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
Infielder, James Tronstein, Harvard-Westlake, Sr.: The Vanderbilt commit had 52 hits, a .531 batting average and 10 home runs as the Mission League MVP.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
His career numbers in the playoffs include a .272 batting average with a .486 slugging percentage and an .826 on-base plus slugging percentage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
That’s not a perfect batting average, but it’s not bad given everything that has gone on.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 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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