batting average

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noun
  1. Baseball. a measure of the batting ability of a player, obtained by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A player with 100 base hits in 300 times at bat has a batting average of 0.333.

  2. Informal. a degree of achievement or accomplishment in any activity.

Origin of batting average

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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How to use batting average in a sentence

  • He knows when he begins a season or starts on a trip that he will make a good batting average.

    Certain Success | Norval A. Hawkins
  • To be a success, you need only make a good batting average in your opportunities to sell.

    Certain Success | Norval A. Hawkins
  • Prizes are given for cricket: one for the best batting average, and one for bowling.

  • He could tell you the batting average of every player in the big leagues for ten years back.

    What's-His-Name | George Barr McCutcheon