Major League Baseball Batting Year-by-Year Averages | Baseball-Reference.com: League Year-By-Year Batting--Totals
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| Year | Tms | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | 1796 | 14439 | 2823 | 241 | 2304 |
| 2019 | 30 | 4858 | 42039 | 8531 | 785 | 6776 |
| 2018 | 30 | 4862 | 41018 | 8264 | 847 | 5585 |
| 2017 | 30 | 4860 | 42215 | 8397 | 795 | 6105 |
| 2016 | 30 | 4856 | 42276 | 8254 | 873 | 5610 |
| 2015 | 30 | 4858 | 42106 | 8242 | 939 | 4909 |
| 2014 | 30 | 4860 | 41595 | 8137 | 849 | 4186 |
| 2013 | 30 | 4862 | 42093 | 8222 | 772 | 4661 |
| 2012 | 30 | 4860 | 42063 | 8261 | 927 | 4934 |
| 2011 | 30 | 4858 | 42267 | 8399 | 898 | 4552 |
| 2010 | 30 | 4860 | 42554 | 8486 | 866 | 4613 |
| 2009 | 30 | 4860 | 43524 | 8737 | 949 | 5042 |
| 2008 | 30 | 4856 | 43972 | 9014 | 886 | 4878 |
| 2007 | 30 | 4862 | 44977 | 9197 | 938 | 4957 |
| 2006 | 30 | 4858 | 45073 | 9135 | 952 | 5386 |
| 2005 | 30 | 4862 | 43991 | 8863 | 888 | 5017 |
| 2004 | 30 | 4856 | 44522 | 8919 | 898 | 5451 |
| 2003 | 30 | 4860 | 44057 | 8827 | 934 | 5207 |
| 2002 | 30 | 4852 | 43272 | 8700 | 921 | 5059 |
| 2001 | 30 | 4858 | 43879 | 8813 | 928 | 5458 |
| 2000 | 30 | 4858 | 45246 | 8901 | 952 | 5693 |
| 1999 | 30 | 4856 | 45327 | 8740 | 931 | 5528 |
| 1998 | 30 | 4864 | 44489 | 8741 | 899 | 5064 |
| 1997 | 28 | 4532 | 41471 | 8004 | 883 | 4640 |
| 1996 | 28 | 4534 | 42320 | 7987 | 855 | 4962 |
| Year | Tms | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
| 1995 | 28 | 4034 | 36975 | 6958 | 824 | 4081 |
| 1994 | 28 | 3200 | 29743 | 5723 | 702 | 3306 |
| 1993 | 28 | 4538 | 41088 | 7449 | 940 | 4030 |
| 1992 | 26 | 4212 | 36544 | 6563 | 845 | 3038 |
| 1991 | 26 | 4208 | 36558 | 6499 | 894 | 3383 |
| 1990 | 26 | 4210 | 36817 | 6526 | 865 | 3317 |
| 1989 | 26 | 4212 | 36293 | 6307 | 868 | 3083 |
| 1988 | 26 | 4200 | 36244 | 6386 | 840 | 3180 |
| 1987 | 26 | 4210 | 37895 | 6793 | 896 | 4458 |
| 1986 | 26 | 4206 | 36880 | 6511 | 855 | 3813 |
| 1985 | 26 | 4206 | 36778 | 6423 | 965 | 3602 |
| 1984 | 26 | 4210 | 37381 | 6213 | 985 | 3258 |
| 1983 | 26 | 4218 | 37443 | 6463 | 1033 | 3301 |
| 1982 | 26 | 4214 | 37651 | 6316 | 964 | 3379 |
| 1981 | 26 | 2788 | 24157 | 4000 | 659 | 1781 |
| 1980 | 26 | 4210 | 38144 | 6345 | 1076 | 3087 |
| 1979 | 26 | 4198 | 37911 | 6415 | 1066 | 3433 |
| 1978 | 26 | 4204 | 36508 | 6186 | 1020 | 2956 |
| 1977 | 26 | 4206 | 38037 | 6441 | 1170 | 3644 |
| 1976 | 24 | 3878 | 33598 | 5240 | 966 | 2235 |
| 1975 | 24 | 3868 | 33863 | 5443 | 887 | 2698 |
| 1974 | 24 | 3890 | 33969 | 5206 | 847 | 2649 |
| 1973 | 24 | 3886 | 34010 | 5224 | 790 | 3102 |
| 1972 | 24 | 3718 | 30434 | 4652 | 746 | 2534 |
| 1971 | 24 | 3876 | 32547 | 4931 | 808 | 2863 |
| Year | Tms | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
| 1970 | 24 | 3888 | 33555 | 5235 | 927 | 3429 |
| 1969 | 24 | 3892 | 32581 | 4840 | 849 | 3119 |
| 1968 | 20 | 3250 | 25710 | 3869 | 697 | 1995 |
| 1967 | 20 | 3240 | 26464 | 4082 | 792 | 2299 |
| 1966 | 20 | 3230 | 27207 | 4120 | 820 | 2743 |
| 1965 | 20 | 3246 | 26952 | 4199 | 787 | 2688 |
| 1964 | 20 | 3252 | 27669 | 4270 | 760 | 2762 |
| 1963 | 20 | 3238 | 27043 | 4098 | 791 | 2704 |
| 1962 | 20 | 3242 | 28521 | 4313 | 853 | 3001 |
| 1961 | 18 | 2860 | 25066 | 3975 | 754 | 2730 |
| 1960 | 16 | 2472 | 21434 | 3442 | 658 | 2128 |
| 1959 | 16 | 2476 | 21636 | 3478 | 591 | 2250 |
| 1958 | 16 | 2470 | 21621 | 3392 | 655 | 2240 |
| 1957 | 16 | 2470 | 21865 | 3396 | 672 | 2202 |
| 1956 | 16 | 2478 | 21653 | 3339 | 725 | 2294 |
| 1955 | 16 | 2468 | 21610 | 3251 | 700 | 2224 |
| 1954 | 16 | 2474 | 21908 | 3455 | 789 | 1937 |
| 1953 | 16 | 2480 | 22459 | 3593 | 745 | 2076 |
| 1952 | 16 | 2478 | 21272 | 3388 | 677 | 1701 |
| 1951 | 16 | 2478 | 22191 | 3582 | 716 | 1863 |
| 1950 | 16 | 2476 | 22559 | 3714 | 793 | 2073 |
| 1949 | 16 | 2480 | 22168 | 3602 | 761 | 1704 |
| 1948 | 16 | 2474 | 22234 | 3686 | 834 | 1555 |
| 1947 | 16 | 2486 | 22003 | 3568 | 804 | 1565 |
| 1946 | 16 | 2484 | 21555 | 3579 | 783 | 1215 |
| Year | Tms | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
| 1945 | 16 | 2460 | 21977 | 3497 | 728 | 1007 |
| 1944 | 16 | 2484 | 22307 | 3653 | 808 | 1034 |
| 1943 | 16 | 2476 | 21467 | 3467 | 757 | 905 |
| 1942 | 16 | 2448 | 21176 | 3477 | 723 | 1071 |
| 1941 | 16 | 2488 | 22531 | 3958 | 867 | 1331 |
| 1940 | 16 | 2472 | 23002 | 4101 | 929 | 1571 |
| 1939 | 16 | 2462 | 23371 | 4139 | 916 | 1445 |
| 1938 | 16 | 2446 | 23293 | 4046 | 935 | 1475 |
| 1937 | 16 | 2478 | 23769 | 4216 | 997 | 1430 |
| 1936 | 16 | 2476 | 24863 | 4471 | 979 | 1364 |
| 1935 | 16 | 2456 | 24074 | 4265 | 987 | 1325 |
| 1934 | 16 | 2446 | 23962 | 4314 | 882 | 1344 |
| 1933 | 16 | 2452 | 22969 | 3945 | 967 | 1067 |
| 1932 | 16 | 2466 | 24106 | 4579 | 1072 | 1358 |
| 1931 | 16 | 2472 | 24046 | 4508 | 1070 | 1069 |
| 1930 | 16 | 2468 | 25597 | 4756 | 1282 | 1565 |
| 1929 | 16 | 2458 | 24642 | 4482 | 1166 | 1349 |
| 1928 | 16 | 2462 | 23736 | 4223 | 1138 | 1093 |
| 1927 | 16 | 2472 | 23960 | 4148 | 1150 | 922 |
| 1926 | 16 | 2468 | 23505 | 4142 | 1157 | 863 |
| 1925 | 16 | 2456 | 24914 | 4337 | 1171 | 1169 |
| 1924 | 16 | 2462 | 24271 | 4081 | 1175 | 896 |
| 1923 | 16 | 2466 | 24218 | 3922 | 1142 | 980 |
| 1922 | 16 | 2476 | 24613 | 3944 | 1248 | 1055 |
| 1921 | 16 | 2458 | 24782 | 3981 | 1364 | 937 |
| Year | Tms | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR |
| 1920 | 16 | 2468 | 23275 | 3609 | 1265 | 630 |
| 1919 | 16 | 2236 | 19624 | 2922 | 1048 | 447 |
| 1918 | 16 | 2032 | 17085 | 2323 | 885 | 235 |
| 1917 | 16 | 2494 | 20391 | 2909 | 1138 | 335 |
| 1916 | 16 | 2494 | 20285 | 2995 | 1141 | 383 |
| 1915 | 24 | 3728 | 30460 | 4532 | 1769 | 635 |
| 1914 | 24 | 3760 | 31129 | 4625 | 1739 | 710 |
| 1913 | 16 | 2468 | 21021 | 3070 | 1265 | 470 |
| 1912 | 16 | 2464 | 22039 | 3353 | 1355 | 442 |
| 1911 | 16 | 2474 | 21914 | 3265 | 1323 | 514 |
| 1910 | 16 | 2498 | 20332 | 2815 | 1160 | 361 |
| 1909 | 16 | 2482 | 19657 | 2659 | 1003 | 259 |
| 1908 | 16 | 2488 | 19279 | 2523 | 1001 | 267 |
| 1907 | 16 | 2466 | 19701 | 2470 | 960 | 244 |
| 1906 | 16 | 2456 | 19742 | 2632 | 1004 | 261 |
| 1905 | 16 | 2474 | 20298 | 2858 | 1120 | 338 |
| 1904 | 16 | 2498 | 20363 | 2851 | 1154 | 331 |
| 1903 | 16 | 2228 | 19776 | 3034 | 1161 | 335 |
| 1902 | 16 | 2234 | 20350 | 2832 | 983 | 354 |
| 1901 | 16 | 2220 | 20957 | 2931 | 1238 | 455 |
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