Students will learn about a baseball player’s season-by-season batting results by analyzing the statistics on the back of his baseball card and engage in an activity to calculate their batting average statistics.
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Students will learn about a baseball player’s season-by-season batting results by analyzing the statistics on the back of his baseball card and engage in an activity to calculate their batting average statistics.
Batting average is an important statistic in baseball that helps you understand a hitter's ability to reach base on a swing, a vital part of baseball.
● Die (1 per student or group)
● Worksheet
● Baseball cards if available
● Each student will need one die.
● This activity can be completed independently or with partners/small groups.
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● 7Optional video (MLB 2022 Statcast Records, about 5 minutes long)Using the Jackie Robinson card on the worksheet. Have students analyze his player stats and answer the questions on the worksheet
● Have students complete the “batting average” activity in the worksheet. Students will need an inflatable die for this activity.
● Determine which number(s) between 1 and 6 would result in a “hit”. (For example, a 1 or 2 would be a hit, and a 3, 4, 5, or 6 would be an out.) The remaining numbers would result in an “out.”
● Students can choose just one number to represent a hit. It does not have to be 2 numbers.
● The goal of this activity is for students to see how often they roll a die and get a “hit” (1 out of 6 chances, or 2 out of 6 chances, depending on how many numbers are labeled as “hits”).
● Appoint a “scorer” for the group and a “pitcher”. The “pitcher” will roll the die 10 times. After each roll, the “scorer” will mark if each roll resulted in a “hit” or “out”.
● Count the number of times the roll turned up “hit”.
● Set up a fraction showing the average number of rolls that turned up “hit” and compute the average:
● The Average number of rolls landing on “hit” = the number of “hit” results/total number of rolls
● Have students create graphs showing the results of their statistics. (Optional depending on time.)
Additional activity option
● Analyze additional player stats using baseball cards.
● Pass out baseball cards (if available) to students and ask them which stats they see for their player(s).
● Discuss which players you think are better based on the stats listed.
● Which stat do you think is the most important to take into consideration when considering the player?
● Why is batting average, not the only statistic listed for players?
Discussion:
● What are player statistics?
● Name as many as you can think of.
● What is the most important statistic in baseball?
● Are home runs more important than the batting average?
Reflection:
● What is your biggest takeaway from this activity?
● Were you surprised by any of the player statistics?
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