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Originally Posted by uruguru
What I like about non-FIP stats, at least for starters, is that pitchers are ultimately responsible for all of the runners that score to the same degree that batters are responsible for all of the hits they get.
And we don't think twice about judging batters based on a non-FIP stats.
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Lol. A pitcher has the same defense behind him every game, so failing to account for whether the defense is good or bad is dumb. A batter faces a lot different defenses, so it is much more reasonable to assume defense is neutral for his outcomes across a full season.