There is no measured answer for beginners, pub players or league players. The "good average" bands that circulate online come without a data source we could find, so we do not publish any. What can be measured: what professionals averaged at named events, and how your own 3-dart average changes over time. For example, Luke Littler averaged 111.04 over 107 legs to win the 2026 World Matchplay (PDC report, 27 July 2026). That tells you what the best player in the world did in one tournament, not what is good for you.
What professionals averaged at named events
These are figures published by the PDC. Each one is one player at one event.
| Event | Player | Figure | PDC source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 World Matchplay, Blackpool (won 26 July 2026) | Luke Littler, winner | 111.04 tournament average over 107 legs and five matches | PDC report, 27 July 2026 |
| World Matchplay, previous record | Phil Taylor | 106.31 tournament average | same report |
| 2025/26 PDC World Championship final (3 January 2026) | Luke Littler, winner, 7-1 against Gian van Veen | "averaging 106", 46% at double | PDC report, 3 January 2026 |
The PDC report also says Littler's 111.04 is "the second highest of any Premier event", behind Taylor's 111.54 at the 2009 European Championship. These are tournament winners on their best days, so they are the top of the sport, not a typical professional average.
How to judge your own average
Your average is only useful compared with itself, and only if you measure it the same way each time.
- Use one method. An average over all darts (total points / total darts x 3) and the mean of your leg averages give different numbers for the same evening. Both are explained, with examples, in how to calculate your darts average.
- Compare the same game. 501 double out against a friend, solo practice, and 301 double in are different games. Keep them apart.
- Compare blocks, not single legs. A single bust can cost a leg several points of average (in our worked example one bust costs almost seven). Compare, for example, your last 20 legs with the 20 before them, and look at the trend over weeks.
- Look at darts per leg too. For a won leg of 501, darts and average are two views of one number: 501 x 3 / average. An average of 60 is about 25 darts per leg; 18 darts is an average of 83.5.
- Split scoring from finishing. If your average stalls, check whether you lose darts while scoring or on the doubles. Your checkout percentage shows the finishing side.
Darts per leg for common averages
For a won leg of 501, from darts = 501 x 3 / average:
| 3-dart average | Darts for a 501 leg |
|---|---|
| 40 | 37.6 |
| 50 | 30.1 |
| 60 | 25.1 |
| 70 | 21.5 |
| 80 | 18.8 |
| 90 | 16.7 |
| 100 | 15.0 |
These are arithmetic, not benchmarks.
Pub, league and "after one year" averages
People ask what a pub player, a league player or someone after one year of practice should average. We have not found a measured sample for any of these groups: none of the rule books and federation documents we read (WDF, DRA, DDV, ADO, NDA) publishes one. Forum threads collect individual players' own numbers, which is not a sample. If you want a comparison with other players, the fairest one is your league's own statistics, if it publishes them.
Cricket average (MPR)
In Cricket you do not score points against a start score, so there is no 3-dart average in the X01 sense. The US soft tip body NDA uses marks per round (MPR): total marks divided by darts thrown, times three. Its example: 59 marks in 46 darts is 59 / 46 x 3 = 3.85 MPR. Darts Counter's Cricket statistics show your hit rate and average darts to close for each number, not MPR.
Tracking your average in Darts Counter
We checked in the app's code what it records:
- During a leg you see your 3-dart average for that leg after every dart.
- Average Ø in the X01 statistics is the mean of your leg averages. It rounds each leg down to a whole number before averaging, so it can read up to one point lower than your exact figure.
- Darts/leg and your 60+, 100+, 140+ and 180 visits, with their share of all visits, show where your points come from.
- Weekly recap & comparison under Statistics puts this week next to last week: games, darts thrown and best average.
- X01 advanced statistics add the Turn Quality Index (TQI) and Stability with the change against last week and last month. They are unlocked with a short video, a one-time purchase or a Darts Counter Plus subscription.
Darts Counter keeps these numbers for every player, so you can compare yourself with yourself.
Sources
Written by FLAME Apps, maker of Darts Counter since 2015. Checked 2026-09-25.
- PDC: Littler 'far from done' after record-breaking World Matchplay triumph (27 July 2026, fetched 2026-09-25)
- PDC: Astounding Littler retains Paddy Power World Darts Championship title (3 January 2026, fetched 2026-09-25)
- NDA Rules (Marks Per Round, Official Skill Rating Procedure)
- Darts Counter app code, X01 and Cricket statistics (read 2026-09-25)
- Keep reading: how to calculate your darts average, checkout percentage, how to throw darts
