Willie Stargell batting average in 1979

• 11th-best of Willie Stargell's 21 seasons on file; the high is .315 in 1966.
• Down .014 from .295 in 1978.

Average of 21 regular seasons, 1962 through 1982. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Willie Stargell batting average in 1979, 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.
1962	PIT	10	31	1	9	0	4	0	.290	.353	.452	.805
1963	PIT	108	304	34	74	11	47	0	.243	.290	.428	.717
1964	PIT	117	421	53	115	21	78	1	.273	.304	.501	.805
1965	PIT	144	533	68	145	27	107	1	.272	.328	.501	.829
1966	PIT	140	485	84	153	33	102	2	.315	.381	.581	.962
1967	PIT	134	462	54	125	20	73	1	.271	.365	.465	.831
1968	PIT	128	435	57	103	24	67	5	.237	.315	.441	.757
1969	PIT	145	522	89	160	29	92	1	.307	.382	.556	.938
1970	PIT	136	474	70	125	31	85	0	.264	.329	.511	.839
1971	PIT	141	511	104	151	48	125	0	.295	.398	.628	1.026
1972	PIT	138	495	75	145	33	112	1	.293	.373	.558	.930
1973	PIT	148	522	106	156	44	119	0	.299	.392	.646	1.038
1974	PIT	140	508	90	153	25	96	0	.301	.407	.537	.944
1975	PIT	124	461	71	136	22	90	0	.295	.375	.516	.891
1976	PIT	117	428	54	110	20	65	2	.257	.339	.458	.797
1977	PIT	63	186	29	51	13	35	0	.274	.383	.548	.931
1978	PIT	122	390	60	115	28	97	3	.295	.382	.567	.949
1979	PIT	126	424	60	119	32	82	0	.281	.352	.552	.904
1980	PIT	67	202	28	53	11	38	0	.262	.351	.485	.836
1981	PIT	38	60	2	17	0	9	0	.283	.333	.350	.683
1982	PIT	74	73	6	17	3	17	0	.233	.318	.411	.729

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