Batting Average Calculator

Formula

Batting Average = Total Runs / Dismissals
Dismissals = Innings Played - Not Out Innings

Example

A batter scores 1200 runs and is dismissed 30 times.
1200 / 30 = 40.00
If the same batter played 35 innings and was not out 5 times, the dismissals figure is still 30.

Frequently asked questions

What happens when a batter has never been dismissed?

The average is undefined, because dividing by zero has no meaningful answer. Scorecards normally show a dash rather than a number. The runs total is still recorded.

Do not-out innings count in the average?

The runs from a not-out innings count towards the total, but the innings itself does not count as a dismissal. That is why not-outs push a batting average up.

What is a batting average?

A batting average is the number of runs a batter scores per dismissal. It is the traditional measure of how reliable a batter is: how many runs they usually make before getting out. It means most over many innings, and it says nothing about scoring speed, which is what the strike rate measures.

How to use the batting average calculator

Enter the batter’s total runs.
Enter the number of times they have been dismissed. This is not the number of innings.
Press Calculate to see runs per dismissal.

Worked examples

A career average

1,200 runs and 30 dismissals: 1,200 ÷ 30 = 40.00.

Why not-outs matter

If those 1,200 runs came from 35 innings with 5 not-outs, the average is still 1,200 ÷ 30 = 40.00. Dividing by innings would wrongly give 34.29.

Never dismissed

A batter with 50 runs and no dismissals has no batting average yet, so it is shown as not applicable.

Common mistakes

Dividing by innings instead of dismissals.
Counting retired hurt as a dismissal. A batter who retires hurt is not out; a batter who is retired out is dismissed.
Reading too much into a few innings. An average from three innings says very little.