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
Recent Examples on the Web This spring, Massey has a .294 batting average in six games. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 This is opposed to say, Apple TV Plus which has a much higher batting average per show. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Boston ranked sixth in the majors last year with a .258 team batting average, and its OPS of .748 was ninth. Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024 Watson’s job is to be on hand for television broadcast announcers, answering questions about topics as various as which poisons leave no trace and which baseball player has the highest lifetime batting average. Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024 As for the offense, Miami will have a full season of first baseman Josh Bell and third baseman Jake Burger, who combined to hit 20 home runs and post a .286 batting average over the final two months of the season after being acquired at the trade deadline. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024 McDermott was named Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year after leading the entire minor league in opponent batting average against (.167). Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024 Carriles tops the squad in batting average (.378). ▪ St. Thomas University swimmer Stella Warborn, a freshman from Sweden, has set an NAIA record for the 100 breaststroke. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024 Flores was the Giants’ best hitter last season, leading the team with a .284 batting average, 23 home runs, and an .864 OPS. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of batting average was in 1867

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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

batting average

noun
: the average of a baseball batter found by dividing the number of official times at bat into the number of base hits
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