Looking at my stats and...

In my view, average means nothing at your age. What means something is if you hit the ball hard and how often and do you get on base. The people who watch will know.

Don't worry about average, but DO worry about:

Are you driving the ball? What percentage of hittable pitches that you swing at (and you should be swinging at most of them) are you hitting hard?

If you have 23 walks it means that you are patient and selective at the plate, which I think is part of being a good hitter.

But I think you also have to know what your perfect pitch is and be able to hammer it, and conversely, ,know what your weakness is (the pitch you sometimes get fooled on or swing when you shouldn't) and learn to recognize it and lay off it.

A .307 average at 14 year old doesn't mean much, especially if the question is how good of a hitter will you be at 17.

But if I was your dad (and I AM the dad of a 14 year old) I would be looking at your mechanics, not so much your average.

DJ - sent you a PM

DJeter2,
Don't get caught up in stats!!! PERIOD!
As a player you need to focus on your approach to the game and your work ethics...Stats will only confuse you and have you chasing a number instead learning how to hit a curve ball. Think about it...What do you as a player need to focus on? Trust me it's NOT the newspapers!!
Fungo

DJ,

A lot of sound advice here, but I will throw in some of mine. As a hitter you are looking for QAB's or (Quality At Bats). Don't focus on the result so much (average), focus on the process that gives you those QAB's, (mental approach, mechanics). There was an excellent article in Collegiate Baseball on this very topic, although I cannot remember which issue it was.

You are a young man with plenty of baseball ahead. Do not make this game anymore difficult than it already is to play. Develop a plan with short term and long term goals and stick to it. Work just as much on your mental approach to the game as you do the mechanical.

Keep working hard towards the goals you set.

O42

In my humble opinion, everybody play to WIN. In a competitive environment stat take part as who play more than others, how would you put your best players in the field without knowing how they doing or performing, HUH? How could you create a competitive environment without knowing who’s doing what? I am not here to argue, but have this in my mind.

At that age I don't think anybody should even try to keep stats. Keep a book, but there is absolutely reason nor need to keep cumulative stats. A good coach knows who is playing well without looking at any stats.

DJeter.....I suggest just improving your skills, your knowledge of the game and situations, and your understanding of positions, etc.