Whenever a new pitcher takes the mound, they show his stats such as Record, ERA, K/BB, etc...and something called WHIP. What the hell is WHIP? I've been watching baseball for a long time now, and I still can't figure that out! Can anyone tell me what that is and explain what it means??
2006-07-26 16:51:02 · 7 answers · asked by The Man In The Box 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched.
Basically, It is the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed, not counting errors because that is not the pitchers fault. It is a moneyball stat.
2006-07-26 17:18:54 · answer #1 · answered by kolacki22 2 · 9⤊ 3⤋
A low WHIP translates into an effective pitcher. If the pitcher has a major league arm and the different pitches (a good fastball, curve, change-up, slider, sinker, etc), along with control to "hit the spot intended," the hitter will have to swing at the pitchers' pitch and more likely than not, get himself out. The defensive player is on his toes, ready to make a play on the ball and get the out, with fewer errors made. Overall the pitcher will use less pitches per inning which allows him to pitch late in the game. The tempo of the game is up, fan interest is higher because there is more action and a key play can be witnessed. (A key element will not happen: less time in the stands by the fans means less money spent to the venders and less time for TV advertising.) George
2015-09-11 04:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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In major league baseball what does WHIP mean on a pitcher's stats?
Whenever a new pitcher takes the mound, they show his stats such as Record, ERA, K/BB, etc...and something called WHIP. What the hell is WHIP? I've been watching baseball for a long time now, and I still can't figure that out! Can anyone tell me what that is and explain what it means??
2016-02-02 23:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 05:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One reason you've only recently begun hearing about WHIP or "ratio" as it's sometimes called, is because it had been an obscure stat used by whiz-kid, stat crazy GMs like Paul DePodesta and Theo Epstein, and the new scourge of baseball, "fantasy geeks."
Fantasy baseball has become a huge industry. Mainstream media used to look down on it, but just about everybody with a sports section (including Yahoo) runs a league and includes fantasy tips and topics with their front-page stories.
2006-07-26 19:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by brweiz 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They are both right. You add the walks to the hits that a pitcher has allowed, and then divide that number by the number of innings he's pitched.
2006-07-26 16:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by 1Edge3 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
WHIP is such a worthless stat. If a pitcher walks the bases loaded, then strikes out the side, that's a successful inning because he didn't give up any runs. Yet the Moneyball geeks think the guy sucks because his WHIP is 3.00. Who cares, just as long as the other team doesn't score? The statistic is only useful in fantasy leagues.
2006-07-26 20:08:08 · answer #7 · answered by XP 4 · 5⤊ 5⤋
Walks + Hits per Innings Pitched = W-H-I-P
2006-07-26 20:41:52 · answer #8 · answered by Mary* 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP)
So the total number of Walks plus Hits allowed by the pitcher divided by the total Innings they have pitched.
2006-07-26 16:53:00 · answer #9 · answered by Bennie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a useless statistic!
2015-05-30 07:20:52 · answer #10 · answered by Richard 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋