batting average
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Baseball. a measure of the batting ability of a player, obtained by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A player with 100 base hits in 300 times at bat has a batting average of 0.333.
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Informal. a degree of achievement or accomplishment in any activity.
Etymology
Origin of batting average
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Stokes' batting average as captain is worse than when he was in the ranks - 32 as skipper compared to almost 36 when not.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
At the time of his third hit Wednesday, he became one of 15 qualified hitters in MLB with a batting average over .300.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Harvard-Westlake ends its season at 26-6 with lots of players set to return next season, but gone is senior Tronstein, who finished with 52 hits, a .531 batting average and 10 home runs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Despite his track record of mediocre offense—he has lifetime .257 batting average with a .674 OPS—his defensive versatility and his positive clubhouse presence have made him attractive as a utility man.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
But for the season as a whole, Lou Gehrig has a higher batting average than Babe Ruth.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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