Average Quote by Mickey Mantle

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

— Carl Yastrzemski

A lot of people just thought I'd be a .260 hitter all my life. I was kind of like, 'Let me make some adjustments…

— Jeff Francoeur

I went from being one of the best players, batting .550, to not being able to do it mentally, hitting .200. I thought I…

— Eric Weddle

I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what I've accomplished…

— Hank Aaron

If you got a hit every third time that you went up to bat in the major leagues, you'd be the greatest hitter of…

— Brad Williams

Everybody seems to think that because you hit .248 the first two full years, that's the kind of hitter you are. I don't think…

— Brandon Crawford

I am convinced that in my own career I could usually have hit 30 points higher if I had made a specialty of hitting.

— Johnny Evers

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

— Lefty Gomez

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting…

— Joe Namath

I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.

— Roberto Clemente

Since coming to the major leagues, my passion toward baseball had started to decrease.

— Yu Darvish

I've had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, but I don't look back on anything with regret.

— Jimmy Barnes