- batting average - (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat
--1 is a kind of percentage, percent, per centum, pct
- batting average - (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"
--2 is a kind of proportion, proportionality
- batting average - (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"