Batting Average

The batting average (Eng. about: batting average ) is the most well-known statistics to describe the offensive power of a player in baseball.

To calculate the batting average (abbreviated AVG) is the number of valid punches by the batsman ( " batter " ) has reached at least the first base ( "hits" ) divided by the total number of impact tests in which the batter either a hit is successful, it has been made ​​in the attempt to reach first base, or just due to a failure of the Defense ( "Error") has reached the first base ( "At Bats "). The result is a relative frequency and is always between 0 and 1

To represent the batting average, three decimal places behind a dot ( decimal point in the Anglo- American world, especially in the U.S. ) is written (for example: .286 ). Exception to this is a batting average of 1, to be written 1000. A batting average of .286, thus means that a batter was successful in 28.6 % of its impact tests.

One of the biggest criticisms of the batting average for imaging the offensive power of a player is that the player's ability, good ( " strikes" ) and bad throws ( " ball " ) to distinguish the pitcher ( pitcher ), and so with a walk the first base reach, remains unconsidered. In addition, the batting average rated all hits equally, no matter how good they were and how many bases the player could Walk consequently, that ignores the impact of the batter. These values ​​are displayed in the on- base percentage (OBP ) and slugging percentage in the ( SLG).