English Explanatory Dictionary

defense-independent pitching statistics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and line drive percentage.

Word forms

defense-independent pitching statistics

Related words

Batting Average on Balls In Play Defense-Independent ERA
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