Sammy Sosa batting average in 2005

• 17th-best of Sammy Sosa's 18 seasons on file; the high is .328 in 2001.
• Down .032 from .253 in 2004.

Average of 18 regular seasons, 1989 through 2007. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Sammy Sosa batting average in 2005, 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.
1989	TEX/CHW	58	183	27	47	4	13	7	.257	.303	.366	.669
1990	CHW	153	532	72	124	15	70	32	.233	.282	.404	.687
1991	CHW	116	316	39	64	10	33	13	.203	.240	.335	.576
1992	CHC	67	262	41	68	8	25	15	.260	.317	.393	.710
1993	CHC	159	598	92	156	33	93	36	.261	.309	.485	.794
1994	CHC	105	426	59	128	25	70	22	.300	.339	.545	.884
1995	CHC	144	564	89	151	36	119	34	.268	.340	.500	.840
1996	CHC	124	498	84	136	40	100	18	.273	.323	.564	.888
1997	CHC	162	642	90	161	36	119	22	.251	.300	.480	.779
1998	CHC	159	643	134	198	66	158	18	.308	.377	.647	1.024
1999	CHC	162	625	114	180	63	141	7	.288	.367	.635	1.002
2000	CHC	156	604	106	193	50	138	7	.320	.406	.634	1.040
2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	64	160	0	.328	.437	.737	1.174
2002	CHC	150	556	122	160	49	108	2	.288	.399	.594	.993
2003	CHC	137	517	99	144	40	103	0	.279	.358	.553	.911
2004	CHC	126	478	69	121	35	80	0	.253	.332	.517	.849
2005	BAL	102	380	39	84	14	45	1	.221	.295	.376	.671
2007	TEX	114	412	53	104	21	92	0	.252	.311	.468	.779

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