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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Campbell owns a nine-game hitting streak in that span for Worcester with a .368 batting average and a 1.074 OPS.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Wilson’s batting average dropped from .335 to .312 while getting overtaken by teammate Nick Kurtz as the betting favorite for American League Rookie of the Year.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Bogaerts was 3-for-5 last night, which raised his batting average to .270 for the first time since April 15.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
His batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is an MLB high .411, which means on those balls batters are hitting better than Ted Williams in 1941 when Leiter is on the mound.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Wilson’s batting average dropped from .335 to .312 while getting overtaken by teammate Nick Kurtz as the betting favorite for American League Rookie of the Year.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Bogaerts was 3-for-5 last night, which raised his batting average to .270 for the first time since April 15.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
His batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is an MLB high .411, which means on those balls batters are hitting better than Ted Williams in 1941 when Leiter is on the mound.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 July 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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