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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Sosa finished his big league career with a .273 batting average and 609 homers — currently ninth on the career list.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
Uecker was best known as a colorful comedian and broadcaster whose sense of humor and self-deprecating style earned him fame and affection beyond his .200 batting average.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Tucker brings a career .274 batting average, with 135 doubles, 16 triples, 125 homers, and 417 RBIs in 2,561 plate appearances, covering 633 Astros games.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Over two seasons with San Francisco, Conforto had a .238 batting average and .740 OPS with 35 home runs and 124 RBIs.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
Uecker was best known as a colorful comedian and broadcaster whose sense of humor and self-deprecating style earned him fame and affection beyond his .200 batting average.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Tucker brings a career .274 batting average, with 135 doubles, 16 triples, 125 homers, and 417 RBIs in 2,561 plate appearances, covering 633 Astros games.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Over two seasons with San Francisco, Conforto had a .238 batting average and .740 OPS with 35 home runs and 124 RBIs.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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