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Re: Royals’ Bannister unafraid to do the math
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Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool
The brief explanation of BABIP was a bit too brief. There have been subsequent studies showing that despite the occasional wild variation, "good" pitchers (high k/9, low ERA) tend to put up low BABIP throughout their careers. Kind of like how "good" hitters tend to have high batting averages throughout their careers, even though they may only hit .280 one season.
It's not all random.
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Well, batting average counts HR, which don't factor in to BABIP. That said, the underlying point of BABIP is that while it's not ALL random, the amount of influence a pitcher has to control balls in play is completely dwarfed by the influence on his walks, strikeouts, and homers.
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Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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