Batting Average Calculator
3 hits in 10 at-bats gives a .300 batting average. This batting average calculator divides hits by at-bats to get AVG, shown in the traditional three-decimal format used on baseball and softball scoreboards. It works for any level of play, from Little League to the pros.
Quick answer
Batting average is hits divided by at-bats, rounded to three decimal places.
What this tells you
- •Batting average is hits divided by at-bats, rounded to three decimal places.
- •The result drops the leading zero, so .300 means a hit in 30% of official at-bats.
- •Walks, hit-by-pitches, and sacrifice flies do not count as at-bats and do not change batting average.
How to Use
- 1Enter the total hits.
- 2Enter the total official at-bats, not total plate appearances.
- 3Calculate to see AVG in the traditional .XXX format along with the decimal value and outs.
How It Works
Formula
AVG = Hits / At-Bats
Example: 3 hits / 10 at-bats = .300Divide total hits by total at-bats to get a decimal between 0 and 1, then round to three places. Baseball and softball scoreboards write that decimal without the leading zero, so .300 is read as "three hundred" and means a hit in 3 out of every 10 official at-bats.
Calculation note: values are processed in the order shown above, using the current input units.
Worked Examples
A solid everyday hitter
3 / 10 = 0.300, which reads as a .300 batting average, a strong mark at most levels.
A rounded repeating decimal
1 / 3 = 0.3333..., which rounds to three decimal places as .333.
A hitless game
0 / 4 = 0.000. A batting average always shows three digits, even at zero.
Common mistakes
- Using total plate appearances instead of official at-bats, which excludes walks, hit-by-pitches, sacrifices, and catcher's interference
- Forgetting that batting average always rounds to three decimal places, so 1/3 displays as .333, not .3333
- Confusing batting average with on-base percentage, which adds walks and hit-by-pitches to both the numerator and denominator