Baseball statistics
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Baseball statistics collect a variety of metrics used to evaluate player and team performance in the sport of baseball.
1911 baseball card showing Jake Daubert, his statistics, and statistics for Nap Rucker.
Batting average (baseball)
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In baseball, batting average is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal: A player with a batting avera
Top batting averages for the 1877 season, as published in The Buffalo Sunday Morning News— Deacon White led the league
Josh Gibson has the highest major-league career batting average (.371). He is also the most recent player to hit .400 in a season (1943).
Hugh Duffy had a .440 average for the 1894 season.
Fred Schemanske finished his brief major-league career with a 1.000 batting average.