Baseball vs. Basketball — What's the Difference?

A team sport where players hit a pitched ball and run bases to score runs.

A sport where two teams compete to score points by shooting a ball into the opposing team’s hoop.

A baseball game is divided into nine innings, where teams alternate between batting and fielding.

The spherical ball used in basketball, typically about 30 inches in circumference.

The act of pitching in baseball involves throwing the ball towards the home plate to be hit by the batter.

A basketball game consists of four quarters with a clock that stops for various reasons.

The ball used in the sport of baseball, typically nine inches in circumference.

The court used for playing basketball, marked for various plays.

The field on which baseball is played, including bases and a pitcher's mound.

Dribbling in basketball involves bouncing the ball while walking or running.

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat.

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three.

A ball game played between two teams of nine on a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases. It is played chiefly as a warm-weather sport in the US and Canada

A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands.

A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.

The inflated, spherical ball used in this game.

The ball that is used in this game.

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

A game of darts in which the players attempt to score points by throwing the darts at a target laid out in the form of a baseball diamond.

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. Basketball

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

To play basketball

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball

A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.

A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.

A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.

The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.

The ball used in this game.

A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop

A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;

An inflated ball used in playing basketball

A ball used in playing baseball

A baseball team has nine players on the field.

Essential equipment includes a bat, ball, and gloves.

A three-pointer is a shot made from beyond the three-point line, worth three points.

A home run is when the batter hits the ball out of play, allowing them to round all bases and score.

The main equipment used is a basketball and a hoop.

A typical game lasts about three hours, though it can vary.

Positions include pitcher, catcher, infielders, and outfielders.

There are five players per team on the court.

Positions include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center.

Time in baseball is not fixed but depends on the innings and actions like pitching.

Typically, baseball games continue with extra innings until a winner is determined.

A professional basketball game consists of four 12-minute quarters.