打席(だせき)

だせき
noun
at-bat, plate appearance
1. at-bat, plate appearance, turn at bat
A batter's turn to face the pitcher in baseball. Also refers to the batter's box area where the batter stands.
彼(かれ)は今日(きょう)4打席(だせき)3安打(あんだ)だった。
He went 3 for 4 (3 hits in 4 at-bats) today.
初(はつ)打席(だせき)でホームランを打(う)った。
He hit a home run in his first at-bat.
打席(だせき)に入(はい)る前(まえ)に素振(すぶ)りをした。
He took some practice swings before stepping up to the plate.

RELATED BASEBALL STATISTICS:

  • 打率(だりつ) (batting average)
  • 打数(だすう) (at-bats, official at-bats excluding walks/hit-by-pitch)
  • 安打(あんだ) (hit)
  • 打点(だてん) (RBI, runs batted in)

NOTE ON 打席(だせき) vs 打数(だすう):

  • 打席(だせき) (plate appearance) - all turns at bat
  • 打数(だすう) (at-bat) - excludes walks, sacrifices, hit-by-pitch
  • 打率(だりつ) is calculated using 打数(だすう), not 打席(だせき)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 打席(だせき)に入(はい)る (to step up to the plate)
  • 打席(だせき)に立(た)つ (to stand at bat)
  • 初(はつ)打席(だせき) (first at-bat)
  • 代打(だいだ)の打席(だせき) (pinch-hitter's at-bat)
  • 連続(れんぞく)打席(だせき)出塁(しゅつるい) (consecutive plate appearances reaching base)
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Added 2026.1.18 8:51 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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