How to Use batting average in a Sentence

batting average

noun

• But his love for the game goes beyond his batting average, fielding skills or his team.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2022
• The overall batting average through the end of April last season was just .232.
  — Christian Richey, WSJ, 14 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
• Machado finished with three hits, raising his batting average to .359.
  — Michael Wagaman, ajc, 21 May 2022
• 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
• Bregman is more than just a slap hitter, though, and his plate discipline has helped keep his OPS afloat while his batting average has sunk.
  — James Yasko, Chron, 24 May 2022
• Despite their low batting average, activist investors have plenty to celebrate this season.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 27 May 2022
• Stephenson entered Saturday’s game with a .328 batting average and had been the best hitter in the Reds order.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 14 May 2022
• The Rays have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .265.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Trevino was sent to the Yankees with a .245 career batting average.
  — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 11 July 2022
• Lux had the team’s fourth-highest batting average (.276) last season and was being asked to help compensate for the loss of Trea Turner.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024