tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post5393626955219328197..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Johnny Cueto Leads National League in Run PreventionLee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-54913002277859158602014-05-09T12:06:32.880-04:002014-05-09T12:06:32.880-04:00Chuck, FIP can be used retrospectively or prospect...Chuck, FIP can be used retrospectively or prospectively. It's OK to use it to measure of what happened in the past as long as one realizes that it's not a complete measure of performance. It measures how well a pitcher did on what he can control essentially by himself. It leaves out the part that he shares with fielders - batted balls. Base Runs and pitching runs give the pitcher Lee Panashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-33429655666434002662014-05-09T11:38:23.350-04:002014-05-09T11:38:23.350-04:00Can FIP runs be considered a real thing for the pu...Can FIP runs be considered a real thing for the purpose of this article? I believe FIP is a predictive measure based on past performance, a measure of how many runs the pitcher should have given up based on the peripherals he controls, but it does not contemplate the actual number of runs he prevented, which is the focus of this article, right? <br /><br />Granted, actual runs given up is Chucknoreply@blogger.com