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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Aaron Judge, the 2024 AL MVP, is chasing history with a near .400 batting average.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The 23-year-old Sanabria entered the week leading the Double-A Texas League with a .326 batting average, a win for Padres organization who spent a mere $50,000 on him nearly three years ago as an 18th-round shot in the dark.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
The team’s batting average stands at .225 heading into Monday and the team’s on-base percentage is considerably lower over last year at .287.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The 29-year-old entered Friday with a .198 batting average with five home runs and a .600 OPS after signing a seven-year, $182 million contract this offseason, the largest deal in franchise history.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The 23-year-old Sanabria entered the week leading the Double-A Texas League with a .326 batting average, a win for Padres organization who spent a mere $50,000 on him nearly three years ago as an 18th-round shot in the dark.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
The team’s batting average stands at .225 heading into Monday and the team’s on-base percentage is considerably lower over last year at .287.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The 29-year-old entered Friday with a .198 batting average with five home runs and a .600 OPS after signing a seven-year, $182 million contract this offseason, the largest deal in franchise history.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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