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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Watch any baseball game and at some point you’re bound to hear mention of how a player has the best batting average in the AL for the month of August since Wade Boggs sometime in the 1980s, or some stat along those lines.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
His ability to hit home runs and draw walks offset his low batting average.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Over the past 15 games, the Mariners rank 24th in runs scored, 26th in batting average and 28th in hits, while the Rangers have ranked in the top three in those categories over the same time frame.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers’ staff ranks just 18th in ERA and 14th in batting average against.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
His ability to hit home runs and draw walks offset his low batting average.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Over the past 15 games, the Mariners rank 24th in runs scored, 26th in batting average and 28th in hits, while the Rangers have ranked in the top three in those categories over the same time frame.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers’ staff ranks just 18th in ERA and 14th in batting average against.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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