Question

where do we see decimals

sports

Answer 1

Short answer: everywhere — decimals appear in timing, measurements, scoring and statistics across almost every sport.

Examples by category (with concrete sport examples):

- Timing (seconds)
- Track: 100 m world record 9.58 s.
- Swimming: 200 m freestyle 1:43.14.
- Motorsports: lap times shown to thousandths, e.g., 1:20.345.
- Distances and measurements (meters/centimeters)
- Long jump: 8.95 m.
- Javelin/shot put: e.g., 89.21 m.
- Wind or altitude readings: +2.1 m/s.
- Scores and judges’ marks (decimals common)
- Gymnastics and figure skating: scores like 14.675 or 92.34 total.
- Diving: individual dive scores often 8.75.
- Averages and per-game stats
- Basketball: points per game 27.3, assists 7.1.
- Baseball: batting average .312 (31.2%); ERA 3.45.
- Hockey: goals per game or save percentage .918.
- Cricket: batting average 54.32 (note: overs are not true decimals — 19.2 overs means 19 overs + 2 balls).
- Percentages and ratios
- Shooting/field-goal percentage in basketball 47.6% (or .476).
- Soccer: possession 64.3% or expected goals (xG) 1.83.
- Speeds and physical measures
- Tennis serve average 123.4 mph; pitch velocity 97.6 mph.
- Cyclist power/heart-rate averages often to one decimal.
- Betting and fantasy
- Decimal odds like 2.35; fantasy points per game 18.4.
- Rankings and efficiency metrics
- Player efficiency ratings, WAR in baseball (e.g., 6.2), PER in basketball (e.g., 22.4).
- Sport-specific notes
- Cricket overs are sometimes written with a dot (19.2) but that denotes 19 overs + 2 balls (not a base-10 decimal).

If you want, I can give more examples for a particular sport (e.g., soccer, basketball, athletics) or explain how a specific decimal stat is calculated. Which sport are you most interested in?