1. What is Batting Average?

Batting average (BA) is a statistic in baseball that measures a batter's success rate in achieving a hit during an at bat. It is calculated by dividing the number of hits by the number of at bats.

2. How Does the Calculator Work?

The calculator uses the standard batting average formula:

Where:

• \( BA \) — Batting average (dimensionless)
• \( H \) — Hits (dimensionless)
• \( AB \) — At bats (dimensionless)

Explanation: The result is typically rounded to three decimal places and displayed without a leading zero (e.g., .300 instead of 0.300).

3. Importance of Batting Average

Details: Batting average is one of the oldest and most traditional statistics in baseball. While modern analytics have introduced more comprehensive metrics, BA remains a fundamental measure of hitting performance.

4. Using the Calculator

Tips: Enter the number of hits and at bats as whole numbers. At bats must be greater than zero, and hits cannot exceed at bats.

5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: What is considered a good batting average?
A: In Major League Baseball, .300 is considered excellent, .250 is average, and below .200 is poor.

Q2: What's excluded from at bats?
A: Walks, hit-by-pitches, sacrifices, and catcher's interference are not counted as at bats.

Q3: Why is batting average displayed without a leading zero?
A: This is a traditional baseball convention dating back to newspaper box scores where space was limited.

Q4: What's the highest possible batting average?
A: The theoretical maximum is 1.000 (a hit every at bat), though in practice this is extremely rare over any significant number of at bats.

Q5: How does batting average differ from on-base percentage?
A: On-base percentage includes walks and hit-by-pitches, while batting average only considers hits per at bat.