- batting average
- noun Date: 1867 1. a ratio (as a rate per thousand) of base hits to official times at bat for a baseball player 2. a record of achievement or accomplishment
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batting average — ☆ batting average n. 1. 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: see AT BAT 2. Informal the average level of competence or… … English World dictionary
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batting average — noun 1. (baseball) a measure of a batter s performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat (Freq. 2) Ted Williams once had a batting average above .400 • Syn: ↑hitting average • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
batting average — UK [ˈbætɪŋ ˌæv(ə)rɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms batting average : singular batting average plural batting averages the average number of runs (= points) that a cricket player scores after playing in a number of games … English dictionary
Batting average — Lexique du cricket Le cricket est un sport qui dispose d un lexique complexe : les termes techniques et expressions qu on y emploie de manière spécifique sont nombreux[1]. Sommaire : Haut A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q … Wikipédia en Français
Batting Average — A statistical measure used to measure an investment manager s ability to meet or beat an index. Batting average is calculated by dividing the number of days (or months, quarters, etc.) in which the manager beats or matches the index by the total… … Investment dictionary
batting average — 1. 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… … Universalium
batting average — noun a) 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. Jones has … Wiktionary
batting average — {n. phr.} Degree of accomplishment (originally used as a baseball term). * /Dr. Grace has a great batting average with her heart transplant operations./ … Dictionary of American idioms
batting average — {n. phr.} Degree of accomplishment (originally used as a baseball term). * /Dr. Grace has a great batting average with her heart transplant operations./ … Dictionary of American idioms
