batting average
Hits per attempt
Batting average is a statistic measuring a batter's success rate in baseball and similar sports, calculated by dividing hits by at-bats.
A .300 average is considered excellent; .200 is poor.
Figuratively, batting average refers to any success rate: What's your batting average with job applications?
To raise or lower one's batting average is to improve or worsen one's track record.
Powerful baseball batter
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
inning · single · double · triple · bunt · cleanup · leadoff · walk
Proportion out of hundred
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- hitsBlows or successes
- at-batsOfficial offensive opportunities
slugging · OPS · analytics · metric · ranking · decimal · points · baseline
Extended period of decline
- streakUnbroken series
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- MVPBest player award
- all-starExceptionally talented performer
phenom · powerhouse · rally · walk-off · grand slam · career · season · improvement
History of performance
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- hit rateFrequency of successful attempts
accuracy · effectiveness · win rate · conversion rate · score · record · results
slugger
Powerful baseball batter
strikeout · inning · single · double · triple · bunt · cleanup · leadoff · walk · outfield
percentage
Proportion out of hundred
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- hitsBlows or successes
at-bats · slugging · OPS · analytics · metric · ranking · decimal · points · baseline · comparison
slump
Extended period of decline
all-star · phenom · powerhouse · rally · walk-off · grand slam · career · season · improvement · decline
track record
History of performance
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
hit rate · accuracy · effectiveness · win rate · conversion rate · score · record · results
- baseball statsERA, RBI, OPS, home runs, strikeouts
- Triple CrownSecretariat, Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Omaha, Kentucky Derby
- sports analyticssabermetrics, Moneyball, performance metrics, analytics, WAR
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- athlete profilesname, age, height, team, position
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field