Sam Thompson career batting average
.331Career Regular Season
Sam Thompson has a career batting average of .331 over 15 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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| 1885 | — | 63 | 254 | 58 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .344 | .500 | .844 |
| 1886 | — | 122 | 503 | 101 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 13 | .310 | .355 | .445 | .800 |
| 1887 | — | 127 | 545 | 118 | 203 | 11 | 0 | 22 | .372 | .416 | .571 | .987 |
| 1888 | — | 56 | 238 | 51 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .282 | .352 | .466 | .819 |
| 1889 |  PHI | 128 | 533 | 103 | 158 | 20 | 0 | 24 | .296 | .348 | .492 | .839 |
| 1890 | PHI | 132 | 549 | 116 | 172 | 4 | 0 | 25 | .313 | .371 | .443 | .813 |
| 1891 | PHI | 133 | 554 | 108 | 163 | 7 | 0 | 29 | .294 | .363 | .410 | .773 |
| 1892 | PHI | 153 | 609 | 109 | 186 | 9 | 0 | 28 | .305 | .377 | .432 | .809 |
| 1893 | PHI | 131 | 600 | 130 | 222 | 11 | 0 | 18 | .370 | .424 | .530 | .954 |
| 1894 | PHI | 99 | 437 | 108 | 178 | 13 | 0 | 24 | .407 | .458 | .686 | 1.145 |
| 1895 | PHI | 119 | 538 | 131 | 211 | 18 | 0 | 27 | .392 | .430 | .654 | 1.085 |
| 1896 | PHI | 119 | 517 | 103 | 154 | 12 | 0 | 12 | .298 | .341 | .449 | .790 |
| 1897 | PHI | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .385 | .670 |
| 1898 | PHI | 14 | 63 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .349 | .388 | .571 | .959 |
| 1906 |  DET | 8 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .250 | .290 | .540 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .407 in 1894.
- Most recent: .226 in 1906.
Average of 15 regular seasons, 1885 through 1906. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 1, 2026.