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Old 03-27-2015, 10:57 AM   #7
ToTheBackstop
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I know where you're coming from, but strictly speaking FIP really is what actually happened -- the pitcher really did allow that many homers, walk and hit that many batters, and strike out that many opponents; FIP is completely performance-based. It's more a matter of how FIP is perceived, which for some is something loosely akin to "his ERA ought to have been around this".
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