2007-05-12 05:24:29 · 12 answers · asked by JOeyO 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's a statisic used to measure the ability of the pitcher to prevent baserunners
(Walks+Hits)/Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Theorectically - the lower the WHIP the more effective the pitcher is at preventing baserunners.
2007-05-12 05:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
WHIP is a category that means Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched. For example: Pitcher walks 1 guy, and 2 others get hits all in one inning. The pitcher only pitches one inning, the WHIP is 3 divided by 1, or 3 WHIP. Over 9 innings, with no other walks or hits, the WHIP would be 3/9 or .333 WHIP
2016-04-01 08:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by Gail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The WHIP stands for walks and hits per innings pitched. It is used to determine the effectiveness the pitcher has against each individual hitter. After each hitter faced the pitcher's WHIP will either go up or down. It gives a general measure of a pitcher's ability to keep batters off base.
It's pretty easy to calculate a pitcher's WHIP. For example, Randy Johnson gives up 6 hits and walks 2 batters in 7 innings pitched, his WHIP would be: [2 (walks allowed) + 6 (hits allowed)]/7 (innings pitched) = 1.14.
WHIP = (Walks + Hits) / Innings Pitched (IP)
2007-05-12 05:38:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ry 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walks hits and Innings Pitched - a measure of a pitcher's talent to keep base runners off the field over the time he is pitching
2007-05-12 05:57:01 · answer #4 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched
It's one of many measure of a pitcher's efficacy.
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2007-05-12 05:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
walks plus hits divided by innings pitched
2007-05-13 03:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by mmzlane@rogers.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walks and hit/ per inning
2007-05-12 05:57:26 · answer #7 · answered by Canes & Bruins 09-10 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
walks and hits per innings pitched
2007-05-12 06:15:09 · answer #8 · answered by Will 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to MLB 2K7 (the video game) it stands for Walks + Hits allowed per inning.
2007-05-12 05:27:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
walks plus hits divided by innings pitched
2007-05-12 05:45:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋