Graig Nettles career batting average
.248Career Regular Season
Graig Nettles has a career batting average of .248 over 22 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .333 in 1967.
- Most recent: .172 in 1988.
Average of 22 regular seasons, 1967 through 1988. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| 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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| 1967 |  MIN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | MIN | 22 | 76 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .224 | .298 | .474 | .771 |
| 1969 | MIN | 96 | 225 | 27 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 1 | .222 | .319 | .373 | .693 |
| 1970 |  CLE | 157 | 549 | 81 | 129 | 26 | 62 | 3 | .235 | .336 | .404 | .741 |
| 1971 | CLE | 158 | 598 | 78 | 156 | 28 | 86 | 7 | .261 | .350 | .435 | .785 |
| 1972 | CLE | 150 | 557 | 65 | 141 | 17 | 70 | 2 | .253 | .325 | .395 | .720 |
| 1973 |  NYY | 160 | 552 | 65 | 129 | 22 | 81 | 0 | .234 | .334 | .386 | .720 |
| 1974 | NYY | 155 | 566 | 74 | 139 | 22 | 75 | 1 | .246 | .316 | .403 | .718 |
| 1975 | NYY | 157 | 581 | 71 | 155 | 21 | 91 | 1 | .267 | .322 | .430 | .753 |
| 1976 | NYY | 158 | 583 | 88 | 148 | 32 | 93 | 11 | .254 | .327 | .475 | .802 |
| 1977 | NYY | 158 | 589 | 99 | 150 | 37 | 107 | 2 | .255 | .333 | .496 | .829 |
| 1978 | NYY | 159 | 587 | 81 | 162 | 27 | 93 | 1 | .276 | .343 | .460 | .803 |
| 1979 | NYY | 145 | 521 | 71 | 132 | 20 | 73 | 1 | .253 | .325 | .401 | .726 |
| 1980 | NYY | 89 | 324 | 52 | 79 | 16 | 45 | 0 | .244 | .331 | .435 | .766 |
| 1981 | NYY | 103 | 349 | 46 | 85 | 15 | 46 | 0 | .244 | .333 | .398 | .731 |
| 1982 | NYY | 122 | 405 | 47 | 94 | 18 | 55 | 1 | .232 | .317 | .402 | .719 |
| 1983 | NYY | 129 | 462 | 56 | 123 | 20 | 75 | 0 | .266 | .341 | .446 | .787 |
| 1984 |  SD | 124 | 395 | 56 | 90 | 20 | 65 | 0 | .228 | .329 | .413 | .742 |
| 1985 | SD | 137 | 440 | 66 | 115 | 15 | 61 | 0 | .261 | .363 | .420 | .784 |
| 1986 | SD | 126 | 354 | 36 | 77 | 16 | 55 | 0 | .218 | .300 | .379 | .679 |
| 1987 |  ATL | 112 | 177 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .209 | .294 | .350 | .644 |
| 1988 |  WSH | 80 | 93 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .172 | .240 | .247 | .488 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS