Gates Brown career batting average
.257Career Regular Season
Gates Brown has a career batting average of .257 over 13 regular seasons.
| 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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| 1963 |  DET | 55 | 82 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .268 | .333 | .402 | .736 |
| 1964 | DET | 123 | 426 | 65 | 116 | 15 | 54 | 11 | .272 | .326 | .458 | .784 |
| 1965 | DET | 96 | 227 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 43 | 6 | .256 | .305 | .467 | .772 |
| 1966 | DET | 88 | 169 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 3 | .266 | .337 | .432 | .769 |
| 1967 | DET | 51 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .187 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
| 1968 | DET | 67 | 92 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .370 | .442 | .685 | 1.127 |
| 1969 | DET | 60 | 93 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .204 | .250 | .290 | .540 |
| 1970 | DET | 81 | 124 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .226 | .331 | .323 | .654 |
| 1971 | DET | 82 | 195 | 37 | 66 | 11 | 29 | 4 | .338 | .408 | .549 | .957 |
| 1972 | DET | 103 | 252 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 31 | 3 | .230 | .304 | .369 | .673 |
| 1973 | DET | 125 | 377 | 48 | 89 | 12 | 50 | 1 | .236 | .328 | .366 | .694 |
| 1974 | DET | 73 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .242 | .312 | .384 | .696 |
| 1975 | DET | 47 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .171 | .356 | .314 | .670 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .370 in 1968.
- Most recent: .171 in 1975.
Average of 13 regular seasons, 1963 through 1975. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 1, 2026.