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

Their pitching staff, meanwhile, has the best ERA, WHIP and opponent batting average in baseball, as well as the second-best FIP. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026

Some veterans see a batting average that starts with a one this time of year and start pressing. —Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 May 2026

Following Murakami's lead, the White Sox rank 28th in the major leagues in batting average and ninth in home runs. —ABC News, 4 May 2026

Otto Lopez, Xavier Edwards and Liam Hicks - who in total cost the Marlins nothing but two minor leaguers - have had glorious starts to 2026, all ranking in the top 10 in batting average, with Edwards leading the league in on-base percentage and Hicks among the league leaders in RBI. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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