Keith Hernandez career batting average
.296Career Regular Season
Keith Hernandez has a career batting average of .296 over 17 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .344 in 1979.
- Most recent: .200 in 1990.
Average of 17 regular seasons, 1974 through 1990. 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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| 1974 |  STL | 14 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .415 | .441 | .856 |
| 1975 | STL | 64 | 188 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .250 | .309 | .362 | .671 |
| 1976 | STL | 129 | 374 | 54 | 108 | 7 | 46 | 4 | .289 | .376 | .428 | .803 |
| 1977 | STL | 161 | 560 | 90 | 163 | 15 | 91 | 7 | .291 | .379 | .459 | .837 |
| 1978 | STL | 159 | 542 | 90 | 138 | 11 | 64 | 13 | .255 | .351 | .389 | .741 |
| 1979 | STL | 161 | 610 | 116 | 210 | 11 | 105 | 11 | .344 | .417 | .513 | .930 |
| 1980 | STL | 159 | 595 | 111 | 191 | 16 | 99 | 14 | .321 | .408 | .494 | .902 |
| 1981 | STL | 103 | 376 | 65 | 115 | 8 | 48 | 12 | .306 | .401 | .463 | .864 |
| 1982 | STL | 160 | 579 | 79 | 173 | 7 | 94 | 19 | .299 | .397 | .413 | .810 |
| 1983 |  STL/NYM | 150 | 538 | 77 | 160 | 12 | 63 | 9 | .297 | .396 | .433 | .829 |
| 1984 | NYM | 154 | 550 | 83 | 171 | 15 | 94 | 2 | .311 | .409 | .449 | .859 |
| 1985 | NYM | 158 | 593 | 87 | 183 | 10 | 91 | 3 | .309 | .384 | .430 | .814 |
| 1986 | NYM | 149 | 551 | 94 | 171 | 13 | 83 | 2 | .310 | .413 | .446 | .859 |
| 1987 | NYM | 154 | 587 | 87 | 170 | 18 | 89 | 0 | .290 | .377 | .436 | .813 |
| 1988 | NYM | 95 | 348 | 43 | 96 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .276 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
| 1989 | NYM | 75 | 215 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .233 | .324 | .326 | .649 |
| 1990 |  CLE | 43 | 130 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .200 | .283 | .238 | .521 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS