Bleacher Report -
23 Jul 2013 07:02
For whatever reason, pitchers are the only players assigned the entire team's wins and losses. Even if a poor defense is the cause of a loss, for instance, the pitcher is still the one saddled with the sole negative statistic. The most accurate way to evaluate how a pitcher's defense is negatively affecting their statistics is by calculating the difference between a pitcher's fielding independent pitching (FIP) and total run average (as opposed to an earned run average). If there is a significan...
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