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batting average
noun as in batter's performance measure
Example Sentences
The following year, he set career highs in almost every batting category and ranked third in batting average.
That is roughly what my batting average would have been, or yours.
Their batting average is the number of hits they got divided by four times the number of games they played.
The irony in all of this was that it was not mathematically impressive that a baseball player of Trout’s skill was able to produce a batting average that matched the number of games played.
The way the question was worded — asking for the greatest number of games rather than the greatest possible batting average — technically allowed for answers greater than 1,000.
“Some people worry about our batting average,” he told the crowd of activists.
He dominated hitters, posting the top numbers in ERA, strikeout-to-walk, and the batting average of opposing hitters.
His career batting average is .313 with 3,304 hits, five Golden Gloves, and an equal number of World Series rings.
The next best batting average belongs to Republican Bill Frist and Democrat Mike Mansfield at 63 percent.
“Last year the team had a general batting average of .267,” chimed in Dick.
He knows when he begins a season or starts on a trip that he will make a good batting average.
To be a success, you need only make a good batting average in your opportunities to sell.
Prizes are given for cricket: one for the best batting average, and one for bowling.
He could tell you the batting average of every player in the big leagues for ten years back.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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