Baseball Batting Average Calculator

Work out baseball batting average instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Baseball Batting Average Calculator

Batting average is hits divided by at bats, reported to three decimal places, with walks and sacrifices excluded from at bats entirely. Because at bats exclude walks, a patient hitter is not penalised in average, which is one reason on-base percentage tells a fuller story.

Formula

Batting average

AVG = hits / at bats

Worked example

With the default values below, Baseball Batting Average Calculator returns Batting average of 0.3055. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Hitsminimum 0: 168
At batsminimum 1: 550

Results

Batting average: 0.3055
At bats without a hit: 382
Hits per 100 at bats: 30.55
Extra hits to raise it 5 points: 3

Step by step

1Values used
2Batting average
3Batting average= 0.3055
4At bats without a hit= 382
5Hits per 100 at bats= 30.55
6Extra hits to raise it 5 points= 3

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 4 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Baseball Batting Average figure worked out?

AVG = hits / at bats. Batting average is hits divided by at bats, reported to three decimal places, with walks and sacrifices excluded from at bats entirely.

Why does this matter?

Because at bats exclude walks, a patient hitter is not penalised in average, which is one reason on-base percentage tells a fuller story.

What do I need to enter?

Enter hits, at bats. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.