Lonnie Smith career batting average
.288Career Regular Season
Lonnie Smith has a career batting average of .288 over 17 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .339 in 1980.
- Most recent: .203 in 1994.
Average of 17 regular seasons, 1978 through 1994. 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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| 1978 |  PHI | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| 1979 | PHI | 17 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 | .194 | .233 | .427 |
| 1980 | PHI | 100 | 298 | 69 | 101 | 3 | 20 | 33 | .339 | .397 | .443 | .840 |
| 1981 | PHI | 62 | 176 | 40 | 57 | 2 | 11 | 21 | .324 | .402 | .472 | .874 |
| 1982 |  STL | 156 | 592 | 120 | 182 | 8 | 69 | 68 | .307 | .381 | .434 | .815 |
| 1983 | STL | 130 | 492 | 83 | 158 | 8 | 45 | 43 | .321 | .381 | .453 | .834 |
| 1984 | STL | 145 | 504 | 77 | 126 | 6 | 49 | 50 | .250 | .349 | .341 | .691 |
| 1985 |  STL/KC | 148 | 544 | 92 | 140 | 6 | 48 | 52 | .257 | .332 | .358 | .690 |
| 1986 | KC | 134 | 508 | 80 | 146 | 8 | 44 | 26 | .287 | .357 | .411 | .768 |
| 1987 | KC | 48 | 167 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 9 | .251 | .355 | .359 | .715 |
| 1988 |  ATL | 43 | 114 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .237 | .296 | .342 | .638 |
| 1989 | ATL | 134 | 482 | 89 | 152 | 21 | 79 | 25 | .315 | .415 | .533 | .948 |
| 1990 | ATL | 135 | 466 | 72 | 142 | 9 | 42 | 10 | .305 | .384 | .459 | .844 |
| 1991 | ATL | 122 | 353 | 58 | 97 | 7 | 44 | 9 | .275 | .377 | .394 | .771 |
| 1992 | ATL | 84 | 158 | 23 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 4 | .247 | .324 | .437 | .761 |
| 1993 |  PIT/BAL | 103 | 223 | 43 | 62 | 8 | 27 | 9 | .278 | .420 | .448 | .868 |
| 1994 | BAL | 35 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .203 | .333 | .254 | .588 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS