Frank Robinson batting average in 1972

.2511972 Regular Season

Frank Robinson posted a .251 batting average in the 1972 regular season.

  • 18th-best of Frank Robinson's 21 seasons on file; the high is .342 in 1962.
  • Down .030 from .281 in 1971.

Average of 21 regular seasons, 1956 through 1976. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

1956 to 1976
1956: .290561957: .3221958: .2691959: .3111960: .2971961: .3231962: .342.3421963: .2591964: .3061965: .2961966: .3161967: .3111968: .2681969: .3081970: .3061971: .2811972: .251.251721973: .2661974: .2451975: .2371976: .22476
Frank Robinson batting average in 1972, 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.
1956CIN15257212216638838.290.379.558.936
1957CIN15061197197297510.322.376.529.905
1958CIN14855490149318310.269.350.504.854
1959CIN1465401061683612518.311.391.583.975
1960CIN13946486138318313.297.407.5951.002
1961CIN1535451171763712422.323.404.6111.015
1962CIN1626091342083913618.342.421.6241.045
1963CIN14048279125219126.259.379.442.821
1964CIN156568103174299623.306.396.548.943
1965CIN1565821091723311313.296.386.540.925
1966BAL155576122182491228.316.410.6371.047
1967BAL1294798314930942.311.403.576.979
1968BAL13042169113155211.268.390.444.834
1969BAL148539111166321009.308.415.540.955
1970BAL1324718814425782.306.398.520.918
1971BAL1334558212828993.281.384.510.894
1972LAD103342418619592.251.353.442.795
1973LAA1475348514230971.266.372.489.861
1974LAA/CLE1444778111722685.245.367.453.820
1975CLE4911819289240.237.385.508.894
1976CLE36675153100.224.329.358.687

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

Frank Robinson, 1972 regular season

GP
103
AB
342
R
41
H
86
HR
19
RBI
59
SB
2
AVG
.251