# Baseball: At Bat vs. Plate Appearance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-at-bat-vs-plate-appearance/999716>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [April 2, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-at-bat-vs-plate-appearance/999716 "2024-04-02T00:19:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-at-bat-vs-plate-appearance/999716/21 "2024-04-06T01:51:20Z")

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If a batter strikes out and takes first base via a wild pitch or passed ball, does that count as an “at bat” or just a Plate Appearance?

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-at-bat-vs-plate-appearance/999716/22 "2024-04-06T01:54:06Z")

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It’s an at bat and a strike out. A passed ball or a wild pitch are similar to an error.

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