at bat

noun

plural at bats

baseball

: a turn at batting

had three hits in five at bats

Note: For the purposes of calculating a player's batting average and slugging percentage, an official at bat is charged for each turn at batting except when the player walks, hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly, is hit by a pitched ball, or is interfered with by the catcher.

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The Venezuelan infielder hit .300 last season in 283 at bats with six home runs and 30 RBI. —

Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Norby hit 9 home runs in 178 at bats with the Marlins in 2024 after being traded there. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025 The Giants, in turn, traded the outfielder to the New York Yankees at the deadline, allowing Cutch to play six additional post-season games, getting two hits in eighteen at bats. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 After going hitless in three at bats on Monday, Judge has only one hit in 12 at-bats against Los Angeles, a .083 batting average. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at bat