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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Wells had a strong rookie season at the plate but tapered off late, bringing his overall numbers to a .229 batting average with 13 home runs.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
If a ball is called and the batter goes ahead of the count 3-1, that hitter in 2024 went on to have a .249 batting average, a .580 on-base percentage, a .433 slugging percentage and a 1.013 OPS.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Baldwin has the ability to hit for a high batting average, using line-drive darts.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The 28-year-old has a .218 batting average, .296 on-base percentage and .444 slugging percentage in his four-year career, all with the Mariners.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
If a ball is called and the batter goes ahead of the count 3-1, that hitter in 2024 went on to have a .249 batting average, a .580 on-base percentage, a .433 slugging percentage and a 1.013 OPS.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Baldwin has the ability to hit for a high batting average, using line-drive darts.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The 28-year-old has a .218 batting average, .296 on-base percentage and .444 slugging percentage in his four-year career, all with the Mariners.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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