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)

Common 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)

Related Words

Related: 打率(だりつ) (batting average)

Related: 打(だ)数(すう) (at-bats, official at-bats excluding…)

Related: 安打(あんだ) (hit)

Related: 打点(だてん) (RBI, runs batted in)

Related: 出塁(しゅつるい) (getting on base (baseball))

Related: バット (bat (sports))

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Added 2026.1.18 8:51 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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