Batting Average Definition
noun
A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks, sacrifices, times hit by a pitch, or times interfered with by the catcher.
American Heritage
In baseball, a figure expressing the average batting efficiency of a player or team, figured by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official at-bats.
Webster's New World
The average level of competence or success reached by a person in any activity.
Webster's New World
(cricket) A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
Wiktionary
(baseball) A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter; equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.
Jones has a .279 batting average.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- hitting average
Other Word Forms of Batting Average
Noun
Singular:
batting average
Plural:
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