Hank Aaron batting average in 1972

• 21st-best of Hank Aaron's 23 seasons on file; the high is .355 in 1959.
• Down .062 from .327 in 1971.

Average of 23 regular seasons, 1954 through 1976. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Hank Aaron batting average in 1972, 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.
1954	ATL	122	468	58	131	13	69	2	.280	.322	.447	.769
1955	ATL	153	602	105	189	27	106	3	.314	.366	.540	.906
1956	ATL	153	609	106	200	26	92	2	.328	.365	.558	.923
1957	ATL	151	615	118	198	44	132	1	.322	.378	.600	.978
1958	ATL	153	601	109	196	30	95	4	.326	.386	.546	.931
1959	ATL	154	629	116	223	39	123	8	.355	.401	.636	1.037
1960	ATL	153	590	102	172	40	126	16	.292	.352	.566	.919
1961	ATL	155	603	115	197	34	120	21	.327	.381	.594	.974
1962	ATL	156	592	127	191	45	128	15	.323	.390	.618	1.008
1963	ATL	161	631	121	201	44	130	31	.319	.391	.586	.977
1964	ATL	145	570	103	187	24	95	22	.328	.393	.514	.907
1965	ATL	150	570	109	181	32	89	24	.318	.379	.560	.938
1966	ATL	158	603	117	168	44	127	21	.279	.356	.539	.895
1967	ATL	155	600	113	184	39	109	17	.307	.369	.573	.943
1968	ATL	160	606	84	174	29	86	28	.287	.354	.498	.852
1969	ATL	147	547	100	164	44	97	9	.300	.396	.607	1.003
1970	ATL	150	516	103	154	38	118	9	.298	.385	.574	.958
1971	ATL	139	495	95	162	47	118	1	.327	.410	.669	1.079
1972	ATL	129	449	75	119	34	77	4	.265	.390	.514	.904
1973	ATL	120	392	84	118	40	96	1	.301	.402	.643	1.045
1974	ATL	112	340	47	91	20	69	1	.268	.341	.491	.832
1975	MIL	137	465	45	109	12	60	0	.234	.332	.355	.687
1976	MIL	85	271	22	62	10	35	0	.229	.315	.369	.684

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