league average

collocation in English

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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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average
noun
uk
/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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(Definition ofleagueandaveragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleague average

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His range factor was 5.57 63 points above theleagueaveragefor shortstops.
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A good defensive player, his.981 career fielding average was 8 points higher than theleagueaverageover the span of his playing career.
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He averaged 17 triples a season, and had a lifetime fielding percentage seven points better than theleagueaverage.
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His strikeouts per 9 innings pitched ratio is well above theleagueaverage, sitting at 13.2 through the end of the 2013 season.
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He had a career fielding percentage of.988 which was 10 points above theleagueaverageduring his playing career.
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His 1910 fielding percentage of.988 was 20 points aboveleagueaverage, and his range factor of 6.39 was 25 points higher thanleagueaverage.
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His earned run average was slightly worse thanleagueaverage.
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And in 1900, his range factor was 2.68 55 points higher than theleagueaverageof 2.13.
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From 1988 to 1990 he threw out 35 percent of steal attempts, which was solidly above theleagueaverageof 31 percent.
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The team also finished last in the league for attendance, averaging 2,508 fans per game (compared to theleagueaverageof 4,282 fans per game).
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In 1895, he had a career-high range factor of 6.731.19 points higher than theleagueaverage(5.54) for shortstops that year.
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His fielding percentage in the outfield was better than theleagueaverageevery year that he played.
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Once again, he had a worse thanleagueaverageearned run average of 5.12.
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His earned run average was 4.88, which was a full run over theleagueaverage, and his record was 5-23.
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At second base he made 7 errors in 61 total chances for a fielding percentage of.885, far below theleagueaverageof.943.
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His earned run average in 1912 was 2.92 well below theleagueaverageof 3.44.
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His lifetime fielding percentage was.963, which was right around theleagueaverageduring his era.
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