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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Last season, the Mariners had the second-lowest batting average (.224) of any AL club, and missed the postseason despite posting the league's lowest ERA (3.49).
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Kansas City, as a team, got a .228 batting average (27th of 30 teams) and a .270 on-base percentage (30th) from their leadoff hitters last year.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
After hitting 62 home runs two seasons ago, Judge hit 58 this year and posted career marks in batting average, slugging, OPS and WAR.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
His postseason batting average dropped to .203 Wednesday.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Kansas City, as a team, got a .228 batting average (27th of 30 teams) and a .270 on-base percentage (30th) from their leadoff hitters last year.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
After hitting 62 home runs two seasons ago, Judge hit 58 this year and posted career marks in batting average, slugging, OPS and WAR.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
His postseason batting average dropped to .203 Wednesday.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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