Hal McRae batting average in 1986

• 16th-best of Hal McRae's 19 seasons on file; the high is .332 in 1976.
• Down .007 from .259 in 1985.

Average of 19 regular seasons, 1968 through 1987. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Hal McRae batting average in 1986, 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.
1968	CIN	17	51	1	10	0	2	1	.196	.255	.216	.470
1970	CIN	70	165	18	41	8	23	0	.248	.313	.442	.756
1971	CIN	99	337	39	89	9	34	3	.264	.291	.427	.718
1972	CIN	61	97	9	27	5	26	0	.278	.295	.474	.769
1973	KC	106	338	36	79	9	50	2	.234	.312	.385	.697
1974	KC	148	539	71	167	15	88	11	.310	.375	.475	.850
1975	KC	126	480	58	147	5	71	11	.306	.366	.442	.808
1976	KC	149	527	75	175	8	73	22	.332	.407	.461	.868
1977	KC	162	641	104	191	21	92	18	.298	.366	.515	.881
1978	KC	156	623	90	170	16	72	17	.273	.329	.429	.757
1979	KC	101	393	55	113	10	74	5	.288	.351	.466	.816
1980	KC	124	489	73	145	14	83	10	.297	.342	.483	.825
1981	KC	101	389	38	106	7	36	3	.272	.330	.396	.726
1982	KC	159	613	91	189	27	133	4	.308	.369	.542	.910
1983	KC	157	589	84	183	12	82	2	.311	.372	.462	.833
1984	KC	106	317	30	96	3	42	0	.303	.363	.397	.760
1985	KC	112	320	41	83	14	70	0	.259	.349	.450	.799
1986	KC	112	278	22	70	7	37	0	.252	.298	.378	.675
1987	KC	18	32	5	10	1	9	0	.313	.405	.500	.905

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