How Thurman Munson's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Thurman Munson posted a career Batting Average of .292, above the league average of .262 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batting Average season came in 1975, posting .318, well above the league average of .257 that year. The lowest point came in 1971 at .251, near the league average of .246 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .308 in 1977 to .297 in 1978 and .288 in 1979. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 11 seasons.
Thurman Munson Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batting Average for Thurman Munson
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| Career | 0.292 | 5903 | 5344 | 0.306 |
| Season Avg. | 0.292 | 536.64 | 485.82 | 0.306 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.292 | 672.02 | 608.38 | 0.306 |
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Thurman Munson Batting Average Per Season
Thurman Munson's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Thurman Munson Batting Average by Team
Thurman Munson's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Thurman Munson Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Thurman Munson's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Thurman Munson Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Thurman Munson's seasonal Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Thurman Munson Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Thurman Munson's MLB career with Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
