Batting Average Calculator
Quickly turn game stats into a clean batting average
Batting average FAQ for baseball and cricket
How is baseball batting average calculated?
In baseball, batting average is hits divided by official at-bats. If a player has 35 hits in 120 at-bats, you divide 35 by 120 to get 0.2917, then round to three decimals and write it as .292. Walks, hit-by-pitch and sacrifice bunts are not at-bats, so they don’t enter the calculation.
How is cricket batting average calculated?
In cricket, batting average is runs scored divided by times out. If a batter scores 455 runs across 10 dismissals, the average is 455 ÷ 10 = 45.50. Not-out innings do not add to the dismissal count, which is why long not-out stretches can push a cricket average upward.
Why do baseball and cricket averages look different?
Baseball averages are written as a three-decimal fraction of at-bats, like .250 or .315, and typically fall between about .150 and .400. Cricket averages are written as runs per dismissal, such as 32.40 or 54.25, and can vary a lot depending on format, role and conditions. The calculator formats each sport in the way players and scorecards expect.
What counts as “good” in each sport?
In many modern pro baseball leagues, a full-season average around .300 is considered excellent, around .250 is solid, and below about .200 is often seen as struggling. In cricket, anything above about 40 over a long career in top-level cricket is usually strong for a specialist batter, but standards vary by era and format. Always look at league context and role, not just the number.
Why doesn’t baseball batting average include walks or HBP?
Baseball batting average is an older stat focused on balls put in play for hits or outs. Because walks and hit-by-pitch are not counted as at-bats, they never enter the formula. That’s why modern analysis leans on other numbers like on-base percentage (OBP) and slugging percentage (SLG) as well.
Does this tool handle not-outs perfectly for cricket?
This calculator follows the basic runs ÷ times out definition. To handle every edge case (innings with retire hurt, various formats, partial scorecards) you still need a full cricket scorebook. For everyday use, typing total runs and dismissals here gives you the same basic average you would see on most stat pages.
How do I share these numbers with a player or coach?
Use Copy summary to grab a short text block with the inputs and batting average, then paste it into a message, scouting note or spreadsheet. It saves you from re-typing numbers from the calculator into your own docs.
How to use this batting average calculator with your scorebook
This page is meant to be a quick helper for scorekeepers, coaches, players and fans. You choose baseball or cricket, plug in the basic box-score stats, and get a batting average formatted the way players in that sport are used to seeing it.
1. Pick the sport first
Start by selecting Baseball or Cricket. The labels under the number fields change so you are always clear whether you are entering at-bats and hits or runs and times out. If you change the sport later, just double-check that the numbers still match the new labels.
2. Enter the right stats for baseball
In baseball mode the fields become Official at-bats and Hits. Use official box-score values from a single sample: one game, a series or a whole season. Leave walks, hit-by-pitch and sacrifice bunts out of the at-bat total so the math matches how scorebooks and stat sites report batting average.
3. Enter the right stats for cricket
In cricket mode the fields become Runs scored and Times out. Add up runs from your innings and count how many times the batter was dismissed. Not-out innings don’t increase the “times out” number, which is why a batter can build up a high average with a mix of big scores and not-outs.
4. Read the average in the right format
When you hit Calculate batting average, you’ll see:
- Baseball: a three-decimal average like .275.
- Cricket: a two-decimal average like 45.50, representing runs per dismissal.
This makes it easy to sanity-check what you see in your own scorebook or on a stat site and to explain the number to players who are still learning how averages work.
5. Copy the summary for notes or reports
If you are building a report, scouting sheet or coaching plan, tap Copy summary and paste the output into your doc. That avoids re-typing the key numbers and keeps the wording consistent across players and games.
In both sports, treat batting average as one piece of the puzzle. Power, on-base skill, strike rate, fielding and game context all matter as much or more than a single average when you are judging performance over time.
How the batting average math works for each sport
The calculator uses the standard formulas for baseball and cricket batting averages and formats the answer so it looks familiar to anyone who reads box scores or player stat pages.
1. Baseball: hits ÷ official at-bats
The baseball calculation is:
Batting average (baseball) = hits ÷ at-bats
The result is a decimal between 0 and 1, rounded to three decimals and written without a leading zero. For example, 35 hits in 120 at-bats is 35 ÷ 120 = 0.2917, rounded to .292.
2. Cricket: runs ÷ times out
The cricket calculation is:
Batting average (cricket) = runs ÷ times out
If a batter scores 455 runs across 10 dismissals, their average is 455 ÷ 10 = 45.50. Not-out innings don’t increase the “times out” number, which is why a long run of not-outs can push a player’s average higher even if the total runs stay the same.
3. Why this tool shows different formats
Baseball fans expect averages like .250, .287 or .321; cricket fans expect 23.45, 39.80 or 54.10. This calculator uses three decimals and no leading zero in baseball mode and two decimals with a leading number in cricket mode to match those expectations.
4. Rough ranges and context
The same raw number can mean very different things in different environments. A .260 hitter in a low-offence baseball league might be a key contributor, while a .260 in a high-offence era might be closer to average. Likewise, a cricket average over 40 in top-level long-format cricket is usually impressive, but averages can be much higher in some limited-overs formats. Always read batting average alongside league averages and strike rate or slugging-style stats.
This page keeps the math transparent so that if you prefer, you can always double-check the numbers by hand: divide, round and format the way your sport expects.
References and further reading on batting average
These resources explain how batting average is defined and used in each sport:
- MLB.com — Batting Average glossary — defines baseball batting average as hits divided by at-bats and explains which plate appearances count.
- Wikipedia — Batting average (baseball) — gives historical context, typical value ranges and limitations of batting average in modern analysis.
- Wikipedia — Batting average (cricket) — describes how cricket batting average is calculated from runs and dismissals and how it differs by format.
Use these if you want to dig deeper into scoring rules or sabermetrics while this calculator handles the everyday arithmetic for you.