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- noun baseball A measure of a
pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involvefielders . Originally included onlyhit-by-pitch ,walks ,strikeouts , andhome runs allowed, but more recently incorporatesfly ball percentage,ground ball percentage, andline drive percentage.
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