a movie director with a high 'batting average' [=a director who has created many successful movies and few unsuccessful movies]
The children in that class 'average' four feet in height. [=the average height of the children is 4 feet]
Her daily commute 'averages' 40 minutes. [=the average length of her daily commute is 40 minutes]
(..) Skeets, come on. Give me that, you shithead. Floyd, come on. Will you throw that away, please? Well, shit. The kid passed. C + average. Thought you'd like to know. Warden wants to talk. Out here? That's what the man said. Warden? (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption