Hitting Average (Noun)
Meaning
(baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat; "Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The hitting average is one of the most widely followed statistics in baseball, and fans love to debate who has the highest one.
- Ted Williams once had a hitting average above .400, a feat rarely achieved in professional baseball.
- Rookie players often have a high hitting average but tend to decline as pitchers get more experience.
- Hitting average is a measure of a batter's performance, calculated by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official times at bat.
- The team's hitting average tanked after their star player went on the injured list, a significant drop from their usual performance.