batting average

/ˌbædɪŋ ˌævərɪdʒ/

Other forms: batting averages

Definitions of batting average

1. noun

   (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”

   synonyms: hitting average

   type of:

   average

   (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
2. noun

   (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds
   “the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12”

   type of:

   proportion

   the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole