Japanese word

打率

Pronunciation

Romajidaritsu

Meaning

  • nounbatting average

Example

この選手の打率は三割です。ko no sen shu no da ritsu wa san wari de su

This player's batting average is .300.

Illustration for 打率 (batting average)

More examples

彼は今季、打率を三割二分まで上げました。kare wa kon ki da ritsu o san wari ni bu ma de a ge ma shi ta

This season, he raised his batting average to .320.

Core concept

Shows the proportion of a player's official at-bats that result in hits.

Common phrases

  • 打率が高いda ritsu ga taka i

    have a high batting average

  • 打率を上げるda ritsu o a ge ru

    raise one's batting average

  • 打率三割da ritsu san wari

    a .300 batting average

Definition in Japanese

野球で、打数のうち安打を打った数の割合。ya kyū de da sū no u chi an da o u tta kazu no wari ai

Word origin

打 (da, "hit") combines with 率 (ritsu, "rate") in 打率 (daritsu) to express a hit rate in baseball.

Usage tips

  • Unlike on-base percentage, 打率 (daritsu) is based on hits divided by at-bats and does not count walks as hits.

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