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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The lineup also went just one for seven with runners in scoring position, a stark change from the .329 batting average the Dodgers had in such spots this postseason at the start of the night.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
San Diego led all MLB teams with a .263 batting average.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
His fortunes fell this year, however, when the team finished next-to-last in the National League in both batting average and runs scored – sabotaging a league-best 3.49 earned run average.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The team pulled off an ugly trifecta in 2014: Colorado’s .242 batting average, .704 OPS and 1,617 strikeouts were all the worst in franchise history.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
San Diego led all MLB teams with a .263 batting average.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
His fortunes fell this year, however, when the team finished next-to-last in the National League in both batting average and runs scored – sabotaging a league-best 3.49 earned run average.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The team pulled off an ugly trifecta in 2014: Colorado’s .242 batting average, .704 OPS and 1,617 strikeouts were all the worst in franchise history.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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