in baseball there is a term called whip what does it mean?

Answer 1

WHIP is a statistic that stands for Walks(W)+Hits(H) per Inning Pitched(IP). Basically showing base runners that are a result of the pitcher.

Answer 2

Its already been answered correctly buy I'll put in my two cents. Its Walks (including intentional)+Hits per Inning pitched. Its probably the best indicator of how well a guy is pitching. Anything under 1.20 or so is good for a starter with the league leaders usually being slighly under 1. Short releivers tend to be lower with 1 being a good number for them. They generally pitch fewer innings and have more of an emphasis on eliminationg all base runners than starters do.

Answer 3

Walks plus Hits per Innings Pitched

It indicates how many baserunners, on average, a pitcher allows on a per-inning basis; think of it as a first cousin to ERA. It's not perfect, because it doesn't capture all the ways batters reach base due to the pitcher's actions, like HBP, but as it includes the two far-and-away most prominent methods, hits and walks, it serves the purpose.

Under 1.00 is very good.

Answer 4

W is not wins but walks
Basically this stat shows on average how many walks and hits the pitcher gives up each inning.
So lower the WHIP the better.

Answer 5

WHIP is a term for pitchers
W-Wins
H-Hits
IP- Innings Pitched

They have some formula to figure this out and it comes to a low number much like an era but only slightly different I have only seen it recently and didnt know what it was for the longest time either. I think it measures quality starts.

Answer 6

I am not aware of whip but I have heard of whiff which means a batter awung at the pitch and miss or WP which stands for wild pitch or winning pitcher.

Answer 7

(Walks plus Hits) divided by Inning Pitched.