When you listen to baseball sportscasters, you will often hear terms such as"Batting Average(AVG)" or "Earned Run Average (ERA)", "Slugging Percentage(SLG)" , and others... They are the Baseball Statistics that are designed to more accurately evaluate a player's ability in the field and predict future performance. Most of all they help players to perform better by helping them to better understand their strengths & weaknesses and to compare their skills with those of other players.
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Item |
Content |
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Baseball Term |
BA |
What It Means | Batting Average(same as Average Hitting) |
Type | Batting Statistic |
Data Required | Total number of hits(H), Number of times at bats(AB) |
How to Compute | (H / AB) |
Example | Derek Jeter, one of the most popular of the NY Yankees, has 510 at bats so far with 162 base hits. His AVG is recorded as .318. |
Analysis | Helps to predict the probability of a batter reaching base safely and his ability to advance runners. However, base hits do not always score runs. (Sabermetrics statistics are better at teasing out this information.) Any player with a BA over .300 is considered a "GOOD" hitter. A player with a BA below .250 is typically rated "NOT GOOD" as a batter. |
*Disclaimer: We do not purport to be baseball experts. However, we have conducted research into baseball history and statistics by consulting several well-known baseball References. We have also consulted several knowledgeable baseball enthusiasts to support the information presented here.