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I'm a pretty big baseball fan and I understand one stat in this paragraph (innings)

Posted by spamlet (iPhone) (aka spamlet) Apr 28 '13, 07:00

�It's only been 224 innings, but Yu Darvish has already carved a place for himself in Major League Baseball. The Japanese sensation broke onto the scene with a phenomenal rookie campaign, posting 4.9 fWins with a 27.1 K%, 3.29 FIP, and .201 wOBA against. Although he stumbled a bit with a 10.9 BB%, but his kwERA of 3.60 and 2012 ERA of 3.90 portrayed a pitcher on the way up.�

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Yeesh. fWins? FIP? wOBA = weighted on base average. kwERA? - Krusty Apr 28, 07:24 10
- I guessed what wOBA meant but how would one calculate it? Why is it better than normal on base? - spamlet Apr 28, 07:49 9
  - Player's Weight x On Base Average -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 07:55 1
    - kirby puckett wins this, hands down. -- nm - mafic Apr 28, 08:59
  - looking at the calculation, it's because getting on base via a walk doesn't typically produce as good an outcome as via a single, double. etc. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 07:55 5
    - I wonder why they calculate/weigh IBB, BB and HBP differently when the achieve the same thing? -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:00 4
      - As well as a single. The batter is reaching 1st base. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:01 3
        
        It's a metric based on productivity. A single has a chance of scoring someone from 2nd - Reagen Apr 28, 08:04 2
        
        A single having a chance to score someone makes some sense. - Krusty Apr 28, 08:11 1
        
        *it should be renamed* -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:12
  - *shrug* They mean nothing to me too. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 07:51

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