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- initialism baseball walks plus hits per inning pitched; a
statistic of the number ofbaserunners apitcher has allowed perinning pitched.
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Examples
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You say WHIP is a more reliable metric, but your data looks almost as scattered as ERA.
Analyzing Roger Clemens: A Step-by-Step Guide - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The upside in ERA and WHIP is considerably higher.
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Here's a look at 2006's top 10 in WHIP and OPS allowed.
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Needed help in WHIP and ERA and thought he was a mortal lock to do just that.
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He's pitched twice at home and once in Denver, and his WHIP is still under 1.00
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His winning percentage may not have been quite as gaudy as Roger Clemens, but 21-6 with a 2.49 ERA and 1.01 WHIP is one heck of a season by any estimation.
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I did 10 weeks into the season: I dropped and traded my closers, went entirely for starters hoping that my Ks and Ws would overcome shortcomings in WHIP and
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But the next day, Modaff's co-owner called up the stats on the TQ Stats Web site and saw The Jerry's ahead by a half-point, leading the Vikings in WHIP by that same, slimmest of margins, 0.00001.
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The Sun's Whip reports that: THE WHIP is contacted by a source who works for the company involved in the G20 Summit being held at Excel in London’s Canning Town next month.
Do as we say not as we do (part xxx) Not a sheep 2009
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Justin, and here’s the problem with your analysis — WHIP is a composite stat that combines some very disparate things.
Analyzing Roger Clemens: A Step-by-Step Guide - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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