Reggie Jackson batting average in 1986

• 15th-best of Reggie Jackson's 21 seasons on file; the high is .300 in 1980.
• Down .011 from .252 in 1985.

Average of 21 regular seasons, 1967 through 1987. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Reggie Jackson 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.
1967	ATH	35	118	13	21	1	6	1	.178	.269	.305	.574
1968	ATH	154	553	82	138	29	74	14	.250	.316	.452	.768
1969	ATH	152	549	123	151	47	118	13	.275	.410	.608	1.018
1970	ATH	149	426	57	101	23	66	26	.237	.359	.458	.817
1971	ATH	150	567	87	157	32	80	16	.277	.352	.508	.860
1972	ATH	135	499	72	132	25	75	9	.265	.350	.473	.823
1973	ATH	151	539	99	158	32	117	22	.293	.383	.531	.914
1974	ATH	148	506	90	146	29	93	25	.289	.391	.514	.905
1975	ATH	157	593	91	150	36	104	17	.253	.329	.511	.840
1976	BAL	134	498	84	138	27	91	28	.277	.351	.502	.853
1977	NYY	146	525	93	150	32	110	17	.286	.375	.550	.925
1978	NYY	139	511	82	140	27	97	14	.274	.356	.477	.834
1979	NYY	131	465	78	138	29	89	9	.297	.382	.544	.926
1980	NYY	143	514	94	154	41	111	1	.300	.398	.597	.995
1981	NYY	94	334	33	79	15	54	0	.237	.330	.428	.758
1982	LAA	153	530	92	146	39	101	4	.275	.375	.532	.907
1983	LAA	116	397	43	77	14	49	0	.194	.290	.340	.630
1984	LAA	143	525	67	117	25	81	8	.223	.300	.406	.706
1985	LAA	143	460	64	116	27	85	1	.252	.360	.487	.847
1986	LAA	132	419	65	101	18	58	1	.241	.379	.408	.787
1987	ATH	115	336	42	74	15	43	2	.220	.297	.402	.699

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