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Originally posted by Big Train
I would bet a lot of money that if it could be calculated though you'd find guys like Young and Joss with BABIP much lower than the league average.
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Very possible, but we also have to consider the fact that the old system did something more incorrect. It calculated the raw statistics of a career with no regard to what Voris found... that 90% of a pitcher's ability is in HRs, Ks and BBs. Instead, it simply averaged what he did over a career - (here's the BIG issue) - taking his results and comparing them equally with all other pitchers, basically assuming defense was average across the board.
With DIPS, it really DOES matter who is in the field behind you now... and for a game, this is critical.
Oh... and I already proved that "significant" is a relative terms. 15 hits difference per season isn't THAT significant.