batting average
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Smith's Test batting average has dipped below 40 and he needs to avoid developing a habit for maddening modes of dismissal.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Phillies’ team batting average is the fourth-lowest in the NL, and only two teams have struck out more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He runs one of baseball’s lowest walk rates, turning an elite batting average into a merely very good on-base percentage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
World Cup group stage for a historic .846 batting average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
During the first half of the season, Babe Ruth hits for a higher batting average than Lou Gehrig.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
