Batting Average Calculator Examples: 3 Player Profiles

July 18, 2026

The same four formulas produce very different-looking stat lines depending on a hitter’s profile. The three examples below run real stat lines through the same math the batting average calculator computes automatically.

Profile 1 — The Contact Hitter

550 AB, 187 H, 45 BB, 3 HBP, 4 SF, 28 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR

A high-average, low-power hitter who puts the bat on the ball often but doesn’t hit for much extra-base power.

AVG = 187 ÷ 550 = .340

OBP = (187 + 45 + 3) ÷ (550 + 45 + 3 + 4)
    = 235 ÷ 602 = .390

Singles = 187 − 28 − 4 − 8 = 147
Total Bases = 147 + (2×28) + (3×4) + (4×8) = 147 + 56 + 12 + 32 = 247
SLG = 247 ÷ 550 = .449

OPS = .390 + .449 = .839

A .340 average with an .839 OPS — an excellent all-around season, driven mostly by AVG and OBP rather than raw power (see what’s a good batting average by level for how this stacks up against MLB benchmarks).

Profile 2 — The Power Hitter

480 AB, 132 H, 55 BB, 2 HBP, 3 SF, 22 2B, 1 3B, 35 HR

A lower batting average but far more extra-base power — the classic profile of a slugger who trades contact rate for damage on contact.

AVG = 132 ÷ 480 = .275

OBP = (132 + 55 + 2) ÷ (480 + 55 + 2 + 3)
    = 189 ÷ 540 = .350

Singles = 132 − 22 − 1 − 35 = 74
Total Bases = 74 + (2×22) + (3×1) + (4×35) = 74 + 44 + 3 + 140 = 261
SLG = 261 ÷ 480 = .544

OPS = .350 + .544 = .894

Despite a batting average 65 points lower than the contact hitter above, this profile posts a nearly identical OPS (.894 vs .839) — a clear illustration of why OPS is generally considered a better single-number gauge of offensive value than AVG alone. Both hitters contribute similarly overall; they just get there in different ways.

Profile 3 — The High-OBP, Low-Power Hitter

500 AB, 140 H, 90 BB, 5 HBP, 2 SF, 18 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR

A patient hitter who rarely chases pitches out of the zone, drawing far more walks than either profile above while hitting for modest power.

AVG = 140 ÷ 500 = .280

OBP = (140 + 90 + 5) ÷ (500 + 90 + 5 + 2)
    = 235 ÷ 597 = .394

Singles = 140 − 18 − 2 − 6 = 114
Total Bases = 114 + (2×18) + (3×2) + (4×6) = 114 + 36 + 6 + 24 = 180
SLG = 180 ÷ 500 = .360

OPS = .394 + .360 = .754

This hitter’s OBP (.394) is dramatically higher than their AVG (.280) — a 114-point gap driven almost entirely by 90 walks. A team relying purely on batting average would underrate this player badly; OBP and OPS tell the fuller story of how often they actually reach base and contribute.

For Comparison: Historic MLB Batting Averages

To put these numbers in perspective, a few of the highest batting average marks in MLB history:

Record	Player	Average	Year
Highest single-season (modern era, since 1900)	Rogers Hornsby	.424	1924
Last player to hit .400 in a season	Ted Williams	.406	1941
Highest career average (all-time)	Ty Cobb	.366	1905–1928 career

No MLB hitter has reached .400 for a full season since Ted Williams in 1941 — a useful reminder that even the .340 contact-hitter profile above, a genuinely excellent modern season, still sits well below what the game’s all-time greats once produced against far less specialized pitching.

Try Your Own Stat Line

Enter your own at-bats, hits, walks, HBP, sacrifice flies, and extra-base hit totals into the batting average calculator to get AVG, OBP, SLG, and OPS instantly. For definitions of every term used above, see the baseball hitting stats glossary.