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

The matchup features the two teams with the highest batting averages in the regular season – the Brewers were best in the sport, the Rays a close second. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Strikeouts continue to increase, while league-wide batting averages have declined. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Of those who had double-digit plate appearances against Hendriks, no one had a higher batting average than Perez. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Houston’s Yordan Alvarez and Arizona’s Gabriel Moreno won their first batting titles Sunday, while Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski became just the fourth pitcher since 1950 to lead the majors in ERA, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 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