A batting average in baseball is determined by dividing the total number of hits by the total number of at-bats. A player goes 2 for 5 (2 hits in 5 at-bats) in the first game, 0 for 3 in the second game, and 4 for 6 in the third game. What is his batting average? In what way is this number an "average"? His batting average is __. (Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.)