Baseball term; the ratio of hits to official at-bats, typically expressed as a three-digit decimal.
His batting average this season is over .300.
A player with a high batting average is valuable to the team.
His batting average was .325.
He said he wants to raise his batting average in the second half of the season.
His batting average ranked 3rd in the league.
打率 is a hitting statistic for batters, whereas 防御率 (ERA) is a pitching statistic, so the two are easily mixed up despite both being expressed as decimals.
打力 refers to a batter's overall hitting strength or power, while 打率 is the specific statistic of batting average (hits divided by at-bats).
打率 is a baseball player's batting average, while 勝率 is the overall winning percentage of a team or player across games.
slugging percentage
Compound of 打 (da, 'batting') and 率 (ritsu, 'rate'). A straightforward modern baseball term.