Short Bat is a weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 1.23 reach and a maximum condition of 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Weapon Firearms
As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 1.23 reach and a maximum condition of 10. It weighs 1.5.
Every gunshot is loud and draws zombies from a long way off. Ammunition, magazines and attachments are separate items, and the Aiming skill decides how often you hit.
More: Firearms and aiming · Weapons and ammo.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.ShortBat | Weapon |
Short Bat is on 12 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Counter Weapon | Bar (cupboard); Twiggy's bar counter (cupboard) | 23% | 4 |
| Prison Riot Storage | Prison storage (locker) | 5.8% | 4 |
| Fisherman Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.4% | 3 |
| Fishing Store Gear | Camping (box, cupboard, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Fishing (cupboard, crate, shelves); and 5 more places | 1.5% | 4 |
| Security Lockers | Security (locker) | 1.2% | 4 |
| Security Storage | Security (box, shelves) | 1.2% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, cupboard, crate, …); Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); and 1 more place | 0.75% | 4 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | 0.45% | 4 |
It is on 4 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Fishing Satchel, Tacklebox, Toolbox.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carve Short Bat On any surface | Plank or Tree Branch or Baseball Bat or 2 more | any sharp knife or any meat cleaver | Carving 7. Read: Medieval Armory - May 1993 or reach Carving 9 and Short Blunt 9 |
| Saw Down Baseball Bat On any surface | Baseball Bat or Crafted Baseball Bat or Baseball Bat with Nails | any saw or any small saw or any crude saw | No skill needed |
Used up as an ingredient in 8 recipes: Assemble Mace, Assemble Stone Mace, Can-Reinforce Weapon, Make Nail-Spiked Small Weapon, Make Railspike Weapon, Make Rake-Head-Spiked Weapon, Make Sawblade Wooden Bat, Make Spiked Club.
Needed as a tool in 30 recipes (it is not used up): Assemble Bladed Item, Assemble Long Implement, Assemble Medium Implement, Assemble Spear, Assemble Very Long Implement, Dismantle Bladed Item, Dismantle Long Implement, Dismantle Medium Implement, Fix With Adhesive Tape, Fix With Duct Tape, Fix With Epoxy, Fix With Epoxy And Rags, Fix With Glue, Fix With Wood Glue and 16 more.
It weighs 1.5 in Build 42.
Base.ShortBat.
0.5–1.0 per hit, with 1.23 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.