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batting average

bat·ting av·er·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bat-ing av-er-ij, av-rij]
    • /ˈbæt ɪŋ ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bat-ing av-er-ij, av-rij]
    • /ˈbæt ɪŋ ˈæv ər ɪdʒ, ˈæv rɪdʒ/

Definitions of batting average words

  • noun batting average in baseball, a figure expressing the average batting efficiency of a player or team, figured by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official at-bats 3
  • noun batting average the average level of competence or success reached by a person in any activity 3
  • noun batting average 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. 1
  • noun batting average Informal. a degree of achievement or accomplishment in any activity. 1
  • noun batting average (cricket) A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out. 0
  • noun batting average (baseball) A 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. 0
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Origin of batting average

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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batting average popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for batting average

noun batting average

  • slugging average — a measure of the effectiveness of a batter in making base hits, obtained by dividing the total bases reached by hitting by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has a slugging average of .550.
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