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In baseball statistics, batting average against (denoted by BAA or AVG), or opponents batting average (denoted by OBA) is a statistic that measures a pitcher's ability to prevent hits during official at bats. It can alternatively be described as the league's hitters' combined batting average against the pitcher. It is calculated as: Hits Allowed divided by (Batters Faced minus Walks minus Hit Batsmen minus Sacrifice Hits minus Sacrifice Flies minus Catcher's Interference).^[1]

Mathematically speaking:
$BAA = \frac{H}{BF-BB-HBP-SH-SF-CINT}$

[edit] See also

Hits per nine innings

[edit] References

^ "Classic Fantasy Baseball Glossary - Definitions of Terms". ESPN.com. 2001. http://games.espn.go.com/content/legends/2002/story?page=glossaryterms. Retrieved 2007-07-14.

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[fantasy_terms-0] "Classic Fantasy Baseball Glossary - Definitions of Terms". ESPN.com. 2001. http://games.espn.go.com/content/legends/2002/story?page=glossaryterms. Retrieved 2007-07-14.

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