Pete Rose batting average in 1986

• Pete Rose's lowest batting average of the 24 seasons on file; the high is .348 in 1969.
• Down .045 from .264 in 1985.

Average of 24 regular seasons, 1963 through 1986: the best of them was .348 in 1969, the lowest .219 in 1986. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Pete Rose batting average in 1986, 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.
1963	CIN	157	623	101	170	6	41	13	.273	.334	.371	.705
1964	CIN	136	516	64	139	4	34	4	.269	.319	.326	.645
1965	CIN	162	670	117	209	11	81	8	.312	.382	.446	.828
1966	CIN	156	654	97	205	16	70	4	.313	.351	.460	.811
1967	CIN	148	585	86	176	12	76	11	.301	.364	.444	.808
1968	CIN	149	626	94	210	10	49	3	.335	.391	.470	.861
1969	CIN	156	627	120	218	16	82	7	.348	.428	.512	.940
1970	CIN	159	649	120	205	15	52	12	.316	.385	.470	.855
1971	CIN	160	632	86	192	13	44	13	.304	.373	.421	.793
1972	CIN	154	645	107	198	6	57	10	.307	.382	.417	.799
1973	CIN	160	680	115	230	5	64	10	.338	.401	.437	.838
1974	CIN	163	652	110	185	3	51	2	.284	.385	.388	.773
1975	CIN	162	662	112	210	7	74	0	.317	.406	.432	.838
1976	CIN	162	665	130	215	10	63	9	.323	.404	.450	.854
1977	CIN	162	655	95	204	9	64	16	.311	.377	.432	.809
1978	CIN	159	655	103	198	7	52	13	.302	.362	.421	.783
1979	PHI	163	628	90	208	4	59	20	.331	.418	.430	.848
1980	PHI	162	655	95	185	1	64	12	.282	.352	.354	.706
1981	PHI	107	431	73	140	0	33	4	.325	.391	.390	.781
1982	PHI	162	634	80	172	3	54	8	.271	.345	.338	.683
1983	PHI	151	493	52	121	0	45	7	.245	.316	.286	.602
1984	WSH/CIN	121	374	43	107	0	34	1	.286	.359	.337	.696
1985	CIN	119	405	60	107	2	46	8	.264	.395	.319	.713
1986	CIN	72	237	15	52	0	25	3	.219	.316	.270	.586

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