BATTING AVERAGE Definition & Meaning

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batting average

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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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of batting average¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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He was facing a Giants lineup that ranks 25th in the majors in batting average.

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They tallied a .291 batting average and averaged almost eight runs a game.

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Entering Saturday, they were second in the majors in runs scored, second in OPS and first in batting average.

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Following a rousing ovation, designated hitter Aaron Judge — who upped his batting average to a league-high .398 — loaded the bases on an infield single.

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So far, his trademark splitter has been an effective weapon, yielding just a .158 batting average to opponents while generating whiffs on 35% of swings.

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