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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“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
After Smith made an astonishing 184 in the second Test against India at Edgbaston in July, his batting average stood at almost 59.
From BBC
By the time Archer edged Boland to become the last wicket to fall, his batting average of 33 was England's second-highest behind Root.
From BBC
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