Ed Herr career batting average

.261Career Regular Season

Ed Herr has a career batting average of .261 over 3 regular seasons.

1887 to 1890
1887: .273.273871888: .2671890: .22090
Ed Herr 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.
1887—1144612002.273.360.318.678
1888STL431722146309.267.323.372.695
1890STL124159002.220.347.317.664

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

  • Best season on file: .273 in 1887.
  • Most recent: .220 in 1890.

Sum of 3 regular seasons, 1887 through 1890. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 8, 2026.

Ed Herr, 1890 regular season

GP
12
AB
41
R
5
H
9
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
2
AVG
.220