Meanings
nounbatting average (plural batting averages)
plural batting averages
- ball gamesA statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman, equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
- ball gamesA statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter, equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.
Jones has a .279 batting average.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat
Similar
hitting average
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish lyöntisuhde
- lyöntisuhdecricket, baseball
French moyenne au bâton, moyenne à la batte
- moyenne au bâtoncricket, baseball
- moyenne à la battecricket, baseball
Japanese 打率
- 打率 (daritsu)cricket, baseball
Korean 타율
- 타율 (tayul)cricket, baseball
Cite this entry
APA
batting average. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batting%20average
MLA
“batting average.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batting%20average. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batting average,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batting%20average.
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