Enter a player's Hits and At-Bats into the Batting Average Calculator to get their batting average (BA) instantly. You'll also see a performance rating so you know exactly how that average stacks up — whether you're tracking a Little League player or a Major League star.
Batting Average
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Performance Rating
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Hits
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At-Bats
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Outs (At-Bats − Hits)
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Batting average (BA) is one of baseball's most fundamental statistics. It measures how often a batter gets a hit per official at-bat and is expressed as a three-digit decimal (e.g., .290). A higher average indicates a more consistent and skilled hitter.
Batting average is calculated by dividing the number of hits by the number of official at-bats: BA = Hits ÷ At-Bats. For example, a player with 87 hits in 300 at-bats has a batting average of .290.
An official at-bat is recorded when a batter reaches base via a hit, is put out, or reaches base on an error. Walks (base on balls), hit-by-pitches, sacrifice bunts, and sacrifice flies are NOT counted as official at-bats and should not be included in this calculator.
In Major League Baseball, a batting average of .300 or above is considered excellent and marks a player as one of the better hitters in the league. An average around .270–.299 is solid, .250–.269 is average, and anything below .200 is considered poor. The all-time single-season record is Nap Lajoie's .426 in 1901.
Not in the modern era. The last player to hit .400 in a full MLB season was Ted Williams in 1941 (.406). Since then, no player has managed to sustain a .400 average over a full season, making it one of baseball's most coveted and elusive achievements.
No. Walks (base on balls), hit-by-pitches, sacrifice bunts, and sacrifice flies are excluded from the batting average calculation. Only official at-bats are counted. This is why on-base percentage (OBP) is often used alongside batting average to give a fuller picture of a hitter's value.
Batting average only counts hits divided by official at-bats. On-base percentage (OBP) is a broader stat that also includes walks, hit-by-pitches, and other ways a batter reaches base. OBP is generally considered a better measure of a batter's overall contribution to an offense.
This calculator is designed for baseball batting average (Hits ÷ At-Bats). Cricket batting average is calculated differently — it equals total runs scored divided by the number of times the batsman was dismissed. The formula and context differ significantly between the two sports.