plate discipline

collocation in English

meaningsofplateanddiscipline

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plate
noun
uk
/pleɪt/us
/pleɪt/
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve ...
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discipline
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/us
/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/
training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by ...
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(Definition ofplateanddisciplinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplate discipline

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He cut down on his strikeouts in 2004 and increased his number of walks, but hisplatedisciplineis still no better than average.
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The leadoff batter is traditionally an individual with a high on-base percentage,platediscipline, bat control, good speed, and the ability to steal bases.
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His devotion allowed him to hit for power and average while maintaining extraordinaryplatediscipline.
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Despite struggling slightly with hisplatedisciplinehe had only 27 walks in a league-high 733 plate appearances he finished the season with solid numbers.
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A left-handed hitter, with goodplatediscipline, and considerable speed, he never played regularly in the majors.
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Schwartz tends to favor hitters who have goodplatediscipline, and proven track record (or performance record, as his father would say).
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In total, he had a.344 batting average and also showed goodplatedisciplinewith 57 walks compared to only 39 strikeouts.
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A more recently developed statistic than batting average, it is used to determine hitters that have a betterplatediscipline.
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With excellentplatediscipline, he hit.295 and.286 respectively, with a combined.354 on-base percentage.
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Kendall'splatedisciplineand rare speed at the catcher position also enabled him to be used as a leadoff batter.
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Escobar showed goodplatedisciplinewith 59 walks against just 77 strikeouts.
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