batting average
noun
1
: a ratio (such as a rate per thousand) of base hits to official times at bat for a baseball player
2
: a record of achievement or accomplishment
Examples of batting average in a Sentence
an excellent hitter with a batting average above .300
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However, a bloated .365 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) masked an otherwise encouraging showing for an 18-year-old facing full-season competition, and the 2023 supplemental first-round pick’s raw stuff was every bit as electric as the Twins had hoped.
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Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Matsui’s expected batting average in 2024, which ranked in the top-10 percent of the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the next three years, Davis averaged 9 homers, 34 RBI and the worst batting average in history of anybody over such a span: .169.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
No batting average or points-per-game to compare themselves against each other.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Matsui’s expected batting average in 2024, which ranked in the top-10 percent of the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the next three years, Davis averaged 9 homers, 34 RBI and the worst batting average in history of anybody over such a span: .169.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
No batting average or points-per-game to compare themselves against each other.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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