Stan Musial batting average in 1961

• 19th-best of Stan Musial's 22 seasons on file; the high is .426 in 1941.
• Up .013 from .275 in 1960.

Average of 22 regular seasons, 1941 through 1963. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Stan Musial batting average in 1961, 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.
1941	STL	12	47	8	20	1	7	1	.426	.449	.574	1.023
1942	STL	140	467	87	147	10	72	6	.315	.397	.490	.888
1943	STL	157	617	108	220	13	81	9	.357	.425	.562	.988
1944	STL	146	568	112	197	12	94	7	.347	.440	.549	.990
1946	STL	156	624	124	228	16	103	7	.365	.434	.587	1.021
1947	STL	149	587	113	183	19	95	4	.312	.398	.504	.902
1948	STL	155	611	135	230	39	131	7	.376	.450	.702	1.152
1949	STL	157	612	128	207	36	123	3	.338	.438	.624	1.062
1950	STL	146	555	105	192	28	109	5	.346	.437	.596	1.034
1951	STL	152	578	124	205	32	108	4	.355	.449	.614	1.063
1952	STL	154	578	105	194	21	91	7	.336	.432	.538	.970
1953	STL	157	593	127	200	30	113	3	.337	.437	.609	1.046
1954	STL	153	591	120	195	35	126	1	.330	.428	.607	1.036
1955	STL	154	562	97	179	33	108	5	.319	.408	.566	.974
1956	STL	156	594	87	184	27	109	2	.310	.386	.522	.908
1957	STL	134	502	82	176	29	102	1	.351	.422	.612	1.034
1958	STL	135	472	64	159	17	62	0	.337	.423	.528	.950
1959	STL	115	341	37	87	14	44	0	.255	.364	.428	.792
1960	STL	116	331	49	91	17	63	1	.275	.354	.486	.841
1961	STL	123	372	46	107	15	70	0	.288	.371	.489	.860
1962	STL	135	433	57	143	19	82	3	.330	.416	.508	.924
1963	STL	124	337	34	86	12	58	2	.255	.325	.404	.728

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