Orator Shaffer career batting average
.283Career Regular Season
Orator Shaffer has a career batting average of .283 over 11 regular seasons.
| 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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| 1877 | — | 61 | 260 | 38 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .309 | .392 | .701 |
| 1878 | — | 63 | 266 | 48 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .369 | .455 | .824 |
| 1879 |  CHC | 73 | 316 | 53 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .317 | .345 | .662 |
| 1880 | — | 83 | 338 | 62 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .301 | .361 | .662 |
| 1881 | — | 85 | 343 | 48 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .303 | .338 | .641 |
| 1882 | — | 84 | 313 | 37 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .276 | .300 | .577 |
| 1883 | — | 95 | 401 | 67 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .336 | .334 | .671 |
| 1884 | — | 106 | 467 | 130 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .398 | .501 | .899 |
| 1885 | — | 71 | 266 | 31 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .252 | .259 | .511 |
| 1886 | — | 21 | 82 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .333 | .378 | .711 |
| 1890 | — | 100 | 390 | 55 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 29 | .282 | .367 | .354 | .720 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .360 in 1884.
- Most recent: .282 in 1890.
Average of 11 regular seasons, 1877 through 1890. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 26, 2026.