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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But Bellinger contributed to a team-wide trend that had the Cubs underperforming at home and finished the season with a .266 batting average, 18 home runs and 78 RBIs in 130 games.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Freeman finished the regular season with a .282 batting average, 22 home runs and 89 RBIs.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
That’s eight home runs in 41 plate appearances, producing an ungodly slash line of a .389 batting average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.111 slugging percentage.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Goldschmidt, the Face of the Franchise, was National League MVP in 2013 but his batting average and home run totals have decreased three years in a row.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Freeman finished the regular season with a .282 batting average, 22 home runs and 89 RBIs.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
That’s eight home runs in 41 plate appearances, producing an ungodly slash line of a .389 batting average, .463 on-base percentage and 1.111 slugging percentage.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Goldschmidt, the Face of the Franchise, was National League MVP in 2013 but his batting average and home run totals have decreased three years in a row.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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