What is WHIP? im playing in a fantasy baseball league, and i don't know wether to keep WHIP as a stat or remove it plz help?
2007-02-17 01:52:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
WHIP is walks and hits per innings pitched. I don't think it's a very good way to determine a pitchers worth simply because the numbers are so micro-precise.
I believe that a pitcher should be judged based on his E.R.A, his opponents batting average against him, and his strikeouts per nine innings pitched.
2007-02-17 04:42:35 · answer #1 · answered by godlyteengirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Walks plus Hits / Innings Pitched
It's a gauge of a pitcher's effectiveness. after all, if you don't allow baserunners, they can't come around to score.
Keep it. And when you draft pitchers, look for those with WHIP's as low as possible. Anything under 1 is fantastic, but I'd suggest trying for pitchers with WHIP's under 1.3
The site below includes WHIP, but it's the column on the far right, and you'll have to scroll over. Check the last year or two for any pitcher you might want to draft.
2007-02-17 03:18:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a stat called Walks And Hits Per Inning Pitched or WHIP.
2007-02-17 03:24:45 · answer #3 · answered by sjr239 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched: A measurement of how many baserunners a pitcher is responsible for allowing per inning pitched. Keep it in your stats as a general measure of a pitcher's ability to keep batters off base.
2007-02-17 01:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by ThinkaboutThis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHIP is Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched. So to figure this out you would take
walks and hits divided by innings pitched.
2007-02-17 06:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by pferrie37 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for walks/hits innings pitched. It is a great stat that you should keep in your league. These are one of the stats that Johan Santana is good at.
2007-02-17 03:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by seahawks9843 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched. It is a way to guage the effectiveness of a pitcher and the amount of baserunners per inning.
2007-02-17 01:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by T W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep it and get rid of "wins"
WHIP and ERA are way better measures of a pitchers ability than wins.
Any time announcers talk about a pitcher "just knowing how to win" when he gives up 4.5 runs per game is just plain bs.
2007-02-17 03:52:43 · answer #8 · answered by motz39baseball 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is ratio of walks / hits to innings pitched -- it is an
indicator of a pitcher's effectiveness -- personally i use
1.20 as a base line -- you'll find the better pitchers below
this level & their other stats will usually reflect this ratio --
for relievers i use base line of 1.10 -- you'll find the
consistently top relievers in this area -- there will generally
be a handfull of pichers at or below 1.00 -- the better the
ratio the fewer baserunners -- if they are not on they can't
score !!!!
2007-02-17 06:00:05 · answer #9 · answered by grumpy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for walks per innings pitched.
2007-02-17 05:41:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋