Jay Johnstone career batting average
.267Career Regular Season
Jay Johnstone has a career batting average of .267 over 20 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .329 in 1975.
- Most recent: .133 in 1985.
Average of 20 regular seasons, 1966 through 1985. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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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| 1966 |  LAA | 61 | 254 | 35 | 67 | 3 | 17 | 3 | .264 | .297 | .378 | .675 |
| 1967 | LAA | 79 | 230 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .209 | .226 | .274 | .499 |
| 1968 | LAA | 41 | 115 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .261 | .303 | .313 | .616 |
| 1969 | LAA | 148 | 540 | 64 | 146 | 10 | 59 | 3 | .270 | .321 | .381 | .702 |
| 1970 | LAA | 119 | 320 | 34 | 76 | 11 | 39 | 1 | .238 | .290 | .403 | .693 |
| 1971 |  CHW | 124 | 388 | 53 | 101 | 16 | 40 | 10 | .260 | .329 | .425 | .755 |
| 1972 | CHW | 113 | 261 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .188 | .259 | .268 | .527 |
| 1973 |  ATH | 23 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .107 | .167 | .143 | .310 |
| 1974 |  PHI | 64 | 200 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 30 | 5 | .295 | .371 | .475 | .846 |
| 1975 | PHI | 122 | 350 | 50 | 115 | 7 | 54 | 7 | .329 | .397 | .454 | .852 |
| 1976 | PHI | 129 | 440 | 62 | 140 | 5 | 53 | 5 | .318 | .373 | .457 | .830 |
| 1977 | PHI | 112 | 363 | 64 | 103 | 15 | 59 | 3 | .284 | .349 | .479 | .828 |
| 1978 |  PHI/NYY | 71 | 121 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .223 | .296 | .264 | .561 |
| 1979 |  NYY/SD | 98 | 249 | 17 | 69 | 1 | 39 | 2 | .277 | .328 | .341 | .670 |
| 1980 |  LAD | 109 | 251 | 31 | 77 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .307 | .372 | .406 | .778 |
| 1981 | LAD | 61 | 83 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .205 | .267 | .349 | .616 |
| 1982 |  LAD/CHC | 119 | 282 | 40 | 68 | 10 | 45 | 0 | .241 | .341 | .404 | .746 |
| 1983 | CHC | 86 | 140 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .257 | .362 | .436 | .798 |
| 1984 | CHC | 52 | 73 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .288 | .350 | .370 | .720 |
| 1985 | LAD | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS