How to Use batting average in a Sentence

batting average

noun
  • Well the Diamondbacks team batting average was more than 60 points worse than any other team.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2022
  • In spurts across five seasons, Stewart’s career batting average in the big leagues is .213.
    Michael Wagaman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Presently, Cabrera sits at a career batting average of .310.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The batting average throughout baseball these first two weeks is just .230, which would easily rank as the lowest in baseball history for a full season.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The Rays have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .265.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 1 July 2023
  • Their team batting average in the month is .206 — the worst in the National League.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2022
  • The Guardians rank fourth in batting average and sixth in runs in the American League.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 11 June 2022
  • Both players are among the top 25 in the nation in batting average.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In parts of four seasons with the Phillies and Pirates, his batting average against was .290.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • This spring, Massey has a .294 batting average in six games.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The overall batting average through the end of April last season was just .232.
    Christian Richey, WSJ, 14 May 2022
  • With the ability to hit for a high batting average, Witt is called upon to set the pace for the Royals.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Yes, the batting average stood at .218 after the Lugo bailout.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Despite that, the Dodgers still rank first in the majors as a team in OPS, second in runs, third in batting average and fifth in home runs.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • That’s Judge’s batting average in that time frame, which also leads the majors.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
  • But his love for the game goes beyond his batting average, fielding skills or his team.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2022
  • And yes, while the band has a remarkably high batting average in terms of song quality, there were a few clunkers.
    Eric Heisig, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Rookie of the Year: Texas third baseman Josh Jung has the stats but his lofty batting average on balls in play (.346) is a bubble that will pop at some point.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • The days of judging a player solely on batting average are long gone.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • One player to watch is Anna Flores, who has a batting average of .463 and nine home runs.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
  • With that said, a .400 batting average for a season at any level of the game remains rarefied air.
    Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
  • Justin has the exact same batting average and one less RBI in nearly 100 fewer at bats.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022
  • His homers and RBIs are just a tick better per game since the punch, but his on-base percentage and batting average are markedly worse.
    Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024
  • With his three-hit, six-RBI game Sunday, the first-year outfielder has raised his batting average to .317.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
  • His batting average ranked second in the American League for that month.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
  • This is opposed to say, Apple TV Plus which has a much higher batting average per show.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The overall batting average in the majors this season is .232.
    New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • Betts continued his torrid pace at the plate, going two for four to raise his batting average to .310.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
  • On the field: Holtje was named first team All-County last season, tying for the county lead with six home runs to go with a .463 batting average.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The balls were pitched underhanded and at lower speed to increase the batting averages of the participants, and each batter swung each of six bats five times.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024

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