AMDM Unit 1 Slugging Averages Hall of Famers (DHS 2020-2021)
AMDM Unit 1 Slugging Averages Hall of Famers (DHS 2020-2021)
AMDM Unit 1 Slugging Averages Hall of Famers (DHS 2020-2021)
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Vocabulary:
Batting Average – A measure of a batter’s performance, calculated as the number of hits
divided by the number of times at bat.
Ratio - The relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
(expressed as a quotient or fraction).
Slugging Percentage - A measure of the power of a hitter, calculated as the number of
total bases divided by the number of times at bat.
Statistics - A branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation,
and presentation of numerical data.
Directions: All the players listed below have been inducted into the National Baseball
Hall of Fame. Please show and include all work. No Work = No Credit!
0 Average Percentage
Ted Williams 2292 7706 265 525 71 521 .344 .634
4
Babe Ruth 2503 8399 287 506 136 714 ,690
3 .342
1. Rank the 10 players in descending order of the ratio of home runs per at bat.
Babe,Hank,Ted,Mickey, joe, Orlando , Dave, tony, ty, and rod
2. Rank the 10 players in descending order of the ratio of home runs per hit.
Ruth, Williams, manle, Aaron, DiMaggio, cepeda. Winfield , Gwynn, Cobb, and Carew
3. Rank the 10 players in descending order of batting average.
Ruth , mantle, aaron, Williams, DiMaggio, cape sand winfiele
4. Rank the 10 players in descending order of slugging percentage.
Ruth, Williams, DiMaggio, mantles, aaron, Cobb, cepeda, Winfield , Gwynn, and carew
Formulas
H
AVG = or H = AVG AB, where AVG = Batting Average, H = hits, and AB = total at-bats
AB
hits
Batting average =
at−bats