1. What is Batting Average?

Batting average is a statistic in baseball that measures a batter's success rate in achieving a hit during an at bat. It is one of the oldest and most traditional metrics for evaluating a hitter's performance.

2. How is Batting Average Calculated?

The batting average is calculated using the following formula:

Where:

• Hits — Number of times the batter reaches base safely
• At Bats — Number of official batting appearances (excluding walks, sacrifices, etc.)

Explanation: The result is typically rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal point (e.g., .300 is "three hundred").

3. Importance of Batting Average

Details: While modern baseball analytics have introduced more comprehensive metrics, batting average remains a fundamental statistic for evaluating a player's hitting ability and is one of three components of the "triple crown" in baseball.

4. Using the Calculator

Tips: Enter the total number of hits and at bats. 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: .300 or higher is excellent, .250-.299 is average, and below .250 is below average in Major League Baseball.

Q2: What's the highest possible batting average?
A: The theoretical maximum is 1.000 (a hit every at bat), though in practice even the best hitters rarely exceed .400 over a full season.

Q3: What doesn't count as an at bat?
A: Walks, hit-by-pitches, sacrifices, and catcher's interference don't count as at bats.

Q4: Why is batting average sometimes criticized?
A: It doesn't account for walks or power hitting (extra base hits), which is why metrics like on-base percentage and slugging percentage are also important.

Q5: How is batting average displayed?
A: It's always displayed as a decimal to three places (e.g., .250) without a leading zero.