Michael Saunders batting average in 2012

.2472012 Regular Season

Michael Saunders posted a .247 batting average in the 2012 regular season.

Michael Saunders batting average in 2012, game by game
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.
Oct 3, 2012vs LAAW 12-0410000.247.306.432.738
Oct 2, 2012vs LAAW 6-1402030.249.307.435.743
Oct 1, 2012vs LAAL 8-4500000.246.306.431.737
Sep 30, 2012@ ATHL 5-2400000.249.309.435.744
Sep 29, 2012@ ATHL 7-4 F/10311121.251.311.439.750
Sep 28, 2012@ ATHL 8-2311110.251.309.433.743
Sep 27, 2012@ LAAW 9-4511000.250.308.428.736
Sep 23, 2012vs TEXL 3-2503000.251.309.430.739
Sep 22, 2012vs TEXW 1-0211110.247.306.428.734
Sep 21, 2012vs TEXW 6-3300000.246.304.422.726
Sep 19, 2012vs BALL 3-1 F/11301001.247.305.424.729
Sep 18, 2012vs BALL 4-2 F/18500000.247.302.425.726
Sep 17, 2012vs BALL 10-4411110.249.305.430.734
Sep 16, 2012@ TEXL 2-1400000.249.305.425.730
Sep 15, 2012@ TEXW 8-6412030.252.308.428.736
Sep 14, 2012@ TEXL 9-3321110.249.305.423.728
Sep 13, 2012@ TORL 8-3300000.249.303.417.720
Sep 12, 2012@ TORW 3-2301001.251.305.420.725
Sep 11, 2012@ TORW 4-3402010.250.302.420.722
Sep 9, 2012vs ATHL 4-2401010.248.300.417.717
Sep 8, 2012vs ATHL 6-1412000.248.300.414.715
Sep 7, 2012vs ATHL 6-1411000.245.299.411.710
Aug 31, 2012vs LAAL 9-1100000.245.299.413.712
Aug 24, 2012@ CHWL 9-8411011.246.300.414.713
Aug 22, 2012vs CLEW 3-1411110.246.299.415.714
Aug 21, 2012vs CLEW 5-1310000.246.299.410.709
Aug 20, 2012vs CLEW 5-3423240.248.300.413.712
Aug 19, 2012vs MINW 5-1422121.243.295.395.690
Aug 18, 2012vs MINW 3-2422000.240.292.386.678
Aug 17, 2012vs MINW 5-3411001.238.290.385.675
Aug 15, 2012vs TBW 1-0400000.237.290.386.677
Aug 13, 2012vs TBL 4-1400000.240.293.390.683
Aug 12, 2012@ LAAW 4-1400000.242.296.394.690
Aug 11, 2012@ LAAW 7-4500000.245.299.398.697
Aug 10, 2012@ LAAL 6-5411000.248.302.404.706
Aug 8, 2012@ BALL 9-2400000.248.303.403.706
Aug 7, 2012@ BALL 8-7 F/14700000.251.306.407.713
Aug 6, 2012@ BALL 3-1300000.255.311.415.726
Aug 5, 2012@ NYYL 6-2311000.258.312.418.730
Aug 4, 2012@ NYYW 1-0400000.257.312.416.728
Aug 1, 2012vs TORW 5-3412000.260.315.421.736
Jul 31, 2012vs TORW 7-2410000.257.313.417.730
Jul 30, 2012vs TORW 4-1412010.260.316.422.738
Jul 29, 2012vs KCW 7-6502000.257.315.418.733
Jul 28, 2012vs KCW 4-3300001.255.313.415.729
Jul 27, 2012vs KCW 6-1411000.257.314.419.733
Jul 26, 2012vs KCW 4-1500000.258.315.421.736
Jul 25, 2012vs NYYL 5-2411000.262.319.428.747
Jul 24, 2012vs NYYW 4-2422110.262.320.430.750
Jul 23, 2012vs NYYL 4-1300000.259.318.420.737
Jul 22, 2012@ TBW 2-1311001.261.321.424.744
Jul 21, 2012@ TBW 2-1401020.260.321.424.745
Jul 19, 2012@ KCW 6-1402010.261.321.427.748
Jul 18, 2012@ KCL 8-7301000.257.319.426.745
Jul 17, 2012@ KCW 9-6512120.257.317.427.744
Jul 16, 2012@ KCW 9-4400000.254.316.414.729
Jul 15, 2012vs TEXL 4-0302000.258.320.419.739
Jul 14, 2012vs TEXW 7-0401020.253.316.417.733
Jul 13, 2012vs TEXL 3-2400010.254.317.415.733
Jul 8, 2012@ ATHL 2-1 F/13602010.257.321.421.743
Jul 7, 2012@ ATHW 7-1220000.255.321.420.741
Jul 6, 2012@ ATHL 4-1 F/11401001.257.319.423.742
Jul 4, 2012vs BALL 4-2411000.257.317.425.743
Jul 3, 2012vs BALL 5-4411000.258.318.428.746
Jun 28, 2012vs BOSW 1-0200000.258.319.427.746
Jun 27, 2012vs ATHL 2-1400000.260.322.430.752
Jun 26, 2012vs ATHW 3-2300000.264.326.437.763
Jun 25, 2012vs ATHL 1-0401000.267.330.442.772
Jun 24, 2012@ SDL 2-0401000.267.331.445.776
Jun 23, 2012@ SDW 5-1322112.267.332.449.781
Jun 22, 2012@ SDL 9-5100000.263.326.433.759
Jun 20, 2012@ ARIL 14-10411010.264.327.435.762
Jun 19, 2012@ ARIW 12-9 F/10511000.264.328.438.766
Jun 18, 2012@ ARIL 7-1400000.265.331.443.774
Jun 17, 2012vs SFW 2-1100000.270.336.451.787
Jun 16, 2012vs SFW 7-4411000.271.337.453.791
Jun 15, 2012vs SFL 4-2400000.271.339.457.796
Jun 14, 2012vs SDL 6-2400000.276.344.465.810
Jun 13, 2012vs SDL 1-0301000.282.350.474.824
Jun 12, 2012vs SDL 5-4413111.281.348.476.824
Jun 10, 2012vs LADL 8-2401010.272.341.451.792
Jun 9, 2012vs LADL 8-3300000.272.342.450.793
Jun 8, 2012vs LADW 1-0401000.276.344.457.801
Jun 6, 2012@ LAAW 8-6523001.277.346.462.807
Jun 5, 2012@ LAAL 6-1413110.268.340.458.798
Jun 4, 2012@ LAAW 8-6311010.258.332.430.762
Jun 3, 2012@ CHWL 4-2301000.257.325.426.751
Jun 2, 2012@ CHWW 10-8 F/12624121.256.325.422.747
Jun 1, 2012@ CHWL 7-4400000.241.314.397.711
May 30, 2012@ TEXW 21-8613010.247.321.406.727
May 29, 2012@ TEXW 10-3513000.238.315.390.705
May 28, 2012@ TEXL 4-2311000.226.307.384.691
May 27, 2012vs LAAL 4-2100000.224.307.385.691
May 26, 2012vs LAAL 5-3401000.226.309.387.696
May 25, 2012vs LAAL 6-4411001.225.306.391.697
May 24, 2012vs LAAL 3-0301001.224.303.395.698
May 23, 2012vs TEXW 5-3110010.222.302.396.698
May 22, 2012vs TEXL 3-1401000.224.302.399.700
May 21, 2012vs TEXW 6-1320000.223.303.403.706
May 20, 2012@ COLW 6-4400000.228.305.412.716
May 19, 2012@ COLW 10-3411000.235.313.424.737
May 18, 2012@ COLW 4-0411000.234.310.422.732
May 17, 2012@ CLEL 6-5 F/11601020.234.312.411.723
May 16, 2012@ CLEL 9-3302001.237.318.415.733
May 15, 2012@ BOSL 5-0301000.226.305.409.713
May 14, 2012@ BOSL 6-1301000.223.304.411.715
May 13, 2012@ NYYW 6-2401000.220.303.413.716
May 12, 2012@ NYYL 6-2400000.219.305.419.724
May 11, 2012@ NYYL 6-2301001.228.316.436.751
May 9, 2012vs DETW 2-1111000.224.309.439.748
May 8, 2012vs DETL 6-4210000.216.303.423.725
May 7, 2012vs DETW 3-2301000.221.295.432.727
May 6, 2012vs MINW 5-2300000.217.294.435.729
May 5, 2012vs MINW 7-0311000.225.303.449.752
May 4, 2012vs MINL 3-2300000.221.295.453.748
May 3, 2012@ TBL 4-3400000.229.304.470.774
May 2, 2012@ TBL 5-4400000.241.318.494.812
May 1, 2012@ TBL 3-1411110.253.333.520.853
Apr 30, 2012@ TBL 3-2 F/12501000.254.338.493.830
Apr 29, 2012@ TORL 7-2301000.258.347.515.862
Apr 28, 2012@ TORL 7-0401000.254.338.508.846
Apr 27, 2012@ TORW 9-5 F/10432250.254.343.508.852
Apr 26, 2012@ DETW 5-4300000.236.323.400.723
Apr 25, 2012@ DETW 9-1412011.250.328.423.751
Apr 24, 2012@ DETW 7-4502030.229.302.417.719
Apr 21, 2012vs CHWL 4-0300000.209.292.372.664
Apr 19, 2012vs CLEL 2-1312000.225.311.400.711
Apr 18, 2012vs CLEW 4-1200000.189.286.351.637
Apr 17, 2012vs CLEL 9-8511000.200.263.371.635
Apr 15, 2012vs ATHW 5-3300000.200.273.400.673
Apr 13, 2012vs ATHL 4-0300000.222.300.444.744
Apr 12, 2012@ TEXL 5-3100000.250.333.500.833
Apr 11, 2012@ TEXW 4-3412011.261.346.522.868
Apr 10, 2012@ TEXL 1-0300000.211.318.421.739
Apr 9, 2012@ TEXL 11-5300000.250.368.500.868
Apr 7, 2012@ ATHW 8-7311110.308.400.6151.015
Apr 6, 2012@ ATHW 7-3422000.300.364.400.764
Mar 29, 2012@ ATHL 4-1200000.167.286.167.452
Mar 28, 2012@ ATHW 3-1 F/11401001.250.250.250.500

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

  • 3rd-best of Michael Saunders' 9 seasons on file; the high is .273 in 2014.
  • Up .098 from .149 in 2011.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 29, 2026.

Michael Saunders: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG

Michael Saunders: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG
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.
Apr 7, 2012@ ATHW 8-7311110.308.400.6151.015
Apr 6, 2012@ ATHW 7-3422000.300.364.400.764
Jun 13, 2012vs SDL 1-0301000.282.350.474.824
Jun 12, 2012vs SDL 5-4413111.281.348.476.824
Jun 6, 2012@ LAAW 8-6523001.277.346.462.807

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

All 139 2012 games

Michael Saunders, 2012 regular season

GP
139
AB
507
R
71
H
125
HR
19
RBI
57
SB
21
AVG
.247