Jack Shepard career batting average

.260Career Regular Season

Jack Shepard has a career batting average of .260 over 4 regular seasons.

1953 to 1956
1953: .250531954: .304.3041955: .2391956: .24256
Jack Shepard career batting average, season by season
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.
1953PIT2401000.250.250.250.500
1954PIT8222724693220.304.370.396.766
1955PIT9426424632231.239.321.314.635
1956PIT10025624627301.242.309.383.691

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

  • Best season on file: .304 in 1954.
  • Most recent: .242 in 1956.

Average of 4 regular seasons, 1953 through 1956. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 24, 2026.

Jack Shepard, 1956 regular season

GP
100
AB
256
R
24
H
62
HR
7
RBI
30
SB
1
AVG
.242