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In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. A player has an at bat every time he comes to bat except under the following circumstances:

He receives a base on balls (BB).
He is hit by pitch (HBP).
He hits a sacrifice fly or a sacrifice bunt.
He is awarded first base due to interference or obstruction.
The inning ends while he is still at bat (due to the third out being made by a runner caught stealing, for example).

1 Examples

An at bat can occur when

the batter reaches first base on a hit
the batter reaches first base on an error
the batter is called out for any reason
there is a fielder's choice
other less common circumstances occur

2 At bat as a phrase

"At bat," "up," "up at bat," and "at the plate" are phrases in baseball describing someone that is facing the pitcher. Interestingly, just because a player is at bat does not mean he will be given an at bat in his statistics, and in fact just signifies a plate appearance.

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