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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His 3-for-4 night raised his batting average to .252 and his OPS to .710 for the season. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025 Wong retires with a .256 batting average, .330 on-base percentage, and .390 slugging percentage in 1,189 games with the Cardinals, Brewers, Mariners, and Dodgers. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025 Taylor Lane boosted her team-high batting average to .443 with two hits and two RBIs. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025 Soto finished his lone season with the Yankees with 41 home runs and a .288 batting average. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for batting average

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 23 May. 2025.

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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