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.
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Informal. a degree of achievement or accomplishment in any activity.
Etymology
Origin of batting average
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Now he leads the defending City Section champions with a .412 batting average.
From Los Angeles Times
Senior Reagan Beck has been leading the hitting attack with 12 hits and a .571 batting average.
From Los Angeles Times
“There wasn’t a 3 at the start of my batting average last year, and that irks me,” Freeman said last week.
From Los Angeles Times
He finished the season with a .266 batting average and 22 home runs, career lows for him.
From Los Angeles Times
"I've been playing cricket for the last 12 years. I've got a terrible batting average, so I hope that improves," he tells us.
From BBC
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