batting average
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She played center field for the Hampton University softball team and where she posted a career batting average of .225 with 34 hits, 24 runs and 16 RBIs over two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
His career batting average to that point was .000—he went 0 for 12 in a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Over the last six seasons, he hit a total of 13 home runs, and his batting average never exceeded .240.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
He ranked among MLB’s worst hitters over the past two seasons, posting a dismal .211 batting average and .595 on-base-plus slugging percentage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
