- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
Three legs of 501, finished in 66 darts. That’s a 3-dart average of 68.32, and the CasinoCalcs darts average calculator above gets there by dividing 1,503 points by 66 darts and multiplying by three. Add your first nine darts and your doubles if you track them, and it splits out your scoring from your finishing. Free, and it takes about ten seconds after a game.
Darts average calculator: the sum behind it
3-dart average = points scored ÷ darts thrown × 3
The catch is the darts. Count the ones you actually threw. Check out on 40 with your first dart and that visit is one dart, not three. Bust and the visit scores nothing but the three darts still count. That’s why two players with identical scoring can end a night on very different averages: the one who finishes quickly wins on both counts.
| Average | Darts for a 501 leg | Roughly where that is |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 38 | Pub league, finding your feet |
| 55 | 28 | Solid pub player |
| 70 | 22 | County or strong league player |
| 85 | 18 | Semi-pro |
| 100 | 16 | Top professional |
First 9 average and checkouts
The first 9 average only looks at the opening three visits of each leg, when you’re throwing at treble 20 with nothing else to think about. If your first 9 is 75 and your overall is 58, your scoring is fine and the doubles are costing you. The checkout percentage tells you how badly: 12 darts at doubles for 3 legs won is 25%, which is decent at club level. Professionals sit around 40%.
Need a live tally while you play? The darts scorer keeps the score and the average for you, and the darts checkout calculator shows the route out from any score.