Batting average
WordNet
noun
(1) (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat
(2) (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds
"The salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
- A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter; equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.
- Jones has a .279 batting average.