Thurman Munson career batting average
.292Career Regular Season
Thurman Munson has a career batting average of .292 over 11 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .318 in 1975.
- Most recent: .288 in 1979.
Average of 11 regular seasons, 1969 through 1979. 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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| 1969 |  NYY | 26 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .256 | .330 | .349 | .679 |
| 1970 | NYY | 132 | 453 | 59 | 137 | 6 | 53 | 5 | .302 | .386 | .415 | .801 |
| 1971 | NYY | 125 | 451 | 71 | 113 | 10 | 42 | 6 | .251 | .335 | .368 | .703 |
| 1972 | NYY | 140 | 511 | 54 | 143 | 7 | 46 | 6 | .280 | .343 | .364 | .707 |
| 1973 | NYY | 147 | 519 | 80 | 156 | 20 | 74 | 4 | .301 | .362 | .487 | .849 |
| 1974 | NYY | 144 | 517 | 64 | 135 | 13 | 60 | 2 | .261 | .316 | .381 | .697 |
| 1975 | NYY | 157 | 597 | 83 | 190 | 12 | 102 | 3 | .318 | .366 | .429 | .795 |
| 1976 | NYY | 152 | 616 | 79 | 186 | 17 | 105 | 14 | .302 | .337 | .432 | .769 |
| 1977 | NYY | 149 | 595 | 85 | 183 | 18 | 100 | 5 | .308 | .351 | .462 | .813 |
| 1978 | NYY | 154 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 6 | 71 | 2 | .297 | .332 | .373 | .705 |
| 1979 | NYY | 97 | 382 | 42 | 110 | 3 | 39 | 1 | .288 | .340 | .374 | .714 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS