what is the range of a good batting average, an average batting average, a superior batting average and a crappy one? i don't understand what they mean, please help!
2007-04-08 15:56:52 · 9 answers · asked by MaryAnn 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
superior - .350 and above
good - .300 ~ .349
average - .250 ~ .299
crappy - .249 and below
They're just decimal values of how often they hit the ball.
2007-04-08 16:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by Kraca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, .300 traditionally has been the mark of a good batting average, and .200 and below has been a poor one. The average batting average (a mouthful) has gone up from .260 to .275 or so in the last several years, so that affects perceptions. A .250 average used to be OK; now it's a little less than that.
A great hitter will be above .330 or so, and .370 or above comes up about once a decade if that (depending on the decade).
One other point: expectations change on position. A catcher or shortstop usually can get away with a lower average, simply because he plays a key defensive position.
2007-04-08 16:08:27 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good average would be .300 - .330 with a superior average being above that. and a crappy one would be below .250
If you want to figure a batting average you take the number of hits divided by the number of at-bats so if you have 35 hits and 122 at-bat your average would be .286
2007-04-08 16:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by hstar_runner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok..Batting averages are based on the number of hits in a given number of at bats..So say in a game a player has 2 at bats and gets 2 hits, for that game his batting avg. would be 1.000%...These stats are compiled over the entire season..A good average in the MLB is upper .200s..So if you hear someone is hitting 298..that means that their batting average is .298 out of a possibly 1.000..Sounds ridiculous I know, but baseball is probably the only sport where being under 50% is a good stat..Not too many players these days get a batting average consistently over .300 for the entire season..But a batting average over .300 I would consider superior..Last season for instance there were only 37 players in the enitre major league with a batting average of .300 or higher..Hope that helps!
2007-04-08 16:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by nicrn27 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batting average is figured by number of hits (reaching base by putting the ball in play) to number of at bats (attempts, walks don't count). A good batting average is between .280-.320, superior would be anything over .320. Average would be .240-.280, crappy is anyhting under .240
2007-04-08 16:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Glen W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batting averages
Above .330 is great >Usually only 4-8 players in all of MLB have a BA over .330 for the season>full time players, that is<
Over .300 is very good > there are usually 20-40 players in all of MLB that hit over .300
between .260 & .270 is a historical average for baseball >This has remained constant for many decades. >The vast majority of MLB players hit between .240 and .290 >to show you how fine a line that is >over 600 at bats the difference between a .240 hitter and a .290 hitter is 30 hits<
A BA of .225 is bad
Below .200 is terrible
2007-04-08 16:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by C_F_45 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
luckily, there are easily stats available, so i do no longer could desire to evaluate or wager. i can work out what the league batting general is, and examine that ordinary. i may additionally look at averages consistent with place... because of the fact specific spots could desire to be extra effective hitters than others.
2016-12-08 21:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
superior- .340 and about
great - .300 - .339
decent .290-.300
bad - below .290
2007-04-11 05:53:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes what they said
2007-04-08 17:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋