batting average
nounDefinition of batting average
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The strong arms and solid defense has helped since the Missions entered Sunday 12th in batting average (.267) across the PCL. — Alex Miller, ExpressNews.com, "Pitching staff carrying Missions into final month of season," 5 Aug. 2019 Five of his players rank in the top 15 in batting average in the Pioneer League, with outfielder Brenton Doyle pacing Grand Junction at .364. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Grand Junction Rockies update: Brenton Doyle bounces back from broken cheekbone, three standout bullpen arms and more," 23 Aug. 2019 Choi, a sophomore catcher, had a .381 batting average (48 for 126) with 36 runs batted in, 32 runs scored, nine doubles and four home runs. — Vincent Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "Looking Back: Conference titles highlight 2018-2019 campaign for Glendale Community College," 9 Aug. 2019 And Marco Hernandez, a lefthander hitter but one with a .325 overall batting average coming into the night, was due to hit. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "Rick Porcello struggles, Red Sox tumble again to Phillies," 21 Aug. 2019 Patterson was 2-0 with one unearned run in 23⅔ innings while limiting opponents to a .104 batting average in July. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs pitching prospect Brailyn Marquez promoted to Class A Myrtle Beach," 7 Aug. 2019 In fact, from the fourth through ninth innings of the two games, A’s hitters were a combined 2 for 37, for a microscopic .054 batting average. — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, "Takeaways: Oakland A’s pitchers, sluggers hit slump at same time in loss to Texas Rangers," 26 July 2019 That’s a steal considering the 35-year-old Kendrick has turned out to be the Nats’ Mr. Clutch, with a team-leading .326 batting average and 12 home runs as of July 19. — Thomas Heath, Washington Post, "Picking stocks, like picking ballplayers, can get complicated," 19 July 2019 Wolters leads all full-time National League catchers with a .289 batting average this year and has recorded 25 RBIs while playing Gold Glove-caliber defense behind the dish. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Tony Wolters announced as Rockies’ recipient of 2019 Heart and Hustle Award," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'batting average.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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