1. What is Batting Average?

Batting average (BA) 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:

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

Explanation: The result is typically displayed as a decimal rounded to three places (e.g., .300 indicates the batter gets a hit 30% of the time).

3. Importance of Batting Average

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

4. Using the Calculator

Tips: Enter whole numbers for hits and at bats. At bats must be greater than 0, and hits cannot exceed at bats.

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: How is batting average different from on-base percentage?
A: BA only counts hits per at bat, while OBP includes walks and hit-by-pitches in its calculation.

Q3: Why is batting average displayed without a leading zero?
A: This is a baseball tradition - .300 is displayed instead of 0.300.

Q4: 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.

Q5: Does batting average count walks?
A: No, walks are not counted in either hits or at bats for batting average calculations.