
.282