Michael Saunders batting average in 2016

.2532016 Regular Season

Michael Saunders posted a .253 batting average in the 2016 regular season.

Michael Saunders batting average in 2016, 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 2, 2016@ BOSW 2-1200000.253.338.478.815
Oct 1, 2016@ BOSW 4-3000000.254.339.480.818
Sep 29, 2016vs BALL 4-0200000.254.336.480.816
Sep 28, 2016vs BALL 3-2301000.255.338.481.819
Sep 27, 2016vs BALW 5-1300000.255.338.482.820
Sep 26, 2016vs NYYL 7-5401010.256.339.485.825
Sep 25, 2016vs NYYW 4-3301000.256.340.487.828
Sep 23, 2016vs NYYW 9-0200000.256.340.488.829
Sep 21, 2016@ SEAL 2-1 F/12401000.257.340.490.831
Sep 20, 2016@ SEAW 10-2411120.257.341.490.831
Sep 19, 2016@ SEAW 3-2100000.257.340.486.826
Sep 18, 2016@ LAAL 4-0200000.258.341.487.828
Sep 17, 2016@ LAAL 6-1200000.259.341.489.830
Sep 15, 2016@ LAAW 7-2300000.260.341.491.832
Sep 14, 2016vs TBL 8-1300000.262.342.495.836
Sep 13, 2016vs TBL 6-2100000.263.344.498.842
Sep 12, 2016vs TBW 3-2401000.264.344.499.843
Sep 11, 2016vs BOSL 11-8300000.264.345.499.844
Sep 9, 2016vs BOSL 13-3411000.266.347.502.849
Sep 7, 2016@ NYYL 2-0300000.266.348.505.853
Sep 6, 2016@ NYYL 7-6301000.268.350.508.858
Sep 5, 2016@ NYYL 5-3301000.267.350.509.859
Sep 4, 2016@ TBW 5-3411000.267.350.510.861
Sep 2, 2016@ TBL 8-3400000.267.351.513.864
Aug 31, 2016@ BALW 5-3221110.270.354.518.872
Aug 30, 2016@ BALL 5-3322120.268.351.511.861
Aug 27, 2016vs MINW 8-7401010.266.349.500.849
Aug 24, 2016vs LAAL 8-2302000.266.350.500.850
Aug 23, 2016vs LAAW 7-2411110.263.348.496.844
Aug 21, 2016@ CLEL 3-2300000.263.348.491.840
Aug 20, 2016@ CLEW 6-5411000.265.349.495.844
Aug 19, 2016@ CLEL 3-2311000.265.350.498.848
Aug 17, 2016@ NYYW 7-4100000.264.349.499.848
Aug 16, 2016@ NYYW 12-6501010.265.350.500.850
Aug 15, 2016@ NYYL 1-0300000.266.351.501.853
Aug 14, 2016vs HOUW 9-2300000.268.354.505.859
Aug 13, 2016vs HOUW 4-2411000.270.355.509.864
Aug 12, 2016vs HOUL 5-3411110.270.356.512.867
Aug 10, 2016vs TBW 7-0400000.271.356.507.863
Aug 9, 2016vs TBL 9-2411000.273.360.512.872
Aug 8, 2016vs TBW 7-5201000.274.361.515.876
Aug 7, 2016@ KCL 7-1400000.272.356.515.871
Aug 5, 2016@ KCW 4-3502010.275.359.521.880
Aug 3, 2016@ HOUW 3-1400000.274.359.520.878
Aug 2, 2016@ HOUW 2-1300000.277.362.525.887
Aug 1, 2016@ HOUL 2-1 F/14601000.279.363.530.893
Jul 31, 2016vs BALL 6-2 F/12501000.281.366.536.902
Jul 30, 2016vs BALW 9-1220000.282.368.541.909
Jul 29, 2016vs BALW 6-5311000.284.365.544.910
Jul 26, 2016vs SDW 7-6 F/12400001.284.364.546.910
Jul 25, 2016vs SDW 4-2311000.287.366.553.919
Jul 24, 2016vs SEAW 2-0200000.287.365.549.913
Jul 23, 2016vs SEAL 14-5422220.288.365.552.917
Jul 22, 2016vs SEAL 2-1411110.286.363.534.898
Jul 19, 2016@ ARIW 5-1300000.286.365.528.893
Jul 17, 2016@ ATHW 5-3400000.289.366.533.899
Jul 16, 2016@ ATHL 5-4400000.293.368.540.908
Jul 15, 2016@ ATHL 8-7210010.296.372.547.920
Jul 10, 2016vs DETW 6-1501010.298.372.551.923
Jul 9, 2016vs DETL 3-2200000.300.375.557.931
Jul 8, 2016vs DETW 6-0302000.302.377.560.937
Jul 7, 2016vs DETW 5-4432010.298.372.559.932
Jul 6, 2016vs KCW 4-2422120.296.369.557.926
Jul 5, 2016vs KCW 8-3412000.293.367.547.914
Jul 4, 2016vs KCW 6-2400010.290.366.544.910
Jul 3, 2016vs CLEW 17-1523010.294.370.552.922
Jul 2, 2016vs CLEW 9-6403020.288.365.544.908
Jul 1, 2016vs CLEL 2-1 F/19700000.281.357.537.894
Jun 30, 2016vs CLEL 4-1400000.289.364.551.915
Jun 29, 2016@ COLW 5-3000000.293.369.560.928
Jun 28, 2016@ COLW 14-9512010.293.366.560.926
Jun 27, 2016@ COLL 9-5400000.291.367.563.930
Jun 26, 2016@ CHWL 5-2400000.296.372.572.944
Jun 25, 2016@ CHWW 10-8511010.301.378.581.959
Jun 24, 2016@ CHWL 3-2421000.303.381.585.966
Jun 22, 2016vs ARIW 5-2300000.304.381.586.967
Jun 21, 2016vs ARIL 4-2411000.308.383.594.977
Jun 19, 2016@ BALL 11-6400000.309.385.596.980
Jun 18, 2016@ BALL 4-2301000.314.391.606.997
Jun 17, 2016@ BALW 13-3533380.314.389.610.999
Jun 16, 2016@ PHIW 13-2511110.307.385.569.953
Jun 15, 2016@ PHIW 7-2000000.310.388.563.952
Jun 14, 2016vs PHIW 11-3100000.310.388.563.952
Jun 13, 2016vs PHIL 7-0301000.311.388.566.954
Jun 12, 2016vs BALW 10-9413000.311.386.569.955
Jun 11, 2016vs BALW 11-6413120.302.377.561.938
Jun 10, 2016vs BALW 4-3 F/10411110.294.372.537.909
Jun 9, 2016vs BALL 6-5412010.294.374.528.902
Jun 7, 2016@ DETL 3-2 F/10301000.290.372.523.895
Jun 6, 2016@ DETL 11-0301000.289.369.526.895
Jun 5, 2016@ BOSW 5-4400000.289.367.519.885
Jun 4, 2016@ BOSL 6-4411000.295.374.530.904
Jun 3, 2016@ BOSW 5-2301000.296.376.536.913
Jun 1, 2016vs NYYW 7-0422010.295.374.540.914
May 30, 2016vs NYYW 4-2401010.291.371.529.900
May 29, 2016vs BOSL 5-3 F/11200000.292.374.530.903
May 28, 2016vs BOSW 10-9410000.295.378.536.914
May 27, 2016vs BOSW 7-5200000.302.383.549.932
May 26, 2016@ NYYW 3-1300000.306.376.556.933
May 25, 2016@ NYYW 8-4411120.312.379.567.946
May 24, 2016@ NYYL 6-0400000.314.379.556.934
May 22, 2016@ MINW 3-1312000.322.388.570.958
May 21, 2016@ MINL 5-3411110.315.379.562.941
May 20, 2016@ MINW 9-3523110.317.382.549.931
May 19, 2016@ MINW 3-2 F/11501000.307.375.526.901
May 18, 2016vs TBL 6-3411110.311.381.530.911
May 17, 2016vs TBL 12-2210000.313.385.516.900
May 16, 2016vs TBL 13-2400000————
May 15, 2016@ TEXL 7-6502010.328.393.541.934
May 14, 2016@ TEXL 6-5 F/10502000.325.392.547.939
May 13, 2016@ TEXW 5-0402000.321.392.554.946
May 11, 2016@ SFL 5-4 F/13412110.315.388.556.944
May 10, 2016@ SFW 4-0413000.308.385.529.913
May 9, 2016@ SFW 3-1301010.290.372.500.872
May 8, 2016vs LADL 4-2401000.289.367.505.872
May 7, 2016vs LADL 6-2301000.290.371.516.888
May 6, 2016vs LADW 5-2300000.289.373.522.895
May 4, 2016vs TEXW 4-3411000.299.378.540.918
May 3, 2016vs TEXW 3-1 F/10401000.301.383.542.925
May 2, 2016vs TEXL 2-1301010.304.382.557.939
May 1, 2016@ TBW 5-1210000.303.376.566.942
Apr 30, 2016@ TBL 4-3300000.311.370.581.951
Apr 29, 2016@ TBW 6-1522220.324.377.606.982
Apr 27, 2016vs CHWL 4-0400000.318.375.530.905
Apr 26, 2016vs CHWL 10-1401000.339.397.565.962
Apr 25, 2016vs CHWL 7-5513120.345.406.569.975
Apr 21, 2016@ BALL 3-2412000.321.390.509.899
Apr 20, 2016@ BALL 4-3 F/10422000.306.382.490.872
Apr 19, 2016@ BALW 4-3422000.289.360.467.827
Apr 18, 2016@ BOSW 4-3401010.268.333.439.772
Apr 17, 2016@ BOSW 5-3511000.270.325.459.784
Apr 15, 2016@ BOSL 5-3300000.281.343.500.843
Apr 14, 2016vs NYYW 4-2402000.310.375.552.927
Apr 13, 2016vs NYYW 7-2312000.280.357.520.877
Apr 12, 2016vs NYYL 3-2300000.227.292.409.701
Apr 10, 2016vs BOSW 3-0200000.263.300.474.774
Apr 8, 2016vs BOSL 8-7512000.294.294.529.824
Apr 5, 2016@ TBL 3-2401010.250.250.583.833
Apr 4, 2016@ TBW 5-3412120.250.250.7501.000
Apr 3, 2016@ TBW 5-3410000.000.000.000.000

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

  • 2nd-best of Michael Saunders' 9 seasons on file; the high is .273 in 2014.
  • Up .059 from .194 in 2015.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 26, 2026.

Michael Saunders: top 5 2016 regular season games by AVG

Michael Saunders: top 5 2016 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 25, 2016vs CHWL 7-5513120.345.406.569.975
Apr 26, 2016vs CHWL 10-1401000.339.397.565.962
May 15, 2016@ TEXL 7-6502010.328.393.541.934
May 14, 2016@ TEXL 6-5 F/10502000.325.392.547.939
Apr 29, 2016@ TBW 6-1522220.324.377.606.982

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

All 140 2016 games

Michael Saunders, 2016 regular season

GP
140
AB
490
R
70
H
124
HR
24
RBI
57
SB
1
AVG
.253