Lou Brock batting average in 1978

• 18th-best of Lou Brock's 19 seasons on file; the high is .315 in 1964.
• Down .051 from .272 in 1977.

Average of 19 regular seasons, 1961 through 1979. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Lou Brock batting average in 1978, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1961	CHC	4	11	1	1	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258
1962	CHC	123	434	73	114	9	35	16	.263	.319	.412	.731
1963	CHC	148	547	79	141	9	37	24	.258	.300	.382	.682
1964	CHC/STL	155	634	111	200	14	58	43	.315	.358	.464	.821
1965	STL	155	631	107	182	16	69	63	.288	.345	.445	.791
1966	STL	156	643	94	183	15	46	74	.285	.320	.429	.749
1967	STL	159	689	113	206	21	76	52	.299	.327	.472	.799
1968	STL	159	660	92	184	6	51	62	.279	.328	.418	.746
1969	STL	157	655	97	195	12	47	53	.298	.349	.434	.782
1970	STL	155	664	114	202	13	57	51	.304	.361	.422	.783
1971	STL	157	640	126	200	7	61	64	.313	.385	.425	.810
1972	STL	153	621	81	193	3	42	63	.311	.359	.393	.752
1973	STL	160	650	110	193	7	63	70	.297	.364	.398	.762
1974	STL	153	635	105	194	3	48	118	.306	.368	.381	.749
1975	STL	136	528	78	163	3	47	56	.309	.359	.400	.758
1976	STL	133	498	73	150	4	67	56	.301	.344	.394	.738
1977	STL	141	489	69	133	2	46	35	.272	.317	.354	.670
1978	STL	92	298	31	66	0	12	17	.221	.263	.252	.514
1979	STL	120	405	56	123	5	38	21	.304	.342	.398	.739

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS