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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Hernandez, who joined the Marlins as a minor-league free agent in November and has not yet made his MLB debut, has impressed in spring training with a .292 batting average (7 for 24) and five RBI.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
However, Velázquez posted a .200 batting average and was sent to Triple-A Omaha last June.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
On the field, Iglesias set career highs in batting average (.337), on-base percentage (.381) and slugging (.448) and became the starting second baseman late in the year after Jeff McNeil fractured his wrist.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Over 319 plate appearances, opponents had a .275 batting average and .411 slugging percentage against Webb’s changeup.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
However, Velázquez posted a .200 batting average and was sent to Triple-A Omaha last June.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
On the field, Iglesias set career highs in batting average (.337), on-base percentage (.381) and slugging (.448) and became the starting second baseman late in the year after Jeff McNeil fractured his wrist.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Over 319 plate appearances, opponents had a .275 batting average and .411 slugging percentage against Webb’s changeup.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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