How to say "pitcher" in Japanese

• 投手とうしゅCommon
  nounThe baseball sense: the player who throws the ball to the batter. The kanji term for the position, typical of sports reports and baseball coverage.
  その救助きゅうじょ投手とうしゅでエースの代かわりはとても務つとまらなかった。↗

  The relief pitcher was no substitute for the ace.
• ピッチャーCommon
  nounThe baseball pitcher as the katakana loanword from English. Like the English word, it can also mean a jug for serving drinks at the table.
  彼かれはエースピッチャーです。↗

  He is an ace pitcher.
• 水差しみずさしCommon
  nounThe vessel sense only: a pitcher or jug for water, and by extension a watering can for plants. Never a word for the baseball player.
  水差みずさしの取っ手とってが壊こわれた。↗

  The handle of the pitcher was broken.

For the baseball player, use 投手 or 「ピッチャー」 — the kanji term or the loanword; for the vessel that holds water, use 「水差し」, though 「ピッチャー」 can also mean a drinks jug.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 投手とうしゅpitcher
• ピッチャーpitcher
• 水差しみずさしpitcher
• 点水てんすいwater jug
• 嚢状葉のうじょうようascidium
• Ｐピーpitcher