奪三振(だつさんしん)

だつさんしん
noun
strikeouts (recorded by a pitcher)
sports
1. strikeouts recorded by a pitcher (baseball)
A pitching statistic counting the number of batters a pitcher strikes out. Viewed from the pitcher's side, in contrast to 三振(さんしん), which is the batter striking out.
あの投手(とうしゅ)は奪三振(だつさんしん)が多(おお)い。
That pitcher racks up a lot of strikeouts.
今日(きょう)の試合(しあい)で十(じゅっ)個(こ)の奪三振(だつさんしん)を記録(きろく)した。
He recorded ten strikeouts in today's game.
奪三振(だつさんしん)率(りつ)はピッチャーの能力(のうりょく)を示(しめ)す指標(しひょう)だ。
Strikeout rate is a measure of a pitcher's ability.

Formed from 奪(だつ) (to seize, to take away) + 三振(さんしん) (strikeout). Counts strikeouts from the pitcher's perspective — the pitcher 'takes' the strikeout.

Similar words

  • 三振(さんしん): strikeout — the same event seen from the batter's side
  • 奪三振(だつさんしん)王(おう): strikeout leader (title for the pitcher with the most strikeouts)

Related Words

Related: 投手(とうしゅ) (pitcher (baseball))
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Added 2026.7.21 9:17 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:26
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