Steve Garvey batting average in 1987

• Steve Garvey's lowest batting average of the 19 seasons on file; the high is .333 in 1969.
• Down .044 from .255 in 1986.

Average of 19 regular seasons, 1969 through 1987: the best of them was .333 in 1969, the lowest .211 in 1987. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Steve Garvey batting average in 1987, 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.
1969	LAD	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
1970	LAD	34	93	8	25	1	6	1	.269	.310	.355	.665
1971	LAD	81	225	27	51	7	26	1	.227	.290	.382	.673
1972	LAD	96	294	36	79	9	30	4	.269	.312	.422	.734
1973	LAD	114	349	37	106	8	50	0	.304	.328	.438	.766
1974	LAD	156	642	95	200	21	111	5	.312	.342	.469	.811
1975	LAD	160	659	85	210	18	95	11	.319	.351	.476	.827
1976	LAD	162	631	85	200	13	80	19	.317	.363	.450	.813
1977	LAD	162	646	91	192	33	115	9	.297	.335	.498	.834
1978	LAD	162	639	89	202	21	113	10	.316	.353	.499	.852
1979	LAD	162	648	92	204	28	110	3	.315	.351	.497	.848
1980	LAD	163	658	78	200	26	106	6	.304	.341	.467	.808
1981	LAD	110	431	63	122	10	64	3	.283	.322	.411	.732
1982	LAD	162	625	66	176	16	86	5	.282	.301	.418	.718
1983	SD	100	388	76	114	14	59	4	.294	.344	.459	.802
1984	SD	161	617	72	175	8	86	1	.284	.307	.373	.680
1985	SD	162	654	80	184	17	81	0	.281	.318	.430	.748
1986	SD	155	557	58	142	21	81	1	.255	.284	.408	.692
1987	SD	27	76	5	16	1	9	0	.211	.231	.276	.507

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