Rick Auerbach career batting average

.220Career Regular Season

Rick Auerbach has a career batting average of .220 over 11 regular seasons.

1971 to 1981
1971: .203711972: .2181973: .1001974: .342.3421975: .2241976: .1281977: .1561978: .3271979: .2101980: .3331981: .15581
Rick Auerbach career batting average, season by season
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.
1971MIL792362248193.203.271.258.530
1972MIL1535545012123024.218.277.269.546
1973MIL61021000.100.100.200.300
1974LAD45731225144.342.407.384.791
1975LAD8517018380123.224.298.276.574
1976LAD364776010.128.226.128.354
1977CIN334557030.156.216.200.416
1978CIN63551718251.327.413.545.958
1979CIN6210017211120.210.304.340.644
1980CIN2433511140.333.389.515.904
1981SEA38841213161.155.200.226.426

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

  • Best season on file: .342 in 1974.
  • Most recent: .155 in 1981.

Average of 11 regular seasons, 1971 through 1981. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 6, 2026.

Rick Auerbach, 1981 regular season

GP
38
AB
84
R
12
H
13
HR
1
RBI
6
SB
1
AVG
.155