People who bet on sports often like to have systems in place for figuring their own statistics and use those stats in their picks. The batting average for a major league baseball player is a very important statistic that pay per head sportsbook experts use to determine the consistency with which a batter hits the ball. But you can figure your own batting averages for MLB players and use your own system to predict how well a batter will do in any situation.
To compute a MLB batting average you simply divide the number of hits by the number of at-bats a player has. But the official batting averages issued by the league are often disregarded by bettors because of the definition of an at-bat. A sacrifice hit, catcher interference, walk and hit by a pitch situation is not considered an at-bat. Many bettors disregard the official batting averages and calculate their own to use in their betting systems.
By using raw statistics, you can determine your own batting average for each player and then figure your own situational statistics as well. You can determine how a batter fares against various pitchers, or how a batter produces in clutch situations. For example, if you believe that the sacrifice hit should be included as an at-bat and a hit for a player (as many bettors do), then you can use that to develop your own statistics for how well a batter performs when there are men on base or men in scoring position. It helps you to develop a betting system that works for you.
