Averages are the most cited statistics in matches as they give a rough estimate of a player's form. The longer a match lasts, the harder it is to maintain a high average, as low-scoring legs or missed darts when aiming for a double bring the average down.
While there have been match averages of over 130 in floor tournaments,[1] the world record only lists televised matches, which are easy to verify.
Definition
To compute the average score of a dart the total amount of points scored is divided by the number of darts thrown. This is sometimes used and called the one-dart average. The three-dart average then is just that number multiplied by three.
When a Player Busts on the First Dart of a Throw:
The bust counts as a complete throw (i.e., 3 darts) even though only one dart is physically thrown. The remaining two darts in that turn are considered "used" but not scored because the score for the turn is zero.
When a Player Wins the Leg on the First Dart of a Throw:
If the winning dart is the first dart of a turn, only that dart is counted as thrown for that throw. The other two darts are not counted since they were not thrown.
Highest televised averages by length of match in legs
This table shows the highest average for all matches containing at least as many legs as the number in the leftmost column. Set-play matches show the total number of legs won and lost across all sets.
↑ These tournament averages (TMA) were calculated by adding up the match averages and then dividing by the number of matches. The "true" tournament averages — which would be calculated by adding up the points scored divided by total darts thrown and multiplying by 3 (3DA) — may differ, but cannot be accurately calculated for most tournaments as this data is unavailable. For example, Michael van Gerwen had a TMA of 106.37 in the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship, but his 3DA over the whole tournament was 107.06.
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Michael van Gerwen 
Michael Smith 91.41
Kim Huybrechts 
Paul Lim 100.40
Dean Finn 71.63
Peter Wright 
Andreas Harrysson 
Gerwyn Price 
Martin Schindler 101.31
Simon Whitlock 105.44
John Part 100.05
John Michael 88.94
Hilton Klein 91.82
Devon Petersen 91.56
Stefan Bellmont 84.09
