In baseball what do WHIP and TWIB mean? They are pitcher stats.?
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Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched. WHIP = (H+BB)/IP, sometimes stated per 9 innings --
WHIP = (H+BB)/IP*9. Also known as BaseRunners/Inning (or BR/9). Rose in prominence with the popularity of fantasy leagues, particularly Rotisserie leagues, where it is one of the pitcher's statistical categories. This is analgous to a pitchers-OBP (though a pitcher's OBP can be computed with given complete data, WHIP is a more commonly seen substitute).
Im going to guess that " twib " means this week in baseball
WHIP - Walk and hits per inning pitched
TWIB - This Week in Baseball
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WHIP - Walk and hits per inning pitchedTWIB - This Week in Baseball
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WHIP = Walks = Hits / Innings PitchedWHIP is a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness at keeping the opposition off the base paths. It's one of many derived (as opposed to counted) stats that helps to indicate a pitcher's overall effectiveness.
TWIB - This Week in Baseball
TWIB is a long-standing weekly TV montage of the week's events in baseball, with some stories and some explanations of how the game is played.
The following links may help you to understand some other abbreviations and stats, and therefore, more about the game.
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