"batting average" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-batting average.ogg [Australia] Forms: batting averages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} batting average (plural batting averages)
  1. (cricket) A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out. Categories (topical): Cricket Translations (cricket, baseball): moyenne au bâton [feminine] (French), moyenne à la batte [feminine] (French), 打率 (daritsu) (Japanese), 타율 (tayul) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-batting_average-en-noun-YhTepozS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket, baseball': 56 44
  2. (baseball) A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter; equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name. Categories (topical): Baseball Derived forms: batting average on balls in play
    Sense id: en-batting_average-en-noun-z~rSpKIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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