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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Tidbits Manny Machado was 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to seven games and getting his batting average up to .300 for the first time since April 21.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Freeman finished his day three-for-four with four RBIs, extending a 12-game hitting streak and raising his early-season batting average to .362, trailing only Aaron Judge (.412) among MLB hitters with 90 at-bats.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Ellis is also on pace to set Arkansas season records in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025
And there is reason to believe that Judge may only get better as the season wears on (although the batting average is sure to come down – a .506 BAbip is not sustainable).
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Freeman finished his day three-for-four with four RBIs, extending a 12-game hitting streak and raising his early-season batting average to .362, trailing only Aaron Judge (.412) among MLB hitters with 90 at-bats.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Ellis is also on pace to set Arkansas season records in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025
And there is reason to believe that Judge may only get better as the season wears on (although the batting average is sure to come down – a .506 BAbip is not sustainable).
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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