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Originally Posted by 22tbrads22
in real life I would say to look at stats like FIP, xFIP, Sierra, as well as "older" stats like ERA and see how they compare. if a pitcher has a low ERA take Jon Lester this year for example who is in the mid 2's ERA but has an extremely high FIP and Xfip which suggests that he has gotten very lucky so far this season with a lot of lineouts deep flyballs etc. and one can expect there to be a bit of regression in his ERA and game results. FIP (fielding independent pitching) takes all of the fielding away and just looks soley at how the pitcher has pitched.
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Thanks! I get FIP, but what is xFIP? And Sierra?
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