1. What is Batting Average?

Batting average (AVG) is a statistic in baseball that measures a batter's success rate at 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 batting average formula:

Where:

• \( hits \) — Number of successful hits
• \( at\_bats \) — Number of official at bats

Explanation: The formula gives the ratio of hits to at bats, representing the batter's probability of getting a hit in any given at bat.

3. Importance of Batting Average

Details: Batting average is one of the oldest and most traditional statistics in baseball, used to evaluate a batter's performance. While modern analytics have introduced more comprehensive metrics, AVG remains a fundamental measure of hitting ability.

4. Using the Calculator

Tips: Enter the number of hits and at bats as whole numbers. At bats must be greater than zero for a valid calculation. The result is typically displayed to three decimal places (e.g., .300).

5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: What is considered a good batting average?
A: In Major League Baseball, .300 is considered excellent, .250-.299 is average, 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: The theoretical maximum is 1.000 (a hit every at bat), though this is extremely rare over any significant number of at bats.

Q4: 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 bats.

Q5: Why is batting average displayed without a leading zero?
A: This is a baseball tradition - .300 is written instead of 0.300, as all batting averages fall between .000 and 1.000.