Sammy Sosa career batting average
.273Career Regular Season
Sammy Sosa has a career batting average of .273 over 18 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .328 in 2001.
- Most recent: .252 in 2007.
Average of 18 regular seasons, 1989 through 2007. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| 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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| 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