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Batting Average

BA=HABBA=HAB
(H)number of hits
(AB)number of at bats

The Batting Average calculator computes the batting average based on the number of hits and at bats.

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:

  • (H) Number of hits
  • (AB) Number of at bats

Batting Average (BA): The calculator returns the batting average.

The Math / Science

The Batting Average in baseball is defined as the number of hits divided by at bats. It is usually reported to 3 decimal places and read without the decimal: A player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred." A point (or percentage point) is understood to be .001. If necessary to break ties, batting averages could be taken to more than three decimal places. The Batting Average formula is: 

     BA = H/(AB)

where:

  • BA = player or team's batting average
  • H = number of hits (times reached base because of a batted, fair ball without error in the defense)
  • AB = number of at bats (plate appearances, not including bases on balls, being hit by pitch, sacrifices, interference, or obstruction)
    /attachments/425594b2-4919-11e6-9770-bc764e2038f2/Cobb_jackson.jpgTy Cobb and Joe Jackson

Batting Average Leaders:

  • Tedd Williams .406 in 1941 (.344 career)
  • Ty Cobb .366 career
  • Rogers Hornsby .358 career
  • Shoeless Joe Jackson .356 career


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References

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_average and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_statistics)