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rpriske · 12-29-2015, 02:49 PM

The 'in your head' thing aside, I have never understand the fascination with WHIP. It tells you very little. Why would you not used opp OPS (or equivalent offensive stat) instead?

If a pitcher has a WHIP of 1.00 but most of those hits are home runs he is a much worse pitcher than one with a WHIP of 1.25 if most of those hits are singles.

12-29-2015, 02:49 PM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,982	The 'in your head' thing aside, I have never understand the fascination with WHIP. It tells you very little. Why would you not used opp OPS (or equivalent offensive stat) instead? If a pitcher has a WHIP of 1.00 but most of those hits are home runs he is a much worse pitcher than one with a WHIP of 1.25 if most of those hits are singles. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````