Paul O'Neill career batting average
.288Career Regular Season
Paul O'Neill has a career batting average of .288 over 17 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .359 in 1994.
- Most recent: .267 in 2001.
Average of 17 regular seasons, 1985 through 2001. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 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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| 1985 |  CIN | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
| 1986 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 1987 | CIN | 84 | 160 | 24 | 41 | 7 | 28 | 2 | .256 | .331 | .488 | .819 |
| 1988 | CIN | 145 | 485 | 58 | 122 | 16 | 73 | 8 | .252 | .306 | .414 | .720 |
| 1989 | CIN | 117 | 428 | 49 | 118 | 15 | 74 | 20 | .276 | .346 | .446 | .792 |
| 1990 | CIN | 145 | 503 | 59 | 136 | 16 | 78 | 13 | .270 | .339 | .421 | .761 |
| 1991 | CIN | 152 | 532 | 71 | 136 | 28 | 91 | 12 | .256 | .346 | .481 | .827 |
| 1992 | CIN | 148 | 496 | 59 | 122 | 14 | 66 | 6 | .246 | .346 | .373 | .719 |
| 1993 |  NYY | 141 | 498 | 71 | 155 | 20 | 75 | 2 | .311 | .367 | .504 | .871 |
| 1994 | NYY | 103 | 368 | 68 | 132 | 21 | 83 | 5 | .359 | .460 | .603 | 1.064 |
| 1995 | NYY | 127 | 460 | 82 | 138 | 22 | 96 | 1 | .300 | .387 | .526 | .913 |
| 1996 | NYY | 150 | 546 | 89 | 165 | 19 | 91 | 0 | .302 | .411 | .474 | .885 |
| 1997 | NYY | 149 | 553 | 89 | 179 | 21 | 117 | 10 | .324 | .399 | .514 | .912 |
| 1998 | NYY | 152 | 602 | 95 | 191 | 24 | 116 | 15 | .317 | .372 | .510 | .882 |
| 1999 | NYY | 153 | 597 | 70 | 170 | 19 | 110 | 11 | .285 | .353 | .459 | .812 |
| 2000 | NYY | 142 | 566 | 79 | 160 | 18 | 100 | 14 | .283 | .336 | .424 | .760 |
| 2001 | NYY | 137 | 510 | 77 | 136 | 21 | 70 | 22 | .267 | .330 | .459 | .789 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS