scoring average

Mean points tally

A scoring average is the mean number of points, goals, or strokes a player achieves per game or round.

In basketball, it's points per game: She led the league with a scoring average of 28.3.

In golf, it's strokes per round, where lower is better.

The statistic allows comparison across players with different numbers of games played.

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