batting average

You had your opportunity as owner, Arte, for many years, but your batting average says it all.

The Dodgers still ranked third in the majors in OPS and seventh in batting average against them.

That was plenty for Snell, who picked apart a Reds offense that ranked just 14th in scoring and 19th in batting average during the regular season.

They rank just 15th in scoring, 20th in batting average and 21st in home runs and slugging percentage.

And a traditional standard of excellence now is an endangered species: the .300 batting average, a popular and easily understood statistic that has been devalued and rendered borderline worthless by baseball’s analytical revolution.