How to Use batting average in a Sentence

batting average

noun
  • Three at the front of a batting average means a lot to me.
    — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This could act as a drag on his batting average if not addressed.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • With contact comes hits, and with hits comes batting average.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • His batting average on the road in 24 games.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And if that is tied, the third tiebreaker is the highest team batting average in pool play.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Alonso raised his batting average by 32 points and hit even more home runs this year.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Their batting average is the second worst.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Some veterans see a batting average that starts with a one this time of year and start pressing.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • His batting average in three games with the Pirates.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Is he propped up by high batting averages that distract from his litany of weaknesses?
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Their batting average on balls in play was second-lowest.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The fifth tiebreaker is team batting average.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • His ability to hit home runs and draw walks offset his low batting average.
    — John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • He was named an All-Star for the fifth time and had the best batting average of his career.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • As a team, Venezuela has the fourth-best batting average in this year’s tournament.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
  • For now, the team with the major leagues’ lowest batting average and its fifth-best record is just trying to make its hits count.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • But there’s also no impact on batting average, despite the extra homers.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Their batting average isn't terrible; they are ranked 15th in the league, which is right in the middle.
    — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • That abysmal batting average is a major reason why New York is back in the lottery in the first place.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • There could even be a negative effect on batting average with the new dimensions.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The Angels, who came into the game tied for the worst batting average in the majors, had only five hits.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • His numbers might not jump off the page with just a pair of home runs, but his batting average has climbed steadily after some early struggles.
    — Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Jays led baseball in batting average and contact rate, but that doesn’t mean power doesn’t matter.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The batting average with runners in scoring position went down.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Houston’s offense ranked eighth in the majors in batting average and sixth in slugging against left-handed pitching.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
  • Neither pitcher is getting a lot of strikeouts and both currently have career bests in batting average on balls in play.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • The Reds, the only team with a lower batting average than the Padres, have had 17 thrown against them.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The 27-year-old views batting average as the most important hitting statistic, and his approach backs it up.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The batting average and slugging percentage are the lowest of any 29-game stretch in his career.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The righty has six home runs and, entering the day, led the Padres in batting average and on-base-plus-slugging percentage.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026

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