Stat of the Week: Batting Average (AVG or BA)

Batting average is a measure of a hitter’s performance, and is calculated by dividing a player’s hits by their total at-bats, over a period of time. Batting averages can range from .000 (NO hits in all at-bats) and 1.000 (a hit in EVERY at-bat). In the absence of walks, reaching a base on errors, or being hit by a pitch, a hitter with a .300 batting average gets a hit 30% of the time they come to the plate. Take any batting average (.350, .105, .446) and multiply it by 100 to get the statistic as a percentage (35%, 10.5%, 44.6%).

The MLB average batting average for the 2019 season was .252, and the batting average leader of the 2019 season was Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox; .335 in 498 at-bats (AB).