effort vs batting

effort and batting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
effort	Yes	No	No	No
batting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, batting is a hyponym of effort; that is, batting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than effort:

effort: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
batting: (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

effort (noun)	batting (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
use of physical or mental energy; hard work	stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
a notable achievement
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end