四死球
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Meanings
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combined walks and hit-by-pitches
A Japanese baseball pitching statistic that sums bases on balls (四球) and hit batsmen (死球). Used in sabermetrics and game summaries.
He has a lot of walks and hit-by-pitches, struggling with his control.
This pitcher's combined walk and hit-by-pitch rate is higher than the league average.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に四死球を与えるfor a pitcher to give up a walk or hit-by-pitch to a batter
The pitcher issued walks or hit-by-pitches to three batters.
- 四死球で出塁するto reach base via a walk or hit-by-pitch
He reached base on a walk or hit-by-pitch and eventually scored.