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Batting average calculator.

Hits over at-bats, graded against the record book — then draft an all-time nine below and let a season prove it.

185 hits in 580 at-bats = .319 — a real .300 season.

AVG = hits ÷ at-bats

Famous single-season averages

  • .440Hugh Duffy · 1894
  • .406Ted Williams · 1941
  • .394Tony Gwynn · 1994
  • .372Ichiro Suzuki · 2004

Hits over at-bats, graded against the record book — then draft an all-time nine below and let a season prove it.

Numbers this good belong on a roster. Draft an all-time nine and run the season.

ROUND 01
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Guess the Player questions

How is batting average calculated?

Divide hits by at-bats. Walks, hit-by-pitches, and sacrifices are not at-bats, so they change nothing here — a 185-for-580 season is .319 no matter how many times the hitter walked.

What is a good batting average?

Around .260 is a typical modern league average, .300 has marked a real hitter for a century, and .350 wins batting titles in almost any era. Nobody has reached .400 since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.

Why do walks not count?

Average only judges what happens when the at-bat ends in a hit or an out. That blind spot is exactly why on-base percentage and OPS exist — they credit the plate appearances average throws away.

What was the highest batting average ever?

Hugh Duffy hit .440 in 1894, the single-season record. In the modern game, Tony Gwynn’s .394 in strike-shortened 1994 is the closest anyone has come to .400 since Williams.

Does this work for softball or a beer league?

Yes — the formula is identical at every level. Enter your hits and at-bats and the math is the same one printed on the back of a baseball card.