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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Since the All-Star break last month, the Mets have a team batting average of .216.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Both of them arrived in Milwaukee with the exact same batting average, .249.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Through 22 starts, Pivetta ranks seventh in the National League in ERA (2.73), second in batting average allowed (.191), third in WHIP (0.94) and seventh in quality starts (14).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
That offense was among the least productive in the majors during July – 28th in runs scored for the month (3.8 per game), 28th in batting average (.226), 26th in OPS (.677) and fifth in strikeouts (226).
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Both of them arrived in Milwaukee with the exact same batting average, .249.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Through 22 starts, Pivetta ranks seventh in the National League in ERA (2.73), second in batting average allowed (.191), third in WHIP (0.94) and seventh in quality starts (14).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
That offense was among the least productive in the majors during July – 28th in runs scored for the month (3.8 per game), 28th in batting average (.226), 26th in OPS (.677) and fifth in strikeouts (226).
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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