tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post3480703156096222454..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Do the Giants have good pitching?M.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-60895647644184001702009-05-21T14:58:29.379-07:002009-05-21T14:58:29.379-07:00Unless you can add in some kind of "leverage" fact...Unless you can add in some kind of "leverage" factor, I agree. It is, like most stats, context-neutral. But sheesh, it is the only stat on the list that puts our pitchers in the top five! Ya gotta love it for that.<br /><br />Guys like Schilling "get away with" a higher HR total because they don't walk people and have lots of strikeouts. All of the XBH's he gave up were less damaging ("insignificant") because he didn't put many guys on in the first place!<br /><br />FanGraphs, btw, uses some of the new ideas about context and "crucial" situations in their stats. Take a look <A HREF="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/get-to-know-leverage-index/" REL="nofollow">here.</A>http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/get-to-know-leverage-index/M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-10903913389257928112009-05-21T13:22:49.611-07:002009-05-21T13:22:49.611-07:00Well said, Doctor.Well said, Doctor.Zonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-51555723397011446512009-05-21T12:21:06.024-07:002009-05-21T12:21:06.024-07:00The more I look at FIP the less impressed I am as ...The more I look at FIP the less impressed I am as a metric. I guess it is better than ERA but it also doesn't seem to be very useful. It seems to over value peripherals like K's and HR's. Not all HR's are equal, many pitchers ( Curt Schilling is a classic example ) are famous for giving up "insignificant" homers in low pressure spots. Is that figured in? It seems like super effective pitchers ( think Greg Maddux ) might not look so good in this perspective. I guess it just shows the limitations of any one stat; they need to used in groups and with care.JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.com