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batting average

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of batting average¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Of the nine players in Friday’s lineup, Trout was the only one who finished the game with a batting average below .200.

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Will Smith, off to a blistering start with a team-best .467 batting average, tacked on an RBI single in the fifth.

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The Diamondbacks led baseball last season in runs, batting average and on-base percentage yet missed the playoffs a year after making the World Series.

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For others like Banister, one of 53 players to retire with a 1.000 batting average, there are no regrets.

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Offensively, the team was third worst in the majors in runs and batting average and 27th in slugging percentage.

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batting batting eye

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