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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Workman impressed in spring training to the tune of a .365 batting average and 1.125 OPS.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Ben Rice led off the game with a home run on the first pitch, and Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s sacrifice fly in the sixth scored Aaron Judge, who went 4-for-4 with a double to push his batting average to .411.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Playing his first game against his former team, Willy Adames scored from first on Lee’s triple but finished hitless in four at-bats as his batting average sank back below .200, to .194.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Through four starts this season, Meyer has a 2.63 ERA over 24 innings while striking out 27 batters, walking seven and holding opponents to a .222 batting average.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Ben Rice led off the game with a home run on the first pitch, and Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s sacrifice fly in the sixth scored Aaron Judge, who went 4-for-4 with a double to push his batting average to .411.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Playing his first game against his former team, Willy Adames scored from first on Lee’s triple but finished hitless in four at-bats as his batting average sank back below .200, to .194.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Through four starts this season, Meyer has a 2.63 ERA over 24 innings while striking out 27 batters, walking seven and holding opponents to a .222 batting average.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for batting average
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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