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  • Brewers, all of whom are slightly ahead of the Rangers in FIP, but who would probably drop below them in FIP+ (if that were calculated). to park adjust, should it?

    Lone Star Ball 2009

  • That's sad enough, but worse, it turns out that this kitty had not only diabetes, but also FIP, which is contagious and incurable and may, therefore, have infected the other six cats in the household, including one my sister's been keeping for my nephew during a housing transition.

    Gray Day Susan Palwick 2009

  • If you take out all fielding factors (errors, misplays, etc.), you get a stat calls FIP, which stands for fielder independent pitching.

    Sports Central | Articles and Columns 2010

  • His FIP is a full 3 runs lower than his ERA, and his BABIP is an outrageously high .416.

    AZ Snakepit 2009

  • His FIP is a full 3 runs lower than his ERA, and his BABIP is an outrageously high .416.

    AZ Snakepit 2009

  • What that means is that, given how pitchers currently attempt to prevent runs, their FIP is a good way to estimate their ERAs.

    Baseball Prospectus 2009

  • Batters are hitting .194 against him with a BABIP of .241 (career is .298, meaning he's due for some regression) -- and his FIP is a stellar .276.

    Purple Row 2009

  • Promoted to high-A, Price's ERA rose from 2.45 to 6.54 but his FIP was a solid 3.22.

    Comments for FanGraphs Baseball 2009

  • That ranking is not a simple fluke, either, as advanced pitching statistics (such as FIP and xFIP) support that their pitchers have been the best at denying runs in the Major Leagues (though not quite 3.13 ERA good).

    The Crawfish Boxes OremLK 2010

  • Stats to keep in mind from the above chart are BB/9, HR/9 and FIP which is a pretty clear sign that FSU's pitching staff had control issues.

    Tomahawk Nation RaysnNoles 2010

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