A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter; equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name
The statistic obtained by dividing a player's number of hits by the player's number of official at-bats Refer to the statistics page for the proper formula to calculate this statistic
The number of hits divided by the number of at bats Expressed to three decimal places- 300 means three hits in every 10 at bat; 400 has not been achieved in MLB play for years
The batting average of an individual player is calculated by dividing base hits by at-bats (AB) Walks, hit-by-pitch, and sacrifice hits are not counted as an official at-bat
(baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12
Hits divided by at bats Has been calculated the same way since its first appearance in 1874, though the definition of "hits" and "at bats" varied until 1888
The old chestnut of baseball hitting stats that some baseball fans (and players) can calculate to six decimal places No longer considered to be the ultimate indicator of a hitter's value, it nevertheless is still used for such a purpose in spite of the efforts of sabermetrics See Isolated Power, On Base Percentage, On-Base Plus Slugging, Offensive Index, Runs Created, Secondary Average, Extrapolated Wins