times at bat; at-bats
Baseball term for the number of times a batter has faced a pitcher and completed a plate appearance, excluding walks, sacrifices, and hit-by-pitches.
He has exceeded 300 at-bats this season.
With few at-bats, the reliability of the batting average decreases.
He went 2-for-4 (2 hits in 4 at-bats).
A walk is not counted as an at-bat.