Batting Average
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- Batting average (AVG)
- 0.274864
- Hits per 100 at bats
- 27.486437
- Outs made
- 401
Sport statistics results
| Batting average (AVG) | 0.274864 |
| Hits per 100 at bats | 27.486437 |
| Outs made | 401 |
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- Batting average (AVG)
- 0.274864
- Hits per 100 at bats
- 27.486437
- Outs made
- 401
Formula breakdown
Formula
AVG = H ÷ AB= 0.2748643761302
Note
Simplified model: these are the standard published statistics computed from the numbers you enter. They ignore park factors, opponent strength, playing conditions and league adjustments, so results are indicative only and not an official rating.
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How is batting average calculated?+
Batting average is hits divided by at-bats, typically shown to three decimal places without the leading zero, like .300. Walks, hit-by-pitches, and sacrifices are excluded from at-bats, so they don't affect the average in either direction.
Why isn't a walk counted the same as an at-bat?+
Baseball's statistical tradition treats a walk as a pitcher's failure to throw strikes rather than a batting outcome, so it's excluded from both hits and at-bats. This is why on-base percentage exists separately, to credit the batter for reaching base via a walk.
What's considered a good batting average?+
In modern professional baseball, .300 or higher is generally considered excellent, .250 is roughly average, and anything below .200 is often called the 'Mendoza line,' a threshold of serious offensive struggle.
Why doesn't batting average account for extra-base hits?+
A single and a home run both count as exactly one hit in this formula, so batting average doesn't reward power at all. That's precisely why slugging percentage was developed separately, to weight hits by the number of bases they produce.
Can batting average be misleading on its own?+
Yes, because it ignores walks entirely and treats all hits equally regardless of power, two batters with identical averages can have very different overall offensive value. Modern analysis typically pairs batting average with on-base percentage and slugging percentage for a fuller picture.