[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":533},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-averages-explained":3,"post-other-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-averages-explained":280},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":270,"description":271,"extension":272,"key":273,"meta":274,"navigation":275,"path":276,"seo":277,"stem":278,"__hash__":279},"blog_en\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-averages-explained.md","Darts averages explained: 3-dart average, first 9 and MPR",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":256},"minimark",[9,13,18,25,28,33,36,41,48,55,66,70,87,91,106,112,125,129,136,140,143,173,180,184,199,224,229,232,236],[10,11,12],"p",{},"On TV, there's always a number next to each player's name: the average. It's the headline stat in darts, the one that lets you compare two players at a glance. Here's how it's worked out, the variations you'll hear about, and what it tells you about your own game.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-3-dart-average","The 3-dart average",[10,19,20,21],{},"This is the average everyone talks about. It answers one simple question: ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"how many points do you score, on average, per visit of 3 darts?",[10,26,27],{},"The formula:",[10,29,30],{},[22,31,32],{},"average = points scored ÷ darts thrown × 3",[10,34,35],{},"It counts darts rather than visits because a finishing visit might only use one or two darts. Dividing by darts and multiplying by 3 puts everyone on a level footing.",[37,38,40],"h3",{"id":39},"an-example","An example",[10,42,43,44,47],{},"You finish a leg of 501 in ",[22,45,46],{},"18 darts"," (6 full visits). You've scored 501 points:",[10,49,50,51,54],{},"501 ÷ 18 × 3 = an average of ",[22,52,53],{},"83.5",".",[10,56,57,58,61,62,65],{},"The same leg in 15 darts gives 501 ÷ 15 × 3 = ",[22,59,60],{},"100.2",". And the perfect leg, the nine-darter, gives 501 ÷ 9 × 3 = ",[22,63,64],{},"167",", the highest average possible over a leg of 501.",[37,67,69],{"id":68},"what-counts-and-what-doesnt","What counts and what doesn't",[71,72,73,81,84],"ul",{},[74,75,76,77,80],"li",{},"A ",[22,78,79],{},"bust"," visit counts its darts but scores nothing, so it drags your average down.",[74,82,83],{},"Darts missed at the doubles count too. A player who scores heavily but struggles to finish will see their average sink at the end of each leg.",[74,85,86],{},"Over a match, you add up all the points and all the darts from every leg, then apply the same formula.",[14,88,90],{"id":89},"the-first-9-average","The first 9 average",[10,92,93,94,97,98,101,102,105],{},"The ",[22,95,96],{},"first 9 average"," only looks at the ",[22,99,100],{},"first 3 visits"," of each leg, so the first 9 darts. Why? Because at that stage everyone is going for treble 20: it measures ",[22,103,104],{},"pure scoring power",", without the finishing getting in the way.",[10,107,108,109,54],{},"Example: you open a leg with 100, 85 and 60. That's 245 points in 9 darts, so 245 ÷ 9 × 3 = ",[22,110,111],{},"81.7",[10,113,114,115,118,119,124],{},"Your first 9 average is almost always higher than your overall average. A big gap between the two tells you one thing: your scoring holds up, it's your ",[22,116,117],{},"finishing"," that's costing you. That's when the ",[120,121,123],"a",{"href":122},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002F501-checkout-chart","checkout chart"," becomes your best friend.",[14,126,128],{"id":127},"points-per-dart-ppd","Points per dart (PPD)",[10,130,131,132,135],{},"In soft-tip darts you'll often see ",[22,133,134],{},"PPD",", points per dart: points scored divided by darts thrown. It's the same information as the 3-dart average, divided by 3. An average of 60 is a PPD of 20.",[14,137,139],{"id":138},"ballpark-figures","Ballpark figures",[10,141,142],{},"There's no official scale, and the numbers vary depending on who you ask. As a rough guide:",[71,144,145,151,157,163],{},[74,146,147,150],{},[22,148,149],{},"Beginner",": often under 30 to 35. Hitting the 20 area consistently is already a goal.",[74,152,153,156],{},[22,154,155],{},"Club player",": with practice the average climbs towards 40, 50, 60. The first visits of 100 or more (a \"ton\") start coming regularly.",[74,158,159,162],{},[22,160,161],{},"Strong amateur",": above 70, you're a feared player in your league.",[74,164,165,168,169,172],{},[22,166,167],{},"Professionals on TV",": the best sit ",[22,170,171],{},"around 90 to 100",", and sometimes go over 100 across a match.",[10,174,175,176,179],{},"What matters isn't the raw figure, it's how it ",[22,177,178],{},"moves"," from one month to the next, measured in the same conditions.",[14,181,183],{"id":182},"in-cricket-mpr","In Cricket: MPR",[10,185,186,187,191,192,195,196,54],{},"In ",[120,188,190],{"href":189},"\u002Fen\u002Frules\u002Fcricket","Cricket",", you don't count down a score, you close numbers. A 3-dart average doesn't mean much there, so players use ",[22,193,194],{},"MPR",", marks per round: the average number of ",[22,197,198],{},"marks per visit",[71,200,201,215,218],{},[74,202,203,204,207,208,211,212,54],{},"A single is worth ",[22,205,206],{},"1 mark",", a double ",[22,209,210],{},"2",", a treble ",[22,213,214],{},"3",[74,216,217],{},"The outer bull is worth 1 mark, the inner bull 2.",[74,219,220,221,54],{},"A perfect visit, three trebles, is worth ",[22,222,223],{},"9 marks",[10,225,226],{},[22,227,228],{},"MPR = total marks ÷ number of rounds",[10,230,231],{},"An MPR of 1 means one mark per round on average: it takes you about three rounds to close a single number. At 2, you're closing numbers noticeably faster. Above 3, you're hitting doubles and trebles very regularly.",[14,233,235],{"id":234},"track-your-stats-with-throw","Track your stats with Throw",[10,237,238,239,242,243,247,248,251,252,54],{},"Working out your average by hand with a notebook is a chore. With Throw, the phone beside the board scores your darts on its own, and if you create a (free) account, your stats fill in with every game: your ",[22,240,241],{},"average per visit"," in ",[120,244,246],{"href":245},"\u002Fen\u002Frules\u002Fx01","x01"," and your ",[22,249,250],{},"marks per round"," in Cricket. A handy way to check whether your practice sessions are actually paying off. To go further, read our tips on ",[120,253,255],{"href":254},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fimprove-at-darts-with-stats","improving with stats",{"title":257,"searchDepth":258,"depth":258,"links":259},"",2,[260,265,266,267,268,269],{"id":16,"depth":258,"text":17,"children":261},[262,264],{"id":39,"depth":263,"text":40},3,{"id":68,"depth":263,"text":69},{"id":89,"depth":258,"text":90},{"id":127,"depth":258,"text":128},{"id":138,"depth":258,"text":139},{"id":182,"depth":258,"text":183},{"id":234,"depth":258,"text":235},"2026-10-27","How the 3-dart average, the first 9 average and Cricket's MPR are worked out, with examples, and what those numbers really say about your darts.","md","averages",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-averages-explained",{"title":5,"description":271},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fdarts-averages-explained","0cPIxzdFB1YHW5jtEYa2xR5eq1EdWFSDcW1k-G85d2U",{"id":281,"title":282,"body":283,"date":270,"description":527,"extension":272,"key":273,"meta":528,"navigation":275,"path":529,"seo":530,"stem":531,"__hash__":532},"blog_fr\u002Fblog\u002Fmoyenne-flechettes-calcul.md","Moyenne aux fléchettes : comment la calculer et la lire",{"type":7,"value":284,"toc":516},[285,288,292,298,301,306,309,313,320,327,337,341,355,359,374,380,392,396,402,406,409,439,446,450,463,486,491,494,498],[10,286,287],{},"À la télé, sous le nom des joueurs, il y a toujours un chiffre : la moyenne. C'est la stat reine des fléchettes, celle qui permet de comparer deux joueurs d'un coup d'œil. Voici comment elle se calcule, ses variantes, et ce qu'elle dit de ton jeu.",[14,289,291],{"id":290},"la-moyenne-à-3-fléchettes","La moyenne à 3 fléchettes",[10,293,294,295],{},"C'est la moyenne dont tout le monde parle. Elle répond à une question simple : ",[22,296,297],{},"combien de points marques-tu, en moyenne, par volée de 3 fléchettes ?",[10,299,300],{},"La formule :",[10,302,303],{},[22,304,305],{},"moyenne = points marqués ÷ fléchettes lancées × 3",[10,307,308],{},"On compte les fléchettes, pas les volées, parce qu'une volée de finition peut ne contenir qu'une ou deux fléchettes. Diviser par le nombre de fléchettes puis multiplier par 3 remet tout le monde à égalité.",[37,310,312],{"id":311},"un-exemple","Un exemple",[10,314,315,316,319],{},"Tu finis un leg de 501 en ",[22,317,318],{},"18 fléchettes"," (6 volées complètes). Tu as marqué 501 points :",[10,321,322,323,326],{},"501 ÷ 18 × 3 = ",[22,324,325],{},"83,5"," de moyenne.",[10,328,329,330,333,334,336],{},"Le même leg en 15 fléchettes donne 501 ÷ 15 × 3 = ",[22,331,332],{},"100,2",". Et le leg parfait, le « nine-darter », donne 501 ÷ 9 × 3 = ",[22,335,64],{},", la moyenne maximale sur un leg de 501.",[37,338,340],{"id":339},"ce-qui-compte-ce-qui-ne-compte-pas","Ce qui compte, ce qui ne compte pas",[71,342,343,349,352],{},[74,344,345,346,348],{},"Une volée ",[22,347,79],{}," compte ses fléchettes, mais zéro point : elle fait baisser ta moyenne.",[74,350,351],{},"Les fléchettes ratées sur les doubles comptent aussi. Un joueur qui marque gros mais bute sur ses finitions verra sa moyenne s'effondrer en fin de leg.",[74,353,354],{},"Sur un match, on additionne tous les points et toutes les fléchettes de tous les legs, puis on applique la même formule.",[14,356,358],{"id":357},"la-moyenne-au-premier-9","La moyenne au premier 9",[10,360,361,362,365,366,369,370,373],{},"La moyenne au ",[22,363,364],{},"premier 9"," (« first 9 average ») ne regarde que les ",[22,367,368],{},"3 premières volées"," de chaque leg, soit les 9 premières fléchettes. Pourquoi ? Parce qu'à ce stade, tout le monde vise le triple 20 : on mesure le ",[22,371,372],{},"marquage pur",", sans l'effet des finitions.",[10,375,376,377,54],{},"Exemple : tu ouvres un leg avec 100, 85 et 60. Total 245 points en 9 fléchettes, soit 245 ÷ 9 × 3 = ",[22,378,379],{},"81,7",[10,381,382,383,386,387,391],{},"La moyenne au premier 9 est presque toujours plus haute que la moyenne globale. Un gros écart entre les deux te dit une chose : ton marquage tient la route, ce sont tes ",[22,384,385],{},"finitions"," qui te coûtent des points. Le ",[120,388,390],{"href":389},"\u002Fblog\u002Ftableau-checkouts-501","tableau des checkouts"," est alors ton meilleur ami.",[14,393,395],{"id":394},"les-points-par-fléchette-ppd","Les points par fléchette (PPD)",[10,397,398,399,401],{},"En fléchettes électroniques, on parle souvent de ",[22,400,134],{}," (« points per dart ») : les points marqués divisés par le nombre de fléchettes. C'est la même information que la moyenne à 3 fléchettes, divisée par 3. Une moyenne de 60 correspond à un PPD de 20.",[14,403,405],{"id":404},"les-ordres-de-grandeur","Les ordres de grandeur",[10,407,408],{},"Il n'existe pas de barème officiel, et les chiffres varient selon les sources. À titre indicatif :",[71,410,411,417,423,429],{},[74,412,413,416],{},[22,414,415],{},"Débutant"," : souvent sous les 30 à 35 de moyenne. Toucher la zone du 20 de façon régulière est déjà un objectif.",[74,418,419,422],{},[22,420,421],{},"Joueur de club"," : la moyenne grimpe vers 40, 50, 60 avec de l'entraînement. Les premières volées à 100 (« ton ») deviennent fréquentes.",[74,424,425,428],{},[22,426,427],{},"Très bon amateur"," : au-dessus de 70, tu es un joueur redouté dans ta ligue.",[74,430,431,434,435,438],{},[22,432,433],{},"Professionnels à la télé"," : les meilleurs tournent ",[22,436,437],{},"autour de 90 à 100",", et dépassent parfois 100 sur un match.",[10,440,441,442,445],{},"Ce qui compte, ce n'est pas le chiffre absolu, c'est sa ",[22,443,444],{},"progression"," d'un mois sur l'autre, mesurée dans les mêmes conditions.",[14,447,449],{"id":448},"au-cricket-la-mpr","Au Cricket : la MPR",[10,451,452,453,456,457,459,460,54],{},"Au ",[120,454,190],{"href":455},"\u002Fregles\u002Fcricket",", on ne descend pas un score, on ferme des numéros. La moyenne à 3 fléchettes n'a donc pas de sens. On utilise la ",[22,458,194],{},", « marks per round » : le nombre moyen de ",[22,461,462],{},"marques par tour",[71,464,465,477,480],{},[74,466,467,468,471,472,474,475,54],{},"Un simple vaut ",[22,469,470],{},"1 marque",", un double ",[22,473,210],{},", un triple ",[22,476,214],{},[74,478,479],{},"Le bull extérieur vaut 1 marque, le bull central 2.",[74,481,482,483,54],{},"Une volée parfaite, trois triples, vaut ",[22,484,485],{},"9 marques",[10,487,488],{},[22,489,490],{},"MPR = marques totales ÷ nombre de tours",[10,492,493],{},"Une MPR de 1, c'est une marque par tour en moyenne : il te faut environ trois tours pour fermer un seul numéro. À 2, tu fermes déjà nettement plus vite. Au-delà de 3, tu touches des doubles et des triples très régulièrement.",[14,495,497],{"id":496},"suivre-tes-stats-avec-throw","Suivre tes stats avec Throw",[10,499,500,501,504,505,508,509,511,512,54],{},"Calculer ta moyenne à la main, avec un carnet, c'est fastidieux. Avec Throw, le téléphone posé à côté de la cible compte tes fléchettes tout seul, et si tu crées un compte (gratuit), tes stats se remplissent à chaque partie : ta ",[22,502,503],{},"moyenne par volée"," au ",[120,506,246],{"href":507},"\u002Fregles\u002Fx01"," et tes ",[22,510,462],{}," au Cricket. De quoi voir si tes séances d'entraînement paient vraiment. Pour aller plus loin, lis nos conseils pour ",[120,513,515],{"href":514},"\u002Fblog\u002Fprogresser-flechettes-statistiques","progresser grâce aux statistiques",{"title":257,"searchDepth":258,"depth":258,"links":517},[518,522,523,524,525,526],{"id":290,"depth":258,"text":291,"children":519},[520,521],{"id":311,"depth":263,"text":312},{"id":339,"depth":263,"text":340},{"id":357,"depth":258,"text":358},{"id":394,"depth":258,"text":395},{"id":404,"depth":258,"text":405},{"id":448,"depth":258,"text":449},{"id":496,"depth":258,"text":497},"Moyenne à 3 fléchettes, moyenne au premier 9, MPR au Cricket : comment se calculent les stats des fléchettes, et ce qu'elles disent vraiment de ton niveau.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fmoyenne-flechettes-calcul",{"title":282,"description":527},"blog\u002Fmoyenne-flechettes-calcul","bz1myGC2UjUn7_wXL6X9Nkn5jFpFVFHWdfRdmRMSyoU",1794595397038]