How to Calculate a Batting Average
Batting average is the oldest and one of the most important statistics used in baseball.
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Instructions
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Add up your hits.
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Add up your at bats. At bats include every time you hit safely or hit into an out, including a strike out. Getting on base by an error or fielder's choice is considered an out. A Sacrifice, walk or hit by pitch is not counted as a hit or an out.
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Divide your hits by your at bats.
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Round off the number to the third decimal place. For example, .33051 is .331.
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Tips & Warnings
A walk or a hit by pitch will not hurt your batting average but will increase your on-base percentage.
If you hit safely but are out trying to get an extra base on the same play, it is still considered a hit.
Batting average is not as important for a leadoff hitter as on-base percentage is.
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GIGGLES41MORE
Jul 19, 2007
DOES AN OUT ON A FLY BALL COUNT TOWARDS TOTAL HITS? i'M SLOW AND JUST LEARNING. HELP -
Aug 21, 2006
Ask someone to ask you questions like "What's your average if you are 3 for 9?" It will help you get better at learning batting average. Save the question "What's your average if you are 16 for 40," for last.
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Aug 21, 2006
Ask someone to ask you questions like "What's your average if you are 3 for 9?" It will help you get better at learning batting average. Save the question "What's your average if you are 16 for 40," for last.
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Nov 22, 2005
In the juiced-ball, juiced-batter era, it should be noted that Ty Cobb's lifetime average is now the only statistical batting record that will never be broken.
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Nov 22, 2005
In the juiced-ball, juiced-batter era, it should be noted that Ty Cobb's lifetime average is now the only statistical batting record that will never be broken.
