Joe Mauer batting average in 2016
.2612016 Regular Season
Joe Mauer posted a .261 batting average in the 2016 regular season.
- Joe Mauer's lowest batting average of the 15 seasons on file; the high is .365 in 2009.
- Down .004 from .265 in 2015.
Average of 15 regular seasons, 2004 through 2018: the best of them was .365 in 2009, the lowest .261 in 2016. 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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| 2004 |  MIN | 35 | 107 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .308 | .369 | .570 | .939 |
| 2005 | MIN | 131 | 489 | 61 | 144 | 9 | 55 | 13 | .294 | .372 | .411 | .783 |
| 2006 | MIN | 140 | 521 | 86 | 181 | 13 | 84 | 8 | .347 | .429 | .507 | .936 |
| 2007 | MIN | 109 | 406 | 62 | 119 | 7 | 60 | 7 | .293 | .382 | .426 | .808 |
| 2008 | MIN | 146 | 536 | 98 | 176 | 9 | 85 | 1 | .328 | .413 | .451 | .864 |
| 2009 | MIN | 138 | 523 | 94 | 191 | 28 | 96 | 4 | .365 | .444 | .587 | 1.031 |
| 2010 | MIN | 137 | 510 | 88 | 167 | 9 | 75 | 1 | .327 | .402 | .469 | .871 |
| 2011 | MIN | 82 | 296 | 38 | 85 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .287 | .360 | .368 | .729 |
| 2012 | MIN | 147 | 545 | 81 | 174 | 10 | 85 | 8 | .319 | .416 | .446 | .861 |
| 2013 | MIN | 113 | 445 | 62 | 144 | 11 | 47 | 0 | .324 | .404 | .476 | .880 |
| 2014 | MIN | 120 | 455 | 60 | 126 | 4 | 55 | 3 | .277 | .361 | .371 | .732 |
| 2015 | MIN | 158 | 592 | 69 | 157 | 10 | 66 | 2 | .265 | .338 | .380 | .718 |
| 2016 | MIN | 134 | 494 | 68 | 129 | 11 | 49 | 2 | .261 | .363 | .389 | .752 |
| 2017 | MIN | 141 | 525 | 69 | 160 | 7 | 71 | 2 | .305 | .384 | .417 | .801 |
| 2018 | MIN | 127 | 486 | 64 | 137 | 6 | 48 | 0 | .282 | .351 | .379 | .729 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS