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

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

Schlittler, 25, ranks second among AL starters in innings, WHIP and opponent batting average. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

The Padres are also outside the top 10 in the NL in batting average. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

To date, he’s been mired in his most trying season as a professional, with career lows in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 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