Gary Sheffield batting average in 2008

• 21st-best of Gary Sheffield's 22 seasons on file; the high is .330 in 1992.
• Down .040 from .265 in 2007.

Average of 22 regular seasons, 1988 through 2009. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Gary Sheffield batting average in 2008, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1988	MIL	24	80	12	19	4	12	3	.238	.295	.400	.695
1989	MIL	95	368	34	91	5	32	10	.247	.303	.337	.640
1990	MIL	125	487	67	143	10	67	25	.294	.350	.421	.771
1991	MIL	50	175	25	34	2	22	5	.194	.277	.320	.597
1992	SD	146	557	87	184	33	100	5	.330	.385	.580	.965
1993	SD/MIA	140	494	67	145	20	73	17	.294	.361	.476	.837
1994	MIA	87	322	61	89	27	78	12	.276	.380	.584	.964
1995	MIA	63	213	46	69	16	46	19	.324	.467	.587	1.054
1996	MIA	161	519	118	163	42	120	16	.314	.465	.624	1.090
1997	MIA	135	444	86	111	21	71	11	.250	.424	.446	.870
1998	LAD/MIA	130	437	73	132	22	85	22	.302	.428	.524	.952
1999	LAD	152	549	103	165	34	101	11	.301	.407	.523	.930
2000	LAD	141	501	105	163	43	109	4	.325	.438	.643	1.081
2001	LAD	143	515	98	160	36	100	10	.311	.417	.583	1.000
2002	ATL	135	492	82	151	25	84	12	.307	.404	.512	.916
2003	ATL	155	576	126	190	39	132	18	.330	.419	.604	1.023
2004	NYY	154	573	117	166	36	121	5	.290	.393	.534	.927
2005	NYY	154	584	104	170	34	123	10	.291	.379	.512	.891
2006	NYY	39	151	22	45	6	25	5	.298	.355	.450	.806
2007	DET	133	494	107	131	25	75	22	.265	.378	.462	.839
2008	DET	114	418	52	94	19	57	9	.225	.326	.400	.725
2009	NYM	100	268	44	74	10	43	2	.276	.372	.451	.823

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