Stats
A three-dart average is the points you scored divided by the darts you threw, multiplied by three. Enter both numbers below and you also get points per dart, darts per leg, and where the average sits against normal playing standards.
Three-dart average
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Enter the points you scored and how many darts it took.
The multiplication by three is the only part people get wrong. Points divided by darts gives you a per-dart average, which for a decent player is around 20. Darts is quoted in visits of three, so that figure gets tripled.
One number, two ways to count it. If you tracked darts, use the darts. If you tracked visits, multiply by three first — the toggle above does it for you. Miscounting a part-visit at the end of a leg is the usual source of a wrong average.
Averages map cleanly onto how many darts a leg of 501 takes, which is a more useful way to think about them.
| Average | Darts per leg | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 51 | Beginner |
| 40 | 38 | Casual pub player |
| 50 | 31 | Improving club player |
| 60 | 26 | Solid league standard |
| 75 | 21 | Strong county amateur |
| 90 | 17 | Semi-professional |
| 100 | 15 | Professional tour standard |
| 167 | 9 | The perfect leg |
The bottom row is the arithmetic behind a nine-darter: 501 in nine darts is a 167 average, which is why it is the ceiling rather than something players chase regularly.
Average measures scoring, not winning. Two players can both average 60 and have completely different results, because the average says nothing about doubles.
A player who scores well and misses six darts at a double still records those darts in the denominator, so heavy double-missing drags the average down — but not nearly as much as it drags down the scoreline. This is why checkout percentage is tracked separately, and why the first-nine average exists as a purer measure of scoring power.
The practical version: if your average is fine and you are losing legs, the problem is your finishing, not your scoring.
The app records every dart, so the three-dart average, first-nine average and checkout percentage update as you throw rather than being worked out afterwards.
See the appDivide the points you scored by the darts you threw, then multiply by three. Scoring 501 in 24 darts is 501 divided by 24, times 3, which is a 62.63 three-dart average.
Around 40 to 50 is normal for a casual pub player, 60 is a solid league standard, 80 is strong county level, and professionals average 95 to 100 or more. Averaging 60 finishes a leg of 501 in roughly 25 darts.
Yes. Every dart in the leg counts, including the ones that miss a double. This is why checkout percentage and average tell you different things: a player can score heavily and still average poorly if they burn six darts on a finish.
The average across only the first nine darts of a leg, before finishing matters. It measures pure scoring power, which is why commentators quote it separately. A professional first-nine average is often 100 or more even when the match average is lower.
Fifteen. At exactly 100 per visit you reach 501 in five visits, and the fifteenth dart takes the double. That is why a 15-darter is the benchmark for a professional-standard leg, and a nine-darter is the perfect leg.
No. A match average pools every dart across every leg, so one bad leg pulls it down. Players often quote their best leg average, which is a different and much friendlier number.