1. What is Batting Average?

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

2. How Does the Calculator Work?

The calculator uses the batting average formula:

Where:

• \( Hits \) — Number of successful hits
• \( At\ Bats \) — Number of official at bats

Explanation: The result is typically rounded to three decimal places and read as if it were a thousandths number (e.g., .300 is "three hundred").

3. Importance of Batting Average

Details: Batting average is one of the oldest and most traditional statistics used to evaluate a batter's performance, though modern analytics now consider it alongside other metrics.

4. Using the Calculator

Tips: Enter your total hits and at bats. At bats must be greater than zero. The result will be displayed as a decimal between .000 and 1.000.

5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: What is considered a good batting average?
A: In Major League Baseball, .300 is considered excellent, .270-.299 is good, and below .250 is below average.

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

Q3: What's the highest possible batting average?
A: 1.000 (a hit every at bat), though this is extremely rare over any significant number of at bats.

Q4: How does batting average compare to on-base percentage?
A: Batting average only counts hits, while on-base percentage includes all ways of reaching base (including walks).

Q5: Why is batting average sometimes criticized?
A: It doesn't account for power (extra base hits) or walks, and gives equal weight to all hits.