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Walks count as an official plate appearance and are used in determining whether a player has met the minimum number of plate appearances needed to be eligible to win the batting title but are not used in calculating a player's batting average.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo, walks do not factor. They don't count as At Bats and therefore don't affect the batting average. For example: a player is at the plate 4 times; he gets walked twice and has one hit. The two walks don't count as At Bats. He therefore has 1 Hit in 2 AB which, of course, is a .500 BA.
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∙ 16y agoNo. Walks are excluded from determining slugging percentage.
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∙ 13y agono. a walk is a plate appearance
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Does a walk affect a batting average?
Walks are not counted in figuring out Batting Averages. It's basically like you didn't take an at- bat for walks.
Do walks count towards your on base percentage?
Yes, but they don't affect your batting average.
Batting average walks?
No. Walks do not count toward batting average. If you get a walk in your first at bat, you will still be 0-0.
How do you figure Opposing batting average?
Like you do any batting average. Total trips to the plate minus walks and sacrifices divided by hits
Who had the best batting average against Jim palmer?
For batters that had at least 10 plate appearances against Palmer, that was Fran Healy who went 5 for 8 with 4 walks for a .625 batting average. For batters that had at least 20 plate appearances against Palmer, that was Al Oliver who went 11 for 23 for a .478 batting average. For batters that had at least 50 plate appearances against Palmer, that was Doug Griffin who went 17 for 47 with 6 walks for a .362 batting average. For batters that had at least 100 plate appearances against Palmer, that was Rod Carew who when 34 for 95 with 10 walks for a .358 batting average.
What are some variables that effect batting averages of baseball players?
Only two variables affect batting average - hits and at-bats.
Who has the best career batting average of all time?
The highest batting average a player can have is 1.000, which would mean that he would have a hit every time he is at bat. Of course, this wouldn't count the times the batter may have been walked, since walks aren't considered "at-bats" and don't reflect upon his batting average.
How does reach on error affect batting avg?
When a batter reaches on an error, an at bat is charged (since there would have been a put out had the error not occurred), so it will cause a decrease in batting average
How can OPB be lower than BA?
You might see a player's OBP (on base percentage) lower than their batting average for a game or two but there is virtually no chance that it would happen over an entire season as a player would have to have an incredibly higher number of sacrifice flies than total of (walks + hit by pitch). To review ... Batting average is calculated as (hits / at bats). OBP is calculated as (hits + walks + hit by pitch) / (at bats + walks + hit by pitch + sacrifice flies). Example 1: A player has played 2 games and has 8 at bats, 2 hits, 0 walks, 0 hit by pitch, and 1 sacrifice fly. Batting average is .250 (2 / 8). OBP is .222 (2 + 0 + 0) / (8 + 0 + 0 + 1). Example 2: A player has played an entire season and has 500 at bats, 150 hits, 50 walks, and 5 hit by pitch. Batting average is .300 (150 / 500). For the OBP to be lower than the batting average, the player would need 129 sacrifice flies ... (150 + 50 + 5) / (500 + 50 + 5 + 129) = .2997.
What is prince fielders batting average?
Prince Fielder's 2009 batting average was .299 His career average is .284
Who has the highest lifetime batting average in baseball?
Ty Cobb with a .366 batting average
What is mike morgan's batting average?
His lifetime Batting Average is .109, he was 54 for 497.
