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Hate to bring this argument up again, but... if you're looking for guys whose career DIPS don't line up well with their actual stats, Maddux and Glavine may not be the best choices. Maddux's per-162 averages are 215 hits in 237 IP. He's effective not because he doesn't give up many hits despite his K rate (8.15 H/9IP is right in line with what you'd expect a guy who strikes out 6.33 batters per 9 innings), he's effective because he doesn't walk ANYBODY (under 2 BB/9IP) or give up many homers.
Glavine's a bit tougher of a nut to crack, but even so his H/9IP numbers are not way out of line with his K/9IP numbers. Like Maddux, he doesn't give up many homeruns at all, so that lowers things even further. He walks a few more hitters than Greg, but his control is still impeccable.
Outside of the 1940-60 period, the only guy that I know of who consistently outperformed his DIPS was Jim Palmer. And even there, you've got to admit that there were extenuating circumstances; who else in baseball history could count on 4 Gold Glovers in the field when he pitched?
John Craven
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