How many hits did Tony Gwynn have in 1997?
2201997 Regular Season
Tony Gwynn recorded 220 hits in the 1997 regular season, 1st in the MLB.
- Tony Gwynn's best regular season for hits in 20 seasons on file.
- Up 61 from 159 in 1996.
- 16% of the San Diego Padres' hits that regular season.
Best of 20 regular seasons, 1982 through 2001. 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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| 1982 |  SD | 54 | 190 | 33 | 55 | 1 | 17 | 8 | .289 | .337 | .389 | .726 |
| 1983 | SD | 86 | 304 | 34 | 94 | 1 | 37 | 7 | .309 | .355 | .372 | .726 |
| 1984 | SD | 158 | 606 | 88 | 213 | 5 | 71 | 33 | .351 | .410 | .444 | .853 |
| 1985 | SD | 154 | 622 | 90 | 197 | 6 | 46 | 14 | .317 | .364 | .408 | .773 |
| 1986 | SD | 160 | 642 | 107 | 211 | 14 | 59 | 37 | .329 | .381 | .467 | .848 |
| 1987 | SD | 157 | 589 | 119 | 218 | 7 | 54 | 56 | .370 | .447 | .511 | .958 |
| 1988 | SD | 133 | 521 | 64 | 163 | 7 | 70 | 26 | .313 | .373 | .415 | .787 |
| 1989 | SD | 158 | 604 | 82 | 203 | 4 | 62 | 40 | .336 | .389 | .424 | .813 |
| 1990 | SD | 141 | 573 | 79 | 177 | 4 | 72 | 17 | .309 | .357 | .415 | .772 |
| 1991 | SD | 134 | 530 | 69 | 168 | 4 | 62 | 8 | .317 | .355 | .432 | .787 |
| 1992 | SD | 128 | 520 | 77 | 165 | 6 | 41 | 3 | .317 | .371 | .415 | .786 |
| 1993 | SD | 122 | 489 | 70 | 175 | 7 | 59 | 14 | .358 | .398 | .497 | .895 |
| 1994 | SD | 110 | 419 | 79 | 165 | 12 | 64 | 5 | .394 | .454 | .568 | 1.022 |
| 1995 | SD | 135 | 535 | 82 | 197 | 9 | 90 | 17 | .368 | .404 | .484 | .888 |
| 1996 | SD | 116 | 451 | 67 | 159 | 3 | 50 | 11 | .353 | .400 | .441 | .842 |
| 1997 | SD | 149 | 592 | 97 | 220 | 17 | 119 | 12 | .372 | .409 | .547 | .957 |
| 1998 | SD | 127 | 461 | 65 | 148 | 16 | 69 | 3 | .321 | .364 | .501 | .865 |
| 1999 | SD | 111 | 411 | 59 | 139 | 10 | 62 | 7 | .338 | .381 | .477 | .858 |
| 2000 | SD | 36 | 127 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .323 | .364 | .441 | .805 |
| 2001 | SD | 71 | 102 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .324 | .384 | .461 | .845 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS