John Bateman career batting average
.230Career Regular Season
John Bateman has a career batting average of .230 over 10 regular seasons.
| 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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| 1963 |  HOU | 128 | 404 | 23 | 85 | 10 | 59 | 0 | .210 | .249 | .334 | .583 |
| 1964 | HOU | 74 | 221 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .190 | .249 | .294 | .543 |
| 1965 | HOU | 45 | 142 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .197 | .256 | .380 | .637 |
| 1966 | HOU | 131 | 433 | 39 | 121 | 17 | 70 | 0 | .279 | .315 | .467 | .781 |
| 1967 | HOU | 76 | 252 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .190 | .245 | .250 | .495 |
| 1968 | HOU | 111 | 350 | 28 | 87 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .249 | .297 | .337 | .635 |
| 1969 |  WSH | 74 | 235 | 16 | 49 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .209 | .250 | .328 | .578 |
| 1970 | WSH | 139 | 520 | 51 | 123 | 15 | 68 | 8 | .237 | .275 | .383 | .658 |
| 1971 | WSH | 139 | 492 | 34 | 119 | 10 | 56 | 1 | .242 | .273 | .350 | .623 |
| 1972 |  WSH/PHI | 100 | 281 | 10 | 63 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .224 | .253 | .292 | .545 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .279 in 1966.
- Most recent: .224 in 1972.
Average of 10 regular seasons, 1963 through 1972. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 29, 2026.